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25 produkter
Socratic Method
A Practitioner's Handbook
Inbunden, 2021
302 kr
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A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions. “A wonderful book.”—Rebecca …
Practicing Stoic
A Philosophical User's Manual
Häftad, 2025
269 kr
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“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”—The …
Socratic Method
A Practitioner's Handbook
Häftad, 2025
191 kr
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A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions. “A wonderful book.”—Rebecca …
Practicing Stoic
A Philosophical User's Manual
Inbunden, 2018
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355 kr
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“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”—The …
Farnsworth's Classical English Style
Inbunden, 2020
257 kr
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“An original and absorbing guide to English style. Get it if you can.”—Wall Street JournalSay it with style—on paper or in person. This book explains why the best writing sounds that way, with hundreds of examples from Lincoln, Churchill, Douglass, and other masters of the language. As Farnsworth …
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Häftad, 2016
177 kr
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“I must refrain from shouting what a brilliant work this is (præteritio). Farnsworth has written the book as he ought to have written it – and as only he could have written it (symploce). Buy it and read it – buy it and read it (epimone).”—Bryan A. Garner, Garner's Modern English UsageEveryone …
Latin Tamer
Mastering the Language of Rome
Av Ward Farnsworth, Sarah van der Pas
Inbunden, 2026
449 kr
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Learn to read the Romans! This book is an exciting new way to discover the Latin language. Whether you want to master it or just see enough to enjoy some time travel, The Latin Tamer makes the journey a pleasure. This book’s approach to Latin is distinctive. It teaches the language through …
Farnsworth's Classical English Argument
Inbunden, 2024
252 kr
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“Instructive and entertaining.”—Wall Street JournalLearn how to argue from the masters. This book is a complete course on the art of argument, taught by the greatest practitioners of it: Churchill, Lincoln, and hundreds of others from the golden age of debate in England and America. The book’s …
Legal Analyst – A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law
Häftad, 2007
283 kr
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There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. Although the tools are far more interesting and useful than the rules, they tend to be neglected in favor of other aspects of the curriculum. In "The Legal …
Should You Tip for Takeout?
Solving the Puzzles of Everyday Life
Av Saul Levmore, Ward Farnsworth
Inbunden, 2026
276 kr
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The thinking person’s book of big answers to small questions. Applying tools for rationality from economics, law, and elsewhere to the everyday puzzles reveals fresh ways to consider problems of any size—including whether to tip for takeout.Learn how to make better decisions in ordinary life. Does …
Restitution
Civil Liability for Unjust Enrichment
Inbunden, 2014
788 kr
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Restitution is the body of law concerned with taking away gains that someone has wrongfully obtained. The operator of a Ponzi scheme takes money from his victims by fraud and then invests it in stocks that rise in value. Or a company pays a shareholder excessive dividends or pays them to the wrong …
Restitution
Civil Liability for Unjust Enrichment
Häftad, 2014
236 kr
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Restitution is the body of law concerned with taking away gains that someone has wrongfully obtained. The operator of a Ponzi scheme takes money from his victims by fraud and then invests it in stocks that rise in value. Or a company pays a shareholder excessive dividends or pays them to the wrong …
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Ljudbok, 2011
298 kr
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Masters of language can turn unassuming words into phrases that are beautiful, effective, and memorable. What are the secrets of this alchemy? Part of the answer lies in rhetorical figures: practical ways of applying great aesthetic principles—repetition and variety, suspense and relief, …
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Inbunden, 2010
337 kr
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This title presents an enlightening overview and analysis of the uses of rhetoric in the English language. The way we use our language to convince and cajole is based on timeless principles - on repetition and variety, suspense and relief, expectation and satisfaction - that have been employed by …
Farnsworth's Classical English Style
Ljudbok, 2021
245 kr
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Say it with style―on paper or in person. This book explains why the best writing sounds that way, with hundreds of examples from Lincoln, Churchill, and other masters of the language. Farnsworth shows how small choices about words, sentences, and paragraphs put force into writing and speech that …
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor
Ljudbok, 2021
298 kr
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Make your writing and speech shine like the sun! Here’s the most entertaining and instructive book about enlivening and clarifying communication by comparing one thing to another. Ward Farnsworth provides a wide-ranging, practical tour of metaphors, arranged by theme. He shows how the best writers …
Practicing Stoic
Ljudbok, 2018
285 kr
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The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The …
El estoico practicante
Un manual de uso filosófico
E-bok, 2025
136 kr
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Vivimos convencidos de que, en todas las situaciones de la vida, reaccionamos directamente a los acontecimientos. Sin embargo, para los filósofos estoicos esto es pura ilusión: en realidad reaccionamos a nuestros juicios y opiniones, a lo que pensamos de las cosas, no a las cosas en sí. El estoico …
Socratic Method
A Practitioner’s Handbook
Ljudbok, 2021
246 kr
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A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions. About 2,500 years ago, Plato …
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor
Inbunden, 2016
257 kr
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“Ward Farnsworth is a witty commentator…a book to dip in and savor.”—The Boston GlobeSay it with metaphor! Here is the most useful and entertaining book ever written about comparisons. It collects the best metaphors ever devised and explains how and why they work. The book divides the sources of …
