Tag: Essays

Free Download The Persistence of Modernity: Essays on Aesthetics, Ethics and Postmodernism by Albrecht Wellmer, translated by David Midgley
English | September 2, 1991 | ISBN: 0745605389 | True EPUB | 236 pages | 0.3 MB
In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post-modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean-François Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. In opposition to those who view post-modernity as a sign of post-enlightenment, Wellmer makes a reasoned plea for a re-examination of the goals of emancipatory Enlightenment and explores its implications for the appreciation of modern art forms.

Free Download F. A. Hayek, "The Fortunes of Liberalism: Essays on Austrian Economics and the Ideal of Freedom "
English | ISBN: 0226320642 | | 287 pages | EPUB | 514 KB
The Reagan and Thatcher "revolutions." The collapse of Eastern Europe dramatically captured in the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. F. A. Hayek, "grand old man of capitalism" and founder of the classical liberal, free-market revival which ignited and inspired these world events, forcefully predicted their occurrence in writings such as The Road to Serfdom, first published in 1944.

Free Download Poverty, Inequality and Development: Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke By Alain de Janvry, Ravi Kanbur (auth.), Alain de Janvry, Ravi Kanbur (eds.)
2006 | 385 Pages | ISBN: 1402078501 | PDF | 5 MB
Traditionally, there have been two strands in the analysis of poverty, inequality and development – a micro strand that focuses on individual behavior, welfare economics and the measurement of inequality and poverty; and a macro strand that analyzes economy-wide policies and the role of institutions. This unique volume brings together both strands in a series of essays written by leading experts in the field of economic development. Topics include measurement issues, micro-behavior determinants of poverty outcomes, economy-wide models in the SAM-CGE tradition and the institutional framework underlying macro policies. Alain de Janvry teaches agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley.Ravi Kanbur teaches applied economics at Cornell University.

Free Download Aaron Ridley, "Singularities: Essays in Aesthetics"
English | ISBN: 0192845977 | 2024 | 288 pages | PDF | 6 MB
These essays, half of them appearing here for the first time, address issues concerning the two key singularities that Kant identified in aesthetics: artistic creativity and aesthetic judgement. Ranging from Kant himself to contemporary debates, from song to conceptual art, from ethics to atheism, from function to failure, Aaron Ridley explores the ways in which the one-off character of creativity and judgement may defy our ordinary expectations of what an explanation should be like. Intended equally for specialists and students, this collection offers a distinctive approach to aesthetics that will be of interest to any reader concerned with philosophical reflection upon the arts.

Free Download J. A. Crook, Paul McKechnie, "Thinking Like a Lawyer: Essays on Legal History and General History for John Crook on His Eightieth Birthday"
English | 2002 | pages: 318 | ISBN: 9004124748 | PDF | 15,5 mb
In this collection of essays, contributors act on John Crook’s injunction to ‘think like lawyers’ about Roman law and Rome-and also ancient Greece, Persia, and the modern world. A literary strand runs through the book alongside its legal and historical strands.

Free Download The Rationality and Justification of Legislation: Essays in Legisprudence By Luc J. Wintgens (auth.), Luc J. Wintgens, A. Daniel Oliver-Lalana (eds.)
2013 | 186 Pages | ISBN: 3319000616 | PDF | 2 MB
The essays collected in this book address legislation from the viewpoint of legal theory and provide an overview of current research in legisprudence as a new scholarly approach to lawmaking. The overall focus of the volume is on the justification of legislation, with a special emphasis on the intricate notion of legislative rationality. With the rational justification of legislation as their central theme, the essays elaborate on the foundations and bounds of legislation and the search for a more principled lawmaking, discuss the role of legislation within the framework of democratic constitutionalism, analyze legislation as implementation of constitutional law, and explore how legislative argumentation in parliament can be construed as a source of justification of laws.​

Free Download The Age of Loneliness: Essays (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CYDJ92XC | 2024 | 6 hours and 11 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 343 MB
Author: Laura Marris
Narrator: Laura Marris
How do we add to archives of ecological memory? How can we notice and document what’s missing in the landscapes closest to us? In her debut essay collection, Laura Marris reframes environmental loss by setting aside the catastrophic framework of the Anthropocene in favor of that of the Eremocene, the age of loneliness, which is marked by the dramatic thinning of wildlife populations and by isolation between and among species. And yet these essays are filled with wonder and vitality, immersing readers in the strange landscapes of the Eremocene, and in the search for home among the human and more-than-human. Vivid, keenly observed, and driven by a lively intelligence and lyrical voice, The Age of Loneliness is an examination of the dangers of loneliness, the surprising histories of ecological loss, and the ways that community science-which relies on the embodied evidence of "ground truth"-can help us recognize, and maybe even recover, what we’ve learned to live without.

Free Download Die Hot with a Vengeance: Essays on Vanity (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKZH8DRV | 2024 | 7 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 218 MB
Author: Sable Yong
Narrator: Sable Yong
Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection about beauty and vanity, examining their stigmatization in the cultural zeitgeist, and how to shift the focus to use both for powerful tools for self-exploration, interpersonal connection, and cultural change. The beauty industry has a single mandate: be hot. In the same week that you might be encouraged to try curtain bangs, contouring, bleached eyebrows, laser facials, buccal fat removal, fillers, and "non-invasive" facelifts, you’re simultaneously absorbing mantras about self-care, body positivity, empowerment, and loving yourself just as you are. Overwhelmed yet? Fear not. Die Hot with a Vengeance delves into the machinations of this multi-billion-dollar industry, offering listeners an expert analysis of its inner workings with the precision of a scalpel and the humor of a stand-up comedian. Along the way, Yong sets off to answer some of the biggest questions of our time.

Free Download Dancing on My Own: Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CK4WBDJ1 | 2024 | 6 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 376 MB
Author: Simon Wu
Narrator: Shawn K. Jain
An expansive and deeply personal essay collection which explores the aesthetics of class aspiration, the complications of creating art and fashion, and the limits of identity politics. In Robyn’s 2010 track Dancing on My Own, the Swedish pop-singer chronicles a night on the dance floor in the shadow of a former lover. She is bitter, angry, and at times desperate, and yet by the time the chorus arrives her frustration has melted away. She decides to dance on her own, and in this way, she transforms her solitude into a more complex joy. Taking inspiration from Robyn’s seminal track, emerging art critic and curator Simon Wu dances through the institutions of art, capitalism, and identity in these expertly researched, beautifully rendered essays. In "A Model Childhood" he catalogs the decades’ worth of clutter in his mother’s suburban garage and its meaning for himself and his family.

Free Download Angelica Malin, "Unattached: Empowering Essays on Singlehood"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1529110394 | EPUB | pages: 176 | 0.3 mb
Powerful. Self-assured. Independent. Unattached.