Author: Brad Field
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595205186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The fourth and last volume of Doubtful Intelligence: Chataigne achieves his promotion; Tipley in Paris feels happy and wise, having learned nothing; Hertzig pours all of his wisdom into Daw's ears, leaves him his fortune; Daw helps found Agence Cofday, to be his and his girl-friends' home.
Wise Folly
Author: Brad Field
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595205186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The fourth and last volume of Doubtful Intelligence: Chataigne achieves his promotion; Tipley in Paris feels happy and wise, having learned nothing; Hertzig pours all of his wisdom into Daw's ears, leaves him his fortune; Daw helps found Agence Cofday, to be his and his girl-friends' home.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595205186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The fourth and last volume of Doubtful Intelligence: Chataigne achieves his promotion; Tipley in Paris feels happy and wise, having learned nothing; Hertzig pours all of his wisdom into Daw's ears, leaves him his fortune; Daw helps found Agence Cofday, to be his and his girl-friends' home.
Wise Folly
Author: Dorothy Black
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Follies of the Wise
Author: Frederick Crews
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1593761015
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bestselling author and Berkeley professor of thirty years Frederick Crews has always considered himself a skeptic. Forty years ago he thought he had found a tradition of thought — Freudian psychoanalytic theory — that had skepticism built into it. He gradually realized, however, that true skepticism is an attitude of continual questioning. The more closely Crews examined the logical structure and institutional history of psychoanalysis, the more clearly he realized that Freud's system of thought lacked empirical rigor. Indeed, he came to see Freudian theory as the very model of a modern pseudoscience. Follies of the Wise contains Crews's best writing of the past fifteen years, including such controversial and widely quoted pieces as "The Unknown Freud" and "The Revenge of the Repressed," essays whose effects still reverberate today. In addition, his topics range from "Intelligent Design" creationism to theosophy, from psychological testing to UFO zaniness, from American Buddhism to the current state of literary criticism. A single theme animates his bracing and witty discussions: the temptation to reach for deep wisdom without attending to the little voice that asks, "Could I, by any chance, be deceiving myself here?"
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1593761015
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bestselling author and Berkeley professor of thirty years Frederick Crews has always considered himself a skeptic. Forty years ago he thought he had found a tradition of thought — Freudian psychoanalytic theory — that had skepticism built into it. He gradually realized, however, that true skepticism is an attitude of continual questioning. The more closely Crews examined the logical structure and institutional history of psychoanalysis, the more clearly he realized that Freud's system of thought lacked empirical rigor. Indeed, he came to see Freudian theory as the very model of a modern pseudoscience. Follies of the Wise contains Crews's best writing of the past fifteen years, including such controversial and widely quoted pieces as "The Unknown Freud" and "The Revenge of the Repressed," essays whose effects still reverberate today. In addition, his topics range from "Intelligent Design" creationism to theosophy, from psychological testing to UFO zaniness, from American Buddhism to the current state of literary criticism. A single theme animates his bracing and witty discussions: the temptation to reach for deep wisdom without attending to the little voice that asks, "Could I, by any chance, be deceiving myself here?"
Wise Folly
Author: Rita Clay
Publisher: New York : Silhouette Books ; Markham, Ont. : Paperjacks
ISBN: 9780671443726
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Silhouette Books ; Markham, Ont. : Paperjacks
ISBN: 9780671443726
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Wake Up, Percy Gloom
Author: Cathy Malkasian
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 160699638X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Cartoonist and animator Cathy Malkasian follows up her 2007 graphic novel Percy Gloom (a minor classic) with the further adventures of the small, immortal man with a light-up head. In Wake Up, Percy Gloom, kindhearted Percy awakens from (what he thinks is) a 200-year nap and finds himself in a strange new land. As Percy goes on a quest to locate his mother, he encounters many inspired inventions and bizarre, and sometimes dangerous, characters and situations, such as singing goats and furniture parades. Through it all he pines for his long-lost love and soul mate, Miss Margaret―but his love may not be as doomed as he thinks. Malkasian’s lush and detailed pencil drawings, surreal humor, absurdist characters and stunning visual storytelling ensure that fans of the first graphic novel will find the sequel just as fantastical, touching, and hilarious; new readers will discover a gorgeously rendered world of luminous landscapes, gentle humor, and a cast composed variously of wise, naive, and flawed characters in a wide-ranging story that stands on its own.
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 160699638X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Cartoonist and animator Cathy Malkasian follows up her 2007 graphic novel Percy Gloom (a minor classic) with the further adventures of the small, immortal man with a light-up head. In Wake Up, Percy Gloom, kindhearted Percy awakens from (what he thinks is) a 200-year nap and finds himself in a strange new land. As Percy goes on a quest to locate his mother, he encounters many inspired inventions and bizarre, and sometimes dangerous, characters and situations, such as singing goats and furniture parades. Through it all he pines for his long-lost love and soul mate, Miss Margaret―but his love may not be as doomed as he thinks. Malkasian’s lush and detailed pencil drawings, surreal humor, absurdist characters and stunning visual storytelling ensure that fans of the first graphic novel will find the sequel just as fantastical, touching, and hilarious; new readers will discover a gorgeously rendered world of luminous landscapes, gentle humor, and a cast composed variously of wise, naive, and flawed characters in a wide-ranging story that stands on its own.
Folly for the Wise
Author: Carolyn Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Wisdom Against Folly
Author: Dauda Tsoho [Alhaji]
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434919595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434919595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Wise Folly
Author: Rita Clay Estrada
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373462742
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373462742
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Wise Folly
Author: Rita Clay Estrada
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373443727
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Harlequin Books
ISBN: 9780373443727
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Wisdom and Folly in Euripides
Author: Poulheria Kyriakou
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110453142
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject of a book-length study. The volume aims at filling this gap. Virtually all Euripidean characters, from gods to slaves, are subject to some aspect of folly and claim at least some measure of wisdom. The playwright’s sophisticated handling of the tradition and the pervasive ambiguity in his work add extra layers of complexity. Wisdom and folly become inextricably intertwined, as gods pursue their agendas and mortal characters struggle to control their destiny, deal with their troubles, confront their past, and chart their future. Their amoral or immoral behavior and various limitations often affect also their families and communities. Leading international scholars discuss wisdom and folly from various thematic angles and theoretical perspectives. A final section deals with the polarity’s reception in vase-painting and literature. The result is a wealth of fresh insights into moral, social and historical issues. The volume is of interest to students and scholars of classical drama and its reception, of philosophy, and of rhetoric
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110453142
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject of a book-length study. The volume aims at filling this gap. Virtually all Euripidean characters, from gods to slaves, are subject to some aspect of folly and claim at least some measure of wisdom. The playwright’s sophisticated handling of the tradition and the pervasive ambiguity in his work add extra layers of complexity. Wisdom and folly become inextricably intertwined, as gods pursue their agendas and mortal characters struggle to control their destiny, deal with their troubles, confront their past, and chart their future. Their amoral or immoral behavior and various limitations often affect also their families and communities. Leading international scholars discuss wisdom and folly from various thematic angles and theoretical perspectives. A final section deals with the polarity’s reception in vase-painting and literature. The result is a wealth of fresh insights into moral, social and historical issues. The volume is of interest to students and scholars of classical drama and its reception, of philosophy, and of rhetoric