 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
THE FIRST MATE'S LOG OF A VOYAGE TO GREECE
|
| By: |
R. G. Collingwood, Peter Nicholson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£160.00 |
|
We believe that this item is permanently unavailable, and so we cannot source
it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
185506328X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781855063280 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
15 April, 2003 |
| Edition: |
Facsimile of 1940 ed |
| Series: |
Modern reprints |
| Pages: |
196 |
| Description: |
"The First Mate's Log" is more than a travel book. R.G. Collingwood called the Fleur de Lys "a ship of philosophers", and his log describes the sometimes heated arguments on board. How Collingwood shapes these is as interesting to us as his contributions to them. |
| Synopsis: |
R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943) was a very influential philosopher and historian who taught at Oxford throughout his career. Just before the World War II broke out, Collingwood joined a group of Oxford students on a sailing voyage to the Greek islands. He was First Mate and Ship's Carpenter. This book is his diary of the voyage. "The First Mate's Log" is more than a travel book. Collingwood called the Fleur de Lys "a ship of philosophers", and his log describes the sometimes heated arguments on board. A debate about the nature of social utility, for example, was prompted by a visit to the monastery of the Prophet Elijah on the island of Santorini. It provides sharp focus to the question of what constitutes social worth - what is the value of the way of life of a pure mathematician, a religious community, a philosopher? How Collingwood shapes these discussions is as interesting to us as his contributions to them. On these occasions we are given insight into the ethical problems which Collingwood pursued in lectures and writings throughout his life. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Thoemmes Continuum |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
Some other items by this author:
|
MECHANIC''S COMPANION, OR, THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF CARPENTRY, JOINERY, BRICKLAYING, MASONRY, SLATING, PLASTERING, PAINTING, SMITHING, AND TURNING. AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS USED IN EACH ART (HB)
|
|
MECHANIC''S COMPANION, OR, THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF CARPENTRY, JOINERY, BRICKLAYING, MASONRY, SLATING, PLASTERING, PAINTING, SMITHING, AND TURNING. AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS USED IN EACH ART (PB)
|
|
MECHANICAL EXERCISES, OR, THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF CARPENTRY, JOINERY, BRICKLAYING, MASONRY, SLATING, PLASTERING, PAINTING, SMITHING, AND TURNING
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|