This exhaustive collection of essays addresses the historical, cultural, and political views on war and peace worldwide. It gives modern readings of ancient philosophers like Heraclitus, Renaissance writers like Niccolò Machiavelli and Michel de Montaigne, and more contemporary thinkers like Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche. Its cultural analysis spans from ancient China to the middle ages to the present day. By demonstrating that some of our interpretations of famous texts are inherently flawed, this work challenges the roots of our most fundamental ideas about conflict and justice. In addition to the cultural and religious beliefs that underlie a call to arms, these essays consider our contemporary political view of war and peace.

Philosophy of War and Peace

Praet, Danny

History

VUBPRESS

•Interdisciplinary approach to a major work in art history, offering new insights •Lavishly illustrated •Includes details that have come to light using state-of-the-art techniques during the restoration and conservation project that are not always visible to the naked eye The Ghent Altarpiece or the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by the Van Eyck brothers (1432), is recognized worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It was the world's first major oil painting, and it is laced with religious mysticism. The work almost reads like an A to Z of Christianity - from the Annunciation to the symbolic sacrifice of Christ, with the 'Mystic Lamb' on an altar in a heavenly meadow, bleeding into the Holy Grail. For the first time, this book gathers together diverse insights on the Ghent Altarpiece, the monumental poliptych that the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck realized with the assistance of a large workshop and advisers on the painting's subject matters. This book has the same aim: to bring together experts from the most diverse disciplines. Only by combining the perspectives of (art) historians, philosophers, religious studies scholars, mathematicians and specialists in optics can one fully understand the riches and depth of this masterpiece. Lavishly illustrated, including details that have come to light using state-of-the-art techniques during the current conservation project and are not always visible to the naked eye.

Ghent Altarpiece: Art, History, Science and Religion

Arts & Photography

Martens, Maximiliaan P.J.

History & Criticism

Hannibal Books

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