Nicholas Griffin

Bertrand Russell ranks as one of the giants of twentieth-century philosophy. Through his books, journalism, correspondence and political activity he exerted a profound influence on modern thought. This companion centers on Russell's contributions to modern philosophy and, therefore, concentrates on the early part of his career. There are chapters on Russell's contributions to the foundations of mathematics, and on his development of new logical methods in philosophy and their application to such fields as epistemology, metaphysics and the philosophy of language. The intellectual background to ...

A principios del siglo XVIII, en Londres, el eminente anatomista Sir Edmund Calcraft y su ambicioso ayudante Joseph Bendix no tienen inconveniente en dejar a un lado las convenciones morales de su tiempo -y de paso unas cuantas leyes- en su afán por llevar a buen puerto un descubrimiento científico.

A rugged land between the Black and Caspian seas, the Caucasus is a battle ground for a fascinating and formidable clash of cultures: Russia on one side, the predominantly Muslim mountains on the other. In "Caucasus," award-winning author Nicholas Griffin recounts his journey to this war torn region to explore the roots of today''s conflict, centering his travelogue on Imam Shamil, the great nineteenth century Muslim warrior who commanded a quarter-century resistance against invading Russian forces. Delving deep into the Caucasus, Griffin transcends the headlines trumpeting Chechen insurgency to give the land and its conflicts dimension: evoking the weather, terrain, and geography alongside national traditions, religious affiliations, and personal legends as barriers to peaceful co-existence. In focusing his tale on Shamil while retracing his steps, Griffin compellingly demonstrates the way history repeats itself.

Al començament del segle XVIII, a Londres, l'eminent anatomista Sir Edmund Calcraft i el seu ambiciós ajudant Joseph Bendix deixen de banda les convencions morals del seu temps —i de passada unes quantes lleis- per portar a bon port un descobriment científic. El repte que els dos metges accepten, i que els portarà a endinsar-se en el tèrbol i atzarós món de la xusma londinenca, es veurà amenaçat per la creixent obsessió del jove Bendix per una dona misteriosa que coneix a casa d'en Calcraft. En un camí que els portarà de les places d'execució, manicomis i fires fins a la soledat del laboratori, el mestre i el seu ajudant començaran a competir en cos i ànima. Barreja d'història, mite, medicina i ficció, La casa de Ics ombres és un relat esglaiador sobre l'ambició, l'eneanv i la vulnerabilitat de l'amor.