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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
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There is no doubt that Paul Johnson is one of the great historians of our time and one of our leading public intellectuals.
In this volume, Johnson attempts to explain heroes and heroism within the context of historical setting. The effort is a mixed success. Consider, for example, his use of Mae West and Marilyn Monroe as examplars of... »
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American Transcendentalism: A History
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I found the sections dealing with the sociologiccal impacts of Transcendentalism quite interesting. However, those parts treating the theological implications bogged down in religious hairsplitting which would probably be of interest only to a theologian. Book does contain good descriptions of the main players in the movement.... »
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Being and Event
The feats of set theory are here employed as a proof that multiplicity (Deleuzian "virtuality", Nitzschean "chance" or "eternal return") defines the struc... »
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A Primer on Postmodernism
Grenz book is written in a very scholarly tone, but not so much as to render it useless to a person more accustomed to lay-speak. He omits nothing to make... »
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