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Bust of socratesthe sketch in question is the first phase for bronze casting, by using the lost wax techniqueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesocrates, son of sophronicus from the alopece demo, was an ancient greek philosopher, one of the most important exponents of the western philosophical traditionthis foundry also produced reproductions of statues from the main museums, and fed the souvenir market for travellers of the late 19th and early 20th century, the grand tour travellerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe sketch was made out of a cast of the original copy in the early 20th century by a historical foundry in naples, the chiurazzi foundryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinternal plaster reinforcementour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
188 €
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Oxfam books & music fareham plato: the last days of socrates by hugh tredennickblue cloth boards with leather bindings and gilt inscriptions are clean and undamaged see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book in very good conditionpublished in by guild publishingblue page ribbon is whole and undamagedspine is tight and pages are immaculate
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Rare 80’s socrates educational video system vtech mouse system and touch padno other functionality has been tested and no games or manuals are includedboth units have been tested for power with batteries and both power on
74 €
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The ultimate star trek and philosophy the search for socrates by william irwin (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
11 €
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Even socrates and the king of sparta used to entertain their children by riding around on a stick pretending it was a horsea cabinet of greek curiosities: strange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization hardcover – 27 junpoliticians were regarded as shallow and self-serving
19 €
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Condition: boards shelfworn, faded, marked; pages clean and clear and binding tightoxfam bookshop exeter how can truth be learned? christian theology has too often sought to answer this question with reference to the teaching of socrates, and the development of ideas from augustine to the enlightenment has consistently affirmed a basic affiliation between knowledge of god and self which reaches its logical end point in the conviction that the epistemologist is divinewillows contends that the future of christian education rests firmly upon our ability to secure a vision of the pedagogical task that coheres with the epistemological co-ordinates of faith, consciousness of sin, the moment and the god in timethis confusion of christian and socratic ideas fails to account for the distinctive shape of christian truth as outlined by kierkegaard in his philosophical fragmentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredivine knowledge explores the ramifications of kierkegaard's 'negative apologetic' by illuminating a number of pedagogical issues in the field of christian education - from indoctrination to the problem of truth and publicness
45 €
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A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, sophie's world sets out to draw teenagers into the world of socrates, descartes, spinoza, hegel and all the great philosophersoxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller about life, the universe and everythingwhen 14-year-old sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own lifewhy does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? who is the other girl? and who, for that matter, is sophie herself? to solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of philosophy, but the truth is far stranger than she could have imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea brilliantly original and fascinating story with many twists and turns, it raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe
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The face of man is therefore that of a king, in a symbolic sense, an initiate, a being of higher consciousness, the one whose soul, as socrates would have said, is gathered entirely in itself in the place of the possible, where everything is infinite and eternalthe line is always subtle, sometimes almost imperceptible: it along the entire composition builds consequential levels whose backgrounds, figurations, objects, environments take on unity and visual cohesionthe color used mainly, besides black ink, is green, the color of the grasswonderful original color illustration by sergio toppi, "divertissement # 14", published in the "divertissement" box papel editions - pencil, ink and ecoline on fine cardboardthis is because he is one with the divine part of himself, the spirit, which is on his head, the sacred birda true work of art in which toppi has managed to condense all his creative ability, the peculiar and very personal characteristics of his symbolic style with the utmost skillthe man's face is also inscribed in a quadrangle, like the symbolic inscription of the circle in the square, which symbolizes the action of heaven on earthtoppi particularly loved grass, in its natural, existential, symbolic, philosophical, spiritual sense24x33 cm certificate of authenticity stamped, dated and signed by the publisher included with the work, together with a free lithograph signed by toppifrom a very thin line, toppi creates and manifests a symbol such as the sun or an animal figure and then a human faceexpress shipping in protected packaging with international courier read moresigned by hand in full in original by the masterin many ancient traditions, birds are the symbol of the higher divinities (for the ancient greeks zeus, apollo, artemis) or of the angelic entities, of the divine being who lives in usline and strokethe symbol is a living reality corresponding to principles or ideas or energies of another plane of reality that manifest themselves in a precise figure in this state of existence: toppi, through the fine lines and its unmistakable trait, as a demiurge manages to manifest from the absolute white of the sheet, which is the universe of the possible or the world of platonic ideas, the image of a face, of an animal"we are like green grass" he used to say "because it is always reborn and grows again, like our soul" what certain ancient philosophers called natura naturans or in alchemy the "viriditas"the bird that stands on the head of a man with a noble, wise, regal face symbolizes his highest being, his higher consciousness, his light, his divine spirit directly corresponding to the highest intellectcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithus giving life to the symbolin toppi's drawings, the outline of a body becomes a landscape and then a bird, a tree, a man, a magical addition of lines within colors and white and black spacesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe illustration is in color, one of the very few works left in this genre, created by the great master almost to the limit of his existencetoppi's use of the line reflects in a certain sense that of some designs by durer, which with a single line has created intricate knots, mystical and transcendent figuresour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
427 €
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A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, sophie's world sets out to draw teenagers into the world of socrates, descartes, spinoza, hegel and all the great philosophersoxfam bookshop cheltenham when 14-year-old sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own lifewhy does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? who is the other girl? and who, for that matter, is sophie herself? to solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of philosophy, but the truth is far stranger than she could have imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea brilliantly original and fascinating story with many twists and turns, it raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe
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Text in latin, printed with elegant round letters and wide use of abbreviations; blank spaces with reference letters instead of the drop capsgraesse, who points to the bolognese edition among the rarest and most curious of xenophon's texts, incorrectly indicates 108 unnumbered sheets, rather than 109modern full havana-coloured leather binding, spine with 3 raised bands; grey sprayed edges109 unnumbered sheets, including the cover page with the author’s name and the titles of xenophon’s works included in the volumesome latin annotations, other always marginal marks and rare underlinings, all written in pen with coeval handwritingthe same scholar points out reproductions of the lyon edition in circa andin good condition; an overall good text, contained browning on a few pages; few and small woodworm holes on the margins of the central sheetson the back of the last sheet, at the bottom, colophon with indication of the printer, chronic and topical date of the edition on the left, woodcut typographic brand in the middle, register data on the rightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein the cover page, in addition to the round lowercase lettering used in the other sheets, gothic letters are used for the author's name and capital letters in the second and third linesthe most extensive work is the ciropedia, narration of the education of cyrus king of the persians, in the version of francesco filelfo; followed by the hunting treatise de venatione, in the translation of omnibonus leonicenus, and other texts, including socrates’ apologia and the treatise sulla tirannide by the great humanist leonardo bruni, called leonardo aretinocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe collection, printed in the famous university city of bologna, is admired for the typographic elegance of renaissance tasteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe work is a rare and very valuable early 16th-century edition of six works by the greek historian xenophon, in a latin translation from the greek originalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
365 €
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It includes an image of socrates and a profile of her majesty queen elizabeth iiit's the fourth release of the imperial art series from the mint of poland999 fine silver diameter: 50 mm read moreit has a limited mintage of only 500 piecesthe three previous releases of the series covered the mesopotamian, egyptian, and chinese civilizationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis incredible silver coin represent the almost -years-old greek parthenon templeit comes in an elegant casethe temple is built on the ancient acropolis which overlooks the city of athenscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe reverse of the coin features the parthenon temple, with a magnificent blue agate filling a windowathens is home to key ancient monuments and works of arts, most famous of which is the parthenonthe obverse displays an inside view of the templeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
65 €
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Oxfam bookshop swanage an international bestseller - rediscover life's larger meaning and purposethe 20th anniversary edition with a new afterword and revisions by dan millmanhis other guides to peaceful warrior life include the life you were born to live and the hidden schoolawakened by dark dreams one night, dan found himself at a gas station with an old man named socrates, and his world was changed foreverhelp in these tumultuous times: in this 20th anniversary edition, the author offers an updated afterword for a new generation of readers looking for grounding in tumultuous timesfor decades, friends and families around the world have shared the book that teaches the way of the peaceful warrioryet, despite his many successes, he was haunted by the feeling that something was missingway of the peaceful warrior is the iconic first book from dan millmansee oxfam website for delivery information read morea book that could change your life: when dan millman was a young man, he expected that hard work would eventually bring a life of comfort, wisdom, and happinessinspirational and spiritual saga: this autobiographical novel is one of the most beloved spiritual sagas of our timelife as a peaceful warrior is a life of meditation, mindfulness, compassion, and acceptanceif you loved the heart of the shaman, the magic mala, and the celestine prophecy, you'll be moved by the inspiration and spirituality of way of the peaceful warriorguided by this eccentric old warrior, and inspired by a young woman named joy, dan began a spiritual odyssey into realms of light and shadow, romance and mystery, toward a final confrontation that would deliver or destroy him
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham ludwig wittgenstein has somehow captured the popular imagination as the modern socrates, the master of enigmatic logic, the fascinating and attractive icon of modernismwe are also given a clear and accessible guide to his central works, the tractatus logico-philosophicus, a glacier of logic, and his later, friendlier philosophical investigationsanyone intrigued by these works but too daunted to have read them will find this the ideal introduction to a great 20th century philosophersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut what did wittgenstein really say? in introducing wittgenstein we meet a strange man, the rigorous logician who prized poetry above philosophy, who inherited an immense fortune and gave it all away, who sought death in the trenches of world war one, a great teacher who advised his students to give up philosophy, a tormented soul who thrived on jokes and crime fiction and a solitary who inspired lifelong friendships
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