Summary: Part 1 includes an introduction to the entire series and to the enduring problems of philosophy. The critical tensions in Western thought are identified and the context is set for the great conversation that follows. This first part of the series is foundational, designed to teach basic facts about the philosophers and traditions covered. Classical Origins examines the origins of philosophy in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GREAdams, Mark
Summary: A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. He sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 398.23 ADAKleinman, Paul
Summary: Presents an introduction to philosophy, covering the origins of the discipline, some of the major figures of the past, and philosophical issues which still continue to be debated in the present day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
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Contents: Charmides-Lysis-Laches-Protagorus-Euthydemus-Cratylus-Phadrus-Ion-Symposium-Meno-Euthyphro-Apology-Crito-Phaedo-Gorgais-The Republic-Timaeus-Critias-Parmenides-Theatetus-Sophist-Statesman-Philebus-Laws-Seventh Letter
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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Place a hold to request this item.Chittenden, Margaret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRIBrisson, Luc.
Summary: The word myth is commonly thought to mean a fictional story, but few know that Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. He also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted description of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 BRIGoldstein, Rebecca
Summary: "From the acclaimed writer and thinker--whose award-winning books include both fiction and non-fiction--a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of philosophy, revealing its hidden but essential role in today's debates on love, religion, politics, and science. Imagine that Plato came to life in the 21st century and set out on a multi-city speaking tour: How would he handle a host on Fox News...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 GOLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Phil GoldsteinGrube, G. M. A. (George Maximilian Anthony)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. Co. 1980
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 184 GRUChittenden, Margaret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHIHerman, Arthur
Summary: A history of the influential rivalry between Plato and Aristotle traces the Western world's ongoing battle of ideas to their competing philosophies, demonstrating how their contrasting views on everything became the twin fountainheads of Western culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Randome House 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0982 HERPlato.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [s.n.] 1984
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Place a hold to request this item.Peterson, Megan Cooley.
Summary: From the beginnings of democracy to important scientific discoveries, the leaders and thinkers of ancient Greece had a great impact on the world around them. Learn how the achievements of Homer, Plato, Alexander the Great, and others still influence our world today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 PETHarris, Malcolm
Summary: "In PALO ALTO, the first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, Malcolm Harris examines how and why Northern California evolved in the particular, consequential way it did, tracing the ideologies, technologies, and policies that have been engineered there over the course of 150 years of Anglo settler colonialism, from IQ tests to the "tragedy of the commons," racial genetics, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.4 HARWade, Stef
Summary: Shocked to be stripped of his planet status, Pluto goes on a quest to find his place in the universe. Includes educational materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG WADNafisi, Azar
Summary: What is the role of literature in an era when one political party wages continual war on writers and the press? What is the connection between political strife in our daily lives, and the way we meet our enemies on the page in fiction? How can literature, through its free exchange, affect politics? In this galvanizing guide to literature as resistance, Nafisi seeks to answer these questions....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 NAFCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 NAFDonnelly, Ignatius
Summary: Examines references in the Bible, Plato, Greek myth and other early legends in an attempt to find evidence to support the historical existence of Atlantis and its inhabitants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1976
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.42 DONContents: Alfa -- Adhara -- Totem -- Spaceship : earth -- Omega -- Lunar love -- The barber -- Habibi -- Plato -- The serpent -- Su[reme -- Foreign correspondents
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Agogo Records 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT LUNRollyson, Carl E. (Carl Edmund)
Summary: Draws on the recently opened archives of Ted Hughes to offer new insights into the iconic poet's psyche and literary achievements, in a portrait that includes previously unpublished papers and dozens of letters exchanged between Plath and Hughes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PLATH, SYLVIA ROLGonzález, Rubén
Contents: El Tiburon (4:23) -- Quizaz, Quizaz, Quizaz (2:25) -- Amor de Loca Juventud (5:46) -- La ultima Noche (4:03) -- Enriqueta (3:07) -- Llego el Eulcerito (3:24) -- Mulatica Retozona (6:17) -- La Campana de Mi Tio Andres (3:59) -- Como Siento You (3:51) -- Papines en Descarga (8:52) -- Los Reflejos del Amanecer (5:28) -- Que Pollo! (4:04) -- El Plato Roto (4:27) -- Almendra (9:34).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contacto Latino 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN GONGardner, Jane P.
Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the features of tectonic plates, how they have shaped Earth's surface in the past, and how they could change Earth in the future. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about tectonic plates and their impact on our planet"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.1 GARWalker, Kathryn.
Summary: More than 2,300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about a glorious ancient city that sank without trace beneath the waves. Ever since that time people have wondered where this lost city, Atlantis, might be and whether it actually existed. Students will thrill as they learn about the different theories of, and search efforts for, this mythical city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 WALHale, Nathan
Summary: ""Remember the Alamo!" That rallying cry has been a part of Texas lore for generations. But who were the ragtag group of adventurers behind the famous slogan, and how did they end up barricaded in a fort against a Mexican army? Who survived, who died, and how? This sixth book in the bestselling Hazardous Tales series tracks the Lone Star State's bloody fight for independence from the Mexican...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "Ana & Andrew get to start a backyard garden! They go along to the nursery to pick up peanut seedlings. While they're planting, Mama and Papa tell them about one of the first African American botanists, George Washington Carver"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021