1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450935403321

Autore

Pohlsander Hans A. <1927-, >

Titolo

The Emperor Constantine / / Hans A. Pohlsander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-36445-8

0-203-35019-7

1-134-36446-6

1-280-05521-9

0-203-62258-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history

Classificazione

15.52

Disciplina

937/.08/092

B

Soggetti

Emperors - Rome

Electronic books.

Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-116) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

A convenient and concise introduction to one of the most important figures in ancient history.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156330603321

Autore

Gonzalez George A

Titolo

The Absolute and Star Trek / / by George A. Gonzalez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9783319477947

3319477943

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 116 p. 5 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

141

Soggetti

Idealism, German

History - Philosophy

Motion pictures, American

German Idealism

Philosophy of History

American Film and TV

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



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.