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Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671

By: Robert Pasnau

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Robert Pasnau traces the developments of metaphysical thinking through four rich but for the most part neglected centuries of philosophy, running from the thirteenth century through to the seventeenth. At no period in the history of philosophy, other than perhaps our own, have metaphysical problems received the sort of sustained attention they received during the later Middle Ages, and never has a whole philosophical tradition come crashing down as quickly and completely as did scholastic philosophy in the seventeenth century. The thirty chapters work through various fundamental metaphysical issues, sometimes focusing more on scholastic thought, sometimes on the seventeenth century. Pasnau begins with the first challenges to the classical scholasticism of Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas, runs through prominent figures like John Duns Scotus and William Ockham, and ends in the seventeenth century, with the end of the first stage of developments in post-scholastic philosophy: on the continent, with Descartes and Gassendi, and in England, with Boyle and Locke.

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0191501794

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Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and the Collecting of Leonardo in the Stuart Courts

By: Martin Kemp,Robert B. Simon,Margaret Dalivalle

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Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and the Collecting of Leonardo in the Stuart Courts

By: Martin Kemp,Robert B. Simon,Margaret Dalivalle

The Salvator Mundi is the first Leonardo painting to be discovered for over a century. Following its re-emergence, it played a leading role in the landmark Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London in 2011, after which it was purchased by a Russian oligarch. In 2017 it was auctioned by Christie's in New York, fetching the world record price of $450m, and now forms part of the collection of Louvre Abu Dhabi. The Salvator Mundi may be seen as the devotional counterpart to the Mona Lisa, having an extraordinary, communicative presence. The artist has reformed the very traditional subject matter in a number of ways. The elusiveness of Christ's expression suggests his spiritual origins beyond the world of the senses. The traditional sphere of the earth has been transformed into a rock-crystal orb and signifies a crystalline sphere of the heavens. In addition to its spiritual dimension, the image exploits Leonardo's optical knowledge and his growing sense of the illusiveness of seeing. Only the blessing hand is in reasonably sharp focus, with his features softly veiled. The scintillating curls of his hair are characterised in line with his theory that the physics of the curling of hair is analogous to vortex motion in water. This book looks at evidence of Leonardo's Salvator Mundi in the collections of Charles I and Charles II. It explores the appraisal of works by Leonardo at the Stuart courts, and proposes that how works attributed to Leonardo were first encountered and understood in seventeenth-century Britain would shape the wider evolution of Leonardo as a cultural icon. This volume gives a dramatic first-hand account of the modern-day discovery of the painting, from its purchase in a minor New Orleans auction house, to the cleaning of the picture that would disclose it as Leonardo's startling original, and the research processes that would uncover illustrious and obscure former owners. The book presents the definitive study of the new masterpiece.

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Oxford University Press

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0192543288

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Boyle on Atheism

By: Robert Boyle

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Boyle on Atheism

By: Robert Boyle

With Boyle on Atheism, J.J. MacIntosh has culled the Boyle manuscripts held at the Royal Society Library in London and transcribed the portions that relate to atheism, arranging them in the order Boyle appears to have intended.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802090184

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9780802090188

Intellectual Property Law in Ireland

By: Robert Clark,Shane Smyth,Niamh Hall

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Intellectual Property Law in Ireland

By: Robert Clark,Shane Smyth,Niamh Hall

Intellectual Property Law in Ireland, 4th edition is a detailed guide to patents, copyright and trade mark law. It covers all relevant European legislation and traces its weaving into Irish law. It details European case law together with relevant case law from commonwealth countries, as well as detailing any Irish cases on the three areas and also covers design law. It outlines the workings of the patents, copyright and trade mark offices in Ireland. It is laid out in a practical and user-friendly way, with each section separate, but cross-referenced where necessary. Since the previous edition, only six years ago, there have been a number of fundamental changes to a number of aspects of intellectual property law, which make this new edition essential. The areas that have been expanded and updated in this edition include: - The voluminous European case law on IP issues arising since 2010 - The impact of the new EU TRade Mark Regulation No 2015/2424 - Supreme Court decisions on the law of passing off (McCambridge Ltd v Joseph Brennan Bakeries) and unregistered design rights (Karen Millen Fashions v Dunnes Stores) Along with these, the book looks to future and the developments on the horizon. It tracks the ongoing domestic copyright law and Digital Single Market, as well as discussing the potential benefits of the the Trade Secrets Directive (EU) 2016/943

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526501139

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9781526501134

Fallen Languages

Crises of Representation in Newtonian England, 1660–1740

By: Robert Markley

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Fallen Languages

Crises of Representation in Newtonian England, 1660–1740

By: Robert Markley

According to Robert Markley, historians and philosophers of science who link the rise of science to the rise of modern, objective forms of writing are interpreting the works of Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, and their contemporaries far too narrowly. Focusing on the crises of representation in the discourse of physico-theology in English natural philosophy from 1660 to 1740, Markley demonstrates the crucial role played by theology in the development of modern science.

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Cornell University Press

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1501744623

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British Literature 1640-1789

An Anthology

By: Robert DeMaria, Jr.

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British Literature 1640-1789

An Anthology

By: Robert DeMaria, Jr.

Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies. A thoroughly updated new edition of this popular anthology which focuses firmly on the eighteenth century without neglecting the seventeenth century Contains new texts including the play Rover by Aphra Behn, and Beggars' Opera by John Gay; increased canonical works, including works by Dryden, Pope, and Johnson; and historical contextual materials, with particualr attention to the Americas Features updated introductions throughout, taking into acccount recent critical works and editions Includes useful resources such as an alternative list of contents by theme, and a chronolgy of literary and political events, providing valuable historical and cultural context

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1875

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118952472

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Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-Payment of Taxes

By: Robert S. Blackwell

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Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-Payment of Taxes

By: Robert S. Blackwell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385220351

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A Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-payment of Taxes, Embracing the Decisions of the Federal Courts, and of the Supreme Judicial Tribunals of the Several States and Territories

By: Marshall Davis Ewell,Robert S. Blackwell

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A Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-payment of Taxes, Embracing the Decisions of the Federal Courts, and of the Supreme Judicial Tribunals of the Several States and Territories

By: Marshall Davis Ewell,Robert S. Blackwell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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After Certainty

A History of Our Epistemic Ideals and Illusions

By: Robert Pasnau

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After Certainty

A History of Our Epistemic Ideals and Illusions

By: Robert Pasnau

No part of philosophy is as disconnected from its history as is epistemology. After Certainty offers a reconstruction of that history, understood as a series of changing expectations about the cognitive ideal that beings such as us might hope to achieve in a world such as this. The story begins with Aristotle and then looks at how his epistemic program was developed through later antiquity and into the Middle Ages, before being dramatically reformulated in the seventeenth century. In watching these debates unfold over the centuries, one sees why epistemology has traditionally been embedded within a much larger sphere of concerns about human nature and the reality of the world we live in. It ultimately becomes clear why epistemology today has become a much narrower and specialized field, concerned with the conditions under which it is true to say, that someone knows something. Based on a series of lectures given at Oxford University, Robert Pasnau's book ranges widely over the history of philosophy, and examines in some detail the rise of science as an autonomous discipline. Ultimately Pasnau argues that we may have no good reasons to suppose ourselves capable of achieving even the most minimal standards for knowledge, and the final chapter concludes with a discussion of faith and hope.

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0198801785

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Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671

Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671

Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and the Collecting of Leonardo in the Stuart Courts

Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and the Collecting of Leonardo in the Stuart Courts

Boyle on Atheism

Boyle on Atheism

Intellectual Property Law in Ireland

Intellectual Property Law in Ireland

Fallen Languages

Fallen Languages

British Literature 1640-1789

British Literature 1640-1789

Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-Payment of Taxes

Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-Payment of Taxes

A Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-payment of Taxes, Embracing the Decisions of the Federal Courts, and of the Supreme Judicial Tribunals of the Several States and Territories

A Practical Treatise on the Power to Sell Land for the Non-payment of Taxes, Embracing the Decisions of the Federal Courts, and of the Supreme Judicial Tribunals of the Several States and Territories

After Certainty

After Certainty

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