Drawing Out Leviathan

Author : Keith M. Parsons
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253108425

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Drawing Out Leviathan by Keith M. Parsons Pdf

"... are dinosaurs social constructs? Do we really know anything about dinosaurs? Might not all of our beliefs about dinosaurs merely be figments of the paleontological imagination? A few years ago such questions would have seemed preposterous, even nonsensical. Now they must have a serious answer." At stake in the "Science Wars" that have raged in academe and in the media is nothing less than the standing of science in our culture. One side argues that science is a "social construct," that it does not discover facts about the world, but rather constructs artifacts disguised as objective truths. This view threatens the authority of science and rejects science's claims to objectivity, rationality, and disinterested inquiry. Drawing Out Leviathan examines this argument in the light of some major debates about dinosaurs: the case of the wrong-headed dinosaur, the dinosaur "heresies" of the 1970s, and the debate over the extinction of dinosaurs. Keith Parsons claims that these debates, though lively and sometimes rancorous, show that evidence and logic, not arbitrary "rules of the game," remained vitally important, even when the debates were at their nastiest. They show science to be a complex set of activities, pervaded by social influences, and not easily reducible to any stereotype. Parsons acknowledges that there are lessons to be learned by scientists from their would-be adversaries, and the book concludes with some recommendations for ending the Science Wars.

Author : Scott Westerfeld
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442454125

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The Manual of Aeronautics by Scott Westerfeld Pdf

A lavishly illustrated, full-color companion to Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling Leviathan trilogy. A must-have for any fan of Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan trilogy, The Manual of Aeronautics is an illustrated guide to the inner workings of the Darwinist and Clanker powers. Loaded with detailed descriptions and elaborate, four-color illustrations of Darwinist beasties and Clanker walkers, weapons, transport, and uniforms, this manual highlights the international powers that Deryn and Alek encounter throughout their around-the-world adventures. This guide draws back the curtain and reveals the inner depths of Westerfeld’s fascinating alternative world.

Author : Timothy Beal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000786194

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Religion and Its Monsters by Timothy Beal Pdf

Religious encounters with mystery can be fascinating, but also terrifying. So too when it comes to encounters with the monsters that haunt Jewish and Christian traditions. Religion has a lot to do with horror, and horror has a lot to do with religion. Religion has its monsters, and monsters have their religion. In this unusual and provocative book, Timothy Beal explores how religion, horror, and the monstrous are deeply intertwined. This new edition has been thoughtfully updated, reflecting on developments in the field over the past two decades and highlighting its contributions to emerging conversations. It also features a new chapter, "Gods, Monsters, and Machines," which engages cultural fascinations and anxieties about technologies of artificial intelligence and machine learning as they relate to religion and the monstrous at the dawn of the Anthropocene. Religion and Its Monsters is essential reading for students and scholars of religion and popular culture, as well as for any readers with an interest in horror theory or monster theory.

Author : Eugene Batchelder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Sea monsters
ISBN : HARVARD:HW3JA2

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A Romance of the Sea Serpent by Eugene Batchelder Pdf

Author : Eugene Batchelder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Sea monsters
ISBN : BL:A0017466605

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A Romance of the Sea-Serpent, or the Ichthyosaurus. Also a collection of the ancient and modern authorities, with letters from distinguished merchants and men of science by Eugene Batchelder Pdf

Author : Robert Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCD:31175006970910

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Analytical Concordance to the Bible by Robert Young Pdf

Author : George Paxton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Bible
ISBN : NLI:2124608-10

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Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures by George Paxton Pdf

Author : Ben Peek
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466851238

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Leviathan's Blood by Ben Peek Pdf

At the end of The Godless, Mireea lay in ruins, the dead of the city had risen as ghosts, and the keepers Fo and Bau had been slain by Zaifyr. The Mireeans have now fled to the city of Yeflam with the immortal Zaifyr in chains to barter for their safety. With the threat of war arriving at the Floating Cities, Zaifyr's trial will become the center of political games. However, Zaifyr is intent on using his trial to begin a new war, a motive that many fear is an echo of the dangerous man he once was. Ayae, a young girl cursed with the gift of fire, sees a chance to learn more of her powers here in the floating city, but she is weighed down by her new responsibilities regarding the safety of the Mireean people. Across the far ocean, exiled Baron Bueralan and cartographer Orlan have arrived in the city of Ooila with some chilling cargo: the soul of a dead man. As the two men are accepted into the city's court, they are pulled ever deeper into the Queen's web of lies and deceit. All the while, a rumor begins to spread of a man who has come ashore, whose seemingly innocent presence threatens them all.

Author : Robert Fyall
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830871414

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Now My Eyes Have Seen You by Robert Fyall Pdf

'Now my eyes have seen you." (Job 42:5) Few biblical texts are more daunting, and yet more fascinating, than the book of Job—and few have been the subject of such diverse interpretation. For Robert Fyall, the mystery of God's ways and the appalling evil and suffering in the world are at the heart of Job's significant contribution to the canon of Scripture. This New Studies in Biblical Theology volume offers a holistic reading of Job, with particular reference to its depiction of creation and evil, and finds significant clues to its meaning in the striking imagery it uses. Fyall takes seriously the literary and artistic integrity of the book of Job, as well as its theological profundity. He concludes that it is not so much about suffering per se as about creation, providence and knowing God, and how—n the crucible of suffering—these are to be understood. He encourages us to listen to this remarkable literature, to be moved by it, and to see its progress from shrieking protest to repentence and vision. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.

Author : Thaddeus Mason HARRIS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019748915

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The Natural History of the Bible: or, a description of all the beasts, ... trees, ... metals, precious stones, etc. mentioned in the sacred Scriptures. Collected from the best authorities, and alphabetically arranged by Thaddeus Mason HARRIS Pdf

Author : Thaddeus Mason Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Nature in the Bible
ISBN : OXFORD:600000456

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The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged by Thaddeus Mason Harris Pdf

Author : William Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Nature in the Bible
ISBN : BCUL:VD2164277

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Scripture Natural History, Or a Descriptive Account of the Zoology, Botany and Geology of the Bible by William Carpenter Pdf

Author : William CARPENTER (Editor of the “Political Letter.”.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019748984

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Scripture Natural History; or, a Descriptive account of the zoology, botany, & geology of the Bible. Illustrated by engravings by William CARPENTER (Editor of the “Political Letter.”.) Pdf

Author : Thaddeus Mason Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000298397

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The Natural History of the Bible; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures, Etc by Thaddeus Mason Harris Pdf

Author : Ken Stone
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781503603769

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Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies by Ken Stone Pdf

“An excellent introduction to the field of animal studies . . . [the] applications of these ideas to biblical passages . . . illuminate the text in new ways." -- Brandon R. Grafius, Horizons in Biblical Theology Animal studies may be a recent academic development, but our fascination with animals is nothing new. Surviving cave paintings are of animal forms, and closer to us, as Ken Stone points out, animals populate biblical literature from beginning to end. This book explores the significance of animal studies for the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. Combined with biblical scholarship, animal studies sheds useful light on animals, animal symbolism, and the relations among animals, humans, and God—not only for those who study biblical literature and its ancient context, but for contemporary readers concerned with environmental, social, and animal ethics. Without the presence of domesticated and wild animals, neither biblical traditions nor the religions that make use of the Bible would exist in their current forms. Although parts of the Bible draw a clear line between humans and animals, other passages complicate that line in multiple ways and challenge our assumptions about the roles animals play therein. Engaging influential thinkers, including Jacques Derrida, Donna Haraway, and other experts in animal and ecological studies, Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies shows how prehumanist texts reveal unexpectedly relevant dynamics and themes for our posthumanist age. “[Stone’s] ecological sensibilities, theoretical acumen, and incisive exegetical arguments open up fresh perspectives.” —Stephen D. Moore, The Theological School, Drew University “This monograph is poised to become a key work in the field.” —Anne Létourneau, Reading Religion “Groundbreaking.” —Carol J. Dempsey, OP, Horizons