First English translation of short novel by influential and pioneering surrealist Portuguese writer, Antonio Pedro.

This book addresses the issue of natural simultaneity of relatives, discussed by Aristotle in Categories 7, 7b15– 8a12. Natural simultaneity is a form of symmetrical ontological dependence that holds between items that are not causally linked. In this section of the Categories, Aristotle introduces this topic in his analysis of relatives and maintains that although relatives seem to be for the most part simultaneous by nature, there seem to be some exceptions. He mentions two pairs of relatives as exceptions, namely the pairs knowledge/knowable and perception/perceptible, and argues at length for the priority of the second relative over the first one in each case. Through a close reading of this text, the author analyses Aristotle’s arguments for the thesis of the exceptional character of these pairs and shows that all of them are unsuccessful in supporting the thesis. In order to draw this conclusion, the author highlights and carefully considers the properties that Aristotle is committed to attributing to relatives, taking into account the metaphysical framework of the Categories as well as their specificities within the set of nonsubstantial categories. Then, he shows that Aristotle’s mature views on relatives in the Metaphysics can be construed as committing him to the rejection of such a thesis. Although the issue of natural simultaneity is just one of several that Aristotle considers in his discussion of relatives throughout Categories 7, it is a particularly relevant issue, since it involves a number of puzzles whose analysis allows for a better understanding of the very notion of relativity in Aristotle. This is the first book to explore this issue from the perspective of illuminating the Aristotelian views on relatives. Aristotle on Natural Simultaneity of Relatives in the Categories will appeal to scholars and graduate students working on Aristotle, ancient philosophy in general, and metaphysics.

This book offers an extensive, interdisciplinary overview of dynamic textiles. Specifically, it discusses new findings and design concepts concerning the integration of smart materials into textile substrates and their corresponding dynamic behavior. Introducing the topic of dynamic color in textiles, it presents experimental procedures to achieve color change and dynamic light transmittance in thermochromic textiles, and examines their thermoresponsive behavior and respective electrical activation. Moreover, it also addresses the topic of dynamic form and reports on the authors’ original findings using shape-memory alloys and geometric morphologies based on origami techniques. Covering innovative smart textiles and important considerations in terms of design variables when developing textiles with dynamic qualities, and providing extensive, practice-oriented insights into the interaction of textiles with light, it is primarily intended for academics, researchers and practitioners developing smart, dynamic and interactive textiles. The sections describing in detail the experimental work aimed at the integration of smart materials in textile substrates also appeal to professionals in the textile industry.

Diagnosis of the situation of the European audiovisual industry and recommendations to better this situation in the post-GATT era.

«A publicação de Memórias dum Doido, de António Pedro Lopes de Mendonça, nesta Biblioteca Fundamental da Literatura Portuguesa ustifica-se por várias razões que vale a pena sublinhar. Dizem respeito essas razões ao lugar que Lopes de Mendonça ocupa na história literária portuguesa, bem como aos propósitos e ao formato que são os desta série editorial: neste segundo aspeto, lembrar-se-á apenas que está aqui em causa um intuito de divulgação de textos que ajudam a formar uma parte relevante do nosso património cultural, assim se disponibilizando obras às vezes dificilmente acessíveis a um público que se deseja alargado. Não impede isto que se reconheça a valia da edição levada a cabo por José-Augusto França, nesta mesma casa editorial, há cerca de três décadas, edição que exumou de um esquecimento já longo um romance que apenas conhecera uma edição depois da morte do autor.» Introdução e nota biobibliográfica de Helena Carvalhão Buescu