Bøger af Angela Hobbs

In this most persuasive book, Professor Hobbs shows how Plato can help us retain sanity and stop us going mad. To Plato the soul is non-material: it is beyond time and space and therefore eternal. But in our society which is reductionist and at war with itself, the modern man is more than ever in search of a soul, of beauty, truth and goodness. In so many walks of life, not least in politics, these elements seem to have disappeared. Plato's Republic explores many concerns relevant to the modern world: law, commerce, happiness and self-completion. Looking at the intersection between the ancient and the modern, Professor Hobbs examines women's rights, healthcare, justice, happiness, elitism, death, love, truth and reality using Plato's wisdom and key works. Above all, as Plato shows in the allegory of the cave, we have lost a sense of the distinction between things as they are and things as they appear to be. Never has the wisdom of the ancients been so necessary.

There's an island in the Meridian Sea that sits quarantined from the rest of the world. Once a tropical paradise, Ankira now lies devastated. A black magic sorceress from a rival island has cursed Ankira's children to transform into murderous beasts on their 20th birthday. 19-year-old Raphael Solomon's transformation is just hours away. However, an uncovered secret rocks the island and places Raphael in a state he never imagined - alive on the other side of 20-years-old. Raphael's salvation triggers hope for Ankira's future, but his good fortune is short-lived. An unexpected outcome turns Raphael's allies into foes, who seek his demise. Ankira's dark past sets Raphael on a path, winding him through betrayal, shocking revelations, and right into the fatal clutches of the beasts. Isle of Beasts thrills in this fast paced journey that stretches the imagination and questions our own will to survive under pressure. A visit to paradise has never been so intense!