Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by leading classical philosophers, investigate various aspects of these works of Plato, including the significance of Plato's characters, Socrates's revolutionary religiou...

PORTIA GEACH (1873-1959) heralded the age of the modern Australian woman. Sophisticated, creative and a formidable advocate for women, she was equally championed for her campaigns and pummelled for interfering in the business of men. The first Australian woman admitted to London's Royal Academy of Arts, upon her return to Australia she took charge of her career, first as an artist, then becoming a leader in the women's rights movement. She fought for equal pay, access to p...

Thomas Aquinas (1224/6-1274) was first and foremost a Christian theologian. Yet he was also one of the greatest philosophers of the Middle Ages. Drawing on classical authors, and incorporating ideas from Jewish and Arab sources, he came to offer a rounded and lasting account of the origin of the universe and of the things to be found within it, especially human beings.Aquinas wrote many works, but his greatest achievement is undoubtedly the Summa Theologiae. This presents ...

The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introduction helps to make the essays accessible to a wide audience.

Fourth in the series of volumes containing collections of papers of philosopher G.E.M. Anscombe, tackling various subjects and including a reprint of Anscombe's 'Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus'.

Written by an active researcher in the field, Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos tells the rich scientific story of galaxy evolution and observation – discoveries of ‘spiral nebulae’, the nature of galaxies and the current ‘World Model’. Astronomer James Geach takes us on a tour of what is currently known and unknown, discussing why the ancient science of astronomy continues to fascinate humanity. Appealing to all readers interested in astronomy and cosmology, and featuring 108 superb col...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.She wasn’t born a legend. She was forced into one.Before the name Calamity Jane meant anything, she was Martha Jane Canary—a fourteen-year-old girl standing alone on the frontier, with five siblings to feed and no one coming to save her. No money. No protection. Just a choice: break… or keep moving.She chose to keep moving.What followed wasn’t the polished myth told in dime novels and films. It was a lif...

Have you ever wondered what is the most distant source of light we can see, or how a star shines? Did you know that black holes can blaze like cosmic beacons across intergalactic space, and that ancient radio waves might herald the ignition of the very first stars? Have you ever thought about what light really is?Now available in B-format paperback, Five Photons explains what we know about the Universe through five different journeys of light across space and time. They are...

O presente trabalho objetivou elucidar e responder ao problema Frege-Geach, o principal problema de filosofia da linguagem moral e lógica direcionado para os expressivistas metaéticos. O resultado deste empreendimento foi negativo. O problema Frege-Geach se manteve de pé: as respostas de expressivistas clássicos e sofisticados foram analisadas e se provaram extremamente problemáticas. As respostas mais "próximas de uma solução" são as respostas dos expressivistas híbridos, representados pe...