Being in the Pampas

Being in the PampasExplores the question of being through readings of Parmenides's Poem, Zeno's paradoxes, and Plato's Parmenides. The question of being arose in Greek philosophy out of a sense of awe before the diversity and plurality of beings. In Eleatic philosophy, this sense of awe soon became a quest for unity in the multiplicity of beings. The history of Western ontology is an attempt to convey, interpret, and render this quest. Being in the Pampas aims at

Contributors explore historic and emerging technologies

organized bodies of knowledge

Gelineau speaks to these vital conversations about what it can mean to be human in ways that are lyrical

This book was written by a Hindu

Leo Bersani's writing has inspired and challenged scholars in the fields of literary criticism and theory

after years of psychological denial

The picaresque story of the orphan Tom

From the coast of West Africa to the streets of Europe

Urban Sprawl

Lawrence Hass

This comparative collection makes the case for the sustained contribution of migrants to European literatures

Kuberski emphasizes significant convergences of literary and philosophic