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Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Catalogue D'un Croix Remarquable de Livres Rares Et Curieux Provenant Du Cabinet de M. Le Comte P. de M... Dont la Vente Aura Lieu Le Lundi 3 Décembre 1856 ...
Author: On the Calendar of Oengus
Author: Saint Oengus (the Culdee)Publisher:
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Category : Church calendar
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Rejection of Consequentialism
Author: Samuel SchefflerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191040169
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
In contemporary philosophy, substantive moral theories are typically classified as either consequentialist or deontological. Standard consequentialist theories insist, roughly, that agents must always act so as to produce the best available outcomes overall. Standard deontological theories, by contrast, maintain that there are some circumstances where one is permitted but not required to produce the best overall results, and still other circumstances in which one is positively forbidden to do so. Classical utilitarianism is the most familiar consequentialist view, but it is widely regarded as an inadequate account of morality. Although Professor Scheffler agrees with this assessment, he also believes that consequentialism seems initially plausible, and that there is a persistent air of paradox surrounding typical deontological views. In this book, therefore, he undertakes to reconsider the rejection of consequentialism. He argues that it is possible to provide a rationale for the view that agents need not always produce the best possible overall outcomes, and this motivates one departure from consequentialism; but he shows that it is surprisingly difficult to provide a satisfactory rationale for the view that there are times when agents must not produce the best possible overall outcomes. He goes on to argue for a hitherto neglected type of moral conception, according to which agents are always permitted, but not always required, to produce the best outcomes.
Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi
Author: Janet HuskinsonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191019534
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of carved fluting - hence the description 'strigillated', after the curved strigil used by Roman bathers to scrape off oil - and limited figure scenes, they were produced from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, and thus cover a critical period in Rome, from empire to early Christianity. Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi focuses on their rich potential as an historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of the city in the later empire. The first part of the volume examines aspects of their manufacture, use, and viewing, emphasizing distinctive features. The second part looks at the figured representations carved on the sarcophagi, and at their social significance and creativity, concentrating on how their various arrangements allowed viewers to develop their own interpretations. The subjects represented by the figures and the flexibility with which they might be read, provide invaluable insights into how Romans thought about life and death during these changing times. The final part of the volume surveys how later societies responded to Roman strigillated sarcophagi. From as early as the fifth century AD their distinctive decoration and allusions to the Roman past made them especially attractive for reuse in particular contemporary contexts, notably for elite burials and the decoration of prominent buildings. The motif of curved fluting was also adopted and adapted: it decorated neo-classical memorials to Captain Cook, Napoleon's sister-in-law Christine Boyer, and Penelope Boothby, and its use continues into this century, well over one and a half millennia since it first decorated Roman sarcophagi.
Correspondence
Author: VoltaireGreat Historical Geographical and Poetical Dictionary
Author: Louis MoreriPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415200462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Letters on the Navigation Laws (reprinted from the Morning Herald)
Author: William Schaw LindsayPublisher:
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Category : Merchant marine
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Casement Report
Author: Roger CasementPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734043476
Category : Fiction
Languages : fr
Pages : 305
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Casement Report by Roger Casement
Labour and the Popular Welfare
Author: William Hurrell MallockPublisher:
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Citt and Bumpkin (1680)
Author: Roger Sir L'EstrangePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
"Citt and Bumpkin (1680)" by Roger Sir L'Estrange. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
