With immigration and asylum seekers high on the agenda of governments through-out Europe, the life story of Dr Teame Mebrahtu is a timely reminder of a positive side of what has become a contentious a
Marsilio Ficino, a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance who translated all the works of Plato into Latin, examines Plato’s Timaeus, the most widely influential and hotly debated of the Platonic
"Verses that explore destiny, fables, time, freedom, and captivity are offered in this collection of more than 100 poems. Combined are a classical structure and a modern style, with personal observati
Rent Unmasked explores the new economic paradigm that policy-makers need to solve global problems in the post-2008 era. With conventional economic theories discredited, the new model must equip govern
When the Romans settled in Britain in 43 CE they could hardly have imagined that the small agricultural settlement of Londinium on the Thames would eventually become one of the biggest cities in the w
This new translation offers a contemporary rendering of this ancient work which addresses fundamental questions of law and duty for all members of society. One cannot but be impressed by the breadth o
Society is in a state of chaos; yet almost all life stresses are human-made. Our species is literally making itself sick. In A World in Two Minds, Kenny Jamieson considers the two complex adaptive sys
Marsilio Ficino of Florence (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasising its divine potential. As teacher and g
Once in a generation a book appears that transcends all others on its subject. John Zametica has written such a book about the outbreak of World War One. His work will be impossible to ignore despite
Few have given much thought to how a state of freedom and justice should be organised. This book is the result of the author’s 35-year odyssey in search of an answer. He has taken a multi-disciplinary
The rich are getting richer while those in the middle are no better off, and there are still large numbers of good people unable to escape poverty. This is a proven fact. Although we have made great a
On the Nature of Love is a translation of Marsilio Ficino's commentary to Plato's Symposium. This edition makes Ficino's Tuscan version available to English readers for the first time. Ficino's work w
From its beginnings in London to its worldwide enrollment?including affiliated schools in Europe, North and South America, South Africa, and Australasia?this account examines the history and growth of
Providing a firsthand account of the land enclosure movement of the 19th century from a major English poet, this extensively researched study gives modern readers an appreciation of the divisive effec
Drawing on case studies of organized violence?ranging from territorial wars and colonial conquests to non-state variants such as organized crime?this record offers a general theory to account for the
Exploring the life of Kathleen Raine, who played an important role in the literary history of?20th-century England, this authorized biography tells how she developed from a small girl who only wanted
Considered one of the most controversial figures in modern history?highly revered by some and heavily criticized by others?Winston Churchill is defended in this collection of essays covering a variety
This volume casts a new light on Marsilio Ficino, an extraordinary Renaissance man. Sometimes he has been thought of as an ivory-tower philosopher, who retired from the hurly-burly of life to contempl
Searching for a definition of good government, this commentary from Marsilio Ficino examines three Platonic dialogues that have had a profound effect on Western statesmen and jurists. A leading schola
Describing the use of symbols inphilosophy and religion, this bookconnects the Taoist symbol of the self—thediamond body—tothe tetrahedron, as well asto the
Tracing the history of housing cycles in the United States, this examination shows how the banking system reacts to prosperity and recession and reveals the ways regulations enacted after eac
A personal account of searching for spiritual understanding initially outside Christian teaching, this book takes the position that there are as many ways to God as there are paths up a mountain. Inte
Featuring philosophical commentary from Marsilio Ficino?a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance who translated all the works of Plato into Latin?this work is the first English translation of Fici
Condemning the post-industrial economy to protracted periods of economic failure, this thought-provoking book documents how the integrity of economics as a discipline was deliberately compromised in
This new work draws from Marcus Aurelius?one of the last great pre-Christian voices of classical Western philosophy and spirituality?the essential threads of his thinking in the Meditations weaving th
"This seventh volume of Marsilio Ficino’s letters sheds new light on the life and intellectual development of one of the Renaissance’s leading figures. As head of the Platonic Academy in Florence, Fic
What was it that initially separated us from other primates? What was different about Homo sapiens 30,000 years ago that predicated our survival and the demise of our closest rivals, the Neanderthals?
