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Lebanese Blonde: A Novel
by Joseph Geha<P>Lebanese Blonde takes place in 1975-76 at the beginning of Lebanon's sectarian civil war. <P>Set primarily in the Toledo, Ohio, "Little Syria" community, it is the story of two immigrant cousins: Aboodeh, a self-styled entrepreneur; and Samir, his young, reluctant accomplice. <P>Together the two concoct a scheme to import Lebanese Blonde, a potent strain of hashish, into the United States, using the family's mortuary business as a cover. <P>When Teyib, a newly arrived war refugee, stumbles onto their plans, his clumsy efforts to gain acceptance raise suspicion. Who is this mysterious "cousin," and what dangers does his presence pose? <P>Aboodeh and Samir's problems grow still more serious when a shipment goes awry and their links to the war-ravaged homeland are severed. <P>Soon it's not just Aboodeh and Samir's livelihoods and futures that are imperiled, but the stability of the entire family.
Lebanese Historical Thought in the Eighteenth Century (Routledge Approaches to History #53)
by Hayat El BualuanThis study of Lebanese historical thought and its role in national identity formation in the eighteenth century focuses on a sample of historians, mainly Christians, who lived and wrote during the Shihabi Emirate from 1697 till the Egyptian invasion in 1831. These historians, who represent different trends in historical writing, were able to develop the idea of Lebanon as a unique entity and as a haven and to underline its specificity and distinctiveness. With a focus on primary sources, this book endeavors to penetrate into the main concerns and ways of thinking at this time when a Lebanese identity started to bloom. In doing so, it discovers a neglected century as a fruitful and rich period in the history of Lebanon and a prelude to nineteenth-century awakening. This book will be of interest to scholars of the history and historiography of Lebanon and the Middle East, with relevance for specialized courses in the fields of history and historiography at universities.
Lebanese Shi‘ite Leadership, 1920–1970s
by Omri NirThis book examines the coalitions and relationships within the power centers of Shi'ite politics during the era of political feudalism in Lebanon. The author maps the Shi'ite leadership and its inter-connections, including the alliances and rivalry between prominent Zu'ama, clans, and Ulama' from the formation of Lebanon in 1920 to the decline of old Shi'ite politics and the emergence of popular movements in the 1970s. The work also explains the role of prominent intellectuals within these power centers.
Lebanon
by Fred ComptonFounded in 1802, Lebanon, Ohio, was once dubbed by noted author and broadcaster Charles Kurault as the most historic spot in the state. Home to Ohio's oldest business, the iconic Golden Lamb, and the oldest weekly newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Western Star, Lebanon has sat quietly by the side of the road for over two centuries and waited while the world came to it. Located midway on the main stage route between Cincinnati and Dayton, Lebanon was a natural stopping point for travelers throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, including 12 U.S. presidents and numerous authors and dignitaries who would help mold America's future. Along the way, Lebanon was home to one of the earliest coeducational teachers colleges, National Normal University, and the largest Shaker community in the west, Union Village. The men and the monuments are all gone now, but the city, rich in history and heritage, remains.
Lebanon
by Historic Lebanon Kim Jackson ParksFounded in 1802 and named for the biblical land of cedars, Lebanon has been a center for commerce, education, and culture for over 200 years. The rich histories of Cumberland University, Cumberland School of Law, and Castle Heights Military Academy are intertwined with the city. Cumberland University served as Director Headquarters for the Tennessee Maneuvers of the Second Army during World War II. Politicians such as Sam Houston, William Jennings Bryan, and Frank Clement all used the Lebanon Square as a public forum. In fact, Sam Houston began his law career here in 1818. Known as the wool capital of Tennessee for many years, Lebanon was home to the Lebanon Woolen Mills for nearly a century. This strong business tradition continues today. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, founded here in 1969, maintains its national headquarters in the city.
Lebanon
by Jan McdanielIn the 1980s Lebanon-and particularly its capital, Beirut-was considered one of the most dangerous places in the world, particularly for Americans. Today, as the country continues to rebuild after its devastating 15-year civil war, tourists are beginning to return to Lebanon's Mediterranean resorts. Yet Lebanon has many problems. Years of political domination by Syria made progress difficult, and various political factions have struggled for control of Lebanon's government. In addition, more than 380,000 Palestinians live in Lebanon, and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas operate freely inside the country. As a result, Lebanon's future remains uncertain. Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Lebanon.
Lebanon: A House Divided
by Sandra MackeyWith a new introduction by the author, a seminal study of Lebanon's past, present, and future. With the West's economic and security interests increasingly at stake in the Middle East, it is impossible to ignore Lebanon--a nation in all ways divided and tormented by the interplay between the West and the Arab world. Sandra Mackey delineates the multifarious culture that is Lebanon; carefully stripping away the complex stigmas of Lebanese politics, she brings each component into focus, priming readers on the conflicts between Sunni and Shia, Maronites and Druze, Christian and Muslim, Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Lebanon and Palestine, and Syria and Lebanon. Covering Lebanon's history through the civil war of 197589, and with a new introduction on recent developments, Mackey lays the groundwork needed to comprehend this often ill-understood country--offering insight into its role as the gateway between West and East, and bringing clarity of focus to the schisms that serve to divide and define Lebanon.
Lebanon: Levantine Calvary, 1958–1990 (Cold War, 1945–1991)
by Al J. VenterWhen the world held its breath It is 25 years since the end of the Cold War, now a generation old. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944long before the last shots of the Second World War had echoed across the wastelands of Eastern Europewith the brutal Greek Civil War. The battle lines are no longer drawn, but they linger on, unwittingly or not, in conflict zones such as Iraq, Somalia and Ukraine. In an era of mass-produced AK-47s and ICBMs, one such flashpoint was the LevantIt is axiomatic that the recent history of much of the Eastern Mediterranean is linked to the creation of the state of Israel in May 1948, incontestably so. The country emerged from a series of conflicts and these have continued intermittently ever since, fuelled as much by ArabIsraeli enmity, national pride and territorial aspirations as hostile neighbours. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt and in the latter phases, Iran were all part of it. There were rich pickings in the regions for the two great powers of the Cold War as they aligned with one side or the other, the Soviets in full support of Arab interests and the Jewish State enjoying the support of Washington. That combination not only led to several Middle Eastern wars but, as we are able to observe in todays news reports, the knock-on effect continues in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria especially. For much of the period under review it was Lebanon that took the brunt of it, with resident Christian, Sunni, Shiite as well as Israeli interests deploying multiple levels of force much of it clandestine to jockey for predominance. Throughout, land, sea and air forces were involved.Al Venter has devoted a good deal of his career towards covering these developments, from the early 1970s all the way through to the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1991. He has been to war with both Arab and Jew (he was with the IDF strike force headed by Ariel Sharon when he entered Beirut in 1982); spent time in Syria (visited that countrys southern front adjacent to the Golan Heights); been on combat missions with the Israeli-backed South Lebanese Army in the Druze homeland adjacent to Mount Heron and has been embedded with the Lebanese Force Command along Beiruts Green Line, where many of his photos used in this publication were taken. Venter also spent a lot of time in South Lebanon with UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, and was able to observe from up close the growing influence of the Pasdaran, Tehrans surrogate force in the region that eventually spawned Hezhollah. His last visit, in 1997, included contacts while hosted by Lebanese President General mile Lahoud with senior Iranian-supported Hezbollah elements in Beirut, one of few Western correspondents to have achieved this distinction.
Lebanon: The Politics of Frustration - The Failed Coup of 1961 (History and Society in the Islamic World)
by Adel BesharaLebanon examines the ideological, political and social underpinnings of the attempted coup against General Chihab's government in Lebanon in 1961. The author analyzes the role of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party, the history of the army in Lebanon and it role in Lebanese politics and the impact of the coup on Lebanese political life. This book provides an extraordinary insight into the mechanisms of military coups in the Arab world and will be of interest to students and researchers of the history and politics of the Middle East.
Lebanon: The Politics of a Penetrated Society (The Contemporary Middle East #Vol. 6)
by Tom NajemIn a time of great political change and unrest in the Middle East, this highly topical text offers a succinct account of the contemporary political environment in Lebanon. Tom Najem provides both a developed understanding of the pre-civil war system and an analysis of how circumstances resulting from the civil war combined with essential pre-war elements to define politics in Lebanon. Systematically exploring Lebanon’s history, society and politics, the author stresses the importance of the crucial role of external actors in the Lebanese system. The analysis encompasses: the formation of the state weaknesses and dynamics of the Lebanese state the civil war post-war government and change the Lebanese economy foreign policy. Written in a clear and accessible manner, this book fills a conspicuous gap in the existing academic literature on Lebanon. It will be of interest not only to students of international politics and Middle East studies, but also to anyone travelling in or wanting to learn more about the region.
Leben und Sterben in der Römischen Republik: Die Serie Spartacus und ihre filmische Auseinandersetzung mit Freiheit, Gewalt und Identität (Serienkulturen: Analyse – Kritik – Bedeutung)
by Thomas WilkeDer Band beschäftigt sich mit der amerikanischen Produktion "Spartacus" und der britisch-amerikanisch-italienischen Koproduktion Rom. In der Auseinandersetzung mit der Gegenwart lässt sich immer wieder eine Hinwendung zur griechischen oder römischen Antike beobachten. Dort die Wurzeln der westlichen Gesellschaft für Politik, Ökonomie oder Philosophie zu finden oder vergleichende Argumente für Expansionsbestrebungen oder Niedergang herzuleiten, das gehört nicht nur zu den rhetorischen Gemeinplätzen. So ist es auch nicht verwunderlich, dass auch das Format TV-Serie sich dieser Zeit annimmt. Während in Rom versucht wird, sich entlang der historischen Vorgaben detailgetreu abzuarbeiten, kann bei Spartacus bis auf die grobe Skizze des Handlungsrahmens von einer weitest gehenden Vernachlässigung der historischen Situation gesprochen werden. Aus einer (medien-)ethischen Perspektive heraus lassen sich in den Serien im Weiteren spezifische Betrachtungsweisen zu Verantwortung, Wertevermittlung, Loyalität, Erziehung, Selbstdisziplin, Religion ausmachen, die als Selbstaussagen der Gegenwart respektive der Produzenten gewertet werden können.
Lebensbilder aus der Geschichte der Herzchirurgie
by Herbert E. UlmerBedeutende Persönlichkeiten, deren Namen für entscheidende Neuerungen in der Kinderherzchirurgie und Kinderkardiologie stehen, werden im Sinne eines "historischen Feuilletons" vorgestellt und charakterisiert, ihr Werk wird in den jeweiligen historischen, geistes- und wissenschaftsgeschichtlichen Kontext gestellt. Ein Blick in die spannende Entwicklung der Fachgebiete, der zugleich die Voraussetzungen für zukünftige Ideen und Problemlösungen aufzeigt.
Lecciones de epicureísmo: El arte de la felicidad
by John SellarsFilosofía antigua y mediterránea para la vida moderna. Un antídoto epicúreo para la ansiedad. ¿Cómo vivir una vida feliz? Hace más de dos mil años, el filósofo griego Epicuro ofreció una respuesta simple: lo único que realmente necesitamos es placer. Hoy tendemos a asociar la palabra «epicúreo» con el exceso indulgente y el simple disfrute de la comida y el vino, pero el hedonismo ligero y la autocomplacencia decadente están a años luz de la vida placentera que perseguían Epicuro y sus seguidores, más preocupados por los placeres mentales y por eludir el dolor incluso en los tiempos difíciles. Su objetivo, en definitiva, era una existencia de tranquilidad y satisfacción. En este libro elegante y original John Sellars nos lleva a través de la historia del epicureísmo, desde un jardín privado en las afueras de la antigua Atenas, donde Epicuro y sus estudiantes vivieron en el siglo IV a. C. y lasmujeres eran tan bienvenidas como los hombres, hasta Roma, donde la influencia epicúrea floreció gracias al poeta Lucrecio y su cohorte. Sellars propone una manera constructiva de repensar nuestro lugar en el mundo, y nos muestra cómo esta doctrina puede ayudarnos a valorar la importancia de la alegría, la naturaleza y el simple hecho estar vivos. Reseñas: «No solo una excelente introducción a la historia de la filosofía epicúrea, sino también una guía útil para afrontar las múltiples ansiedades de la vida moderna.» The Idler «Lúcido y repleto de sabiduría.» The Daily Telegraph «Sellars expone con pericia las ideas epicúreas, en particular sobre la amistad y el dolor, y está íntimamente familiarizado con los textos epicúreos griegos y latinos. El epicureísmo puede aliviar las preocupaciones contemporáneas, defiende Sellars. Se parece a la terapia cognitivo-conductual.» The Guardian «En este libro breve y elocuente, John Sellars nos lleva a través de los argumentos básicos del epicureísmo con una claridad maravillosa, destilando la esencia de una filosofía antigua que habla con creciente urgencia de nuestros tiempos convulsos. Es una guía ejemplar y la recomiendo con entusiasmo a lectores de todas las edades y condiciones sociales.» DAVID KONSTAN, Universidad de Nueva York
Lecciones de estoicismo
by John Sellars¿Qué nos enseñan los estoicos sobre cómo vivir? Un libro elegante y profundamente reconfortante que muestra por qué el estoicismo es la filosofía de nuestro tiempo. En los últimos tiempos se habla mucho de esta corriente, pero ¿cómo pensaban realmente sus miembros? John Sellars destila y entrelaza las ideas clave de los tres grandes estoicos romanos (Séneca, Epicteto y Marco Aurelio) ofreciendo también instantáneas de sus fascinantes vidas. Las obras de estos tres grandes tratan fundamentalmente sobre cómo vivir: entender nuestro lugar en el mundo, afrontar las adversidades, hacer un mejor uso del tiempo, controlar nuestras emociones y orientarnos en nuestras relaciones con los demás. Sus ideas pueden, en definitiva, guiarnos en nuestra búsqueda de una existencia más placentera. La crítica ha dicho:«Accesible y absorbente. Sellars es un escritor claramente comprometido con la misión de volver la filosofía clásica relevante hoy.»Roger Cox, The Scotsman «Un logro admirable. En una prosa elegante y concisa, nos insta a convertirnos en personas mejores y más felices centrándonos en la toma racional de decisiones.»Tim Whitmarsh, The Guardian «Un estudio conciso pero muy autorizado de la filosofía estoica dirigido a cualquier lector. Presenta el estoicismo de una manera accesible, pero se basa en muchos años de trabajo académico.»Donald Robertson, Medium «Una obra con muchas ventajas frente a otras del mismo género. Cubrir tanto terreno sin limitarse a lo superficial requiere una verdadera habilidad como escritor y como profesor.»Nigel Warburton, Five Books «No suelo leer filosofía, pero después de terminar este libro estoy convencida de que el viejo Séneca tenía razón.»Liz Jones, Mail on Sunday
Lecciones de histeria de Colombia (Edición Bicentenario)
by Daniel Samper PizanoEl libro de historia más vendido de Daniel Samper Pizano vuelve a Aguilar para conmemorar el Bicentenario. Sería impensable que Daniel Samper Pizano no asistiera a la fiesta de celebración del Bicentenario de Colombia, más aún, cuando tiene entre sus obras un divertido, pero a la vez riguroso texto sobre la historia de Colombia. Con la excusa de los 200 años de la Independencia de Colombia, el sello Aguilar vuelve a publicar una edición corregida y actualizada del libro de historia más vendido de este autor. En este libro, Daniel Samper realiza un exitoso esfuerzo por enredar aún más las cosas, y en forma divertida y picante cuenta a su manera cómo ocurrieron algunos episodios de la historia nacional, cómo pudieron ocurrir otros y cómo han debido ocurrir los demás. Pocos personajes y acontecimientos, desde Simón Bolívar hasta César Gaviria, desde las guerras civiles del siglo XIX hasta los últimos gallos del revolcón, logran pasar agachados en estas páginas llenas del característico humor del autor. Finalmente, la única derrotada es la historia oficial, falaz y pomposa, y el mayor ganador es el lector.
Lecciones de histeria de Colombia (Edición Bicentenario)
by Daniel Samper PizanoEl libro de historia más vendido de Daniel Samper Pizano vuelve a Aguilar para conmemorar el Bicentenario. Sería impensable que Daniel Samper Pizano no asistiera a la fiesta de celebración del Bicentenario de Colombia, más aún, cuando tiene entre sus obras un divertido, pero a la vez riguroso texto sobre la historia de Colombia. Con la excusa de los 200 años de la Independencia de Colombia, el sello Aguilar vuelve a publicar una edición corregida y actualizada del libro de historia más vendido de este autor. En este libro, Daniel Samper realiza un exitoso esfuerzo por enredar aún más las cosas, y en forma divertida y picante cuenta a su manera cómo ocurrieron algunos episodios de la historia nacional, cómo pudieron ocurrir otros y cómo han debido ocurrir los demás. Pocos personajes y acontecimientos, desde Simón Bolívar hasta César Gaviria, desde las guerras civiles del siglo XIX hasta los últimos gallos del revolcón, logran pasar agachados en estas páginas llenas del característico humor del autor. Finalmente, la única derrotada es la historia oficial, falaz y pomposa, y el mayor ganador es el lector.
Lecciones de seducción
by Emma WildesUna dama jamás debería tener como modelo a una libertina... ¿o tal vez sí? Brianna había descubierto aquel escandaloso librito, Los consejos de lady Rothburg, en las estanterías polvorientas de una vieja librería. En cuanto lo abrió supo que no debía comprarlo, pero la tentación fue irresistible. Casada con Colton Northfield, un aristócrata apuesto, poderoso y atento, ansiaba enamorar al hombre que se ocultaba tras aquella fachada de cortesía y distancia, aunque para ello tuviera que armarse de valor y seguir paso a paso las sabias sugerencias -mezcla de picardía y sentido común, de audacia y sabiduría popular, de descaro y sutileza- de lady R., la famosa cortesana. Reseña:«Emma Wildes es una autora recién llegada, pero ya la tengo en mi lista. Su segunda novela, Lecciones de seducción, es tan buena como la primera, Una apuesta indecente. Presenta una historia con imaginación y bien escrita, con unas fabulosas escenas de amor y unos personajes que interesan. Emma Wildes es una joya escondida.»All About Romance
Leche derramada
by Chico BuarqueUna novela de una exquisita voluptuosidad, tierna, conmovedora, trágica. Postrado en cama por el peso de la edad, Eulálio Montenegro d#Assumpção va desgranando los recuerdos atesorados en su memoria. Su frágil cuerpo es testimonio de una existencia centenaria cuyos detalles rememora frente a su octogenaria hija, Eulália, o a quien se preste a escucharlo. Los acontecimientos de su vida y la de sus antepasados se suceden sin orden cronológico, entreverados de digresiones, insidias y mentiras piadosas, tejiendo un tapiz fascinante que condensa más de dos siglos de historia de una familia brasileña. Heredero de una poderosa estirpe de próceres -su tatarabuelo llegó de Portugal con la corte del rey Pedro IV-, Eulálio ha visto desvanecerse una inmensa fortuna y el buen nombre de la familia. Con loca y juvenil pasión amó a su esposa, la sensual Matilde, cuya pérdida ha llorado durante ochenta años. Y ahora, desde su aristocrática perspectiva de la realidad, emerge con voz cautivadora una compleja saga familiar, a la vez liviana y exuberante, vívido reflejo de un Brasil desconocido y alejado de los tópicos que se ha dado a sí mismo para construirse una imagen ante el mundo. Personaje orgulloso y altivo, pero profundamente sincero y con una redentora capacidad para reírse de sí mismo, Eulálio despliega un agudo sentido del humor que, unido a su particular interpretación de las cosas, hace de Leche derramada la novela que ha consagrado a Buarque como uno de los escritores más leídos y unánimemente valorados en el panorama de las letras portuguesas contemporáneas. La crítica ha dicho...«Leche derramada es la obra más sagaz e inspirada de Chico Buarque. [...] Una de las novelas más importantes publicadas en este país en la primera década del siglo XXI.»O Globo «Con esta novela Chico Buarque se revela como uno de los grandes escritores de Brasil.»Semanário Económico «Es Brasil en forma de novela [...] Leche derramada tendrá una larga vida.»Jornal do Brasil «Leche derramada es un libro divertido, que se lee de un tirón [...] Sin nostalgia ni disimulado apego a los tiempos que relata, la invención realista de Chico Buarque es un maravilloso soplo de aire fresco.»Folha de S. Paulo «Si con Budapest Chico Buarque parecía haber alcanzado la cumbre de sus capacidades literarias, con Leche derramada se alza todavía más alto y firma una de las mejores novelas en lengua portuguesa de la primera década del siglo XXI.»Expresso «Leche derramada es un libro importante, en el que Chico Buarque supera su anterior novela, Budapest, y alcanza en la ficción la misma potencia vernácula e imaginativa de sus mejores canciones.»O Estado de S. Paulo
Lecture on Ethics
by Ludwig WittgensteinThe most complete edition yet published of Wittgenstein’s 1929 lecture includes a never-before published first draft and makes fresh claims for its significance in Wittgenstein’s oeuvre. The first available print publication of all known drafts of Wittgenstein’s Lecture on Ethics Includes a previously unrecognized first draft of the lecture and new transcriptions of all drafts Transcriptions preserve the philosopher’s emendations thus showing the development of the ideas in the lecture Proposes a different draft as the version read by Wittgenstein in his 1929 lecture Includes introductory essays on the origins of the material and on its meaning, content, and importance
Lectures in Austrian Economics, Volume II: Monetary Policy, Capital Theory, Business Cycles and Interventionism (Palgrave Studies in Austrian Economics)
by Jesús Huerta de SotoThis book, the second of two volumes, provides a comprehensive overview of the core topics within Austrian economics. With a focus on macroeconomics, it explores foundational ideas within Austrian economics, including monetary and banking theory, law, capital theory, business cycles, the relationship between the market and the state, and interventionism. These ideas are contextualized within the history of economic thought, in particular the work of Ludwig von Mises. The Keynesian system, reform to the banking system, wages, social order, fiscal policy, and the political economy of ethics are also discussed. This book offers an accessible and engaging synthesis of Austrian economics that redefines the topic within modern economics. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in Austrian economics and the political economy.
Lectures on Ancient Philosophy: An Introduction to the Study and Application of Rational Procedure
by Manly P. HallA classic companion and expansion upon Manly P. Hall’s magnum opus, The Secret Teaching Of All Ages. In this volume Hall delves into the deepest themes of the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological issues that he mastered during his lifetime.
Lectures on Architecture: Volume 1
by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-DucVolume 1 of an unabridged reprint of extremely influential work by great 19th-century architect, champion of the Gothic Revival. Coverage of Greek and Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, teaching of architecture, monumental sculpture, domestic architecture, much more. Over 230 engravings and woodcuts (most by Viollet-le-Duc) enhance the text. Republication of rare English edition (1877--1881).
Lectures on Don Quixote
by Vladimir NabokovOne of the twentieth century&’s greatest novelists offers his take on the Spanish classic. The author of Lolita and Pale Fire was not only a master of fiction but a distinguished literary critic as well. In this collection of lectures, which he delivered at Harvard in the early 1950s, Vladimir Nabokov shares insights based on a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the seventeenth-century novel by Miguel de Cervantes, a timeless classic and one of the most deeply influential works in all of Western literature. Rejecting the common interpretation of Don Quixote as a warm satire, Nabokov perceives the work as a catalog of cruelty through which the gaunt knight passes. Edited and with a preface by Fredson Bowers, this volume offers &“a powerful, critical, and dramatic elaboration of the theme of illusion&” (V. S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books).
Lectures on Elementary Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by Joseph Louis LagrangeOne of the eighteenth century's greatest mathematicians, Lagrange made significant contributions to all fields of analysis and number theory. He survived the French Revolution to deliver these lectures in 1795 at the École Normale, a training school for teachers. An exemplar among elementary expositions, Lagrange's talks feature both originality of thought and elegance of expression.The five lectures begin with discussions of arithmetic that focus on fractions and logarithms as well as theory and applications. Subsequent talks consider algebra, with emphasis on the resolution of equations of the third and fourth degree, the resolution of numerical equations, and the employment of curves in the solution of problems. Students, teachers, and others with an interest in mathematics will find this volume a unique reading book in mathematics, with fascinating historical and philosophical remarks by a distinguished mathematician.
Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy
by Hannah Arendt edited by Ronald BeinerHannah Arendt's last philosophical work was an intended three-part project entitled The Life of the Mind. Unfortunately, Arendt lived to complete only the first two parts, Thinking and Willing. Of the third, Judging, only the title page, with epigraphs from Cato and Goethe, was found after her death. As the titles suggest, Arendt conceived of her work as roughly parallel to the three Critiques of Immanuel Kant. In fact, while she began work on The Life of the Mind, Arendt lectured on "Kant's Political Philosophy," using the Critique of Judgment as her main text. The present volume brings Arendt's notes for these lectures together with other of her texts on the topic of judging and provides important clues to the likely direction of Arendt's thinking in this area.