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UNINA9910450935403321 |
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Pohlsander Hans A. <1927-, > |
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The Emperor Constantine / / Hans A. Pohlsander |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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1-134-36445-8 |
0-203-35019-7 |
1-134-36446-6 |
1-280-05521-9 |
0-203-62258-8 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (135 p.) |
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Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history |
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Emperors - Rome |
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Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-116) and index. |
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHRONOLOGY; Introduction; The soldier emperors and Diocletian; Constantine's rise to power; Constantine's conversion; Constantine as the sole ruler of the West; The conflict with Licinius; The Arian controversy, the Council of Nicaea and its aftermath; The crisis in the imperial family; The new Rome; Constantine's government; Constantine's final years, death and burial; Constantine's image in Roman art; An assessment; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; |
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A convenient and concise introduction to one of the most important figures in ancient history. |
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UNINA9910156330603321 |
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Autore |
Gonzalez George A |
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The Absolute and Star Trek / / by George A. Gonzalez |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
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[1st ed. 2017.] |
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1 online resource (XIII, 116 p. 5 illus. in color.) |
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Idealism, German |
History - Philosophy |
Motion pictures, American |
German Idealism |
Philosophy of History |
American Film and TV |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Analytic Philosophy and Star Trek -- 3. Speculation in Star Trek -- 4. The Progressive Dialectic of Star Trek -- 5. Star Trek and False Infinities -- 6. Star Trek and Language: Dasein or Speculation? -- 7. Star Trek: Prejudice versus Universal Rationality -- 8. Star Trek: Voyager: Pragmatism and Neo-Pragmatism as False Infinities -- 9. Zombies, Star Trek, and International Relations -- 10. Conclusion: The Inviability of Analytic Philosophy, as well as Bad and False Infinities. |
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This volume explains how Star Trek allows viewers to comprehend significant aspects of Georg Hegel's concept the absolute, the driving force behind history. Gonzalez, with wit and wisdom, explains how Star Trek exhibits central elements of the absolute. He describes how themes and ethos central to the show display the concept beautifully. For instance, the show posits that people must possess the correct attitudes in order to bring about an ideal society: a commitment to social justice; an unyielding commitment to the truth; and a similar commitment to scientific, intellectual discovery. These characteristics serve as perfect embodiments of Hegel's conceptualization, and |
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Gonzalez's analysis is sharp and exacting. George A. Gonzalez is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, USA. He specializes in the fields of political theory, popular culture, and environmental politics and policy. In the areas of popular culture and political theory he has published two articles in the journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, as well as the book The Politics of Star Trek: Justice, War, and the Future. |
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