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Letters To Lily

- On how the world works
Af: Alan MacFarlane Engelsk Paperback

Letters To Lily

- On how the world works
Af: Alan MacFarlane Engelsk Paperback
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In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers his granddaughter''s questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Lily''s enquiries range from the intimate, personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical. What is the nature of good and evil? What is religion? How can I be truly me? Is right and wrong the same wherever you are? What is beauty? Does there have to be torture? Does money matter? Is knowledge always good? What is progress? What is truth? What is sex? Is democracy a good idea? These are just a few of the questions. In responding to Lily''s challenging problems, Alan Macfarlane, from a lifetime''s experience as a historian, anthropologist and teacher, ranges through history and across the world''s cultures. Her questions are timeless. His answers add up to a classic.
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In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers his granddaughter''s questions about how the world works, how it got to be as it is, what it could be, and where she fits in. Lily''s enquiries range from the intimate, personal and moral to the political, social and philosophical. What is the nature of good and evil? What is religion? How can I be truly me? Is right and wrong the same wherever you are? What is beauty? Does there have to be torture? Does money matter? Is knowledge always good? What is progress? What is truth? What is sex? Is democracy a good idea? These are just a few of the questions. In responding to Lily''s challenging problems, Alan Macfarlane, from a lifetime''s experience as a historian, anthropologist and teacher, ranges through history and across the world''s cultures. Her questions are timeless. His answers add up to a classic.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781861977809
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1861977808
Udg. Dato: 12 jan 2006
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 131mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 12 jan 2006
Forfatter(e): Alan MacFarlane
Forfatter(e) Alan MacFarlane


Kategori Dagbøger, breve og noter


ISBN-13 9781861977809


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 320


Udgave


Længde 21mm


Bredde 131mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 12 jan 2006


Oplagsdato 12 jan 2006


Forlag Profile Books Ltd