Author : Conseil Provincial (FLANDERS, East)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022104767
Amélioration De La Position Des Employés Des Administrations Provinciales Vœu Exprimé Par Le Conseil Provincial De La Flandre Orientale Extrait De La Séance Du 11 Juillet 1873
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The Rejection of Consequentialism
Author : Samuel Scheffler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994-08-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191040160
The Rejection of Consequentialism by Samuel Scheffler Pdf
In contemporary philosophy, substantive moral theories are typically classified as either consequentialist or deontological. Standard consequentialist theories insist, roughly, that agents must always act so as to produce the best available outcomes overall. Standard deontological theories, by contrast, maintain that there are some circumstances where one is permitted but not required to produce the best overall results, and still other circumstances in which one is positively forbidden to do so. Classical utilitarianism is the most familiar consequentialist view, but it is widely regarded as an inadequate account of morality. Although Professor Scheffler agrees with this assessment, he also believes that consequentialism seems initially plausible, and that there is a persistent air of paradox surrounding typical deontological views. In this book, therefore, he undertakes to reconsider the rejection of consequentialism. He argues that it is possible to provide a rationale for the view that agents need not always produce the best possible overall outcomes, and this motivates one departure from consequentialism; but he shows that it is surprisingly difficult to provide a satisfactory rationale for the view that there are times when agents must not produce the best possible overall outcomes. He goes on to argue for a hitherto neglected type of moral conception, according to which agents are always permitted, but not always required, to produce the best outcomes.
Great Historical Geographical and Poetical Dictionary
Author : Louis Moreri,Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0415200466
Great Historical Geographical and Poetical Dictionary by Louis Moreri,Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group Pdf
At the Crossroads of Art and Religion
Author : Hetty Zock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : 9042921730
At the Crossroads of Art and Religion by Hetty Zock Pdf
Since the 'turn to the subject' in modernity, aesthetic experiences have become crucial in the creation of meaning. This explains why art and religion are becoming increasingly intermingled in late modern Western culture. The search for meaning is no longer confined to traditional religious settings and it is especially in art that people are looking for moral and spiritual significance. Religion is being aestheticised while art is being spiritualised. This volume contains studies on the interface between art and religion. Scholars from art studies, theology, philosophy and psychology of religion address the following questions: What psychological and religious functions does art fulfil? What are the similarities and differences between aesthetic and religious experiences? How does the aestheticising of religion affect theological thinking? How does the spiritualising of art affect artistic practices and theory? Case studies are taken from literature, visual art, film and opera, both from 'high' and popular culture. Among others, there are chapters on J.M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians, Richard Wagner's operas, the Harry Potter books and the concept of beauty from a theological perspective. The contributors all highlight the crucial role of human imaginative capabilities and the capacity of art to open up wider horizons of meaning.
On the God of Socrates
Author : Apuleius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521058113
On the God of Socrates by Apuleius Pdf
"On the God of Socrates" is a work on the existence and nature of demons, the intermediaries between gods and humans. This treatise was roughly attacked by Augustine of Hippo. It contains a passage comparing gods and kings which is the first recorded occurrence of the proverb "familiarity breeds contempt".Apuleius (/ˌ�pjᵿˈliːəs/; also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis and in Berber: Afulay c. 124 - c. 170 AD) was a Latin-language prose writer, platonist philosopher and rhetorian. He was a Numidian who lived under the Roman Empire and was from Madauros (now M'Daourouch, Algeria). He studied Platonism in Athens, travelled to Italy, Asia Minor, and Egypt and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions (and fortune) of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near ancient Tripoli, Libya. This is known as the Apologia.His most famous work is his bawdy picaresque novel, the Metamorphoses, otherwise known as The Golden Ass. It is the only Latin novel that has survived in its entirety. It relates the ludicrous adventures of one Lucius, who experiments with magic and is accidentally turned into a donkey.
Talismans and Trojan Horses
Author : Christopher A. Faraone
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000025812995
Talismans and Trojan Horses by Christopher A. Faraone Pdf
Greek legends and historical accounts contain many references to special statues or images designed to preserve the safety or livelihood of a city, a business or a house. These images, which fall into two often overlapping categories (talismans and apotropaia), were erected according to special rituals and took on a variety of intriguing forms, including lions, locusts, and bound effigies of destructive deities like Ares. Looking closely at a wide variety of Greek texts and artifacts, Faraone provides a detailed description and survey of these images and then uses this information to provide new interpretations of early Greek myths about Pandora, the Trojan Horse, and the "living statues" created by Hephaestus. At each step he sets the Greek evidence in a wider eastern-Mediterranean context, with detailed discussions of Near Eastern and Egyptian practices that bear close resemblance to the Greek rituals. The study closes with a re-evaluation of the traditional scholarly approach to religious art as purely representational, suggesting that some images instead of simply illustrating the power of a god, were actually created to restrain and control the power of inimical supernatural forces such as plague-gods and ghosts. Focusing renewed attention on these often misinterpreted talismans and apotropaia, Talismans and Trojan Horses will be illuminating for scholars and students of classics, art and archaeology, religion, the Ancient Near East, the Bible, and mythology.
The Invention of the Visible
Author : Patrick Vauday
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield International
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1786600498
The Invention of the Visible by Patrick Vauday Pdf
Working at the margins of aesthetics and politics, Patrick Vauday challenges the dominant assumptions of our mediatized society and its disposition towards images. This challenge does not advocate eliminating images altogether, but rather entreats us to see them in a different light.
Greek Mysteries
Author : Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134536160
Greek Mysteries by Michael B. Cosmopoulos Pdf
Written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this excellent book studies a wide range of contributions and showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults. With a lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance and this volume is key to understanding a phenomenon central to Greek religion and society.
The Notion of "religion" in Comparative Research
Author : Ugo Bianchi
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8870628523
The Notion of "religion" in Comparative Research by Ugo Bianchi Pdf
Nel 1990 si tenne a Roma il XVI Congresso del I.A.H.R. che ebbe come tema la nozione di "religione". Venne particolarmente analizzato l'uso di tale termine da parte degli studiosi di lingua europea nei rapporti con le culture non europee e viceversa.
Sex and Terror
Author : Pascal Quignard
Publisher : French List
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1906497869
Sex and Terror by Pascal Quignard Pdf
The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. But with this emphasis on virility also came an emphasis on power and ideas of possession and protection. In Sex and Terror, Pascal Quignard looks closely at this delicate interplay of celebration and terror. In startling and original readings of myths, satires, memoirs, and works of ancient philosophy and visual art, Quignard locates moments of both playful, aesthetic commemoration and outward cruelty. Through these examples, he describes a colossal cultural shift within Western civilization that occurred two millennia ago, as Augustus shaped the Roman world into an empire and the joyous, precise eroticism of the Greeks turned into a terror-stricken melancholy. The details of this revolution in thinking are revealed through Quignard's astute analysis of classical literary sources and Roman art. This powerful transformation from celebration to fear is a change whose consequences, Quignard argues, we are still dealing with today, making Sex and Terror an intriguing reconsideration of ancient Rome that transcends its history.
My Political Ideas
Author : Charles Maurras
Publisher : Antelope Hill Originals
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195373054X
My Political Ideas by Charles Maurras Pdf
The Life of Pythagoras
Author : Iamblichus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Ethics
ISBN : WISC:89097875942
The Life of Pythagoras by Iamblichus Pdf
The Ladybird Illustrated
Author : D H Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798704196891
The Ladybird Illustrated by D H Lawrence Pdf
"The Ladybird is a long tale or novella by D. H. Lawrence.It was first drafted in 1915 as a short story entitled The Thimble. Lawrence rewrote and extended it under a new title in December 1921 and sent the final version to his English agent on 9 January 1922. It was collected with two other tales, The Captain's Doll and The Fox, and the three novellas were then published in London by Martin Secker in March 1923 under the title The Ladybird and in New York by Thomas Seltzer as The Captain's Doll in April 1923."
Notes on the Minor Prophets
Author : Henry Allan Ironside
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Bible
ISBN : LCCN:54032918
Notes on the Minor Prophets by Henry Allan Ironside Pdf
Dictionnaire Wallon Et Français
Author : Laurent Joseph Remacle
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015836348
Dictionnaire Wallon Et Français by Laurent Joseph Remacle Pdf
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