Este libro é unha xoia preciosa para os amantes da Onomástica, para os estudiosos das linguas do noroeste hispánico e para os lingüistas en xeral. O autor, que recolle e analiza unha parte importantísima do patrimonio toponímico galego e portugués, ofrécenos un traballo profundo e inconmensurable. Aínda que esta é unha obra para un público especializado, calquera estudioso da lingüística galega e portuguesa non a pode deixar de utilizar.

I just got this today, and I'm so excited! Coloring is another thing that balances out the more distressing reading I tend to do, and I love lighthouses as much as I love Cobalt blue glass. These pictures are gorgeous! I can't wait to get out my colored pencils and start making them my own! In fact, I hope some day I can visit each and every one of them! Each page is a mini-vacation. They might make lovely Christmas presents in the dead of winter, considering the delightful beach imagery!

At the time Campbell died, he had completed the first 1 and 1/3 volumes of a massive 4-volume work. That this series will remain forever unfinished is one of the greatest tragedies of modern literature.

The intent was to trace the development of myth throughout history and throughout the world. The first volume (The Way of the Animal Powers) covers the most ancient themes of the Paleolithic Great Hunt and its survival into modern (mostly native) cultures which still live by their agreement with the animals they hunt. Volume 2 (The Way of the Seeded Earth) was to deal with planting cultures and the myths of agriculture an the plant world. Of the three main centers of agricultural development (the New World, the Far East, and the Middle and Near East), Campbell completed work only on the first and most recent.

Volume 3 was to cover the myth systems based on astronomical and astrological insight. Volume 4 would have dealt with systems recognizing the microcosm of the human soul as a reflection of the macrocosm of the Universe. A summary of his thoughts on these topics can be found in his classic "Masks of God" series.

The portions of the Atlas which were completed are beautiful books, brilliantly presented, with insights and storytelling worthy of Campbell's genius.

At the time Campbell died, he had completed the first 1 and 1/3 volumes of a massive 4-volume work. That this series will remain forever unfinished is one of the greatest tragedies of modern literature.

The intent was to trace the development of myth throughout history and throughout the world. The first volume (The Way of the Animal Powers) covers the most ancient themes of the Paleolithic Great Hunt and its survival into modern (mostly native) cultures which still live by their agreement with the animals they hunt. Volume 2 (The Way of the Seeded Earth) was to deal with planting cultures and the myths of agriculture and the plant world. Of the three main centers of agricultural development, Campbell completed work only on the most recent (the New World; the two earlier centers were the Far East, and the Middle and Near East).

Volume 3 was to cover the myth systems based on astronomical and astrological insight. Volume 4 would have dealt with systems recognizing the microcosm of the human soul as a reflection of the macrocosm of the Universe. A summary of his thoughts on these topics can be found in his classic "Masks of God" series.

The portions of the Atlas which were completed are beautiful books, brilliantly presented, with insights and storytelling worthy of Campbell's genius.

Joseph Margolis is one of the most radical philosophers of contemporary philosophy and he even outshines Derrida and the other poststructuralist. But unlike them he is a very responsible philosopher, who rigorously argues for his thesis. I think Margolis has managed to express his ideas best in this book. This might be because it isn't a collection of old essays but a coherent book. Margolis' major aim is to show that relativism can be formulated coherently. In order to do this he argues that it isn't necessary for reality to possess an invariant structure. And when this is proven he tries to show that the law of excluded middle and the law of contradiction don't apply universally.

In this book Margolis' main interest is in the ontology of the cultural world. According to him analytic philosophers have never understood the complexity of this world. Margolis calls the characteristic properties of cultural entities Intentional, which cannot be reduced to physical properties. Cultural entities lack a definitive nature; therefore he considers them as "careers", whose nature is defined by their history. The existence of Intentional properties is always based on a cultural context or a conceptual scheme, but because these contexts change also the properties of cultural entities change. And there you have Margolis' relativism in a nutshell. It's very simple but I find it ingenious.

I have heard that Margolis is considered to be the only contemporary philosopher, who masters both the analytic and continental traditions of philosophy. This is very evident in this book and he explicitly says that his aim is to combine the best parts of both traditions. He considers and criticizes many analytic philosophers, especially Davidson, Dummett and Quine. Clearly from the continental tradition he has inherited most from Gadamer and from his ideas of the historical nature of thinking.

Although I find Margolis a great philosopher I disagree with him on many matters. First of all he neglects the relevance of the context where the artwork emerged. If this is conceded I think it is wrong to say that cultural entities lack a definite nature, because this context in part determines its nature. I think you could argue against Margolis that it is possible to separate ontology from epistemology. In doing so we could show that there is nothing in the nature of an artwork that prohibits the giving of a correct interpretation, but we just don't know it. Interpretations can be endless but not because cultural entities lack a definitive nature but because we don't have the relevant information for determining what that nature is.

Volumes III and IV are available from The Jewett Family of America, Box 254, Rowley MA 01969 Contact Ted Herrmann, Publisher, at 201 569-6611 or Ted Loranz, V.P. at 508 429-8750. Library of Congress No. 95-81192. Original Volumes I and II were published in 1908.

Description: Two volumes, hard-bound with title stamped in gold. 1,758 pages, hundreds of illustrations, Jewett genealogical data concentrating on period 1908-1995, with newly assigned JFA numbers of family members. The alphabetically arranged INDEX covers every name found in BOTH volumes. There is some detail on the Norman origins of the Jewett name and some history of the Jewett Coat-of-Arms, including derivation, French roots in Jouatte, Jouett, Jowitt, etc. Also contains a copy of the orignal Charter of the Jewett Family of America from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1910.

Size 6-1/2 x 9-3/4" emulating the size and style of the first two volumes I and II by Dr. Frederick Clarke Jewett, printed in 1908. Endpaper illustrations include a map of the original Ezekiel Rogers plantation established at Rowley, MA in 1639; a Civil War political cartoon; pen and ink wash drawing by William Samuel Lyon Jewett of New York Harbor in 1871 entitled "Sail and Steam"; and a reproduction of original sheet music written for the first National JFA (Jewett Family of America) Reunion in 1855.

Use Edward Thomas' History Of Buddhist Thought as a primer of scholarly information on the history and development of Buddhist teachings and thoughts: this originally appeared in 1951 but its thorough background on how Buddhist thinking evolved keeps it relevant to new audiences.

El mejor libro de filosofia por mi leido y estudiado. Lastimosamente se me han extraviado los tres tomos que tenia. De facil lectura y entendimiento. Con palabras sencillas y muy buen manejo del idioma. Accesible incluso para personas que no tienen una educacion superior. Hace muchos anos que intento volver a comprar estos libros pero lastimosamente en Paraguay no existen a la venta en ninguna libreria.

To a native Houstonian, the names and faces are familiar, almost "household names". These were the men who shaped not only surgery but medicine in Houston. This is a well-written, motivating review of those who have been held in such high regard. Within the pages, one finds not only the science of surgery but the art and romance of a profession. It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend this book to all who have an interest. There is one man missing from the list of Houston's Surgical Leaders and that is the Editor of the book, Dr. Mattox himself.

I bought this book years ago when I first visited Reno, Nevada and Virginia City's Comstock mines. Years have passed and I'm buying again because of all the books every written on the Comstock, this book has it all. If you want to know what it really was like in those mines, read this book.