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Thomas Taylor

    Thomas Taylor fut un traducteur et néoplatonicien anglais, le premier à transposer en anglais les œuvres complètes d'Aristote et de Platon, ainsi que les fragments orphiques. Sa production prolifique s'étendit sur plus de 50 ans, faisant de lui une figure clé pour rendre accessibles les anciennes traditions philosophiques et mystiques. Taylor consacra sa carrière à la traduction de textes fondamentaux, s'assurant que leurs idées puissent être étudiées et appréciées par un public plus large. Son héritage durable réside dans son travail méticuleux qui a relié la pensée classique aux générations suivantes.

    Thomas Taylor
    Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians
    Gargantis
    Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato
    Festergrimm
    Barbapapa
    Shadowghast
    • Voici une toute nouvelle collection d'albums, comprenant chacun deux histoires inédites des Barbapapa, dans leur voyage autour du monde et à la découverte des animaux. Suivez-les en Chine à la rencontre d'une adorable famille de pandas, puis en Inde saluer le tigre du Bengale, découvrez la savane, avec ses girafes et ses éléphants, et laissez-vous même embarquer pour le Pôle nord en quête de l'ours blanc ! Consacrés chacun à une région du monde différente, les recueils proposent aussi quelques pages d'informations et de jeux amusants qui plairont aux amoureux de la nature.

      Barbapapa
    • When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives. And when they learn the legend of Ludo Festergrimm the clockmaker, creator of a vast mechanical robot that wrought havoc in the wrong hands, they KNOW they're on the right track. But how can they get the residents of Eerie-on-Sea to believe them?

      Festergrimm
    • The book explores the contributions of Thomas Taylor, an influential English translator and Neoplatonist, renowned for being the first to translate the complete works of Aristotle and Plato into English. It also highlights his translation of the Orphic fragments, showcasing his significant role in making classical philosophy accessible to English-speaking audiences. Taylor's work not only impacted the study of these philosophers but also enriched the understanding of Neoplatonism in the context of 18th and 19th-century thought.

      Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato
    • Gargantis

      • 350pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      4,2(2098)Évaluer

      There's a storm raging in Eerie-on-Sea. Has the mighty Gargantis come back from the deep...? When an ancient bottle is found washed up on the beach after a ferocious electrical storm, all the residents of Eerie-on-Sea seem to want it ... but should they in fact fear it? Legend has it that the bottle contains an extraordinary secret that spells doom for the whole of Eerie-on-Sea. Could it be true that the vast sea creature Gargantis has awoken from her slumbers, and is causing the large cracks that are appearing all across the town? Finding themselves entrusted with the bottle, Herbie and Violet discover they will need to ride the terrible storm and pacify the creature if they want to save Eerie-on-Sea from sliding into the ocean and being lost for ever.

      Gargantis
    • Thomas Taylor, an influential English translator and Neoplatonist, made significant contributions to philosophy by translating the complete works of Aristotle and Plato into English. He also translated the Orphic fragments, showcasing his dedication to making ancient philosophical texts accessible to a wider audience. His work played a crucial role in the revival of interest in Neoplatonism and classical thought during his time.

      Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians
    • An irresistibly silly and charming story about fun and family, with tongue- twisting text from award-winning writer, Thomas Taylor, and lovingly-rendered illustrations from the critically-acclaimed, Penny Dann.

      Too Many Tickles!
    • Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous malamander creep… Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy – especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma’s parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander. Eerie-on-Sea has always been a mysteriously chilling place, where strange stories seem to wash up. And it just got stranger...

      Malamander
    • The book is recognized for its significant impact on human history, prompting efforts to preserve its legacy through modern republishing. This initiative ensures that both current and future generations can access and appreciate its enduring relevance.

      Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians ; Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix
    • Tel un Shakespeare de la philosophie, Platon a produit ici comédies, violences, sublimes aperçus, que retient au sol l'ironie de Socrate, les bouffonneries même ( le juste est 729 fois plus heureux que le tyran ; l'eugénisme est lié au chiffre 12 960 000 ... ). La République jette le lecteur dans un fleuve d'Amazonie, un fleuve des mots aux fresques renouvelées, insolites, sans berge repérable, où donc il se plonge comme dans un Déluge de jouvence, ballotté, happé, roulé, perdant le souffle parfois, irrité et incapable de s'arrêter de lire - sur la divinité, sur soi, sur la vie politique, bien sûr, de façon terriblement actuelle et folle en même temps - amarré il restera cependant à ce point de passion et de raison, le désir, le désir du Meilleur. J.C.

      La république