Accessing Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index

Accessing Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index
Author: University Microfilms International
Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilm International
Total Pages: 840
Release: 1981
Genre: Books on micorofilm
ISBN:

UMI's "Early English books, 1641-1700" series is a microfilm collection of works selected from: Donald Wing's "Short-title catalog of books ... 1641-1700".

Wooden Eyes

Wooden Eyes
Author: Carlo Ginzburg
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231119603

Ginzburg, "the preeminent Italian historian of his generation [who] helped create the genre of microhistory" ("New York Times"), ruminates on how perspective affects what we see and understand. 26 illustrations.

Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry

Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry
Author: Martin Lenz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317181093

The nature and properties of angels occupied a prominent place in medieval philosophical inquiry. Creatures of two worlds, angels provided ideal ground for exploring the nature of God and his creation, being perceived as 'models' according to which a whole range of questions were defined, from cosmological order, movement and place, to individuation, cognition, volition, and modes of language. This collection of essays is a significant scholarly contribution to angelology, centred on the function and significance of angels in medieval speculation and its history. The unifying theme is that of the role of angels in philosophical inquiry, where each contribution represents a case study in which the angelic model is seen to motivate developments in specific areas and periods of medieval philosophical thought.

Diversity and Dominion

Diversity and Dominion
Author: Kyle S. Van Houtan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621890899

This book records a set of dialogues between scientists, theologians, and philosophers on what can be done to prevent a global slide into ecological collapse. It is a uniquely multidisciplinary book that exemplifies the kinds of cultural and scholarly dialogue urgently needed to address the threat to the earth represented by our super-industrial civilization. The authors debate the conventional account of nature conservation as protection from human activity. In contrast to standard accounts, they argue what is needed is a new relationship between human beings and the earth that recovers a primal respect for all things. This approach seeks to recover forgotten resources in ancient cultures and in the foundational narratives of Western civilization contained in the Bible and in the culture of classical Greece.

Democracy In Islam

Democracy In Islam
Author: Sayed Khatab
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2007-06-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134093845

Challenging the view of Islamic extremists and critics of Islam, this book explores the very topical issue of Islam’s compatibility with democracy. It examines: principles of Islam's political theory and the notion of democracy therein the notion of democracy in medieval and modern Muslim thought Islam and human rights the contribution of Islamic legal ideas to European legal philosophy and law. The book addresses the pressing need for a systematic show of an Islamic politics of human rights and democracy grounded in the Qur’an. The West wonders about Islam and human rights, and its own ability to incorporate Muslim minority communities. Many Muslims also seek to find within Islam support source for democratic governance and human rights.

Faith Gives Fullness to Reasoning

Faith Gives Fullness to Reasoning
Author: Frederick W. Norris
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004312803

Gregory Nazianzen's Theological Orations, genuine classics, reveal not only the learning and faith of their author, but also his quarrels with Neo-Arians, Pneumatomachians, pagans, and other opponents at Constantinople in the late fourth century C.E. This volume is divided into three parts. The first offers a survey of Gregory's life and works, his orientation as a philosophical rhetorician, an overview of his theology, the relevant views of his major opponents, and the manuscript tradition of these orations. The second is a commentary that concentrates on the context and flow of his arguments about paideia and theology. The third is a new English translation, the first complete one, that evokes the logical and rhetorical power of Nazianzen and through its Biblical citations shows the importance of scripture in the debates.

Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History

Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History
Author: Immanuel Kant
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0300117949

Immanuel Kant’s views on politics, peace, and history have lost none of their relevance since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant’s writings on international relations theory and political philosophy, superbly translated and accompanied by stimulating essays. Pauline Kleingeld provides a lucid introduction to the main themes of the volume, and three essays by distinguished contributors follow: Jeremy Waldron on Kant’s theory of the state; Michael W. Doyle on the implications of Kant’s political theory for his theory of international relations; and Allen W. Wood on Kant’s philosophical approach to history and its current relevance.