Homo faber — (Latin for Man the Smith or Man the Maker ; in reference to the biological name for man, Homo sapiens meaning man the wise ) is a concept articulated by Hannah Arendt and Max Frisch. It refers to humans as controlling the environment through… … Wikipedia
Faber — is a surname and may refer to:* Basil Faber (1520–1576), Lutheran theologian * Lady Caroline Faber * David Faber: **David William Faber, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Faber Drive **David Faber (author, Holocaust survivor) (b. 1926) **David… … Wikipedia
Montauk (novel) — Montauk is a story by Swiss writer Max Frisch. It first appeared in 1975 and takes an exceptional position in Frisch s work. While fictional stories previously served Frisch for exploring the possible behavior of his protagonists, in Montauk , he … Wikipedia
Rolf Dobelli — (born 1966) is a Swiss novelist, entrepreneur and chairman of getAbstract. Rolf Dobelli He was born in 1966 in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 1986, he enrolled at the University of St. Gallen, where he studied business, earning his MBA in 1991 and PhD… … Wikipedia
Hypostatic model of personality — Concepts Personality aspect (hypostasis) Personality dimension Personality axis Intrapersonal relation Interpersonal relation Originators Charles Sanders Peirce William James Aaron Rosanoff … Wikipedia
German literature — Introduction German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… … Universalium
Bacon (Francis) and man’s two-faced kingdom — Francis Bacon and man’s two faced kingdom Antonio Pérez Ramos Two closely related but distinct tenets about Bacon’s philosophy have been all but rejected by contemporary historiography. The first is Bacon’s attachment to the so called British… … History of philosophy
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The Voyager — (German title: Homo Faber ) is an English language motion picture made in 1991. It was adapted from the 1957 novel Homo Faber by Max Frisch. The director is Volker Schlöndorff.It tells the fictional story of United Nations engineer Walter Faber,… … Wikipedia
Historia Apollonii — Die Historia Apollonii regis Tyri („Geschichte von Apollonius, dem König von Tyros“) ist ein antiker Roman in lateinischer Sprache, der auf griechische oder lateinische Quellen zurückgeht. Sein Autor ist nicht bekannt, die Datierung fällt in das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
