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Product Description: This 1911 publication, translated from the French, vividly describes the varied hardships and satisfactions of Antarctic exploration and scientific research in the early twentieth century. Son of the famed neurologist, Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936) commanded the Pourquoi-Pas? on its hazardous journey into the ice-bound regions south of Cape Horn...read more

Product Description: VIEWS FROM THE BACK OF A TAXI 2007 EDITION By Philip Walsh. A collection of handy opinions on the most important topics of our time including Democracy, Politicians, Human Rights, The Multi-Cultural Society, Political Correctness, Education, Men and Women, Sex, Common Sense, Europe, Lawyers, War, Kids, the Celebrity Culture, Press & TV, The Consumer Society, Management, The Nanny State, Education, Retirement, the Future, the Moral Maze, The Quango Effect, Party Politics, Health, Creativity, Happiness and the Meaning of Lif...read more

Product Description: This book examines the issue of philosophical skepticism in the light of its relevance for the critique of modernity associated with the Frankfurt School. It situates the problem of skepticism in the context of the history of philosophy and explores its significance for the modern crisis of reason manifested in post-Kantian philosophy, which presaged the critical turn toward social theory...read more

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