A classical Greek text, possibly written by Aristotle, asks, "Why is it that all those who have become outstanding in philosophy or politics or poetry or the arts are clearly melancholic" Wilson’s answer is that "the blues can be a catalyst (催化剂) for a special kind of genius, a ...
Written by Aristotle Written by Gareth Richards An inviting and accessible new translation of Aristotle’s completePoetics—the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories. → No CommentsTags:audiobook·HighBridge·narrator ...
The name was evidently taken froth the first "scientific" treatise on weather, the Meteorologica, written by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C. Although Aristotle's early work was concerned with a wider variety of subjects (including... PD Thompson - Springer New York 被引量: 4发表: 1978...
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίωνπολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the late 19th century in Egypt. Topics discussed include Solon's legislative reforms abolishing debt slavery and the rise and decline of ...
The article discusses the curriculum in Great Books, the texts in Western tradition written by Plato, Aristotle, Dante Mill, and Nietzsche, among others. University of Chicago, Columbia University and Saint John's College preserved the curriculum as a bulwark against contemporary tendencies toward ...
Joyce Carol Oates (by or about): Evil Eye (2013)Philosophy: The Limits of My Language: Meditations on Depression (Eva Meijer; 2019/2021) and How to Tell A Story (Aristotle’s Poetics (trans. Philip Freeman; 2022))Art: Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life (Roxana Robinson; 1989)Children’s/YA:...
5. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Buy on Amazon Add to library Aristotle and Dante are 15-year olds when they meet in the 1987. From that moment onward, a beautiful relationship unfurls between the two Mexican-American boys as they grow up...
So, for instance, each part of Aristotle's Physics is called a book, as of course, the Bible encompasses many different books. In the unrestricted sense, a book is the compositional whole of which such sections, whether called books or chapters or parts, are parts. The intellectual content...
(1917), a much-quoted theorem of musical composition from Bernd Alois Zimmermann’sIntervall und Zeit(1974), and finally (below) a passage of text by Gottfried Benn from the Hindemith oratorioDas Unaufhörliche/The Neverending(1936). In the valleys of the accordion spine, some of the ...
Happiness and Benevolenceby Robert Spaemann. Okay. Tell me I’m boring. I still say this was a good read. Aristotle and Jesus. Spaemann may be Pope Emeritus Benedict’s favorite philosopher. I can see why. Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introductionby Edward Feser. An excellent book...