Humanities - Page 255

Magic in the Middle Ages

How was magic practiced in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices th...

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The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks

In the third century BCE, Macedon dominated mainland Greece, but was rapidly descending into chaos....

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Paradoxes of Inequality in Renaissance Italy

This Element explores the longest spell that can be computed from quantifiable fiscal records when t...

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The Jesuits: A History

Since its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus—more commonly known as the Je...

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Interventions 2020

The death of God in the West was the prelude to a formidable metaphysical soap opera that continues...

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Kidnapped by the Junta: Inside Argentina's Wars with Britain and Itself

'Fascinating … if this gripping account teaches anything, it is the folly of tyrannical regimes beli...

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In Praise of Good Bookstores

Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully...

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Seven Games: A Human History

A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them...

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First Steps: How Walking Upright Made Us Human

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective...

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Human Flourishing: Scientific Insight and Spiritual Wisdom in Uncertain Times

'A careful and thoughtful provocation' (Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury)Ambitiously placed at...

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Being for Beauty: Aesthetic Agency and Value

No values figure as pervasively and intimately in our lives as beauty and other aesthetic values. Th...

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The Logic of Information: A Theory of Philosophy as Conceptual Design

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design. He ex...

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One Beat More: Existentialism and the Gift of Mortality

A keen athlete in his late forties, philosophy professor Kevin Aho hadn’t given much thought to his...

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Ways of Being Alive

The ecological crisis is a very real crisis for the many species that face extinction, but it is als...

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Η Νέα Τουρκία του Ερντογάν: Πριν και Μετά την Απόπειρα Πραξικοπήματος

Η παρούσα συλλογή κειμένων εστιάζει στα αίτια και τις συνέπειες του αποτυχημένου πραξικοπήματος της...

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