Noesis Cultural Society

The Noesis Cultural Society (Romanian Societatea Culturală Noesis) is a Romanian organization that produces and markets CD-ROM-based works pertaining to Romanian culture and thought. They are based in Bucharest, Romania. "Noesis" is an Ancient Greek word for "thought".

Founded in autumn 1998 by Remus Cernea,<ref>Remus CERNEA</ref> among their projects to date Template:As of are "virtual encyclopedias" on Constantin Brâncuși, Nichita Stănescu, and I.L. Caragiale. They have also produced several "virtual anthologies" of contemporary Romanian artists, writers, and academics. Each of these anthologies has contained the equivalent of fifty ordinary books on a CD-ROM and has sold for a price comparable to a single book. This strategy is particularly interesting for a country where money is generally in short supply, but where most academics and intellectuals have access to computers.

On-line books

• Istoria cinematografiei universale. Eseuri, vol. 1, Noesis, noiembrie 2001Template:Dead link Template:ISBN (by Mircea Dumitrescu)

External links

• Their official web site. This is Flash-based, and Template:As of appears to be still partially under construction.