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  • St. Matthew Passion

    by Hans Blumenberg ...
    Translated by Helmut Müller-Sievers, Paul Fleming ...
    Series series signale|TRANSFER: German Thought in Translation
    St. Matthew Passion is Hans Blumenberg's sustained and devastating meditation on Jesus's anguished cry on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Why did this abandonment happen, what does it mean within the logic of the Gospels, how have believers and nonbelievers understood it, and how does it live on in art? With rare philological acuity and vast historical learning, Blumenberg ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Care Crosses the River

    by Hans Blumenberg ...
    Translated by Paul Fleming ...
    Series series Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
    In this collection of short meditations on various topics, Hans Blumenberg eschews academic ponderousness and writes in a genre evocative of Montaigne's Essais, Walter Benjamin's Denkbilder, or Adorno's Minima Moralia. Drawing upon an intellectual tradition that ranges from Aesop to Wittgenstein and from medieval theology to astrophysics, he works as a detective of ideas scouring the periphery of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Science and Engineering of Sport Surfaces

    Edited by Sharon Dixon, Paul Fleming, Iain James, Matt Carré ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sports Technology and Engineering
    Sports surface design is crucial for the successful performance of sports skills and the reduction of injury risk. Surfaces have developed from natural materials such as turf, clay and cinder, to synthetic surfaces such as acrylic tennis courts, artificial turf for soccer and synthetic running tracks, while our understanding of natural turf has developed in terms of properties appropriate for ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Exemplarity and Mediocrity

    The Art of the Average from Bourgeois Tragedy to Realism

    by Paul Fleming ...
    Following Hegel's analysis of art's increasing difficulty to both engage and extricate itself from prosaic reality, Paul Fleming investigates the strategies employed by German literature from 1750 to 1850 for increasingly attuning itself to quotidian life—common heroes, everyday life, non-extraordinary events—while also avoiding all notions of mediocrity. He focuses on three sites of this tension: ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Changing by Degrees

    The Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the East Midlands

    by Simon Shackley, Jim Kersey, Paul Fleming ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
    It is now accepted that the world’s climate has warmed by about 0.5°C over the past one hundred years and will continue to warm by as much as 6°C by the end of the current century. What, however, do such fundamental changes actually mean for life and the economy at the local and regional scales for the industrialized nations? This extensive study represents a state-of-the-art regional assessment ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Worlds Best Poetry, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

    by et al. Paul Fleming ...
    Narrated by Ralph Lewis, Robert Quivers, Patricia Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 14 min

    Prepare to embark on a literary odyssey with "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 (Unabridged)." This captivating anthology showcases the timeless masterpieces of renowned poets from across the globe. From the lyrical sonnets of Shakespeare to the evocative verses of Emily Dickinson, this volume offers a symphony of words that will ignite your imagination and stir your soul. Immerse yourself in the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    by Lars Svendsen ...
    Translated by John Irons ...
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    $20.49 USD

  • Martin Heidegger

    by George Steiner ...
    A rich and evocative study of one of modern history's most compelling and controversial philosophers by a literary and critical grand masterIn Martin Heidegger, George Steiner delves into the life and work of the prolific German philosopher. His deft analysis lays bare the intricacies of Heidegger's work and his influence on modern society, offering a clear and accessible analysis of the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bremen and Freiburg Lectures

    Insight Into That Which Is and Basic Principles of Thinking

    by Martin Heidegger ...
    Translated by Andrew J. Mitchell ...
    Series series Studies in Continental Thought
    This volume presents two important lecture cycles delivered after WWII, exploring the poetry of Hölderlin and the nature of thought itself.Heidegger delivered his lecture series, Insight into That Which Is, at Bremen in 1949. It was his first speaking engagement after World War II, when he was officially banned from teaching. Here, Heidegger openly resumes thinking that deeply engaged him with ... Read more

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  • Goethe, Kant, and Hegel

    Discovering the Mind

    by Walter Kaufmann ...
    Series series Discovering the Mind Series
    This immensely readable and absorbing book - the first of a three-volume series on understanding the human mind - concentrates on three major figures who have changed our image of human beings. Kaufmann drastically revises traditional conceptions of Goethe, Kant, and Hegel, showing how their ideas about the mind were shaped by their own distinctive mentalities.Kaufmann's version of psychohistory ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Problem of Distraction

    by Paul North ...
    We live in an age of distraction. Contemporary analyses of culture, politics, techno-science, and psychology insist on this. They often suggest remedies for it, or ways to capitalize on it. Yet they almost never investigate the meaning and history of distraction itself. This book corrects this lack of attention. It inquires into the effects of distraction, defined not as the opposite of attention, ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

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    by Albert Camus ...
    "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus is a philosophical exploration of absurdism, existentialism, and the human condition within French literature. Through the lens of the ancient myth of Sisyphus, Camus delves into the depths of existential crisis and rebellion against the absurdity of life. He examines the meaning of existence, confronting nihilism and the inherent absurdity of the universe. ... Read more

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