Andrew Benjamin: 27 books
Present Hope
Philosophy, Architecture, Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2005
An understanding of what we mean by the present is one of the key issues in literature, philosophy, and culture today, but also one of the most neglected and misunderstood. Present Hope develops a fascinating philosophical understanding of the present, approaching this question via discussions of...
Translation and the Nature of Philosophy (Routledge Revivals)
A New Theory of Words
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This engrossing study, first published in 1989, explores the basic mutuality between philosophy and translation. By studying the conceptions of translation in Plato, Seneca, Davidson, Walter Benjamin and Freud, Andrew Benjamin reveals the interplay between the two disciplines not only in their relationship...
by Andrew Benjamin
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
What is the work of art? How does art work as art? Andrew Benjamin contends that the only way to address these questions is by developing a radically new materialist philosophy of art, and by rethinking the history of art from within that perspective.
A materialist philosophy of art starts...
The Plural Event
Descartes, Hegel, Heidegger
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2005
Benjamin provides new and important readings of key canonical texts in the history of philosophy in his sustained philosophical reworking of ontology. Amongst texts included are Hegel's Difference Essay and the Shorter Logic and Heidegger's Time and Being and The Question of Being. The effective presence...
Art, Mimesis and the Avant-Garde
Aspects of a Philosophy of Difference
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Great American Lives
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Brilliant, captivating, and unforgettable memoirs from four of the greatest minds in American history.
Penned between 1771 and 1790 and published after his death, The**Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of the most acclaimed and widely read personal histories ever written. From his youth...
The Guardian
Eleven Science Fiction Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
Guardians are defenders, carers and guides. Some look after individual people, others whole planets or universes, but all share a strong belief in their responsibility to protect their charges.
The Guardian is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe....
The Sabermetric Revolution
Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
From the front office to the family room, sabermetrics has dramatically changed the way baseball players are assessed and valued by fans and managers alike. Rocketed to popularity by the 2003 bestseller Moneyball and the film of the same name, the use of sabermetrics to analyze player performance...
by Andrew W. Lo, Deborah M Gordon, Jeffrey P. Bigham
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Experts describe the latest research in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field, the study of groups of individuals acting collectively in ways that seem intelligent.
Intelligence does not arise only in individual brains; it also arises in groups of individuals. This is collective intelligence:...
Shoreline of Infinity 4
Shoreline of Infinity science fiction magazine, #4
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
A Summer Special Magazine of Science Fiction
Join us on the beach with your plutonium powered bucket and spade.
We have some great new stories from great writers such as Gary Gibson and Holly Schofield; interviews with Ken MacLeod and Tricia Sullivan; a new column by BSFA award...
by Christopher Duffy, Mohit, Cameron Buchanan
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Unleash the power of Python scripting to execute effective and efficient penetration testsAbout This BookSharpen your pentesting skills with PythonDevelop your fluency with Python to write sharper scripts for rigorous security testingGet stuck into some of the most powerful tools in the security...
Beyond Bibliometrics
Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available...
The Warriors of Wren
Little Man Go, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Jimmy Go is lost in a hell he can’t escape.
Slave to a job he hates, Jimmy lives, eats, and writhes in the factory-sponsored void his life has fallen into. A cracking cog in a mindless, paranoid war machine, Jimmy no longer remembers who he is, why he’s there—or why someone’s left him...
The ABC of Money
Including The Way to Wealth and The Gospel of Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
From the days of farmer's bartering for bushels of corn to establishing the concept of credit, this practical guide gets at the root of the subject of money: why it exists and, more importantly, what money really is. THE ABC OF MONEY is an undiscovered gem offering a wealth of knowledge and Carnegie's...
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