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The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable.          In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we        live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient        Greek models.Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek,...

How can we live life wisely? Tiberius argues that we need to develop the kind of wisdom that emphasizes the importance of learning from experience. We need to care about things that sustain us and give us good experiences, have perspective on our successes and failures, and be moderately self-aware and cautiously optimistic about human nature....

In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier book introduces the quest        for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it        emerges that the modern plant cell is one of the most deeply puzzling and unlikely        steps in the whole history of life.Decoding this puzzle is a great adventure...

Ritual studies today figures as a central element of religious discourse for many        scholars around the world. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice, Catherine Bell's sweeping        and seminal work on the subject, helped legitimize the field. In this volume, Bell        re-examines the issues, methods, and ramifications of our interest in ritual...