We commonly believe that communication is successful when a hearer grasps what a speaker means. But Abe can assert “Sam is tall” without having any definite intention about how tall one must be to count as “tall,” and Bertha can understand his assertion without grasping such an intention. What exactly has been communicated in such a case? John MacFarlane argues that standard models of meaning and communication cannot answer this question. To answer it, he proposes, we need to see vague tal...

John MacFarlane debates how we might make sense of the idea that truth is relative, and how we might use this idea to give satisfying accounts of parts of our thought and talk that have resisted traditional methods of analysis. Although there is a substantial philosophical literature on relativism about truth, going back to Plato's Theaetetus, this literature (both pro and con) has tended to focus on refutations of the doctrine, or refutations of these refutations, at the expense ...

Suitable for twelve to one hundred and twelve years of age.This story is about some young boys growing up in the period of the late eighteenth century, in a place called Carradale, but which could have been anywhere, it starts as the boys are coming up to the age, when at that time, they would have been expected to have started to add to the family income.But, Gilchrist who had always been the leader of the group, had decided to keep the boys together as a unit, and they wo...

As one of the leading influencers in theatric art, John Macfarlane is widely regarded as one of Wales’s finest theatre designers and painters. John’s work has appeared in major collections, galleries and exhibitions in Cardiff, London, Chicago, Vienna, Glasgow, Paris and New York.This is the first book about John Macfarlane and his works, both within and outside of the theatre world. The artwork covers his full range including still life, costume design drawings from the various ope...

The waters of British Columbia are dangerous - and have claimed thousands of vessels and thousands of lives over the last 250 years. This is a collection of 1900 of the most significant of those shipwrecks and marine disasters. Each one is documented with detailed accounts in an easy-to-read, easy-to-access book that will please the casual reader as well as the most dedicated nautical historian. In these carefully researched accounts, the author has separated myth from fac...

Short histories of the 2,200 sternwheelers and sidewheelers that have existed in western North America - operating in waters flowing to the Pacific Ocean. Each vessel is described and important facts about each one are included. No other book includes such a complete survey of these vessels.Also included are images of vessels which mostly have never previously been published.

Widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest figurative artists, this unique volume collects examples of Harry Holland’s drawings throughout his career, from early drawings to anatomical studies, still lifes, self-portraits, studies for later paintings and sketchbook pages, many of which are appearing in print for the first time. Includes an introductory essay by the artist detailing his ideas on the theory, practice and uses of drawing today, providing a superb introduction to his work and ...

From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history of the RCN, traces the story of the navys first three decades, from its beginnings as Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Lauriers tinpot navy of two obsolescent British cruisers to the force of six modern destroyers and four minesweepers with which it began the Second World War. The previously publishe...

A thought experiment in future-shock survivalism' Robert MacFarlane'Gripping ... of all science fiction's apocalypses, this is one of the most haunting' Financial TimesWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANEA post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher's science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics....

Reissue of J. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing, with an exclusive new afterword by Robert Macfarlane.J. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967. Greeted with acclaim, it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize, the pre-eminent literary prize of the time. Luminaries such as Ted Hughes, Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writing.Despite...

Why are house prices in many advanced economies rising faster than incomes? Why isn't land and location taught or seen as important in modern economics? What is the relationship between the financial system and land?In this accessible but provocative guide to the economics of land and housing, the authors reveal how many of the key challenges facing modern economies - including housing crises, financial instability and growing inequalities - are intimately tied to the land economy....

A comprehensive history of Canada’s submarine service and the people who have served in it.Through a Canadian Periscope’s second edition celebrates the story of the Canadian submarine service on the occasion of its centenary in 2014.Created in 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Canada’s submarine force has overcome repeated attempts to sink it since then. Surprise, controversy, political expediency, and naval manipulation flow through its one hundred-ye...