philosophy

Presents excerpts from the speeches and published works of John Adams, the second president of the United States.

Translation of: M.C. Escher over eigen work. Presents an image of Escher as he saw himself and his work.

Collects eighteen critical essays on the life, influences, and works of Albert Camus, including selections by Steven G. Kellman, Scott McLemee, Katherine Stirling, and others.

Provides a critical reading of the text and a discussion of the work's influence.

Offers an intellectual biography of Abraham Lincoln, exploring the role of ideas in Lincoln's life.

Examines the essays of Michel de Montaigne that explored the search for the meaning of life, and profiles the philosopher using the questions he posed and the answers he explored.

Diana Joseph offers a humorous reflection on her interactions with the men who have shaped her life, including her father, husband, brothers, and sons.

Discusses the work of Jasper Johns, an American artist in the 1950s and 1960s, and analyzes three of his paintings, and how he uses opposition between surface and subject, describes their private and public meanings, and develops a visual language.

Presents the history and philosophy of Summerhill School, a boarding school in England, through extracts from the twenty published books and other materials by the founder of the school, A.S. Neill. Also includes a short autobiographical essay of Neill.