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"Notes on the State of Virginia" was the only full-length book by Thomas Jefferson published during his lifetime. Having been first published anonymously in a private printing in Paris in 1784, «Notes on the State of Virginia» was later made available to the general public in a 1787 printing in England. Considered one of the most important American books published before the turn of the 19th century, the book deals extensively with important political, legal, and constitutional principles...

Written in 1821, «The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson» is not as intimate of a look at the life of one of America's founding fathers as we might have hoped for, however it provides some interesting insights into the life of America's third President. Jefferson begins the work thusly, «At the age of 77, I begin to make some memoranda and state some recollections of dates & facts concerning myself, for my own more ready reference & for the information of my family.» While we...

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Jefferson was mainly of English ancestry, born and educated in colonial Virginia. He graduated from the College of William & Mary and briefly practiced law, with the largest number...

A textbook you will want to read. A Novel Approach to Politics turns the conventional textbook wisdom on its head by using pop culture references to illustrate key concepts and cover recent political events. Adopters of previous editions are thanking author Douglas A. Van Belle for some of their best student evaluations to date. With this Sixth Edition , Van Belle brings the book fully up-to-date with current events and policy debates, international happenings, and other assorted...

A textbook you will want to read. A Novel Approach to Politics turns the conventional textbook wisdom on its head by using pop culture references to illustrate key concepts and cover recent political events. Adopters of previous editions are thanking author Douglas A. Van Belle for some of their best student evaluations to date. With this Sixth Edition , Van Belle brings the book fully up-to-date with current events and policy debates, international happenings, and other assorted...

Одно из самых остроумных, тонких и ироничных произведений Станислава Лема, в котором равно проявились его таланты писателя, философа и литературного критика. Сборник безупречно созданных рецензий на вымышленные произведения никогда не существовавших авторов: прозаиков, ученых и философов. Лем осознанно избрал такую необычную форму, позволившую ему вместить в эту маленькую книжку настоящую энциклопедию литературных направлений и жанров, философских концепций и научных идей.

Это поэтическое эссе одной из главных фигур современной интеллектуальной мысли Джорджо Агамбена (род. 1942). Демонстрируя своему читателю кабинеты, в которых ему приходилось работать, итальянский философ пытается выстроить свой автопортрет через находившиеся там вещи. Для Агамбена рассуждать о себе оказывается возможным только говоря о других: поэтах, философах, художниках, друзьях, которые создали его воспоминания и вдохновили его на письмо. Поэтому автопортрет философа оказывается неразрывно...