Distorted Ideals in Greek Vase-Painting: The World of Mythological Burlesque

Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Arts & Photography,Schools, Periods & Styles

Distorted Ideals in Greek Vase-Painting: The World of Mythological Burlesque Details

This book examines Greek vase-paintings that depict humorous, burlesque, and irreverent images of Greek mythology and the gods. Many of the images present the gods and heroes as ridiculous and ugly. While the narrative content of some images may appear to be trivial, others address issues that are deeply serious. When placed against the background of the religious beliefs and social frameworks from which they spring, these images allow us to explore questions relating to their meaning in particular communities. Throughout, we see indications that Greek vase-painters developed their own comedic narratives and visual jokes. The images enhance our understanding of Greek society in just the same way as their more sober siblings in 'serious' art.

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Numerical Methods of Statistics

Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Computers & Internet,Software

Numerical Methods of Statistics Details

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Cambridge Checkpoints VCE Chemistry Unit 3 2012

Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Children's Books,Science, Nature & How It Works

Cambridge Checkpoints VCE Chemistry Unit 3 2012 Details

Multiple choice and extended response questions Online quizzes Past examination questions up to 2010 Topic-by-topic revision.

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Cambridge Primary English Stage 4 Activity Book

Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Children's Books,Reference & Nonfiction

Cambridge Primary English Stage 4 Activity Book Details

Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1–6). This write-in Activity Book includes the following features. Activities which support, enrich and reinforce the core teaching in the Learner's Book, using the same themes and texts to enhance comprehension. Activities which are designed to build, practise and consolidate the reading and writing skills of all learners. Further activities and games targeting specific grammar and language points, extra writing and spelling activities.

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Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?

Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Nonfiction,Philosophy

Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All? Details

This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and the enigmatic relation of mathematics to nature. It asks unexpected questions, such as 'what makes mathematics mathematics?', 'where did proof come from and how did it evolve?', and 'how did the distinction between pure and applied mathematics come into being?' In a wide-ranging discussion that is both immersed in the past and unusually attuned to the competing philosophical ideas of contemporary mathematicians, it shows that proof and other forms of mathematical exploration continue to be living, evolving practices - responsive to new technologies, yet embedded in permanent (and astonishing) facts about human beings. It distinguishes several distinct types of application of mathematics, and shows how each leads to a different philosophical conundrum. Here is a remarkable body of new philosophical thinking about proofs, applications, and other mathematical activities.

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