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It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. His polluted bloodline spreads through London as its citizens increasingly choose to become vampires. In the grim backstreets of Whitechapel, a killer known as 'Silver Knife' is cutting down vampire girls. The eternally young vampire Geneviere Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club are drawn together as they both hunt the sadistic killer, bringing them ever closer to England's most bloodthirsty ruler yet.

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Es profesor titular de Literatura Española en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.Ha publicado seis libros de poesía: Preludio a la inmersión (1999), El monólogo de Homero (2007), El síndrome de Diógenes (2009), Transporte de animales vivos (2013), El hombre al que le zumban los oídos (2021) y Tanatografía (2022, XL Premio Leonor de Poesía).En 2017 obtuvo el XXIII Premio Café Bretón por el dietario Cuidados paliativos, que tiene su continuación en Estatuas sin ojos (2023).Ha traducido a Robert Bly, Jack Gilbert, Jane Kenyon, Ken Smith y Henri Cole.

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La doctrina de Epicuro se basa en la búsqueda del placer, la cual debería ser dirigida por la prudencia. Se manifestó en contra del destino, la necesidad y el sentido griego de fatalidad. La naturaleza, según Epicuro, está regida por el azar. Solo así es posible la libertad, sin la cual el hedonismo no tiene motivo de ser. Manifestó que los mitos religiosos amargan la vida de los hombres.El pensamiento de Epicuro nos ha llegado a través del poeta latino Lucrecio (De rerum natura) y por algunas cartas de Diógenes Laercio y fragmentos rescatados.

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It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders. Anno Dracula is a rich and panoramic tale, combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London.

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Philosophical Skepticism provides a selection of texts drawn from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism. Taken together with the historical introduction by Landesman and Meeks, these texts clearly illustrate the profound influence that skeptical stances have had on the nature of philosophical inquiry. Draws a selection of texts from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism. Spans centuries of skeptical and anti-skeptical arguments, from Socrates to Rorty. Includes essays by Plato, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Russell, Quine, Nagel, and many others. Provides a solid foundation for further study.

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Philosophical Skepticism provides a selection of texts drawn from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism. Taken together with the historical introduction by Landesman and Meeks, these texts clearly illustrate the profound influence that skeptical stances have had on the nature of philosophical inquiry. Draws a selection of texts from the skeptical tradition of Western philosophy as well as texts written by opponents of skepticism. Spans centuries of skeptical and anti-skeptical arguments, from Socrates to Rorty. Includes essays by Plato, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Russell, Quine, Nagel, and many others. Provides a solid foundation for further study.

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In this work, Jeehei Park proposes Greek and Roman cosmopolitanism as a constructive category through which to navigate a reading of human diversity and communal unity in Paul’s letters. Park takes a thorough look at the cosmopolitan ideas of Diogenes of Sinope, Philo, Plutarch, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius to establish Paul as an interlocutor who critically participated in the discourse of cosmopolitanism. Park characterizes Paul’s understanding of unity with the distinctive phrase “heterogeneous unity,” in which human differences are respected and embraced rather than being universalized or homogenized. This book offers a novel analysis of Paul’s rhetoric about citizenship in Philippians and its adoption of Greek and Roman cosmopolitanism as an interpretive contour.

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Der Band präsentiert einige Vortragstexte (or. 54, 55, 70, 71 und 72) des Redners und Philosophen Dion von Prusa (um 40 - nach 111 n. Chr.) - auch genannt Chrysostomos ("Goldmund") -, die bisher noch nie im Detail kommentiert worden sind. Sie zeichnen ein Bild des Philosophen nicht als eines abstrakten Denkers, sondern als eines neuen Odysseus, Herakles, aber auch Sokrates und Diogenes, der sich einmischt und schon durch sein Auftreten und sein Erscheinungsbild die Menschen provoziert und zum Überdenken und Verbessern des eigenen Lebens anregt; sie entwerfen ein Ideal praktischer Ethik, dem Dion selbst sich verpflichtet fühlte und das auch weit über seine eigene Zeit und die vielgestaltige Gesellschaft der römischen Kaiserzeit hinaus wirken kann.

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The teachings of Epicurus-about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. Though Epicurus faced hostile opposition for centuries after his death, he counts among his many admirers Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, and Isaac Newton. This volume includes all of his extant writings-his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings-alongside parallel passages from the greatest exponent of his philosophy, Lucretius, extracts from Diogenes Laertius' Life of Epicurus, a lucid introductory essay about Epicurean philosophy, and a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with Epicurus and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.

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Der Band präsentiert einige Vortragstexte (or. 54, 55, 70, 71 und 72) des Redners und Philosophen Dion von Prusa (um 40 - nach 111 n. Chr.) - auch genannt Chrysostomos ("Goldmund") -, die bisher noch nie im Detail kommentiert worden sind. Sie zeichnen ein Bild des Philosophen nicht als eines abstrakten Denkers, sondern als eines neuen Odysseus, Herakles, aber auch Sokrates und Diogenes, der sich einmischt und schon durch sein Auftreten und sein Erscheinungsbild die Menschen provoziert und zum Überdenken und Verbessern des eigenen Lebens anregt; sie entwerfen ein Ideal praktischer Ethik, dem Dion selbst sich verpflichtet fühlte und das auch weit über seine eigene Zeit und die vielgestaltige Gesellschaft der römischen Kaiserzeit hinaus wirken kann.

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No hay ensayo previo para la vida. Solo tienes una oportunidad. Afortunadamente, puedes consultar a grandes pensadores, como Epicuro, Kant o Diógenes, para obtener consejos sabios.Desde el momento en que te das cuenta de que la vida no es un camino de rosas, pasan por tu mente todo tipo de preguntas: Dónde me encuentro? Quién soy yo realmente? Quiénes son los otros? Por qué todos me miran y qué piensan de mí? Qué se espera de mí? Por qué estoy aquí? Este libro ofrece consuelo, enriquece las amistades, crea un espacio de comprensión para quienes piensan de manera diferente y te permite disfrutar de tu trabajo. Te sorprenderá lo accesible que es esta forma de filosofar y pronto estarás listo para probarla tú mismo.

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The new novel in the acclaimed alternate history vampire series from Kim Newman. "Compulsory reading... glorious" Neil Gaiman on Anno Dracula THE NEW MILLENNIUM... Vampire princess Christina Light is throwing a New Year’s Eve party in Daikaiju Plaza – a building in the shape of a giant mechanical dragon – in Tokyo, attended by world leaders of technology, finance and culture. But the party is crashed by less enlightened souls. The distinguished guests are held hostage by yakuza assassins and Transylvanian mercenaries. And vampire schoolgirl Nezumi – sword-wielding agent of the Diogenes Club – finds herself alone, pitted against the world’s deadliest creatures. Thrown out of the party, she must fight her way back up through a building that seems designed to destroy her in a thousand ways. Can Nezumi survive past midnight?

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Movimiento intelectual negador de los valores acartonados de una civilización en crisis, el cinismo griego denuncia la falta de libertad auténtica y reivindica la autonomía del individuo frente a la familia, la ciudad y la moral de compromiso. Hostiles a las convenciones y el progreso, los cínicos utilizan el humor corrosivo, la sátira y la desvergüenza como armas para ejercer su crítica. Carlos García Gual estudia en este volumen los rasgos más destacados de la ?secta del perro? (precursores de la ética estoica y epicúrea) y de sus figuras más relevantes, completándolo con la traducción de la parte dedicada por Diógenes Laercio a los cínicos en su ?Vidas de los filósofos? ?publicado en esta misma colección?. Otras obras de Carlos García Gual en esta colección: ?Epicuro?, ?Los siete sabios (y tres más)? e ?Introducción a la mitología griega?.

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Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we need to recognise the fundamental impacts of our new information environment on our lives in order to take back control. Drawing on insights ranging from Diogenes to contemporary tech leaders, Williams's thoughtful and impassioned analysis is sure to provoke discussion and debate. Williams is the inaugural winner of the Nine Dots Prize, a new Prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues. This title is also available as Open Access.

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Bringing sex and philosophy together on a blind date, Anne Dufourmantelle\u2019s provocative study uses this analogy to uncover and examine philosophy\u2019s blind spot. Delightful and startling comparisons spring from the date: both sex and philosophy are dangerous, both are socially subversive, and both are obsessions. Although sex and philosophy have much in common, however, they have scarcely known one another until now. Socrates and Diogenes had little to say about sex, and although it was notoriously explored by the Marquis de Sade, this study explains why philosophy has never been fully sexualized nor sex really philosophized. Blind Date highlights the marked deletion of sexual topics and themes from philosophical works, while also opening doors for their union. Inviting readers to remember that thought does not require repressed desire, Dufourmantelle argues that sex is everywhere, and it affects all kinds of thinking.

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The final battle between good and evil. Only one will survive...The New York Museum of Natural History receives their stolen gem collection back...ground down to dust. Diogenes, the psychotic killer who stole them in DANCE OF DEATH, is throwing down the gauntlet to both the city and to his brother, FBI Agent Pendergast, who is currently incarcerated in a maximum security prison.To quell the PR nightmare of the gem fiasco, the museum decides to reopen the Tomb of Senef. An astounding Egyptian temple, it was a popular museum exhibit until the 1930s, when it was quietly closed. But when the tomb is unsealed in preparation for its gala reopening, the killings - and whispers of an ancient curse - begin again. And the catastrophic opening itself sets the stage for the final battle between the two brothers: an epic clash from which only one will emerge alive.

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Encuadernación: Cartoné.Colección: El Club Diógenes.Abraham Stoker nació en Dublín en 1847. Fue un niño enfermizo y desempeñó en su juventud un puesto de funcionario, hasta que a los treinta y un años decidió abandonar su empleo para convertirse en agente y secretario particular del actor inglés Henry Irving, propietario del teatro Lyceum de Londres. En el tiempo libre que le dejaba el trabajo, Stoker no sólo escribió Drácula (1897), la obra que lo hizo inmortal, sino otras novelas fantásticas, como La joya de las siete estrellas (1903), La dama del sudario (1909), o La madriguera del gusano blanco (1911).Los seres que llamamos vampiros existen. Algunos de nosotros tenemos pruebas irrefutables de ello. Ha pasado más de un siglo desde que el profesor Van Helsing, uno de los protagonistas de Drácula, pronunciara estas palabras, y el mito sigue vivo gracias a la capacidad sobrenatural del hombre-vampiro para mutar y adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos: infinidad de películas, musica

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En cierto modo, Los andróginos del lenguaje es el tercer tomo de una trilogía abierta, cuyo prólogo bien puede ser mi reciente Diccionario esencial del Fin de Siglo [El Club Diógenes, 163] -dice Villena en el prólogo a esta colección de artículos dedicados en buena medida a glosar diferentes figuras del Simbolismo, como Poe, Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Villiers, Manuel Machado, Lugones o Cansinos Assens-. Y abarcaría los siguientes títulos, ambos recopilatorios de estudios sobre escritores y pintores del Fin de Siglo: Corsarios de guante amarillo (Sobre el dandysmo) de 1983, y Máscaras y formas del Fin de Siglo de 1988.Los andróginos del lenguaje -que recoge artítculos largos y breves sobre esa misma época- se escribió entre 1987 y el año 2000. La mayoría de estos textos fueron apareciendo en revistas y periódicos o fueron prólogo a ediciones o catálogos, pero también hay algún otro inédito. Los artículos breves aparecieron en Diario 16, La Vanguardia

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A marvellous book, lovingly edited, beautifully produced. . . and brimming with literary insights, much laughter, a sprinkle of gossip and the poet's insuppressible joie de vivre, even in adversity. Buy it, read it, and keep it to hand on to your children.' John Banville, GuardianEvery now and again I need to get down here, to get into the Diogenes tub, as it were, or the Colmcille beehive hut, or the Mossbawn scullery. At any rate, a hedge surrounds me, the blackbird calls, the soul settles for an hour or two . . .In this wonderful selection, spanning fifty years of Seamus Heaney's correspondence, we are given access as never before to the life and poetic development of a literary titan from his early days in Belfast, through his controversial decision to settle in the Republic, to the gradual broadening of horizons that culminated in the award of a Nobel Prize and the years of international acclaim that kept him heroically busy until his death

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The Eastern Roman or 'Byzantine' Empire had to fight for survival throughout its long history so military ability was a prime requisite for a successful Emperor. John Carr concentrates on the personal and military histories of the more capable war fighters to occupy the imperial throne at Constantinople. They include men like it's founder Constantine I , Julian, Theodosius, Justinian, Heraclius, Leo I, Leo III, Basil I, Basil II (the Bulgar-slayer), Romanus IV Diogenes, Isaac Angelus, and Constantine XI. Byzantium's emperors, and the military establishment they created and maintained, can be credited with preserving Rome's cultural legacy and, from the seventh century, forming a bulwark of Christendom against aggressive Islamic expansion. For this the empire's military organization had to be of a high order, a continuation of Roman discipline and skill adapted to new methods of warfare. Thus was the Empire, under the leadership of its fighting emperors, able to endure for almost a thousand years after the fall of Rome.

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La mayoría de las veces, cuando un pintor elige tratar un tema filosófico, pinta un texto. Un texto o una frase del texto, un momento de ese texto, una palabra incluso. Como pintar una idea resulta difícil, tiene que pintar un guiño que exprese esa idea en la que se resume todo el pensamiento del filósofo: ese guiño es un detalle, ahora bien el diablo está en el detalle. Lo que hay que ver en una pintura que llamaría filosófica es el detalle que resume esta filosofía.Para Anaxágoras es un candil, unas verduras para Pitágoras, una jarra para Sócrates y Jantipa, unas lágrimas para Heráclito, una risa para Demócrito, una copa para Sócrates, una lámpara para Diógenes, una caverna para Platón, un cocodrilo para Aristóteles, una lanceta para Séneca, un pan para Marco Aurelio, una concha para Agustín, y esto para permanecer dentro de los límites de la filosofía antigua.De Pitágoras a Derrida, a través

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This, the sequel to the same author's much-acclaimed 'Xanthippic Dialogues,' is a multi-faceted commentary on the post-modern condition, which takes the form of part-Hellenistic, part-Arabian fairy tale. Archeanassa of Colophon, subject of a poem attributed by Diogenes Laertius to Plato, has returned to her birthplace in search of the lost manuscripts of another ex-lover, the poet Antimachus. There, she encounters Perictione, Plato's niece, who loves alone in the ruined and brutalized city amid memories and dreams. Perictione tells the strange story of Merope of Sardis, the Nietzshean philosopher who both made and destroyed her life. Little by little Archeanassa comes to recognize that Perictiones story is also her own story, and that the mystery of Colophon is the mystery of modernity itself. Through dialogues, stories and fantasies, the narrative explores the aesthetic way of life, and the possibilities of meaning in an age of inverted commas.

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LEER UN FRAGMENTOUNA HISTORIA DE VIOLENCIA AMBIENTADA EN LA ALEJANDRÍA DE HYPATIALa protagonista ubícua de esta novela es la ciudad de Alejandría, la más inquieta y cosmopolita del orbe mediterráneo a comienzos de la era cristiana. En ella escenifica Pilar Pedraza magistralmente un tiempo convulso, inicio de la decadencia de la gran metrópoli, rubicón del auge del cristianismo que habría de acabar con siglos de tolerancia y eclecticismo cultural a partir del brutal sacrificio público de Hypatia (filósofa, astróloga y matemática en la que se inspira la autora para su personaje de Melanta). En La perra de Alejandría, esta crisis de civilización se encarna en personajes como el cínico Elpidio, líder local de la secta del Perro, que vive en la calle, siguiendo el ejemplo del gran Diógenes; Críspulo, el ambicioso y despiadado obispo cristiano de Alejandría, dispuesto a todo para arrinconar las creencias paganas e imponer la fe única; la citada Melant

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Este libro ofrece un nuevo enfoque para comprender el estoicismo a través de la vida de las personas que lo practicaron. Su ejemplo nos muestra lo que significa vivir estoicamente, revelando las lecciones que se pueden aprender de sus luchas y éxitos.Durante milenios, el estoicismo ha sido la filosofía ancestral que atrae a quienes buscan la grandeza, desde atletas hasta políticos. Y no es de extrañar: su compromiso con el autoconocimiento, la virtud y el desapego hacia lo que no podemos controlar tiene mucho que ofrecer a quienes se enfrentan al caótico mundo de hoy. Pero, quiénes eran los estoicos?En este libro, Ryan Holiday y Stephen Hanselman ofrecen un nuevo enfoque para comprender el estoicismo a través de la vida de las personas que lo practicaron: desde Cicerón a Zenón, Catón a Séneca, Diógenes a Marco Aurelio. A través de breves biografías de todos los estoicos famosos y menos conocidos, este libro mostrará lo que significa vivir estoicamente y revelará las lecciones que

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Our canine companions offer us friendship, love, understanding, all unadulterated. They are our joyful playmates and our furry shoulders to cry on, from the cradle to the grave. This book brings together some of the finest poems on dogs by a range of poets from Diogenes to Dorothy Parker, from Chaucer to Clarice Lispector. Gertrude Stein once said, “I am I because my little dog knows me,” and this collection proves it: with their wit, their wisdom, and their delights, these poems—and the dogs that inspired them—hold up a mirror to our better selves. Whether exploding with the joy of a new puppy or mourning the loss of a tender lifelong friend, growling a critique at the more “civilized” habits of humans or simply spending a day in the life of a favorite pet, these poems offer something to dog lovers, poets, and poetry readers: in short, just about everyone.

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A clash of empires that will echo for eternity…AD 1071. Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering flame of Byzantium, and a reinvigorated empire rises to meet the Seljuk threat. In the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds hang in the balance: Manzikert and Chliat. The Byzantines and Seljuks race to secure the twin fortress-towns.Apion rides by the emperor’s side as they march east, marshalling Byzantium’s armies for the conflict that is to come. He knows only too well that the threat posed by the Sultan’s hordes is well-matched by malevolent forces within the Byzantine ranks. Thus, the road to war is a savage one, but one he cannot refuse. For at its end, Fate beckons, taunting him with a choice of two futures.On the plains of Manzikert, one great power will rise and another will fall. On the plains of Manzikert, Apion will face the storm.The epic conclusion to the Strategos series, perfect for fans of David Gilman and Christian Cameron.

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Ravishing and provocative.Olivia Laing *** Stunning and powerful.André AcimanThe example of the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who lived a dog's life, sleeping, teaching, having sex in the public square, sets the tone for this extraordinary, genre-bending memoir. Posing crucial questions about what drives certain individuals to risk physical suffering in the name of freedom, Bite Your Friends also asks what we ourselves might learn from such examples to become braver, more authentic individuals.From a Roman amphitheatre in the 4th century, where martyrs are fed to wild beasts, to the S&M leather bars of New York in the 1970s and the programmatic defiance of groups like Pussy Riot, this sinuous and illuminating mix of memoir and social history explores the lives of uncommonly brave men and womensaints, philosophers, artistswho have used their own wounded or stigmatized bodies to challenge society's mores and entrenched power structures. Running through her narrati

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Testimonio insustituible sobre la tradición de las escuelas filosóficas griegas al ser el único compendio de este tipo que ha llegado hasta nosotros, las " Vidas y opiniones de los filósofos más ilustres " , obra compuesta en la primera mitad del siglo III por Diógenes Laercio, fue desde principios del siglo XIX objeto de reproches, sobre todo por parte de los filósofos, que no encontraban en ella la historia de la filosofía antigua que habrían querido encontrar. Sin embargo, llevado por aficiones más filológicas que filosóficas, su autor, como aclara en su introducción Carlos García Gual, responsable de esta primera traducción íntegra de la obra desde la que hiciera Ortiz y Sanz en 1792, sólo pretendió registrar para la posteridad el espléndido legado sapiencial de los no en vano ilustres filósofos griegos, tarea que llevó a cabo en un texto que resulta hoy uno de los más atractivos del legado helénico por su información minuciosa y su amenidad.Traducción e introducción de Carlos G

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Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, a Cambridge-trained classicist who is also a novelist, portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Green describes his Alexander as "not only the most brilliant (and ambitious) field commander in history, but also supremely indifferent to all those administrative excellences and idealistic yearnings foisted upon him by later generations, especially those who found the conqueror, tout court, a little hard upon their liberal sensibilities." This biography begins not with one of the universally known incidents of Alexander's life, but with an account of his father, Philip of Macedonia, whose many-territoried empire was the first on the continent of Europe to have an effectively centralized government and military. What Philip and Macedonia had to offer, Alexander made his own, but Philip and Macedonia also made Alexander form an important context for understanding Alexander himself. Yet his origins and training do not fully explain the man. After he was named hegemon of the Hellenic League, many philosophers came to congratulate Alexander, but one was conspicuous by his absence: Diogenes the Cynic, an ascetic who lived in a clay tub. Piqued and curious, Alexander himself visited the philosopher, who, when asked if there was anything Alexander could do for him, made the famous reply, "Don't stand between me and the sun." Alexander's courtiers jeered, but Alexander silenced them: "If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes." This remark was as unexpected in Alexander as it would be in a modern leader. For the general reader, the book, redolent with gritty details and fully aware of Alexander's darker side, offers a gripping tale of Alexander's career. Full backnotes, fourteen maps, and chronological and genealogical tables serve readers with more specialized interests.

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Coleccion:El club DiogenesTraduccion de R DiazUn refrán afirma que la India es más grande que el mundo. Rudyard Kipling, que nació en la populosa ciudad de Bombay en 1865, recibió desde su primera infancia las vívidas impresiones de este mundo inagotable, tan alejado del de sus antepasados. Los intensos olores de los bazares, la muchedumbre que deambula por el laberinto de las calles abrasadas por el calor sofocante, las historias y canciones que escuchaba en boca de sus sirvientes indígenas, formaron la tupida trama que el escritor intentó descifrar a lo largo de su obra. Su trabajo como periodista le obligó a viajar por todos los rincones de la India y le abrió las puertas de los más diversos ambientes, en los que conoció desde altos funcionarios del Imperio y despóticos reyezuelos de estados de pacotilla, hasta tahúres, pícaros y menesterosos de toda casta. Gracias a ello, Kipling supo retratar con igual profundidad tanto la vida de la sociedad británica como la

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Herman Melville (1819-1891) no había cumplido aún los veinte años cuando su espíritu aventurero lo llevó a embarcarse rumbo a las islas del Pacífico Sur, viajes que inspiraron sus primeras obras: Taipi, un edén canibal (1846, El Club Diógenes, 143), Omoo (1847), Mardi (1849) y Redburn (1849). Tras el enorme esfuerzo de redacción de su obra maestra Moby Dick (1851), Melville inicia la escritura de una serie de relatos, entre los que se encuentran dos de los más aclamados: Bartleby, el escribiente (CD, 126) y Benito Cereno (CD, 266), que reuniría en 1856 bajo el título de The Piazza Tales.Las Encantadas forma parte de esta colección. Redactada en una serie de diez scketchs, Las Encantadas (1854) va más allá de una mera descripción geográfica de las Islas Galápagos, de su rica fauna y de su extraordinaria historia, para transformarse ante los ojos del lector en un paisaje literario, poético e incluso mítico. El prime

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Nacido en Plasencia en 1975, Juan Ramón Santos es autor de los libros Cortometrajes y Cuaderno escolar, con los quedó finalista del Premio Setenil al mejor libro de relatos publicado en España en sus ediciones de 2005 y 2009, así como de El círculo de Viena, Palabras menores y Perder el tiempo, también de cuentos.Ha publicado, además, las novelas Biblia apócrifa de Aracia, El tesoro de la Isla, El verano del Endocrino ?con la que, bajo el título Fuera de órbita, quedó finalista del Premio Nadal en 2018? y La muerte del Pinflói, así como El síndrome de Diógenes, Premio Felipe Trigo en la modalidad de narración corta en 2019, y dos libros de poemas, Cicerone y Aire de familia.En 2021 ganó el XXIX Premio Edebé de Literatura Infantil con el libro El Club de las Cuatro Emes.Ha traducido del portugués las novelas Lo invisible, de Rui Lage, y Las primeras cosas, de Bruno Vieira Amaral, y la obra de teatro El testimonio de Alabad, de Nuno Pino Custódio.

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Douglas A. Hume offers a narrative ethical reading of the passages depicting the early Christian community in Acts (2:41-47 and 4:32-35). He begins with a methodological exploration of how contemporary scholars may examine the impact of biblical narratives upon reader's moral imaginations. Given the presence of friendship language in Acts, the work subsequently launches into an examination of this idiom in Greco-Roman philosophical and literary works by Aristotle, Plutarch, Diogenes Laertius, and Iamblichus. The author then proceeds to an exegetical examination of how friendship language is employed by Luke in the narrative summaries of Acts. This ethical reading of the Acts 2:41-47 and 4:32-35 incorporates multiple features of narrative criticism and asks such wide ranging questions as the use of emotion, point of view, and characterization to shape the reading audience's perception of God, the early Christian community, and other characters within the story of Luke-Acts. This study has implications for biblical studies, practical theology, and contemporary understandings of ecclesiology.

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Este libro, en el que el autor nos propone revisitar las ideas clave del pensamiento político occidental de la mano de las canciones de La Polla Records, es, además, una invitación a hablar con Sócrates y los sofistas; a reír con Diógenes; a entender la distopía de Platón y el pragmatismo de Aristóteles; a batallar con Locke contra el inmenso poder del Leviatán de Hobbes; a repensar a Rousseau; a dudar con Hume; a devolver la mano de Adam Smith al mundo de lo visible; a alejarnos del historicismo hegeliano de Marx o Fukuyama; a pelear junto a Bakunin o Emma Goldman; a manifestarnos con Marcuse contra la sociedad de consumo; a enfadarnos con Adorno; a perdernos por la ciudad con Debord o a vigilar el auge del populismo, entre otras muchas cosas.Y este poco habitual diálogo entre la cultura popular y la académica ha dado como resultado no solo una historia crítica de las ideas que fundamentan nuestras democracias, sino también un manual de filosofía política con espíritu punk.De l

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'In story after page-turning story, Lives of the Stoics brings ancient philosophers to life.' - David Epstein, bestselling author of Range 'Wonderful' - Chris Bosh, two-time NBA Champion For millennia, Stoicism has been the ancient philosophy that attracts those who seek greatness, from athletes to politicians and everyone in between. And no wonder: its embrace of self-mastery, virtue and indifference to that which we cannot control has much to offer those grappling with today's chaotic world. But who were the Stoics? In this book, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offer a fresh approach to understanding Stoicism through the lives of the people who practiced it - from Cicero to Zeno, Cato to Seneca, Diogenes to Marcus Aurelius. Through short biographies of all the famous, and lesser-known, Stoics, this book will show what it means to live stoically, and reveal the lessons to be learned from their struggles and successes. The result is a treasure trove of insights for anyone in search of living a good life.

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It is the autumn of 1910, and for fifteen long years Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson have battled R'lluhloig, the Hidden Mind that was once Professor James Moriarty. Europe is creeping inexorably towards war, and a more cosmic conflict is nearing its zenith, as in a single night all the most eminent members of the Diogenes Club die horribly, seemingly by their own hands. Holmes suspects it is the handiwork of a German spy working for R'lluhloig, but his search for vengeance costs an old friend his life. The companions retreat to Holmes's farm on the Sussex Downs, and it is not long before a client comes calling. Three young women have disappeared from the nearby town of Newford, and the locals have no doubt who is responsible. For legend has it that strange amphibious creatures dwell in a city on the seabed, coming ashore every few centuries to take fresh captives. As Holmes and Watson seek out the terrifying interlopers, the scene is set for the final battle that will bring them face to face with the Sussex Sea-Devils, and perhaps with Cthulhu himself...

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A new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, a man of African descent, and where his fiancée Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft’s comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. Near panic, Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take...Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock’s older brother. This harrowing adventure changed his life, and set the stage for the man Mycroft would become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power behind the British government.

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Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, a man of African descent, and where his fiancee Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. Near panic, Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take...Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock's older brother. This harrowing adventure changed his life, and set the stage for the man Mycroft would become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power behind the British government.

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Five gripping full-cast adaptations of Patricia Highsmith's bestselling 'Ripley' series - plus bonus materialCharming, cultured and clever, Tom Ripley has a taste for the finer things in life. And he is determined to get them, by any means necessary...These five plays - The Talented Mr Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Under Water - chart Tom's journey from impoverished conman to wealthy bon viveur and serial killer. His homicidal adventures begin when he befriends shipping heir Dickie Greenleaf: he wants money, success, and he's willing to kill for it. But when he attains the luxurious lifestyle he craves, he is always on the edge of being discovered. Will his shadowy past finally catch up with him?BAFTA-winning actor Ian Hart stars as Ripley in these tense, thrilling dramas. Also included are two bonus documentaries: Looking for Ripley, in which crime writer Mark Billingham unravels the mystery behind our lasting fascination with Tom Ripley, and A Passionate Affair, presented by Marcel Berlins, who asks whether Patricia Highsmith fell in love with her suave, amoral anti-hero.Text © 1993 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zurich, all rights reserved.© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin, in which the worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. Lovecraft collide. It is the autumn of 1910, and for fifteen long years Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson have battled R'lluhloig, the Hidden Mind that was once Professor James Moriarty. Europe is creeping inexorably towards war, and a more cosmic conflict is nearing its zenith, as in a single night all the most eminent members of the Diogenes Club die horribly, seemingly by their own hands. Holmes suspects it is the handiwork of a German spy working for R'lluhloig, but his search for vengeance costs an old friend his life. The companions retreat to Holmes's farm on the Sussex Downs, and it is not long before a client comes calling. Three young women have disappeared from the nearby town of Newford, and the locals have no doubt who is responsible. For legend has it that strange amphibious creatures dwell in a city on the seabed, coming ashore every few centuries to take fresh captives. As Holmes and Watson seek out the terrifying interlopers, the scene is set for the final battle that will bring them face to face with the Sussex Sea-Devils, and perhaps with Cthulhu himself...

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When we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about "Presocratic philosophy" in the first place? How did early Greek thinkers come to be considered collectively as Presocratic philosophers? In this brief book, Andre Laks provides a history of the influential idea of Presocratic philosophy, tracing its historical and philosophical significance and consequences, from its ancient antecedents to its full crystallization in the modern period and its continuing effects today. Laks examines ancient Greek and Roman views about the birth of philosophy before turning to the eighteenth-century emergence of the term "Presocratics" and the debates about it that spanned the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He analyzes the intellectual circumstances that led to the idea of Presocratic philosophy--and what was and is at stake in the construction of the notion. The book closes by comparing two models of the history of philosophy--the phenomenological, represented by Hans-Georg Gadamer, and the rationalist, represented by Ernst Cassirer--and their implications for Presocratic philosophy, as well as other categories of philosophical history. Other figures discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Nietzsche, Max Weber, and J.-P. Vernant. Challenging standard histories of Presocratic philosophy, the book calls for a reconsideration of the conventional story of early Greek philosophy and Western rationality.

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William Desmond, taking issue with typical assessments of the ancient Cynics, contends that figures such as Antisthenes and Diogenes were not cultural outcasts or marginal voices in the classical culture of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Rather, the Cynic movement had deep and significant roots in what Desmond calls "the Greek praise of poverty." Desmond demonstrates that classical attitudes toward wealth were complex and ambivalent, and allowed for an implicit praise of poverty and the virtues it could inspire. From an economic and political point of view, the poor majority at Athens and elsewhere were natural democrats who distrusted great concentrations of wealth as potentially oligarchical or tyrannical. Hence, the poor could be praised in contemporary literature for their industry, honesty, frugality, and temperance. The rich, on the other hand, were often criticized as idle, unjust, arrogant, and profligate. These perspectives were reinforced by typical Greek experiences of war, and the belief that poverty fostered the virtues of courage and endurance. Finally, from an early date, Greek philosophers associated wisdom with the transcendence of sense experience and of such worldly values as wealth and honor. The Cynics, Desmond asserts, assimilated all of these ideas in creating their distinctive and radical brand of asceticism. Theirs was a startling and paradoxical outlook, but it had broad appeal and would persist to exert a manifold influence in the Hellenistic period and beyond.

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They are the best of nights, they are the worst of nights… Bivvying offers a chance to experience a whole new level of immersion in the outdoors, with just a lightweight bag between you and the elements. The Book of the Bivvy provides an informed, humorous, instructive, wry insight into the world of the bivouac, drawing upon Ronald Turnbull's own extensive experience. The book is a half-and-half mix of how to do it and why to do it (or how not to do it and why not to do it). Accounts of bivvybag nights and expeditions, both nice and nasty, are interspersed with practical tips about types of membrane, sites, techniques and minimalist kit. There are stories and anecdotes from all over the UK, plus a few from abroad. The rich and colourful history of the bivvy is also explored in Ronald's own inimitable style, with descriptions of how Diogenes (the Cynic) bivvied under timber and how the Eigerwand was climbed only through improved bivvying technique. The Book of the Bivvy is a celebration of back-to-basic camping, the perfect antidote to our fast-paced, comfort-based modern life. Honest and entertaining, there is every chance it will inspire you to find a remote hilltop, roll out your bag and watch the sunset.

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Xenophon was acknowledged in Antiquity as a philosopher, a historian (third in the triad of great Classical historians, alongside Herodotus and Thucydides), and a literary artist. His narrative was appreciated for its literary qualities including its charm, wit, vigour, and sweetness (for which he was hailed as 'Attic Muse': Diogenes Laertius, 2.6.57). The Oeconomicus describes Socrates conversing on the topic of successful management of one's oikos (household, estate). The focus is a well-to-do Athenian household, which proves a testing ground for the moral qualities or 'gentlemanliness' of the male head of household, but also a space in which the role and agency of women turns out to be key. Symposium shifts to the male space of the men's quarters of the private home, to describe an evening of conversation and entertainment at the house of an Athenian plutocrat. Far from being simply a lighthearted affair, the conversation probes timeless questions regarding wisdom, love, and female capacity, and over it looms the deadly serious matter of Socrates' trial and death. Both works are rich sources for Athenian social history of the Classical period. Oeconomicus in particular offers insights on the role and status of women in Ancient Athens. Xenophon doesn't, however, passively reflect the social realities he saw around him or supply snapshots of historical actuality.

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“Profound, beautifully written, and inspiring. It proves that Nussbaum deserves her reputation as one of the greatest modern philosophers.”—Globe and Mail“At a time of growing national chauvinism, Martha Nussbaum’s excellent restatement of the cosmopolitan tradition is a welcome and much-needed contribution…Illuminating and thought-provoking.”—Times Higher EducationThe cosmopolitan political tradition in Western thought begins with the Greek Cynic Diogenes, who, when asked where he came from, said he was a citizen of the world. Rather than declare his lineage, social class, or gender, he defined himself as a human being, implicitly asserting the equal worth of all human beings.Martha Nussbaum pursues this “noble but flawed” vision and confronts its inherent tensions. The insight that politics ought to treat human beings both as equal and as having a worth beyond price is responsible for much that is fine in the modern Western political imagination. Yet given the global prevalence of material want, the conflicting beliefs of a pluralistic society, and the challenge of mass migration and asylum seekers, what political principles should we endorse? The Cosmopolitan Tradition urges us to focus on the humanity we share rather than on what divides us.“Lucid and accessible…In an age of resurgent nationalism, a study of the idea and ideals of cosmopolitanism is remarkably timely.”—Ryan Patrick Hanley, Journal of the History of Philosophy

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When we talk about Presocratic philosophy, we are speaking about the origins of Greek philosophy and Western rationality itself. But what exactly does it mean to talk about “Presocratic philosophy” in the first place? How did early Greek thinkers come to be considered collectively as Presocratic philosophers? In this brief book, André Laks provides a history of the influential idea of Presocratic philosophy, tracing its historical and philosophical significance and consequences, from its ancient antecedents to its full crystallization in the modern period and its continuing effects today.Laks examines ancient Greek and Roman views about the birth of philosophy before turning to the eighteenth-century emergence of the term “Presocratics” and the debates about it that spanned the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He analyzes the intellectual circumstances that led to the idea of Presocratic philosophy—and what was and is at stake in the construction of the notion. The book closes by comparing two models of the history of philosophy—the phenomenological, represented by Hans-Georg Gadamer, and the rationalist, represented by Ernst Cassirer—and their implications for Presocratic philosophy, as well as other categories of philosophical history. Other figures discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Diogenes Laertius, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Nietzsche, Max Weber, and J.-P. Vernant.Challenging standard histories of Presocratic philosophy, the book calls for a reconsideration of the conventional story of early Greek philosophy and Western rationality.

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Queen and Philosophy: Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind is a collection of cutting-edge philosophical essays on the rock group Queen, founded in 1970 and originally featuring lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. Queen’s reputation and fan following continue to grow in the twenty-first century. These insightful and provocative chapters include:● uncover the origins of Queen’s unique style in prog rock, vulgarity, and lower versus higher Romanticism● examine Queen’s view of love and friendship● draw upon three timeless Queen songs, “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” and “Don’t Stop Me Now” and Socrates’s behavior in the Apology, to understand the “rocking” nature of philosophy● identify the connections between ancient matriarchal religion and Queen’s love for strong female imagery● explore how Brian May’s astrophysics brings to bear the issues of absolute versus relative spacetime and how the philosophies of Newton, Mach, and Einstein contribute to Queen’s creative output● analyze the structure of Queen’s sound to answer the inevitable question, How can four people make all that music?● expose what Queen’s songs tell us about the contemporary theory of mental illness and therapy● scrutinize Roger Taylor’s stark impressions of ordinary life and death, and their alignment to the cynical musings of Diogenes of Sinope and Seneca’s blunt observations on the shortness of life● look at the movie Highlander through the music of Queen and reveal how both song and cinema convey the philosophy of bushido, the soul of the samurai

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This first English translation of Leontius of Neapolis's Life of Symeon the Fool brings alive one of the most colorful of early Christian saints. In this study of a major hagiographer at work, Krueger fleshes out a broad picture of the religious, intellectual, and social environment in which the Life was created and opens a window onto the Christian religious imagination at the end of Late Antiquity. He explores the concept of holy folly by relating Symeon's life to the gospels, to earlier hagiography, and to anecdotes about Diogenes the Cynic. The Life is one of the strangest works of the Late Antique hagiography. Symeon seemed a bizarre choice for sanctification, since it was through very peculiar antics that he converted heretics and reformed sinners. Symeon acted like a fool, walked about naked, ate enormous quantities of beans, and defecated in the streets. When he arrived in Emesa, Symeon tied a dead dog he found on a dunghill to his belt and entered the city gate, dragging the dog behind him. Krueger presents a provocative interpretation of how these bizarre antics came to be instructive examples to everyday Christians. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.

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