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David Bostock presents a critical appraisal of Bertrand Russell's philosophy from        1900 to 1924--a period that is considered to be the most important in his career.          Russell developed his theory of logic from 1900 to 1910, and over those years wrote        the famous work Principia Mathematica with A. N. Whitehead. Bostock...

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Belden Lane weaves autobiographical essays that illuminate his own experience of nature into a "e;green theology"e; drawn from the unexpected resources of Reformed Christian spirituality. He offers a surprising new portrait of the Reformed tradition, revealing a Calvin who spoke of himself as "e;ravished"e; by the earth's beauty and...

In this book Stephen Berkwitz offers the first complete English translation of the Buddhist chronicle called the    Sinhala Thupavamsa, composed by Parakam Pandita in thirteenth-century Sri Lanka. One of the first Buddhist histories of its kind to be written in the language of Sinhala, this work represents a substantially longer and embellished...

Providing a vital economic incentive for much of society's music, art, and literature, copyright is widely considered "e;the engine of free expression"e;--but it is also used to stifle news reporting, political commentary, historical scholarship, and even artistic expression. In Copyright's Paradox, Neil Weinstock Netanel explores the...