Author: Merry A. Foresta File Type: pdf Tucked away among the letters, diaries, and other ephemera in the Smithsonians archives lies a trove of rarely seen snapshots of some of the twentieth centurys most celebrated artists. Unlike the familiar official portraits and genius-at-work shots, these humble snaps capture creative giants with their guard down, in the moment, living life. Pablo Picasso stands proudly on a balcony with young daughter Mayaa tiny, meticulously inked annotation penned by an unknown hand proclaims that hes very much in love. Jackson Pollock morosely carves a turkey while his mother, Stella, and wife, Lee Krasner, look on. A young Andy Warhol clowns for the camera with college friend Philip Pearlstein, and in a later shot more closely resembles his famously enigmatic public self at a gallery opening with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.**

Author: P. O'Grady File Type: pdf This is an exploration and analysis of Aquinass contribution to the philosophy of religion. It examines Aquinass contexts, his views on philosophy and theology, as well as faith and reason. His arguments for Gods existence, responses to objections against Gods existence and his characterization of the nature of God are examined. **Review In this very readable work, the philosophical contribution of Aquinas is examined. This include his studies on faith and reason as well as his famous arguments for the existence of God. This is a really well argued case in defence of Aquinass philosophy of religion. (Pravin Thevathasan, Catholic Medical Quarterly, 2015) About the Author Paul OGrady is a lecturer in philosophy and Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Author: Robin L Riley File Type: pdf This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister and dangerous to support war. Oscillating between Mrs. Anthrax, female suicide bombers and tragic, helpless victims, representations of brown women have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister and dangerous to support war. Oscillating between Mrs. Anthrax, female suicide bombers and tragic, helpless victims, representations of brown women have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism.**

Author: Richard Bett File Type: pdf This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools, and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. The contributors examine the major developments chronologically and historically, ranging from the early antecedents of scepticism to the Pyrrhonist tradition. They address the central philosophical and interpretive problems surrounding the sceptics ideas on subjects including belief, action, and ethics. Finally, they explore the effects which these forms of scepticism had beyond the ancient period, and the ways in which ancient scepticism differs from scepticism as it has been understood since Descartes. The volume will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.ReviewThis very welcome contribution will aid readers understanding of an underrepresented area of philosophical inquiry. It stands among the finest in this esteemed series from Cambridge University Press.... Essential.... --J. M. Carvalho, Villanova University, Choice....This volume is designed to provide a comprehensive view on the main protagonists, the central issues of contention in recent scholarship, and the transformation of sceptical traditions beyond antiquity.... this book will serve as a reliable introduction for all those who want to turn to original sources and study the ideas and arguments of ancient sceptics more carefully.... care was taken to ensure that the essays are accessible to non-specialists.... will also be very useful for specialists.... --Filip Grgic,, Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Philosophy in Review Book DescriptionThis volume offers a comprehensive survey of the main periods, schools and individual proponents of scepticism in the ancient Greek and Roman world. It will serve as an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the subject for non-specialists, while also offering considerable depth and detail for more advanced readers.