First published in 1902, this philosophical treatise explores the nature of absolute and relative truth. William Bell McTaggart argues that, far from being mutually exclusive, absolute and relative truths are inextricably linked, and that understanding their relationship is key to understanding the nature of reality. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy of language a…
As free use is made in the following story of the names of personages who played important parts in and during the last Tartar Conquest of China, the Author believes that a slight sketch of that turbulent epoch may not be uninteresting to his readers. Twenty-two dynasties have given some two hundred and forty Emperors to the Celestial Kingdom; of these, two were Tartars, who obtained the thr…
This book examines women’s relationship to the Virgin Mary in two different cultural and religious contexts, and compares how these relationships have been analyzed and explained on a theological and a sociological level. The figure of the Virgin Mary is a divisive one in our modern culture. To some, she appears to be a symbol of religious oppression, while to others, she is a constant comfor…