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Voyages en Zigzag ou Excursion d’un Pensionnat en Vacances
The Comic Books of the Enlightenment
Who would have thought that the roots of American comic books could be found in Switzerland? The Geneva educationalist Rodolphe Töpffer created picture stories that even fascinated Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The detailed realism of his pictures helps us to catch a true-to-life glimpse of him and his students.
Der Suezkanal
The Suez Canal – A Worthwhile Undertaking or Just a Bottomless Pit?
Nowadays, the Suez Canal is a main artery of the global economy. When its construction began, people were fascinated by the project – but there was hardly anyone who wanted to invest money, as today’s book shows.
Opera Philosophica (Principia philosophiae und Specimina philosophiae)
Descartes – the Doubting Founder of Modern Philosophy
René Descartes wanted to develop nothing less than ‘a universal method for searching for truth’. His ideas were revolutionary – and shocking. His key philosophical statements are all condensed in this Latin edition from 1685.
Tentamina Theodicae de Bonitate dei Libertate Hominis et Origine Mali
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Some say that the world would be better without evil. Others say that, if there really were a God, evil couldn’t exist in the world. Leibniz says: God does exist, and we live in the best of all possible worlds. Don’t agree? Just read on...
Die Baumeisterin Pallas, Oder Der in Teutschland entstandene Palladius, translated by Georg Andreas Böckler
The North Star of Architecture
“The North Star of architecture”, that is how Johann Wolfgang von Goethe called the master builder Palladio. Although he created most of his works in the 16th century, it was not until much later that Palladio turned into a worldwide success. He became a role model for all those who wanted to create democratic architecture.
