Resultados para "Aphorisms" en Política y ciencias sociales

By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s view of modern civilization’s hubristic side effects.

This recording presents a scholarly but accessible 20th century translation by Constantine FitzGibbon, and opens with an introduction to the life and works of La Rochefoucauld, as well as his own description of himself. It closes with a brief but interesting bibliography, in which FitzGibbon brings clarity to the various editions. It is presented in a very listenable manner by David Rintoul, who gives each maxim the weight and character it deserves. 

First published in 1609, Aphorismi Urbigerani stands as a masterpiece of Western Alchemical wisdom. Containing 101 powerful aphorisms on the creation of the Grand Elixir (Circulatum majus) and an additional 31 aphorisms on the Vegetable Elixir (Circulatum minus), this timeless work unveils the hidden operations of the Alchemical Art.

Омар Хайям (1048-1131) - персидский философ, математик, астроном и поэт. На протяжении всей жизни он писал стихотворные афоризмы (рубаи), в которых высказывал свои сокровенные мысли о жизни, о человеке, о его знании в жанрах хамрийят и зухдийят.

Before the pandemic, I routinely ignored my natural musings as I hypnotically traveled down the road. During the pandemic, I deliberately gathered these words and thoughtfully trimmed and polished them, before forging them in the furnace. This book is a collection of those aphorisms.

Самая дешёвая гордость — это гордость национальная. Она обнаруживает в заражённом ею субъекте недостаток индивидуальных качеств, которыми он мог бы гордиться, ведь иначе он не стал бы обращаться к тому, что разделяется кроме него ещё многими миллионами людей.