Includes: 2 Contact Lenses (1 pair) Multi Purposes Solution (60 ML) Lens Case If you have ever wondered how you would
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- Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything When it comes to language it all depends on what your definition
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Fear Love Paranoia Betrayal Raoul & Plato are best friends They are both members of an effective criminal organisation & are seemingly untouchable As a result the Police assign them round the clock surveillance When a surveillance officer begins to harass Plato Plato begins to lose control His relationship with his girlfriend becomes affected & he starts to have a nervous breakdown culminating in an epileptic fit while in police custody Infuriated that Raoul seems to have left him to suffer alone Plato insults their boss Hourihane & gets pushed out of the close-knit organisation He vows to take revenge & buys a gun to prove he means business confessing he wants to kill a cop Raoul meanwhile manages to find relief from his chaotic personal life when he meets Raine who brings the order & love he craves back into his life Actors Joe Ferrara Gary Condes Graham Barnfield Delphine Lanson & Matthew O& Sullivan Director Nigel Barker Certificate 15 years & over Year 2001 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Duration 1 hour & 21 minutes (approx)
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First published in 2000 this translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations
- although conversations of a philosophical sort In addition to a vivid dignified & accurate rendition of Plato's text the student & general reader will find many aids to comprehension in this volume an introduction that assesses the cultural background to the Republic its place within political philosophy & its general argument; succinct notes in the body of the text; an analytical summary of the work's content; a full glossary of proper names; a chronology of important events; & a guide to further reading The result is an accomplished & accessible edition of this seminal work suitable for philosophers & classicists as well as historians of political thought at all levels
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This lively & accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy & argument of his writings drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy & the general themes of his thinking This is not a book to leave the reader standing in the outer court of introduction & background information but leads directly into Plato's argument It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems in a variety of ways rather than a philosopher with a fully worked-out system It

Includes:: a brief account of Plato's life & the various interpretations that have been drawn from the sparse remains of information It stresses the importance of the founding of the Academy & the conception of philosophy as a subject Julia Annas discusses Plato's style of writing his use of the dialogue form his use of what we today call fiction & his philosophical transformation of myths She also looks at his discussions of love & philosophy his attitude to women & to homosexual love explores Plato's claim that virtue is sufficient for happiness & touches on his arguments for the immortality of the soul & his ideas about the nature of the universe ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable

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The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G M A Grube's distinguished translations as revised by John Cooper for Plato Complete Works A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography ...

Susan Sauve Meyer presents a new translation of Plato's Laws 1 & 2 In these opening books of Plato's last work a Cretan a Spartan & an Athenian discuss legislative theory moral psychology & the criteria for evaluating art The interlocutors compare the relative merits of different nomoi (laws practices institutions) in particular the communal meals (sussitia) practiced in Sparta & Crete & the paradigmatically Athenian institution of the drinking party (sumposion) They agree that the legislator's goal is to inculcate virtue in the citizens but they disagree about what the virtues are & what institutions are required to inculcate them The Spartan & Cretan who value military strength in a city & courage in its citizens see no value in drinking parties which they take to encourage softness & susceptibility to pleasure The Athenian insists that drinking parties train citizens in moderation just as military exercises train citizens in courage He d ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture & Director this harrowingly realistic war film (based on director Oliver Stone’s firsthand experience) arrives on Blu-ray for the first time in this 25th Anniversary Edition--loaded with explosive extras that take you to the front lines of moviemaking Starring Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe & Charlie Sheen Platoon is a powerful riveting & starkly brutal tale of an American soldier’s descent into the chaos & horror of the Vietnam War 1986--Best Picture Director Film Editing Sound Special Features Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone Audio commentary by military advisor Dale Dye Deleted & extended scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone Flashback to Platoon--Snapshot in Time 1967–1968 Creating the ’ Nam Raw Wounds The Legacy of Platoon Documentaries One War Many Stories Preparing for ’ Nam Vignettes Caputo & the 7th Fleet Dye Training Method Gordon Gekko Theatrical trailer TV spots ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Writerdirector Oliver Stone has created a personal & searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam Seen through the eyes of a college drop-out the war is a real nightmare a private hell of fears from outside & in with enemies on both sides of the line His platoon&s allegiance is split between leaders Sergeant Barnes & Sergeant Elias Barnes is a scar-faced gung-ho fanatic bent on destroying the elusive Viet Cong & anyone who disagrees with him Elias is a different type of soldier--he has lost faith in the war but not in man Friction between the two sergeants leads to a second war as deadly as the one being waged against the enemy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture & based on the first-hand experience of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone Platoon is powerful intense & starkly brutal Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young naive American who upon his arrival in Vietnam quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong but also with the gnawing fear physical exhaustion & intense anger growing within him While his two commanding officers (Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger & Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy & the one they fight with each other the conflict chaos & hatred permeate Taylor suffocating his realities & numbing his feelings to man’s highest valuelife Actors Charlie Sheen Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Keith David John C Mc Ginley Forest Whitaker Johnny Depp Tony Todd Kevin Dillon Francesco Quinn Dale Dye Mark Moses Corey Glover & David Neidorf Director Oliver Stone Certificate 15 years & over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Spanish Subtitles Danish ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)
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