This volume brings together the three most influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Aristotle's Poetics contains his treatment of Greek …
In Harry Potter and Philosophy, seventeen philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are …
The amazing history of our understanding of gravity, which still remains quite incomplete, cannot help but make one recognize the …
Rhetoric was once an essential part of western education. Aristotle wrote an important treatise on it and Demosthenes remains famous …
Providing a history of classical rhetoric, this reference work gives an account of the teaching of literary and oral composition …
Aristotle's modal syllogistic has been an object of study ever since the time of Theophrastus; but these studies (apart from …
Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination--what he called phantasia--from other parts of the psyche, placing it between …
This volume focuses on Aristotle’s practical philosophy. His analysis of emotional response takes pride of place. It is followed by …
This book explores the different conceptions of reality in the various interpretations of Quantum Mechanics, demonstrating the intimate connection to …
In Words Like Loaded Pistols, Sam Leith traces the art of persuasion, beginning in ancient Syracuse and taking us on …
