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Thomas Kent

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By: Meda Ryan

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Born in 1865 into a farming family of Fenian tradition near Fermoy in Co. Cork, Thomas Kent became involved in the Land League in the 1880s and lived for a time in Boston, where he was active in Irish cultural organisations. In 1889, back in Ireland he joined the fight against injustices and evictions and was imprisoned several times for his part in orchestrating a boycotting campaign. Dedicated to freeing Ireland, Thomas and his brothers mobilised in Co. Cork at Easter 1916 and waited in vain for direct orders from Dublin headquarters. During a gunfight at their home – the only fighting to take place in Co. Cork – a policeman and Thomas's brother Richard were killed. Thomas was charged with 'taking part in an armed rebellion' and sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad in Cork Barracks on 9 May 1916. Meda Ryan's biography shines light on a man who was 'Ireland's forgotten patriot' until a state funeral over ninety-nine years after his death, in September 2015.

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The O'Brien Press Ltd

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1847178596

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9781847178596

Thomas Reid's Theory of Perception

By: Ryan Nichols

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Thomas Reid's Theory of Perception

By: Ryan Nichols

The thesis that the mind cannot directly apprehend features of the physical world - what Reid calls the Way of Ideas - is a staple of Early Modern philosophical tradition. This commitment to the direct awareness of, and only of, mental representations unifies the otherwise divergent philosophical systems of Rationalists and Empiricists. Thomas Reid battles against this thesis on many fronts, in particular over the nature of perception. Ryan Nichols lays the groundwork for Reid's theory of perception by developing Reid's unheralded argument against a representational theory of thought, which Nichols applies to his discussion of the intentionality of perceptual states and Reid's appeal to 'signs'. Reid's efforts to preserve common sense epistemic commitments also lead him to adopt unique theories about our concepts of primary and secondary qualities, and about original and acquired perceptions. About the latter pair, Nichols argues that most perceptual beliefs depend for their justification upon inferences. The Way of Ideas holds that sensations are objects of awareness and that our senses are not robustly unified. Nichols develops Reid's counter-proposals by examining his discussion of the evolutionary purpose of sensations, and the nature of our awareness of sensations, as well as his intriguing affirmative answer to Molyneux's questions. Nichols brings to the writing of this book a consummate knowledge of Reid's texts, published and unpublished, and a keen appreciation for Reid's responses to his predecessors. He frequently reconstructs arguments in premise/conclusion form, thereby clarifying disputes that have frustrated previous Reid scholarship. This clarification, his lively examples, and his plainspoken style make this book especially readable. Reid's theory of perception is by far the most important feature of Reid's philosophical system, and Nichols offers what will be, for a long time to come, the definitive analysis of this theory.

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320

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Clarendon Press

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0191534978

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9780191534973

The World of Thomas Jeremiah

Charles Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

By: William R. Ryan

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The World of Thomas Jeremiah

Charles Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

By: William R. Ryan

This book profiles the port of Charles Town, South Carolina, during the two-year period leading up to the Declaration of Independence. It focuses on the dramatic hanging and burning of Thomas Jeremiah, a free black harbor pilot and firefighter accused by the patriot party of plotting a slave insurrection during the tumultous spring and summer of 1775. To examine the world of this wealthy, slave-holding African American through his trial and execution, William R. Ryan uses a wide array of letters, naval records, personal and official correspondence, memoirs, and newspapers. He shows that the black majority of the South Carolina Low Country managed to assist the British in their invasion efforts, despite patriot attempts to frighten Afro-Carolinians into passivity and submission. Although Whigs attempted, through brutality and violence, to keep their slaves from participating in the conflict, Afro-Carolinians became actively involved in the struggle between colonists and the Crown as spies, messengers, navigators and marauders. The book demonstrates that an understanding of what was going on in this vital seaport during the mid-1770s has broader implications for the study of the Atlantic world, African American history, naval history, urban race relations, labor history, and the turbulent politics of America's move toward independence.

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Oxford University Press

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0199750904

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9780199750900

The Guardians of Thomas Roberts

By: Ryan James Greer

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The Guardians of Thomas Roberts

By: Ryan James Greer

Drumtara, is a mythical place where witches, wizards and magical creatures once lived in harmony together until they were deceived by an evil warlock (Nicopulas) who waged war upon Drumtara. Thomas Roberts's birth parents instructed two loyal guardians to take the child to the human world to hide and protect him. A young Mary Jane Roberts, just widowed and broken-hearted, follows a strange image that mysteriously leads her to a newborn baby in her barley field on Hog Hill Farm. Unable to find the child's mother, Mary Jane Roberts names the child Thomas Roberts and claims him as her own. Unknown to Mary Jane Roberts, the two guardians from the mythical world disguised themselves as a farmhand and a maid to stay close to Thomas Roberts and protect him from the beasts that would be sent to destroy the child.

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R J Greer

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9798409889098

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

By: Ryan Nagelhout

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense

By: Ryan Nagelhout

If people ever doubt that the printed word can change the world, they should look to Common Sense, the pamphlet penned by Thomas Paine. Just paper and ink helped persuade American colonists that independence from England was imperative. The powerful piece is examined in this book in the context of the turbulent era in which it was written. Readers are provided a close look at the time period through relevant images and invited to imagine whether they, too, would have joined the cause of the Americans.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

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1433990164

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9781433990168

You of Little Faith

How Bold Giving Leads to Great Blessing

By: Ryan Thomas

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You of Little Faith

How Bold Giving Leads to Great Blessing

By: Ryan Thomas

You may be surprised and uncomfortable to learn that there is one thing that's hurting your personal spiritual growth more than anything else: your unwillingness to give more than you're giving right now. On average, Americans give away just 3% of their income to churches and charitable causes. Perhaps you pull back because of fear that you won't have enough. Or you may feel resentful that you are asked to give at all. Either way, the result is the same and the one suffering most because of it is you. In You of Little Faith, pastor Ryan Thomas isn't afraid to talk about the most taboo subject in the church--money. Drawing from a multitude of biblical passages and contemporary examples, he will convince you that giving aggressively and extravagantly, beyond what you ever thought reasonable or possible, will unlock God's blessing in your life and community and strengthen your faith in a way that nothing else can.

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Baker Books

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1493419226

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9781493419227

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Thomas Kent

Thomas Kent

Thomas Reid's Theory of Perception

Thomas Reid's Theory of Perception

The World of Thomas Jeremiah

The World of Thomas Jeremiah

The Guardians of Thomas Roberts

The Guardians of Thomas Roberts

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

You of Little Faith

You of Little Faith

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