|
La Salle: A Perilous Odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.(Book Review)
The Historian
|
September 22, 2004|
|
COPYRIGHT 2004 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
(Hide copyright information)
Copyright
|
La Salle: A Perilous Odyssey from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. By Donald S. Johnson. (New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002. Pp. xxx, 262. $26.95.)
The last several years have seen the publication of a number of new biographies of classic figures from the age of exploration: Prince Henry the Navigator, John Cabot, Vasco da Gama, and Sir Francis Drake. Now Donald S. Johnson, the author of several books about the history of exploration, has written a new brief biography of Robert Cavelier sieur de La Salle (1643-1687). Such a biography is needed. La Salle's career ...
|
Averroes' Middle Commentaries on Aristotle's "Categories" and "De Interpretatione"
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
; Averroes' Middle Commentaries on Aristotle's...physician Ibin Rushd, known to the West as Averroes (1126-1198), is best known for his...of Western Europe. Almost instantly, Averroes became known as "the Commentator" on...
|
|
Lerner, Ralph, trans.: Averroes on Plato's Republic.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Perspectives on Political Science
; Lerner, Ralph, trans. Averroes on Plato's Republic Ithaca, NY...between ancients and moderns? Enter Averroes on Plato's Republic in the clear...this translation is that wherever Averroes parallels or echoes his great predecessor...
|
|
Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect: Their Cosmologies, Theories of Active Intellect, and Theories of Human Intellect.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...Herbert. Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect. Their Cosmologies, Theories...Scholastic philosophy. Chapter 6 shows that Averroes's early writings assimilate Alfarabi...turning their gaze to the first cause. Averroes's earliest position on the active intellect...
|
|
Algunas observaciones sobre la educacion poetico-musical en la Exposicion de la "Republica" de Platon de Averroes.
Magazine article from: Dianoia
; ...trabajo es comentar los pasajes en donde Averroes estudia el papel de la educacin potico...sus predecesores rabes le permiten a Averroes hacer algunas consideraciones sobre los...de su Repblica. Las observaciones de Averroes se apartan sutilmente de la filosofa...
|
|
|
Ibn Rushd, Averroes.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics
; ...world of southern Spain in the time of Averroes to consider next the philosopher's life. It was Averroes' intention to construct a coherent system...scientific preparation, a period during which Averroes formulated his religious thought, and...
|
 "Northbrook Star (IL)")
|
Averroes Academy seeks new home here
Newspaper article from: Northbrook Star (IL)
; Plans to move Northbrook's Averroes Academy from quarters in the Islamic...Since it opened in the late 1990s, Averroes Academy has been housed in the mosque...locate on the residential site. Averroes officials also are asking that the...
|
|
WHAT WOULD AVERROES HAVE DONE?
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...of Thomas Aquinas in the person of Averroes (also known as Ibn- Rushd in the Muslim world) of Cordoba. Averroes tried as best he could to bring reasoning...separate it from divine thinking. Averroes had to face a radical Islam. His books...
|
 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
|
Averroes on French Group-race trail.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England)
; Byline: Andrew King AVERROES put himself in line for a trip to France for a Group 3 contest later...who had supported her into 11-10 favouritism. Star performance Averroes looked a cut above average when easily winning Gamble landed Petomic...
|
|
|
Averroes on French Group-race trail; CHEPSTOW.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England)
; Byline: Andrew King AVERROES put himself in line for a trip to France for a Group 3 contest later...who had supported her into 11-10 favouritism. Star performance Averroes looked a cut above average when easily winning Gambled landed Petomic...
|
|
Chance and determinism in Avicenna and Averroes.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News
; 9789004155879 Chance and determinism in Avicenna and Averroes. Belo, Catarina. BRILL 2007 252 pages $120.00 Hardcover...explores whether Avicenna, Ibn Sina, (d.428/1037) and Averroes, Ibn Rushd, (d.595/1198) are determinists and if...
|
Find more facts and information related to the
article "La Salle: A Perilous Odyssey from Canada to the ..."
