Bøker av John Fairley

This thesis is a comprehensive investigation of Russell Kirk's doctrine of the MoralImagination. It focuses especially on the nature of the Moral Imagination as integrative andnon-reductionist, or what Kirk sometimes describes as illative. It explores Kirk's develop ofthis concept as one through which the individual can grasp his fully human nature anddignity, and which makes use of all the important areas of human social interactions and allthe human faculties of knowing, providing man with immersive moral knowledge andsupport. The thesis is significant for its unique focus on Kirk's Christian humanist influences -especially T. S. Eliot, Christopher Dawson, G. K. Chesterton, and C. S. Lewis.

It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out to unknown lands.These intrepid explorers, who devoted and often lost their lives on journeys of discovery, were frequently accompanied by artists. At the time there was no other way of pictorially recording their exploits and experiences.James Cook and his botanist Joseph Banks had artists Alexander Buchan and Sydney Parkinson on board for their initial voyage to the South Seas. Buchan's first pictures were of the natives of Tierra del Fuego as the Endeavour rounded Cape Horn but tragically within a month he died, apparently of epilepsy. Thomas Baines traveled with Livingstone while Charles Heaphy in New Zealand and the Governor's wife in India were amongst many others who produced drawings and paintings.The many fine works in this book fashioned the British public's image of their countrymen's discoveries and, later, of the lives of those who remained in these faraway places. Right up to the start of the 20th century their publication in the illustrated papers of the day became the core of popular appreciation.

Superb collection of art work depicting war in the air. Covers over a century of fighting in the skies.

The subject of Horses' roles in The Great War is hugely and this original approach of tells the story by use of works of art backed by informative and lively text.