Set against the backdrop of a shocking 1931 murder case, the story revolves around the brutal killing of widow Annie Kempson, a victim of a senseless crime driven by greed. The investigation unfolds with a nationwide manhunt led by Scotland Yard's 'Lucky John' Horwell, culminating in the capture of career criminal Henry Seymour. The case gains further notoriety through the expertise of pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, whose contributions were crucial in securing a guilty verdict, highlighting the intersection of crime and forensic science.
Dans Aurore (1881), Nietzsche poursuit l'entreprise de critique radicale de la morale commencée dans Humain, trop humain, et pose ainsi les jalons d'un projet philosophique dont ses dernières oeuvres, de Par-delà bien et mal à Ecce homo, seront le couronnement. Le philosophe s'impose ici comme un travailleur des ténèbres, forant le fond de la civilisation pour mettre au jour les origines plus ou moins nobles des idéaux, des croyances et des moeurs, saper les fondements de la morale et faire vaciller nos certitudes. Prônant la libération de la pensée, il en appelle à l'affirmation de nouvelles valeurs. Et il nous montre, à travers cette série de fragments placés sous le signe de la belle humeur, que l'étonnement et le scepticisme sont au principe de toute philosophie : "Un livre comme celui- ci n'est pas fait pour être lu d'un seul tenant ou à voix haute, mais pour être consulté, notamment en promenade ou en voyage. On doit pouvoir sans cesse y mettre le nez, puis le relever, et ne plus rien trouver d'habituel autour de soi."
" Peut-être le temps est-il très proche où l'on s'avisera que la pierre angulaire des édifices sublimes et inconditionnés que les philosophes dogmatiques se sont plus à élever n'était au fond que superstition populaire venue d'un temps immémorial (comme la superstition de l'âme qui, devenue superstition du sujet et du moi, ne cesse aujourd'hui encore d'engendrer des méfaits), quelconque jeu de mots peut-être, suggestion aberrante de la grammaire, ou encore généralisation téméraire de quelques faits limités, très personnels, d'un caractère très humain, trop humain. Il semble que pour se graver, avec leurs exigences éternelles dans le cœur de l'humanité, toutes les grandes choses doivent d'abord errer à travers le monde sous la forme de masques monstrueux et effrayants ; l'un de ces masques fut la philosophie dogmatique, par exemple, l'invention platonicienne de l'esprit pur et du Bien en soi. Mais à présent qu'on en est venu à bout, que l'Europe respire et sort de ce cauchemar et qu'il lui est permis de jouir au moins ... d'un sommeil plus sain, nous, dont la tâche même est de veiller, avons hérité toute l'énergie qu'a grandement disciplinée le combat contre cette erreur ".
Set against the backdrop of the Victorian racing scene, the story follows champion jockey Fred Archer, whose life spirals into turmoil after the death of his wife and mounting debts. As Archer's mental state deteriorates during the 1886 season, racing journalist Algy Haymer steps in to protect him from the dangers of a corrupt betting ring and his own personal demons. The narrative intertwines themes of friendship, guilt, and betrayal, ultimately leading to devastating consequences for both men as they navigate the dark underbelly of their world.
The 3rd batch of 6 books in this series on the Greatest philosophers by acclaimed specialists writing for the General reader. From Aristotle to Wittgenstein, from Democritus to Derrida, this series provides a lucid and concise survey of philosophers ancient and modern. Each volume is by an acknowledged expert briefed to address the adventurous but non-specialist reader.
The author of "Social Security and Its Discontents" now maintains that the Bush administration, Congress, and large parts of the Republican Party and the conservative movement have abandoned traditional conservative ideals and embraced the idea of big government.
Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most
controversial composer in the history of music. The author gives accounts of
all his operas and indicating some of the key musical features. He also
provides an outline of Wagner's astonishing life.
"Whilst no one would dispute Wagner's ranking amongst the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of any other composer. A racist, womaniser, megalomaniac and anti-Semite, Wagner's personal 'defects' have provoked, and continue to provoke, intense hostility which has translated into a mistrust and abhorrence of his music." "In this emphatic, lucid book Michael Tanner discusses why people feel so passionately for or against Wagner, in a way that they don't about other artists with equally lamentable personal traits. He lays out the various arguments made by Wagner's detractors and admirers, and challenges most of them. Tanner's fascination for the relationship between music, text and plot generates an illuminating discussion of the operas, in which he persuades us to see many of Wagner's best-known works afresh - The Ring, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal. He refrains from lengthy and detailed musical examination, giving instead passionate and unconventional analyses which are accessible to all lovers of music, be they listeners or performers." "In this fiery reassessment of one of the greatest composers in the history of opera Tanner presents the most intelligent and controversial portrait of Wagner to emerge for many years."--Jacket
With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me with what I am not!"About the Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
