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  • The Structure of Truth

    Donald Davidson was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the twentieth century. The Structure of Truth presents his 1970 Locke Lectures in print for the first time. They comprise an invaluable historical document which illuminates how Davidson was thinking about the theory of meaning, the role of a truth theory therein, the ontological commitments of a truth theory, the notion of ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Plato's Philebus (RLE: Plato)

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Plato
    The Philebus is hard to reconcile with standard interpretations of Plato’s philosophy and in this pioneering work Donald Davidson, seeks to take the Philebus at face value and to reassess Plato’s late philosophy in the light of the results. The author maintains that the approach to ethics in the Philebus represents a considerable return to the methodology of the earlier dialogues. He emphasizes ... Read more

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  • The Tennessee

    The Old River: Frontier to Secession

    Series series Southern Classics Series
    From the landing of Federal troops at the Tennessee-Ohio confluence to the new river of the TVA, whose dams "stand athwart the valley in Egyptian impassivity," this volume completes the story of the transformation of a river and of the culture it nourished. Southern Classics Series. ... Read more

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  • Regionalism and Nationalism in the United States

    The Attack on "Leviathan"

    A quarter of a century before Lyndon B. Johnson popularized the slogan ""The Great Society,"" Donald Davidson wrote his critique of Leviathan, the omnipotent nation-state, in terms that only recently have come to be appreciated. ""Leviathan is the idea of the Great Society, organized under a single, complex, but strong and highly centralized national government, motivated ultimately by men's ... Read more

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  • River Learns Baseball

    Once upon a time, there was a young boy named River. ... Read more

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  • Philosophy of Language

    The Central Topics

    This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy of language, including a number of classic essays by philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Grice, Davidson, Strawson, Austin, ... Read more

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  • Nuclear Weapons And The American Churches

    Ethical Positions On Modern Warfare

    This book describes the positions advocated by ethicists and churches in the public debate on nuclear weapons. After tracing the development of just-war theory, the dominant moral position on war in Western thought, Dr. Davidson synthesizes the views of contemporary ethicists on the moral principles associated with the just-war tradition. He then documents the postures of Reinhold Niebuhr, Paul ... Read more

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  • The Wisdom of Theodore Roosevelt

    Edited by Donald J. Davidson ...
    The men and women who shaped our world—in their own words.The Wisdom Library invites you on a journey through the lives and works of the world’s greatest thinkers and leaders. Compiled by scholars, each book presents excerpts from the most important and revealing writings of the most remarkable minds of all time.THE WISDOM OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT“Order without liberty and liberty without order are ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Laurence Olivier

    A Biography

    by Donald Spoto ...
    Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 11 min

    Laurence Olivier was the most famous actor of his century and one of the greatest of all time. His looks made him a matinee idol; his talent made him world-renowned as an actor, director, and producer. From his stage roles as Hamlet and Archie Rice to his screen roles as Heathcliff and Henry V, his range was unparalleled. But beneath the glamorous image, Olivier was often lonely, confused, and ... Read more

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  • Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

    Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionAnti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society."As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no ... Read more

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