![]() ![]() The key to separating the apprehension of knowledge from the mere perception of ideas lies is determination of the origination of ideas. ![]() Rene Descartes specifies exactly what he means by the concept of “ideas” by asserting in Meditations on First Philosophy that it is be viewed as a term intended to “stand for whatever the mind directly perceives.” Ideas as thus defined as perceptual constructs which are subject to deception and thus not capable of being accepted as genuine truth or knowledge. ![]() More specifically, how can actual knowledge be differentiated from ideas which are actually mere beliefs and not knowledge? The real question at the core of this epistemological divide comes down to the mechanics of the acquisition of knowledge. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īt its heart, Meditations on First Philosophy is the outline of a new epistemology that breaks with centuries of the scholastic tradition associated with Plato and Aristotle. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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A beautiful gift edition of the much-loved classic, now a major PBS television series starring Dominic West and Oscar winning actress, Olivia Coleman. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is a companion novel of sorts to Egan’s 2010 work A Visit from the Goon Squad, as Bix and a few other characters were briefly introduced in its collection of time- and narrative-shifting chapters. ![]() Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”-which allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others-has seduced multitudes. The Candy House follows the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose social media company is so universal that he’s “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first-name basis.” Bix is 40, restless, and desperate for a new idea, so when he stumbles upon a group of Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory, he sees his future. Egan will discuss her sixth novel, The Candy House, on Wednesday, March 8, at 7:00 pm, at the Berkley Theater. Greenwich Library is pleased to welcome award-winning author Jennifer Egan to its AuthorsLive series. ![]() ![]() ![]() What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. ![]() This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A compelling cry of abandonment, Paul's final words, "I am so alone," summarize the treachery of war, an insidious malaise that obliterates all ties with life, leaving an empty, dehumanized husk, which bears no will to live. For Paul and the other veterans, bestiality and carnage have usurped three years of their lives, leaving empty, aimless men to be the future generation of Germans. By this point, details have receded in importance. Even the setting of the garden in which he convalesces is ambiguous. October 1918, a month before the armistice, Paul dies at the front he did not suffer and there was an expression of calm on his face as though he was glad the end had come.Īs the plot moves inexorably toward a conclusion, Remarque, becoming more philosophical and less objective, omits details of Paul's gas injury, two-week leave, return to the front, and fatal wound. ![]() The narrative suddenly changes to third person as if someone else is telling the story. Then Paul must go back to the front, alone. The days and years will pass and he will be alone without fear or hope. ![]() Sadly, Paul mentions that the generation before and after his had a civilian life as young adults his generation does not. But what is home? He and his whole generation have no goals, no aims, no passion for life and no direction. Resting for fourteen days because he swallowed some gas, Paul considers the possibility that an armistice means they can go home. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With violence masquerading as love, characters spend their lives trapped reenacting their past traumas. A family’s maids witness a horrible cycle of abuse, a girl is auctioned off by a gang of criminals, and two sisters find themselves at the mercy of their spiteful brother. ![]() In lucid and compelling prose, Ampuero sheds light on the hidden aspects of the home: the grotesque realities of family, coming of age, religion, and class struggle. Named one of the ten best fiction books of 2018 by the New York Times en Español, Cockfight is the debut work by Ecuadorian writer and journalist María Fernanda Ampuero. “Ampuero’s literary voice is tough and beautiful at once: her stories are exquisite and dangerous objects.” -Yuri Herrera, author of Signs Preceding the End of the World This Ecuadorian short story collection explores domestic horrors and everyday violence, a "grotesque, unflinching" portrait of twenty-first-century Latin America (Publishers Weekly). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kapur offers as examples the tragic histories of Adolf Hitler’s Germany, the Soviet’s Gulag, Pol Pot’s Cambodia and other 20th century nations and communities. ![]() Kapur’s article is an examination of the more frightening aspects of these “intentional communities” as they matured and morphed in the 20th century, displaying the contradictions and hypocrisies that result from “the sordid realities of human nature” that often devolve into tyranny. ![]() “One thing we can say about the seductive visionaries who led the utopian movement in America,” Reece wrote, “is that they did not lead the most self-examined lives.” In “Utopia Drive,” Reece examined the history of a handful of America’s 19th-century utopian settlements and towns in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, New York and Massachusetts, analyzing their histories to find lessons for the present. 3, 2016) - In Akash Kapur’s treatise “The Return of the Utopians,” published in today’s issue of The New Yorker magazine, he made liberal reference to University of Kentucky Associate Professor of English Erik Reece’s new book “Utopia Drive.” UK Associate Professor of English Erik Reese. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Emma’s plan soon goes awry as the bodies pile up while her inexperience puts herself and her loved ones in danger. The weak plot spins on Emma’s rationalization that in trying to save Josh she’s also helping those who truly are in pain, but whose medication has been cut back because of government crackdowns. Meanwhile, Nate, who knows nothing of Emma’s scheme, volunteers to work with the DEA to find the source of opioids invading their town of Skamania, Wash., in the hope of a promotion. After they’re turned down for loans, Emma believes the only way to raise the cash is to sell opioids to addicts and forged prescription orders to drug dealers. Then Josh is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, and their insurance won’t cover his costly treatment. In this so-so domestic thriller from McDonald ( Behind Every Lie), happily married physician Emma Sweeney and her police detective husband, Nate, dote on their precocious five-year-old son, Josh. ![]() ![]() ![]() El combate perpetuo by Marcos Aguinis (19th century, Admiral William Brown).Santa Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez (20th century, Eva Perón).Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism by Domingo F.On Heroes and Tombs by Ernesto Sabato (19th century, during the Civil War).Caravans by James Michener (post-World War II). ![]() Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser (1840s, First Anglo-Afghan War).The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield ( Alexander the Great's invasion of the Afghan kingdoms in 330 BC).For a comprehensive list by time period on historical fiction in general see list of historical fiction by time period. For a more comprehensive automatically generated list of articles on Wikipedia about historical novels, see Category:Historical novels. This list includes only the most notable novels within the genre, which have been included in Wikipedia. This list outlines notable historical novels by the current geo-political boundaries of countries for the historical location in which most of the novel takes place. ![]() ![]() ![]() I look over my shoulder and meet his dark eyes which darken even further as his pupils dilate. Smoke chuckles and I’m glad I’m facing away because his laugh is pure torture, causing his erection to vibrate against my folds which are aching for more contact. “Pity, but I still have time to leave my mark on you yet.” “And not one of them caused by me.” He trails a hand up my arms and down my flat stomach. ** Other books in the King Series DO NOT have to be read to enjoy Smoke’s book. If her father doesn’t show his face, she will be mine. I might have her, but she isn’t mine to keep. A f*cking addiction that makes me question things I’ve never questioned before. ![]() She’s stubborn as hell and the sexiest god damn thing I have ever seen, sending dark, dirty animalistic desire coursing through my veins. Frazier is coming February 19th, 2018!įrankie Helburn is supposed to be an easy job.Ī means to flush her father out of hiding.Įxcept there isn’t anything simple about Frankie or the secrets she’s keeping. ![]() Up in Smoke, an all-new gritty standalone romance by T.M. ![]() |