03801nam 2200613 a 450 991045611160332120200520144314.01-282-35575-997866123557520-520-91058-310.1525/9780520910584(CKB)2420000000002292(EBL)837184(OCoLC)773564904(SSID)ssj0000434909(PQKBManifestationID)11925658(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000434909(PQKBWorkID)10404542(PQKB)11756229(MiAaPQ)EBC837184(DE-B1597)520152(DE-B1597)9780520910584(Au-PeEL)EBL837184(CaPaEBR)ebr10676210(CaONFJC)MIL235575(EXLCZ)99242000000000229219900123d1990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConversations on the plurality of worlds[electronic resource] /Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle ; translation by H.A. Hargreaves ; introduction by Nina Rattner GelbartBerkeley University of California Pressc19901 online resource (134 p.)Translation of: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes.0-520-06361-9 0-520-07171-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-82).Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Translator's Preface -- Preface -- Dedication -- The First Evening -- The Second Evening -- The Third Evening -- The Fourth Evening -- The Fifth Evening -- NotesSurveying the night sky, a charming philosopher and his hostess, the Marquise, are considering thep ossibility of travelers from the moon. "What if they were skillful enough to navigate on the outer surface of our air, and from there, through their curiosity to see us, they angled for us like fish? Would that please you?" asks the philosopher. "Why not?" the Marquise replies. "As for me, I'd put myself into their nets of my own volition just to have the pleasure of seeing those who caught me."In this imaginary conversation of three hundred years ago, readers can share the excitement of a new, extremely daring view of the uinverse. Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes), first published in 1686, is one of the best loved classics of the early French enlightenment. Through a series of informal dialogues that take place on successive evenings in the marquise's moonlit gardens, Fontenelle describes the new cosmology of the Copernican world view with matchles clarity, imagination, and wit. Moreover, he boldly makes his interlocutor a woman, inviting female participation in the almost exclusively male province of scientific discourse. The popular Fontenelle lived through an entire century, from 1657 to 1757, and wrote prolifically. H. A. Hargreaves's fresh, appealing translation brings the author's masterpiece to new generations of readers, while the introduction by Nina Rattner Gelbart clearly demonstrates the importance of the Conversations for the history of science, of women, of literature, and of French civilization, and for the popularization of culture.Plurality of worldsEarly works to 1800Electronic books.Plurality of worldsEarly works to 1800.574.999FontenelleM. de(Bernard Le Bovier),1657-1757.169138Hargreaves H. A1027396MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456111603321Conversations on the plurality of worlds2442810UNINA02902nam 2200613 a 450 991077881920332120200520144314.01-283-42622-6978661342622290-04-21706-110.1163/9789004217065(CKB)2550000000079847(EBL)842208(OCoLC)773566748(SSID)ssj0000590029(PQKBManifestationID)11941225(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000590029(PQKBWorkID)10665232(PQKB)10733635(MiAaPQ)EBC842208(OCoLC)778435026(OCoLC)778421640(nllekb)BRILL9789004217065(Au-PeEL)EBL842208(CaPaEBR)ebr10525108(CaONFJC)MIL342622(PPN)174399561(EXLCZ)99255000000007984720111019d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEqual in law, unequal in fact[electronic resource] racial and ethnic discrimination and the legal response thereto in Europe /by Timo MakkonenLeiden, The Netherlands Martinus Nijhoff Publishers20121 online resource (454 p.)Erik Castrén Institute monographs on international law and human rights,1568-2765 ;v. 13Description based upon print version of record.90-04-21705-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. The challenge -- pt. 2. The response -- pt. 3. Rethinking the response.An intriguing paradox characterises international and European action against discrimination. On the one hand, equality and the right to non-discrimination are key human rights and protected by an impressive line of legal documents. On the other hand, empirical studies show that discrimination is still rampant today. This book maps the gap between the rights and the reality, and examines the causes, consequences and extent of discrimination in Europe today as well as the international and European legal response to it. On the basis of this analysis, the study explains why anti-discrimination law fails to deliver, and what can be done about it. The result is of interest to scholars, students, civil society, politicians and anyone interested in equality and making it a reality.Erik Castrén Institute monographs on international law and human rights ;v. 13.DiscriminationLaw and legislationEuropeDiscriminationLaw and legislation342.408/73Makkonen Timo597025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778819203321Equal in law, unequal in fact3682966UNINA