Savez-vous distinguer l’aristotélisme de l’ascétisme ? Et l’égalitarismede l’existentialisme ?La philosophie interprète et éclaire les mécanismes profonds de notre existence, mais combien d’entre nous peuvent prétendre comprendre clairement la multitude d’idées en constante évolution qu’elle sous-tend ?En décomposant la discipline en thématiques clés accessibles – de l’amour au bonheur, en passant par la science, la politique et l’éthique – Alain Ste...

Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe nothing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a dream?These ideas are some of the central questions of philosophical enquiry that have engaged, troubled and exasperated some of the greatest minds throughout the history of human civilization, provoking argument and de...

Philosophen aller Epochen von der Antike bis ins 21. Jahrhundert haben immer wieder, wenn auch oft unter ganz anderen Voraussetzungen oder mit anderen Zielen, über dieselben grundlegenden Dinge nachgedacht. Über das Glück und über die Liebe, über Ethik und Moral, über Politik und Religion, über Sprache und Wissenschaft. Alain Stephen verfolgt in diesem Buch, welche Theorien und Argumente dabei jeweils von Bedeutung waren, und erzählt anhand dieser Themen eine Geschichte der Philosophie, di...

We may have heard of Socrates, Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche, but what did they believe? What were their famous aphorisms? This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the world's most highly regarded philosophers, examining their beliefs and presenting choice quotes that succinctly distil their most famous theories.Written in an accessible and informative style, this book will help readers get to g...

Do you know your Aristotelianism or Asceticism from your Egalitarianism? No? Well this book will give you all the information you need to tell one from the other and impress your friends with the seeming depth of your knowledge.From happiness to politics and power, science, religion and love – this compact and accessible primer captures the diverse moral and ethica...

Temos mesmo livre-arbítrio? Como sabemos a diferença entre certo e errado? Se Deus existe, por que permite o sofrimento? O que é o tempo? Existe vida depois da morte? Perguntas como essas têm ocupado e perturbado as mentes mais brilhantes do mundo ao longo da história da civilização humana, provocando sempre muita discussão e debate. Neste livro curioso e visceral, Alain Stephen explora algumas dessas questões básicas. Ele explica todos os principais conceitos da filosofia, desde a Grécia ...

Fear keeps the truth away from his brothers. Fear and pain keeps him away from the man he loves.Hawks MC member Maddox "Beast" Lawson had a difficult time growing up. Tired of being ridiculed because of his effed-up brain-to-mouth connection, it was easier to say nothing at all. Living in silence worked out just fine until that b*tch called Fate took his hearing, not only that, but she also threw him into the arms of the man who refuses to acknowledge that one hot ...

Kip S. Thorne a été l’un des acteurs privilégiés d’une quête grandiose consistant à comprendre l’héritage transmis par Einstein. Pour nous faire vivre la captivante chronique des découvertes scientifiques prédites par la théorie de la relativité, il nous entraîne à travers un labyrinthe d’objets exotiques – naines blanches, étoiles à neutrons, ondes gravitationnelles, etc. –, dont les trous noirs sont peut-être les plus mystérieux de l’univers. Jonglant avec les décennies, évoquant la mult...

Cet ouvrage fut publié pour la première fois en 1806 à Salem (Massachusetts), par le Salem Gazette Office sous la forme d’un opuscule de 144 pages. L’auteur en était Stephen Cleveland Blyth, connu aussi sous le nom d’Etienne Hegginson Blyth, né en 1771. Si la Bibliothèque du Congrès possède plusieurs copies de cet ouvrage, la Bibliothèque nationale de France n’en a aucun exemplaire. En effet, il est très généralement utilisé par les historiens américains qui s’intéressent à l’hist...

As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development, increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy' as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based development.While we are beginning to understand what social and solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from 'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really move beyond its fringe status in many ...

The recent advances in the field of molecular diagnostic techniques have led to the identification of targetable alterations prompting a paradigm shift in the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and an era of precision oncology. This Element highlights the most clinically relevant oncogenic drivers other than EGFR, their management and current advancements in treatment. It also examines the different challenges in resistance to targeted therapies and diagnostic dilemmas for ea...

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