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Umberto Eco - Philosophy, Semiotics and the Work of Fiction | Michael Caesar usato Filosofia Contemporanea

Umberto Eco - Philosophy, Semiotics and the Work of Fiction | Michael Caesar usato Filosofia Contemporanea

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco - one of the most important writers in Europe today. While Eco became world-famous with his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, his writings have been influential in many fields for several decades. Caesar retraces the development of Eco's thought and its impact on literary studies, aesthetics, philosophy and semiotics. He shows how, throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Eco elaborated his theory of art, bringing together medieval aesthetics, the modernist avant-garde and his interest in the mass media. He discusses Eco's attempts to synthesize a general theory of signification and communication which would embrace both popular and mass culture - attempts which culminated in A Theory of Semiotics. Caesar also examines Eco's emergence as a novelist with the publication of The Name of the Rose in 1980 and the novels that followed it, and explores Eco's theories of reading and interpretation which take shape between The Role of the Reader and Six Walks in the Fictional Woods. The book concludes with an analysis of the themes addressed in Eco's most recent work, Kant and the Platypus. Wide-ranging and up to date, this engaging study will appeal to students of literature, philosophy and cultural studies, and to anyone who wants a clear introduction to one of Europe's most stimulating and original intellectuals.

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Quentin Skinner - History, Politics, Rhetoric | Kari Palonen usato Storia Storiografia Temi

Quentin Skinner - History, Politics, Rhetoric | Kari Palonen usato Storia Storiografia Temi

This book is the first comprehensive exposition of the work of one of the most important intellectual historians and political theorists writing today.Quentin Skinner's treatment of political theory as a dimension of political life marks a revolutionary move in the historical as well as the philosophical study of political thought. Skinner brings the study of political theory closer to the language of agents and treats theorists as politicians of a special kind. This is as true of his accounts of his contemporaries, such as Rawls, Rorty, Geertz and Habermas, as it is of his interpretations of classical thinkers such as Machiavelli and Hobbes. Skinner has become internationally renowned for this approach, which ties together historical and contemporary analysis in order to integrate the study of the past and the present, and which tries fully to uncover the historical context and development of key concepts in political theory such as freedom and the state.This volume charts Skinner's work from the early 1960s right up to the present, including his most recent studies in the theory of persuasive speech, and is organized around five major themes: history, linguistic action, political thought, liberty and rhetoric. It pays particular attention to Skinner's work in relation to that of continental thinkers, especially Max Weber and Reinhart Koselleck.The book will be essential reading for students and scholars of political and social theory, history, philosophy and cultural studies.

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It feeds itself | Eric White usato Arte Grafica

It feeds itself | Eric White usato Arte Grafica

Eric White's hyper-intensive, distortedly lucid paintings explore the shifting boundaries between beauty and horror. Developing out of the artist's fascination with the illusory properties and constructions of film, the paintings examine the varying layers of human perception by manipulating planes of focus and the reliability of form and colour. With work from four different galleries, this is a comprehensive collection of Eric White's career as a painter.

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Knowledge and Power in Morocco - The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable | Dale F. Eickelman usato Scienze umane Antropologia

Knowledge and Power in Morocco - The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable | Dale F. Eickelman usato Scienze umane Antropologia

This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective `Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world.

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Freud's Moses: Judaisam Terminable and Interminable | Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi usato Scienze umane Psicologia

Freud's Moses: Judaisam Terminable and Interminable | Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi usato Scienze umane Psicologia

Moses and Monotheism, Freud's last major book and the only one specifically devoted to a Jewish theme, has proved to be one of the most controversial and enigmatic works in the Freudian canon. Among other things, Freud claims in the book that Moses was an Egyptian, that he derived the notion of monotheism from Egyptian concepts, and that after he introduced monotheism to the Jews he was killed by them. Since these historical and ethnographic assumptions have been generally rejected by biblical scholars, anthropologists, and historians of religion, the book has increasingly been approached psychoanalytically, as a psychological document of Freud's inner life--of his allegedly unresolved Oedipal complex and ambivalence over his Jewish identity. In Freud's Moses a distinguished historian of the Jews brings a new perspective to this puzzling work. Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi argues that while attempts to psychoanalyze Freud's text may be potentially fruitful, they must be preceded by a genuine effort to understand what Freud consciously wanted to convey to his readers. Using both historical and philological analysis, Yerushalmi offers new insights into Freud's intentions in writing Moses and Monotheism. He presents the work as Freud's psychoanalytic history of the Jews, Judaism, and the Jewish psyche--his attempt, under the shadow of Nazism, to discover what has made the Jews what they are. In the process Yerushalmi's eloquent and sensitive exploration of Freud's last work provides a reappraisal of Freud's feelings toward anti-Semitism and the gentile world, his ambivalence about psychoanalysis as a "Jewish" science, his relationship to his father, and above all a new appreciation of the depth and intensity of Freud's identity as a "godless Jew."

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Institutional Economics revisited | Shigeto Tsuru usato Politica e società Economia

Institutional Economics revisited | Shigeto Tsuru usato Politica e società Economia

In these lectures Shigeto Tsuru reappraises institutionalism as a school of thought and discusses its relevance for the issues that face the economics profession today. He begins with a historical perspective by reconsidering Marx as an "institutionalist," which provides a context for a discussion on Keynes, Schumpeter and Veblen. This is followed by an examination of modern institutionalism through the work of Gunnar Myrdal, J. K. Galbraith and William Kapp. He concludes with an evaluation of the future of the institutionalist approach.

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The life of Python | George Perry usato Spettacolo Altri spettacoli

The life of Python | George Perry usato Spettacolo Altri spettacoli

George Perry takes a fresh look at the past achievements of the Monty Python team, tracing their progress from student days, through the heady times of the Flying Circus, right up to the most recent events in their lives. Despite the completion of the fourth and final series in 1974, the Python's have remained at the forefront of the entertainment business, spanning many different media. Their careers may change direction but all are informed by the same irreverence and humour which marked their early work.

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America | Andreas Feininger usato Fotografici Fotografia

America | Andreas Feininger usato Fotografici Fotografia

This book is a superb collection of American scenes taken in the 1940, 1950s and 1960s by one of photography's all time greats, Andreas Feininger.Each image is a fine example of Feininger's incorruptible sense of proportion, a tribute to the inimitable aesthetic quality that became the signature of his work. Many illustrate his ceaseless quest to minimize the difference between idea and reality, his desire to allow mundane subjects to slip into Utopia.Feininger's America is a photographic tour de force, from Chicago to New Orleans, from Hollywood to Coral Gables.

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La Historia, o Liber De Regno Sicilie e la Epistola Ad Petrum Panormitane Ecclesie Thesaurarium | Ugo Falcando usato Storia Antica

La Historia, o Liber De Regno Sicilie e la Epistola Ad Petrum Panormitane Ecclesie Thesaurarium | Ugo Falcando usato Storia Antica

Excerpt from La Historia, o Liber De Regno Sicilie e la Epistola Ad Petrum Panormitane Ecclesie Thesaurarium Il D in generale non è difficile a leggere, poichè le abbrevia ture non sono troppe, nè escono dalle comuni. Una difficoltà nasce però dal fatto che I'amanuense quando sbaglia, e sbaglia so vente, non cancella, nè raschia, ma indica la cancellatura da fare con un punto, spesso appena visibile, sotto la lettera errata, alla quale a volte fa seguire, a volte sovrappone la giusta. Quando poi intende cancellare un' intera parola, si limita a porvi sotto due o tre punti, ed è facile intendere come da siffatto sistema derivino difficoltà e confusioni che con grande cura ho cercato di superare o di evitare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Aaron Copland. The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man | Howard Pollack usato Musica Musica

Aaron Copland. The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man | Howard Pollack usato Musica Musica

One of America's most beloved and accomplished composers, Aaron Copland played a crucial role in American music's coming of age. Indeed, Copland masterworks like Appalachian Spring and A Lincoln Portrait only begin to tell the epic story of a career spent composing a wealth of music for opera, ballet, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, band, radio, and film. Howard Pollack's expansive biography examines Copland's long list of accomplishments while also telling the story of the composer's musical development, political sympathies, personal life, relationships as an openly gay man, and tireless encouragement of younger composers. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award, Copland played a vital role in the Yaddo Festival and as a beloved teacher at Tanglewood, Harvard, and the New School for Social Research. He turned to conducting later in life and via tours promoted American classical music overseas while taking it to appreciative audiences across the United States.

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The making of global capitalism - The political economy of American empire | Sam Gindin, Leo Panitch usato Politica e società Economia

The making of global capitalism - The political economy of American empire | Sam Gindin, Leo Panitch usato Politica e società Economia

The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed to the superiority of competitive markets. Globalization had appeared to be the natural outcome of this unstoppable process. But today, with global markets roiling and increasingly reliant on state intervention to stay afloat, it has become clear that markets and states aren't straightforwardly opposing forces.In this groundbreaking work, Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin demonstrate the intimate relationship between modern capitalism and the American state. The Making of Global Capitalism identifies the centrality of the social conflicts that occur within states rather than between them. These emerging fault lines hold out the possibility of new political movements that might transcend global markets.

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Iconica. Arte contemporanea e archeologia in Sicilia / Contemporary art and archaeology in Sicily | Alessandro Riva, Ferruccio Barbera usato Arte

Iconica. Arte contemporanea e archeologia in Sicilia / Contemporary art and archaeology in Sicily | Alessandro Riva, Ferruccio Barbera usato Arte

Juxtaposing contemporary artworks with the archeological wonders of Sicily may sound gimmicky, but the result, intelligently overseen by noted Italian art critic Alessandro Riva, provides some fascinating correspondences. The compositional style of a mosaic-like painting from Sandro Chia resonates with an ancient mosaic in the Piazza Armerina. A new Mimmo Rotella décollage honors a bronze satyr recently rescued from the sea. There's even a place here for as conceptually minded an artist as Wim Delvoye, whose industrial canisters decorated in the manner of fine Dutch ceramics remind us that the amphoras they are placed among from the archaeological museum of Lipari were also utilitarian objects. Other participating artists are Luigi Ontani, Aron Demetz, Paola Gandolfi, Carlo Maria Mariani, Ryan Mendoza, Luca Pignatelli and Velasco, their work an acknowledgement of how the ancient past has nurtured contemporary visions.

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