First published in 1961, An Introduction to General Metaphysics presents Gottfried Martin’s careful study of many of the passages in Plato and Aristotle which deal with metaphysical problems and in particular with the Platonic Theory of Ideas. He has traced the development of the theory both in early works and in late works such as the Parmenides and the Sophistes; and with equal care he has studied the relative passages in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. He has quoted many of these passages at length and has offered a careful account and analysis of the progress of Plato’s thought. He has also discussed in a very interesting way the main passages relative to Aristotle’s criticism of Plato’s Theory of Ideas. This book is a must read for any student of Greek Philosophy and Philosophy in general.

Narrative of Stephen Sondheim's life with an analysis of his music and lyrics.

Gottfried's salute to the great performers begins with an overview of 17th century commedia dell'arte and the rise of comedic performances, minstrel shows, pantomime and acrobatics. He then describes popular entertainment of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the age of vaudeville and burlesque. Going back to the days of vaudeville, the era of the Palace Theatre and the Roxy, Gottfried recaptures with photographs, the great acts of early times--the comic dialogues of Weber and Fields or Smith and Dale, lyrics made famous by Sophie Tucker or Rudy Vallee, Flo Ziegfeld's "Follies," and the feats of Harry Houdini and Doug Henning. He also covers international stars such as Maurice Chevalier and Noel Coward, and the emergence of Las Vegas and Atlantic City as nightclub cities. ISBN 0-8109-1613-4: $49.50 (For use only in the library).

A colorful tribute to the great Broadway shows of our time. 395 illustrations, 112 in full color.

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This is the only work to provide a histori­cal account of Kant's theory of arith­metic, examining in detail the theories of both his predecessors and his successors. Until his death, Martin was the editor of Kant-Studien from 1954, of the gen­eral Kant index from 1964, of the Leibniz index from 1968, and coeditor of Leib­nizstudien from 1969. This background is used to its fullest as he strives to make clear the historical milieu in which Kant's mathematical contributions de­veloped. He uses Leibniz, Wolff, and oth­ers whose work was accomplished before Kant was born as well as Lambert, Men­delssohn, and others roughly contempo­rary with Kant; and when a point requires it, he refers to Gauss, Grassman, Frege, Russell, and Hilbert. In her translation Wubnig has ap­proached the original author with an abiding respect. She makes the transla­tion flow in English while preserving as far as possible the flavor of the original. She has added many bibliographical and biographical details to ease the following up of Martin's allusions and suggestions.