Våre forestillinger om sentrale begreper som erfaring, handling, demokrati og samfunn går tilbake til antikkens greske filosofer. Denne boken gir en grundig og lettfattelig oversikt over filosofihistorien fra antikken, gjennom middelalderen, renessansen og frem til vår egen tid. Med innsiktsfulle tekster, fargerike illustrasjoner og stort mangfold tar forfatteren oss med på en ferd gjennom sentrale temaer og viktige spørsmål som den vestlige filosofien har berørt. Bryan Magee redegjør for de store filosofene fra Platon til Popper. Underveis presenterer han tenkere som Augustin, Locke og Nietzsche, og åpner for ideenes verden på en måte som er forståelig for alle. Filosofi er et sentralt verk for alle som er opptatt av de evige menneskelige spørsmål. «Alle mennesker streber ifølge sin natur etter å vite.» Aristoteles

We human beings had no say in existing--we just opened our eyes and found ourselves here. We have a fundamental need to understand who we are and the world we live in. Reason takes us a long way, but mystery remains. When our minds and senses are baffled, faith can seem justified--but faith is not knowledge. In Ultimate Questions, acclaimed philosopher Bryan Magee provocatively argues that we have no way of fathoming our own natures or finding definitive answers to the big questions we all face. With eloquence and grace, Magee urges us to be the mapmakers of what is intelligible, and to identify the boundaries of meaningfulness. He traces this tradition of thought to his chief philosophical mentors--Locke, Hume, Kant, and Schopenhauer--and shows why this approach to the enigma of existence can enrich our lives and transform our understanding of the human predicament. As Magee puts it, "There is a world of difference between being lost in the daylight and being lost in the dark." The crowning achievement to a distinguished philosophical career, Ultimate Questions is a deeply personal meditation on the meaning of life and the ways we should live and face death.

The Story of Philosophy is the ultimate exploration of 2,500 years of Western philosophy. From the Ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, The Story of Philosophy brings a stunning and simple approach to tackle history's biggest ideas.Professor Bryan Magee takes you from the origins of philosophy to the present day, from Plato to Popper and into the future. This essential guide is fully updated to include thoughts on our modern society, exploring science and democracy, and posing the question: where do we go from here? Celebrate the world's most revolutionary concepts and understand how these ideas continue to shape our world. Develop your own perspectives and explore relevant issues such as modern logic and religion with this wonderfully comprehensive illustrated guide. In a world of evolving ideas, The Story of Philosophy is a fantastic resource to revisit again and again.Previous edition ISBN 9781405353335

Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. Bryan Magee places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and gives us the first detailed and comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. Magee explores the relationship between words and music, between the conscious and the unconscious mind, between art and philosophy. It tackles soberly and judiciously the Wagner whose paranoia, egocentricity and anti-semitism are repugnant, as well as the Wagner of artistic genius. The resulting text illuminates Wagner and the music-dramas in altogether new ways.

Som ny

Statsvitenskap-pensum for noen år siden.

This anthology of poems, compiled by Brian Moses, contains a mix of light-hearted poems and more serious ones, poems that rhyme and those that don't. There are plenty of good 'read alouds', thumping choruses, and the sort of poems that children can use as models for their own writing. Poetry is a key feature of the new National Curriculum and these fantastic poems are perfectly suited for this.Beautiful illustrations bring each poem vividly to life.Includes poems such as: Spring Phoned by Ian Souter; Spring by Clare Bevan; Springtime in Bluebell Wood by Wes Magee; Spring in the City by Brian Moses; What is Summer For? by Kate Williams; Summer Clouds by Penny Kent; Bed in Summer by R.L.Stevenson; Dear Summer by Kenn Nesbitt; The Swallow by Christina Rosetti; Autumn? by Chris White; Autumn Song by John Rice; Autumn Action Rhyme; Sounds Like Winter by Chris White; I Hear Thunder; December by Daphe Kitching; Mr Snowman by Debra Bertulis; Snow Joke by Clare Bevan; The Seasons in Me by Jane Clarke; Time by Trevor Harvey.For other titles compiled by Brians Moses, look for Poems About Animals, Poems About the Seaside and Poems About Festivals.

Our world isn't free. All of us, for generations, have lived under thesecret control of The Ancient Order of Romulus. One young woman, raised by them,trained by them, betrayed by them, must push through her fear to take a standagainst the silent evil that masters our world. Her name is Ashlar, and her warbegins with the brutal first chapter of the new Image series ROMULUS, fromwriter Bryan Hill (POSTAL) and artist NELSON BLAKE II(MAGDELENA). Collects issues 1 through 4.

From 1985 to 2001, the collaborative research initiative known as the Bannu Archaeological Project conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in the Bannu region, in what was then the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This Project involves scholars from the Pakistan Heritage Society, the British Museum, the Institute of Archaeology (UCL), Bryn Mawr College and the University of Cambridge. This is the third in a series of volumes that present the final reports of the exploration and excavations carried out by the Bannu Archaeological Project. This volume presents the first synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region, spanning the period when the first large scale empires expanded to the borders of South Asia up until the arrival of Islam in the subcontinent at the end of the first and beginning of the second millennium BC. The Bannu region provides specific insight into early imperialism in South Asia, as throughout this protracted period, it was able to maintain a distinctive regional identity in the face of recurring phases of imperial expansion and integration.

R oland Jaquarello is one of the few directors to have worked in nearly every major Irish theatre and broadcasting organisation, north and south. Born in London, the son of an actor and pianist, he came to Trinity in 1967, via Magee College, Derry. Since then he has been regularly involved in Irish drama or radio production. Consequently, his memoir comes from a unique perspective over six decades. Roland recalls his early student days in the north, his productions with Trinity Players and his first steps into professional theatre, which includes not only his early work at the old Eblana Theatre but also his productions for the Dublin Festival and at the Project. He also gives a first-hand account of his volatile period as Director at The Abbey in the 1970s and the turmoil within that organisation. Roland was Artistic Director at The Lyric Theatre in Belfast, and his determination to develop a new, varied and compelling narrative with the local Belfast audience is vividly described, as he directs new Irish plays, high profile revivals by Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams and oversees the visit of a Soviet director to work on a Glasnost play.His move into BBC Radio Drama via Belfast tells of initially struggling with a different medium, the ensuing politics, working with many Irish writers such as Brian Friel, Sebastian Barry and Tom Murphy, and the amazing experiences he had producing music documentaries on Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Mel Torme and Marlon Brando.Memoirs of Development is a thoroughly entertaining and candid mixture of insight into life in theatre and broadcasting, with portraits of colleagues such as Liam Neeson, Colm Meaney, Val Kilmer and Marianne Faithfull and many amusing anecdotes along the way. It's the story of how one Englishman developed through an unusual Irish journey.

The Autumn Republic is the action-packed conclusion to the award-winning Powder Mage trilogy, which began with Promise of Blood and continued in The Crimson Campaign

It's Mage against the Machine! Magic vs technology in Roar's newest graphic novel. When three apprentice mages are sent to help a neighboring guild, they reignite a decades-old war with a robot army that has destroyed the world. Brian Smith, New York Times-bestselling author (Stuff of Legend), teams up with MK Reed (Americus) and artist Molly Ostertag (Strong Female Protagonist) on a thrilling new fantasy adventure!

In the history of geographical discovery and exploration, a well-known cast of European characters and events takes center stage. While the importance of achievements by Columbus, Cortes, Magellan, Cook, Lewis and Clark, and Neil Armstrong remains unassailable, the participation of Russia in the European era of exploration, conquest, expansion, and colonization deserves equal attention. This study provides a narrative survey and critical analysis of a rich but overlooked tradition of geographical exploration by Russians and others in Russian service since 1580. Following Russian pioneers across Siberia, Alaska, Brazil, Hawaii and the Pacific, Central Asia, Australasia, the Arctic and Antarctic, and into space, this work establishes Russia in the history of world exploration and connects the Russian experience of exploration to Russian national identity past and present.

The action-packed start to a thrilling new epic fantasy series from award-winning author Brian McClellan, set in the same world as the Powder Mage trilogy

Superman has beaten back Batman and the resistance's forces at every turn.With his back against the wall, Batman asks the one person he would never trustfor help--John Constantine! But even with the might of the dark mage's power,will it be enough against the primal and eternal forces of magic that opposeBatman and his allies? Collects #7-12 of INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR 3 andINJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE ANNUAL #1.

Superman has beaten back Batman and the resistance's forces at every turn.With his back against the wall, Batman asks the one person he would never trustfor help--John Constantine! But even with the might of the dark mage's power,will it be enough against the primal and eternal forces of magic that opposeBatman and his allies? Collects #7-12 of INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR 3 andINJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE ANNUAL #1.

Charris, Trinh, and Ursa have managed to work together long enough to defeat the evil Priestess and her hive-mind robot army, the Surrogate. They journey back to the village of Clifton to reunite with their guild, but once there, they discover that the Priestess may not be defeated after all, and a much larger threat may be looming. A secret from Ursa's past threatens to break the fragile trust between the three mages, but they must overcome their differences and work together if they stand a chance of surviving the coming darkness.

Janet Jackson er en elegant amerikansk dame i 60-årene. Hun har tre barn, og en eksmann. Tilsynelatende en typisk amerikansk familie. Brian er suicidal, manisk depressiv og har en gravid kjæreste. Wade har tilbragt natten i fengsel og snakker helst ikke med sin far etter at faren skjøt han i magen. Datteren Sarah er frontfigur i NASAs siste oppskyting, og skal ha en avskjedsbankett før hun drar. Ingen i familien ser fram til å møtes der.

Matilde ligger på sykehus med en infeksjon, og kjeder seg grundig. Når hun og mamma ser i gamle fotoalbum, oppdager de at mamma ikke kan navnet på sin egen tippoldemor, og de får lyst til å finne ut mer om personene på de gamle bildene. Omtrent samtidig får Matilde lov til å se sine egne celler kjempe med bakteriene i sykehusets mikroskop, og lærer om mitokondrier og gener. Dermed starter jakten på superoldemora fra to kanter: De sender inn en blodprøve for å finne ut hvilken av "Evas sju døtre" (Brian Sykes) Matilde nedstammer fra, og de tar kontakt med en grandtante som har forsket på slekta til Matildes mormor. Det blir en spennende og lærerik oppdagelsesferd for både mamma, Matilde og vennene hennes, som starter slektsforskningsklubb. En bok til inspirasjon for alle barn som er nysgjerrige på opphavet sitt. Kanskje spesielt for dem som har en liten forsker i magen, men alle kan ha glede av å snakke med besteforeldre om deres besteforeldre igjen. Finstad har tidligere skrevet flere fagbøker for barn, og driver "Forskerfabrikken", en stiftelse som arbeider for å øke interessen for naturfag blant barn og ungdom