An Aristotelian Philosophy of Mathematics breaks the impasse between Platonist and nominalist views of mathematics. Neither a study of abstract objects nor a mere language or logic, mathematics is a science of real aspects of the world as much as biology is. For the first time, a philosophy of mathe[...]
How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, commerce, philosophy, and logic helped us to get at the truth in cases where certainty was not attainable? In The Science of Conjecture, James Franklin e[...]
An engaging introduction to four of the greatest Americans-George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Their lives are set forth in a simple manner, yet with many interesting details, and a glimpse is given of the trials and successes which combined to mold their chara[...]
Sybylla Melvyn yearns for a life in the arts. She loves music and is determined to write a book. But as the daughter of a poor dairy farmer, she despairs of ever realising her ambitions. Then comes the opportunity for Sybylla to go and live with wealthy relatives. In her new home she tastes a life o[...]
In 1831, James Fenimore Cooper told his publisher that he wanted to write a story set on Lake Ontario. The book was accepted, but with no hint that it would feature Natty Bumppo from the well-established Leather-Stocking Tales. The Pathfinder" (1840) revisits Natty s military service, extending a st[...]
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Demonstrates why we need to make a fundamental change in our approach toward protecting our drinking water. This work presents factual and circumstantial evidence showing the failure of drinking water standards to adequately protect human health along with analysis of the extent of pollution in our [...]
For the first time in paperback, here is the all-in-one "bible" on how to fire up the creative powers of your mind to attain a life of prosperity. "The Prosperity Bible" is a one-of-a-kind resource that collects the greatest moneymaking secrets from authors across every field-religion, finance, phil[...]
*Includes an original introduction and biography for each Founding Father.
*Includes pictures of the Founding Fathers and important people, places and events in their lives.
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is[...]