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The Clouds
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 36 Size: 68 kB Book genre: stage plays Language: English Read: NO Added: 23.09.2024, 09:24 Annotation: “The Clouds“ (Gr: “Nephelai“) is a comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, originally produced at the Athens City Dionysia of 423 BCE. It is perhaps the world’s first extant “comedy of ideas” and lampoons intellectual fashions in classical Athens. In the play, Strepsiades, an elderly Athenian mired in debt, enrolls his son Pheidippides in Socrates’ philosophy school so that he might learn the rhetorical skills necessary to defeat their creditors in court, although all he really learns is cynical disrespect for social mores and contempt for authority, which leads to Strepsiades burning the school down in disgust. The Acharnians
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 35 Size: 68 kB Book genre: stage plays Language: English Read: NO Added: 23.09.2024, 09:41 Annotation: The Acharnians or is the third play — and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays — by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BC on behalf of the young dramatist by an associate, Callistratus, and it won first place at the Lenaia festival. The Acharnians is about an Athenian citizen, Dikaiopolis, who miraculously obtains a private peace treaty with the Spartans and enjoys the benefits of peace in spite of opposition from some of his fellow Athenians. The play is notable for its absurd humour, its imaginative appeal for an end to the Peloponnesian War, and for the author's spirited response to condemnations of his previous play, The Babylonians, by politicians such as Cleon, who had reviled it as a slander against the Athenian polis. In The Acharnians, Aristophanes reveals his resolve not to yield to attempts at political intimidation. Along with the other surviving plays of Aristophanes, The Acharnians is one of the few – and oldest – surviving examples of a highly satirical genre of drama known as Old Comedy. Summa Theologica
Part I (Prima Pars)
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 822 Size: 872 kB Book genre: religion and theology Language: English Read: NO Added: 23.09.2024, 09:59 Annotation: The Summa Theologica is a compendium of theology written by Thomas Aquinas between 1265 and 1273. In Roman Catholicism it is the sum of all known learning and doctrine, of all that can be known about God and humanity's relations with God -- a landmark in the history of theology that famously offers five proofs of God's existence, the first three of which are cosmological arguments; the fourth, a moral argument; and the fifth, a teleological argument. The third quarter of the thirteenth century marked the first decisive philosophical encounter between Hellenism and Christianity. The rediscovery of Aristotle's works after the Dark Ages ushered in a new era of intellectual fervor in Europe, and the work of Thomas Aquinas is a commentary on Aristotle, whose writings were lost to the non-Arabic world until the beginning of the Thirteenth Century. To many, Aristotle's worldview was a pagan threat to Christianity. To Aquinas, it provided an exciting cosmological framework on which to build an all-encompassing Christian worldview. This dazzling synthesis of Catholic doctrine has had a profound impact on Christian thinking since the thirteenth century and has become the de facto official teaching of the Catholic Church -- the intellectual underpinning of the Church to this day. Four Comedies
Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, Ladies' Day
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 279 Size: 380 kB Book genre: stage plays Language: English Read: NO Added: 29.08.2024, 10:42 Annotation: Greek Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, Ladies Day Includes 4 pg. of General Notes and a 17 pg. Index of Popular Names. 344 pg. Giovanni Boccacio
La Fiemmetta
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 167 Size: 402 kB Book genre: fiction Language: English Read: NO Added: 04.02.2006, 23:16 Annotation: Giovanni Boccaccio is best known for the Decameron begun in 1530. The Decameron is a series of 100 Italian novellas in two volumes. These medieval stories are best known for their lively romances. There are stories with practical jokes, stories of wit, and stories of worldly clergy and their lack of morals. Many writers have used The Decameron as a source for their works. While writing the Decameron, Boccaccio was in love with the Lady Maria. She was in Naples and he missed her greatly. La Fiammetta was the affectionate nickname he gave Maria. There is no evidence that Boccaccio was ever more than a friend for Maria, but his passion for her was written about in several of his works. Archimédes
Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 28 Size: 315 kB Book genre: logic and mathematics Language: English Read: NO Added: 04.02.2006, 23:15 Annotation: Archimedes's Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics is a collection of works attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician and scientist Archimedes. In this treatise, he explores various geometric problems using principles derived from mechanics. The document contains ingenious methods and novel approaches to solving problems related to areas, volumes, and centers of gravity, among others. Archimedes's innovative insights in this treatise have had a profound impact on the development of mathematics and its application to various disciplines throughout history. His pioneering work continues to inspire and influence mathematicians, physicists, and engineers to this day. George Berkeley
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 57 Size: 104 kB Book genre: philosophy Language: English Read: NO Added: 23.09.2024, 23:44 Annotation: In An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision (1709), he examined visual distance, magnitude, position, and problems of sight and touch and concluded that “the proper (or real) objects of sight” are not without the mind, though “the contrary be supposed true of tangible objects.” Ezop
The Fables
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 108 Size: 162 kB Book genre: fiction Language: English Read: NO Added: 04.02.2006, 23:13 Annotation: Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. Selected Essays
Volume I
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 274 Size: 314 kB Book genre: history Language: English Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 19:38 Annotation: Compilation of essays written by the renowned Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, Plutarch. Marcel Proust
Hledání ztraceného času V
Uvězněná
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 398 Size: 2,05 MB Book genre: fiction Language: Czech ISBN: 978-80-7602-932-3 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 19:30 Marcel Proust
Hledání ztraceného času VI
Zmizelá Albertina
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 261 Size: 1,9 MB Book genre: fiction Language: Czech ISBN: 978-80-7602-935-4 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 19:30 Marcel Proust
Hledání ztraceného času VII
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 344 Size: 672 kB Book genre: fiction Language: Czech ISBN: 978-80-7602-938-5 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 19:29 The Essays
Studies in Pessimism
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 70 Size: 127 kB Book genre: philosophy Language: English Read: NO Added: 23.09.2024, 23:54 Annotation: A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that reality is but an extension of our own will, and that human life is characterized chiefly by misery. In this essay, translated by THOMAS BAILEY SAUNDERS (1860-1928) and first published in English in the 1890s, Schopenhauer offers his thoughts: - on "the sufferings of the world," and why evil is positive Students of philosophy and of the 19th-century intellectualism will find this a fascinating read. Karel Čapek
R.U.R
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 82 Size: 269 kB Book genre: stage plays Language: Czech Read: YES (08.01.2017) Added: 22.01.2006, 18:49 Religion
A Dialogue, etc.
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 68 Size: 125 kB Book genre: philosophy Language: English Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:48 Annotation: Arthur Schopenhauer's work "Religion" is a philosophical exploration of the nature and significance of religious beliefs and experiences. In this collection of essays, Schopenhauer delves into various aspects of religion, including its relationship to metaphysics, ethics, and human psychology. He critiques traditional religious institutions, arguing that true spirituality is found in individual introspection and the recognition of the underlying unity of all existence. Schopenhauer's writing reflects his unique blend of Western philosophy and Eastern thought, particularly his emphasis on the concept of "will" and his view of suffering as an essential aspect of human existence. Marcel Proust
Hledání ztraceného času IV
Sodoma a Gomora
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 375 Size: 708 kB Book genre: fiction Language: Czech ISBN: 978-80-7602-785-5 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:45 Sigmund Freud
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 113 Size: 149 kB Book genre: psychology Language: English Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:44 Annotation: If the transference of the erogenous excitability from the clitoris to the vagina has succeeded, the woman has thus changed her leading zone for the future sexual activity; the man on the other hand retains his from childhood. The main determinants for the woman's preference for the neuroses, especially for hysteria, lie in this change of the leading zone as well as in the repression of puberty. These determinants are therefore most intimately connected with the nature of femininity. -from "The Transformations of Puberty" He was a pioneer in the study of human sexuality and the impact of sexual desire on human behavior, and this 1905 work is considered among his most important contributions to the field. This is the source of such concepts as penis envy, castration anxiety, and the Oedipus complex that we take for granted as fundamental to understanding human psychology. In the three essays here-"The Sexual Aberrations," "Infantile Sexuality," and "The Transformations of Puberty"-Freud sets out a theory of human sexuality that continues to influence us today. Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 1803 Size: 1,79 MB Book genre: biography Language: English Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:43 Annotation: "I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power or possessions." Plutarch "To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days." Plutarch "Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech." Plutarch "To make no mistakes is not in the power of man "It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything." Plutarch Plutarch's Lives is a brilliant collection of biographies by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. By comparing a famous Roman with a famous Greek, Plutarch intended to provide model patterns of behaviour and to encourage mutual respect between Greeks and Romans. There are fifty biographies of famous soldiers, legislators, orators, and statesmen, and an additional eighteen comparisons. The form of Plutarch's Lives was new Marcel Proust
Hledání ztraceného času III
Ke Guermantům
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 563 Size: 881 kB Book genre: fiction Language: Czech ISBN: 978-80-7602-338-3 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:40 George Gordon Byron
Don Juan
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 356 Size: 369 kB Book genre: poetry Language: English ISBN: 978-80-7495-699-7 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 18:39 Annotation: Don Juan, written from 1819 to 1824 by the English poet Lord Byron, is a satirical, epic poem which portrays the Spanish folk legend of Don Juan, not as a womaniser as the character is historically portrayed, but as a victim easily seduced by women. Sigmund Freud
Dream Psychology
Psychoanalysis for Beginners
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 118 Size: 164 kB Book genre: psychology Language: English Read: NO Added: 24.09.2024, 00:04 Annotation: Dreams, in Freud's view, are all forms of "wish fulfillment" — attempts by the unconscious to resolve a conflict of some sort, whether something recent or something from the recesses of the past (later in Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Freud would discuss dreams which do not appear to be wish-fulfillment). Because the information in the unconscious is in an unruly and often disturbing form, a "censor" in the preconscious will not allow it to pass unaltered into the conscious. During dreams, the preconscious is more lax in this duty than in waking hours, but is still attentive: as such, the unconscious must distort and warp the meaning of its information to make it through the censorship. As such, images in dreams are often not what they appear to be, according to Freud, and need deeper interpretation if they are to inform on the structures of the unconscious. George Gordon Byron
Childe Haroldova pouť
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 112 Size: 135 kB Book genre: poetry Language: English ISBN: 978-80-7495-788-8 Read: NO Added: 22.01.2006, 17:53 The Foundation Trilogy
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 487 Size: 2,02 MB Book genre: sci-fi & fantasy Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 23:04 Annotation: It is the story of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psycho-historian Hari Seldon, the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store: a dark age of ignorance, barbarism and violence that will last for thirty thousand years. Gathering together a band of courageous men and women, Seldon leads them to a hidden location at the edge of the galaxy where he hopes they can preserve human knowledge and wisdom against all who would destroy them. Stephen William Hawking, Roger Penrose
The Nature of Space and Time
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 61 Size: 362 kB Book genre: natural sciences Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 23:01 Annotation: From two of the world's great physicists—Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureate Roger Penrose—a lively debate about the nature of space and time. Stephen William Hawking
The Beginning of Time
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 5 Size: 26 kB Book genre: natural sciences Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 23:00 Annotation: Academic lecture about the beginning of time. Stephen William Hawking
Space and Time Warps
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 6 Size: 133 kB Book genre: natural sciences Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 23:00 Annotation: In lecture "Space and Time Warps," the physicist Stephen Hawking delves into the mind-bending realms of general relativity and the nature of space-time. Stephen William Hawking
Life in the Universe
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 5 Size: 88 kB Book genre: natural sciences Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 22:59 Annotation: In "Life in the Universe," the esteemed physicist Stephen Hawking embarks on a captivating journey through the cosmos, exploring the tantalizing possibility of life beyond our planet. Stephen William Hawking
Does God Play Dice
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 5 Size: 81 kB Book genre: natural sciences Language: English Read: NO Added: 16.01.2006, 22:58 Annotation: In his thought-provoking lecture, "Did God Play Dice?," the brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking explores the profound implications of quantum mechanics and its potential impact on our understanding of the universe. Building upon Einstein's famous quote, "God does not play dice with the universe," Hawking delves into the concept of determinism versus randomness in the realm of quantum physics. With clarity and intellectual rigor, he examines the fundamental principles of uncertainty and probability that govern the behavior of subatomic particles, challenging traditional notions of a deterministic universe. By intertwining scientific insights with philosophical contemplation, Hawking invites the audience to ponder the very fabric of reality and raises profound questions about the nature of existence, causality, and the role of a divine creator in the cosmic play. This engaging lecture leaves the audience captivated by the intricate dance between science and philosophy and instigates a deeper appreciation for the enigmatic and fascinating world of quantum mechanics. Marcus Porcius Cato
Roman Farm Management
The Treatise of Cato and Varro
Format: EPUBNumber of pages: 210 Size: 267 kB Book genre: history Language: English Read: NO Added: 26.09.2024, 00:07 Annotation: Roman Farming Management: The Treatises Of Cato And Varro is actually two books in one. The first " De Agri Cultura" by Cato the Elder was written in the 2nd century B.C. and is a very straightforward description of how a farm was run in that period. The second more detailed , “Rerum rusticarum libri III” by Varro was written in the 2nd century A.D. and is a much more detailed description of what is needed to run a profitable farm as a business. Both are invaluable windows into ancient farming during the Roman period. Vize robotů
Format: PDFNumber of pages: 180 Size: 933 kB Book genre: sci-fi & fantasy Language: Czech Read: NO Added: 20.12.2005, 00:13
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