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Book Synopsis On the Antiquity of Intellectual Man, from a Practical and Astronomical Point of View (Classic Reprint) by : C. Piazzi Smyth
Download or read book On the Antiquity of Intellectual Man, from a Practical and Astronomical Point of View (Classic Reprint) written by C. Piazzi Smyth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On the Antiquity of Intellectual Man, From a Practical and Astronomical Point of View As those epochs embrace dates at upwards of 1000 and even 2000 years before the birth of all school science i.a., before man began, either amongst the priests of Egypt or the poets and philosophers of Greece, to endeavour to acquire a knowledge of nature by his own observations and measures - they inevitably belong to those very early ages of the world, concerning which it is asserted just now, in too many quarters, that the Sacred Scripture says one thing, and modern science the very opposite. 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.
Book Synopsis Democracy and Education by : John Dewey
Download or read book Democracy and Education written by John Dewey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1916 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
Download or read book Sophie's World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Book Synopsis The Industrial Revolution - Lost in Antiquity - Found in the Renaissance by : Cort MacLean Johns Ph.D. - HSG
Download or read book The Industrial Revolution - Lost in Antiquity - Found in the Renaissance written by Cort MacLean Johns Ph.D. - HSG and published by Cort MacLean Johns Ph.D.- HSG. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians of Technology have failed to include the larger contribution and influence of Ctesibius’ compressor-driven Hydraulis with its pneumatic pumps, keyboard, and organ pipes in the path of critical preparatory events leading up to the ‘Latent’ Industrial Revolution. One should also realize that Ctesibius had all the parts and sub-assemblies on hand to invent the first Steam Hydraulis or Calliope, as illustrated on the front book cover of this work. From the 'Fertile Crescent' of the Persian Empire to the Hellenistic Library of Alexandria, Vitruvius writing brought the Hydraulis to the Abbey of St. Gall in 1414 during the Renaissance. Its path then took it through Italy, Germany, and the Paris of Louis XIV along the Arch of Industrial Reawakening. This was the Hydraulis 2-millennium path from Antiquity to its return reigniting the 'Latent' Industrial Revolution.
Book Synopsis On the Antiquity of Intellectual Man, from a Practical and Astronomical Point of View by : Charles Piazzi Smyth
Download or read book On the Antiquity of Intellectual Man, from a Practical and Astronomical Point of View written by Charles Piazzi Smyth and published by Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas. This book was released on 1868 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid by : Robert J. Sternberg
Download or read book Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A serious attempt to understand a common phenomenon” from the author of The Nature of Human Intelligence (Psychology Today). One need not look far to find breathtaking acts of stupidity committed by people who are smart, or even brilliant. The behavior of clever individuals—from presidents to prosecutors to professors—is at times so amazingly stupid as to seem inexplicable. Why do otherwise intelligent people think and behave in ways so stupid that they sometimes destroy their livelihoods or even their lives? This is an investigation of psychological research to see what it can tell us about stupidity in everyday life. The contributors to the volume—scholars in various areas of human intelligence—present examples of people messing up their lives, and offer insights into the reasons for such behavior. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss: The nature and theory of stupidity How stupidity contributes to stupid behavior Whether stupidity is measurable. While many millions of dollars are spent each year on intelligence research and testing to determine who has the ability to succeed, next to nothing is spent to determine who will make use of their intelligence and not squander it by behaving stupidly. The contributors focus on the neglected side of this discussion, reviewing the full range of theory and research on stupid behavior and analyzing what it tells us about how people can avoid stupidity and its devastating consequences. “Marvelous, devilishly clever, and culturally timely book . . . A fascinating exploration.” —Choice “Easily readable and well referenced . . . May provide just enough momentum for change.” —International Journal of Intelligence
Book Synopsis The Industrial Revolution - Lost in Antiquity - Found in the Renaissance by : Cort McLean Johns Ph.D. - HSG
Download or read book The Industrial Revolution - Lost in Antiquity - Found in the Renaissance written by Cort McLean Johns Ph.D. - HSG and published by KDP Amazon. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians of Technology and Humanist Industrial Archaeologists have failed to include the larger contribution and influence of Ctesibius’ compressor-driven Hydraulis with its pneumatic pumps, keyboard, and organ pipes in the path of critical preparatory events leading up to the ‘Latent’ Industrial Revolution. One should also realize that Ctesibius had all the parts and sub-assemblies on hand to invent the first Steam Hydraulis or Calliope, as illustrated on the front book cover of this work. From the 'Fertile Crescent' of the Persian Empire to the Hellenistic Library of Alexandria, Vitruvius writing brought the Hydraulis to the Abbey of St. Gall in 1414 during the Renaissance. Its path then took it through Italy, Germany, and the Paris of Louis XIV along the Arch of Industrial Reawakening. This was the Hydraulis 2-millennium path from Antiquity to its return reigniting the 'Latent' Industrial Revolution.
Book Synopsis Person, Being, and History by : Michael Baur
Download or read book Person, Being, and History written by Michael Baur and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: the various essays in this volume by colleagues and former students of Schmitz examine his thought and the subjects of his teaching. In addition to an overall exposition of his own thought, the collection treats themes such as gift, faith and reason, culture and dialogue, modernity and post-modernity
Book Synopsis The Theory and Practice of Philosophy by : Abraham Edel
Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Philosophy written by Abraham Edel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an historical element throughout philosophy. As Edel notes, this is always in the context of problems, so emphasis will fall on the major objective of reflective analysis of ideas. The major objective of Edel's analysis in The Theory and Practice of Philosophy is the fundamental interrelatedness of problems of method, metaphysics, and value. Each part is an integral whole, complete in itself.That philosophy has this central role in human practice indicates that it should be neither discarded nor deified. This is the explicit premise of the book. Students are likely to be faced increasingly with a demand for clarification on the fundamental issues of life and value. The expectation that philosophy will provide ready-made answers to these kinds of questions is as naive as the demand for any panacea, but this task cannot be turned over to any other department of human knowledge or any other branch of social activity.By placing emphasis on the importance of theory in matters of practice, the need for clear and systematic understanding of the world and man within it, and on the constant role of reflection in the management of human affairs, Edel seeks to shed light on the larger questions of philosophy by examining them in a systematic way. The result is a great text and tool for students and teachers that deals directly with the fundamental issues of our civilization.
Book Synopsis Practical Mental Magic by : Theodore Annemann
Download or read book Practical Mental Magic written by Theodore Annemann and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging, more.
Book Synopsis The Publishers' and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular by :
Download or read book The Publishers' and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Heavens written by Aristotle and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Heavens (Greek: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ, Latin: De Caelo or De Caelo et Mundo) is Aristotle’s chief cosmological treatise: written in 350 BC it contains his astronomical theory and his ideas on the concrete workings of the terrestrial world. It should not be confused with the spurious work On the Universe (De mundo, also known as On the Cosmos).
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Download or read book Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christian Union written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
Book Synopsis The Chautauquan by : Theodore L. Flood
Download or read book The Chautauquan written by Theodore L. Flood and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
