Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia by Julia Kristeva, ISBN-13: 978-0231067072 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Columbia University Press (October 15, 1992) Language: English 300 pages ISBN-10: 0231067070 ISBN-13: 978-0231067072 In Black Sun, Julia Kristeva addresses the subject of melancholia, examining this phenomenon in the context of art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, as well as psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial…
Read moreA Companion to Foucault 1st Edition by Christopher Falzon, ISBN-13: 978-1444334067 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (April 1, 2013) Language: English 632 pages ISBN-10: 1444334069 ISBN-13: 978-1444334067 A Companion to Foucault comprises a collection of essays from established and emerging scholars that represent the most extensive treatment of French philosopher Michel Foucault’s works currently available. Comprises a comprehensive collection of authors and topics, with both established and emerging scholars represented Includes…
Read moreCulture by Terry Eagleton, ISBN-13: 978-0300218794 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Yale University Press (May 24, 2016) Language: English 192 pages ISBN-10: 9780300218794 ISBN-13: 978-0300218794 One of our most brilliant minds offers a sweeping intellectual history that argues for the reclamation of culture’s value. Culture is a defining aspect of what it means to be human. Defining culture and pinpointing its role in our lives is not, however, so straightforward. Terry Eagleton, one of…
Read moreNietzsche and Philosophy by Gilles Deleuze, ISBN-13: 978-0231056694 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Columbia University Press; Columbia Classics edition (April 15, 1983) Language: English 221 pages ISBN-10: 0231056699 ISBN-13: 978-0231056694 Praised for its rare combination of scholarly rigor and imaginative interpretation, Nietzsche and Philosophy has long been recognized as one of the most important analyses of Nietzsche. It is also one of the best introductions to Deleuze’s thought, establishing many of his central philosophical…
Read moreThe Feminine and the Sacred by Catherine Clément, ISBN-13: 978-0231115797 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 2003) Language: English 224 pages ISBN-10: 0231115792 ISBN-13: 978-0231115797 In November 1996, Catherine Clément and Julia Kristeva began a correspondence exploring the subject of the sacred. In this collection of those letters Catherine Clément approaches the topic from an anthropologist’s point of view while Julia Kristeva responds from a psychoanalytic perspective. Their correspondence leads…
Read moreEssays in Understanding 1930-1954 by Hannah Arendt, ISBN-13: 978-0805211863 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Schocken; First Edition (June 7, 2005) Language: English 496 pages ISBN-10: 0805211861 ISBN-13: 978-0805211863 Few thinkers have addressed the political horrors and ethical complexities of the twentieth century with the insight and passionate intellectual integrity of Hannah Arendt. She was irresistible drawn to the activity of understanding, in an effort to endow historic, political, and cultural events with meaning. Essays…
Read moreThomas Jefferson: Uncovering His Unique Philosophy and Vision by M. Andrew Holowchak, ISBN-13: 978-1616149529 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Prometheus; First Edition (November 11, 2014) Language: English 365 pages ISBN-10: 1616149523 ISBN-13: 978-1616149529 This is the first book to systematize the philosophical content of Thomas Jefferson’s writings. Sifting through Jefferson’s many addresses, messages, and letters, philosopher M. Andrew Holowchak uncovers an intensely curious Enlightenment thinker with a well-constructed, people-sympathetic, and consistent philosophy. As the…
Read moreErotism: Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille, ISBN-13: 978-0872861909 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: City Lights Publishers; Reprint edition (January 1, 1986) Language: English 280 pages ISBN-10: 0872861902 ISBN-13: 978-0872861909 Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sensuality—Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective. Bataille challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emily Bronte to Sade, from St. Therese to Claude Levi-Strauss…
Read moreAssimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music by S. Alexander Reed, ISBN-13: 978-0199832606 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; Critical edition (June 5, 2013) Language: English 376 pages ISBN-10: 9780199832606 ISBN-13: 978-0199832606 “Industrial” is a descriptor that fans and critics have applied to a remarkable variety of music: the oildrum pounding of Einstürzende Neubauten, the processed electronic groans of Throbbing Gristle, the drumloop clatter of Skinny Puppy, and the synthpop songcraft of…
Read moreEnglish Vocabulary Organiser: 100 Topics for Self Study 1st Edition by Chris Gough, ISBN-13: 978-1899396368 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Heinle ELT; 1st edition (January 1, 2000) Language: English 224 pages ISBN-10: 1899396365 ISBN-13: 978-1899396368 ENGLISH VOCABULARY ORGANISER is the most comprehensive vocabulary self-study book currently available. It organizes vocabulary into 100 topics and is the ideal book to recommend to all intermediate and upper level students. It will be invaluable to anyone preparing…
Read moreClinical Mental Health Counseling: Elements of Effective Practice by J. Scott Young, ISBN-13: 978-1506305639 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; 1st edition (September 1, 2016) Language: English 480 pages ISBN-10: 1506305636 ISBN-13: 978-1506305639 Referencing the 2016 CACREP standards, Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Elements of Effective Practice by editors J. Scott Young and Craig S. Cashwell combines solid foundational information with practical application for a realistic introduction to work in community mental health…
Read moreThe Biology of Beauty: The Science behind Human Attractiveness by Rachelle M. Smith, ISBN-13: 978-1440849886 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Greenwood (June 8, 2018) Language: English 264 pages ISBN-10: 1440849889 ISBN-13: 978-1440849886 It’s said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but recent scientific research suggests that human attractiveness is much more objective than we once thought, deeply rooted in our biology and evolutionary history. For instance, facial symmetry is considered extremely…
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