Resultados para "man" en Ensayos

"What Is Man?", the 1906 essay by Mark Twain, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man involving ideas of destiny, free will, and egoism. The old man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, but the young man objects and asks him to go into particulars and provide the reasons for his attitude.

The Grumpy Old Man is a warm, funny, and relatable storybook about an old man who has an opinion about everything—and none of them are particularly cheerful. From noisy mornings and grocery stores gone wrong to technology, traffic, holidays, and everyday modern life, he faces each day with a sharp eye, dry humor, and perfectly timed complaints.

"From Superman to Man" is not just a critique of racial prejudices but also an empowerment tool. By dismantling stereotypes and celebrating black accomplishments, the book seeks to uplift the African-American community. It remains a relevant historical document, capturing the zeitgeist of its era and contributing to the ongoing discourse on race and identity. Rogers' dedication to dismantling stereotypes and promoting a more inclusive understanding of African-American history is evident throughout the text, making the book a significant contribution to the broader conversation on racial issues in America.

Non ingombrare, non essere ingombranti: è l'unica prospettiva che si possa contare fra quelle positive, efficaci, forse anche moralmente e politicamente buone. Gabriele Romagnoli ha avuto modo di pensarci in Corea, mentre era virtualmente morto, chiuso in una cassa di legno, per un bizzarro rito-esperimento. Nel silenzio claustrofobico di quella bara, con addosso solo una vestaglia senza tasche (perché, come si dice a Napoli, "l'ultimo vestito è senza tasche"), arrivano le storie, le riflessioni, i pensieri ossessivi che hanno a che fare con la moderazione.

Too personal for an almanac, too sophisticated for a domestic history, and too funny and self-doubting for a literary journal, One Man's Meat can best be described as a primer of a countryman's lessons and a timeless recounting of experience that will never go out of style.

Bloomsbury presents A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, read by George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, BD Wong and Renée Elise Goldsberry. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES...

妻の頭を帽子とまちがえてかぶろうとする音楽家、からだの感覚を失って姿勢が保てなくなってしまった若い母親…

A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind. With an introduction by Will Self. If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he...

The extraordinarily evocative stories depict the generation born in a small-town America during the Depression and growing up in a world where the old sexual morality was turned around and material comforts were easily had. Yet, as these stories reflect so accurately, life was still unsettling...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy. A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century 'Life falls apart. We try to get a grip. We try to hold it together. And then we realize that we don't want to hold it together...' Picking up where Things I Don't Want to Know...

Locked in his desk for 25 years, What Is Man? was Twain's most serious, philosophical, and private work. The narrative appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic. The pair debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and if man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. 

Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, returns with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life. Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the...

A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind. With an introduction by Will Self, read by Oliver Sacks. If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot...

Old Man’s Words is exactly what the title says. It is a collection of phrases, quotes, deductions, poems, and essays. Some of these words are my own thoughts and learnings. Some words are passed down and remembered knowledge from grandparents, elder coworkers, and community members. And some of the words written in here are insightful, relevant quotes from famous others. They are credited as such.

Wie die Briten Deutschland entdeckten - die skurrilste Reiseerzählung des Jahres Bayerns Straßen sind eine einzige Katastrophe, unter deutschen Hotel-Bettdecken droht dem Reisenden der Tod durch Erfrieren und die einheimische Küche ist einfach nur zum Abgewöhnen. Der erste britische...

Die Selbstbetrachtungen Marc Aurels, des römischen Kaisers und Stoikers aus dem 2. Jahrhundert nach Christus, gehören zu den meistgelesenen Werken der Menschheit. Die Bedeutung dieses schmalen Werks für den russischen Schriftsteller Anton Cechov ist kaum zu überschätzen. Peter Urban, Herausgeber und Übersetzer, hat Cechovs Handexemplar studiert, das sich bis heute in Jalta befindet.

The first person who will live to be 150 years old has already been born. The screen that we peer into will soon be within us. We could soon be taking happiness pills before breakfast. The perfect partner might need to be charged before bed. This is a new world we are walking into. And the man...

The essential Khushwant Singh collection. In an essay in this anthology, Khushwant Singh claims that he is not a nice man to know. Whatever the truth of that assertion, there is little question about his skill as a witty, eloquent and entertaining writer. This book collects the best of over...

Bei dieser Lesung handelt es sich um die Antrittsvorlesung von Friedrich Schiller in Jena am 26.05.1789. Der Begriff "Universalgeschichte" ist die Übersetzung von dem englischen Wort "Universalhistory", das im damaligen Deutschland eine Diskussion bei Historikern, Philosophen und Theologen ausgelöst hatte. Friedrich Schiller nimmt es als Ausgangspunkt und Thema seiner Vorlesung und zieht seine eigenen Schlüsse.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), betrachtete 1888 in seiner "Götzen-Dämmerung" bald vor dem Ende seiner Schaffenszeit noch einmal die großen Themen seiner Philosophie. Vom Willen nach Realität und Wahrhaftigkeit getrieben, deckt Nietzsche alle Illusionen von Moral, Religion, Philosophie (Metaphysik, Erkenntnistheorie, Ästhetik), Wissenschaft, Kunst, Kultur und Politik auf. Sein Auge erblickt décadence schon bei Sokrates und Platon, nicht anders im Christentum und zuletzt noch im Pessimismus Schopenhauers.