Dubious Facts

Author : Garret P. S. Olberding
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438443911

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Dubious Facts by Garret P. S. Olberding Pdf

What were the intentions of early China's historians? Modern readers must contend with the tension between the narrators' moralizing commentary and their description of events. Although these historians had notions of evidence, it is not clear to what extent they valued what contemporary scholars would deem "hard" facts. Offering an innovative approach to premodern historical documents, Garret P. S. Olberding argues that the speeches of court advisors reveal subtle strategies of information management in the early monarchic context. Olberding focuses on those addresses concerning military campaigns where evidence would be important in guiding immediate social and political policy. His analysis reveals the sophisticated conventions that governed the imperial advisor's logic and suasion in critical state discussions, which were specifically intended to counter anticipated doubts. Dubious Facts illuminates both the decision-making processes that informed early Chinese military campaigns and the historical records that represent them.

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781438110394

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The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing by Martin H. Manser Pdf

Provides exercises and examples on style, usage, grammar, and punctuation for becoming a better writer.

Author : Charles John Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : English language
ISBN : IBNF:CF005693691

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Synonyms Discriminated by Charles John Smith Pdf

Author : Jeff T. Haley,Dale McGowan
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781634311274

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Sharing Reality by Jeff T. Haley,Dale McGowan Pdf

Religions are a natural outgrowth of the intuitive ways of knowing that evolved with human culture. Though many people continue to find value in religious identity and community, intuitive knowledge has been eclipsed by a more effective way of knowing—the scientific way. A better way of relating religion to politics called secularism is gradually replacing theocracy. Once you understand and accept the scientific way of knowing and this preferred relationship of church and state, you become agnostic and secular—even if you continue to identify with and participate in religion.As Jeff T. Haley and Dale McGowan argue in this volume, this isn't some abstract dream—it's happening right now. Religions are in a continuous state of evolution, changing beliefs, values, and practices over time. All religions, including Christianity and Islam, can evolve to accept the scientific way of knowing and secularism, becoming agnostic and even atheistic without losing their essential value. Haley and McGowan explain how you can help this natural process, sharing reality with your friends and family in a way that encourages religions to embrace the best of humanity's knowledge and values.

Author : Garret Pagenstecher Olberding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316513699

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Designing Boundaries in Early China by Garret Pagenstecher Olberding Pdf

Explores how sovereign space in early China was imagined and negotiated in the ancient world.

Author : Leonard Peikoff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781101609989

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Objective Communication by Leonard Peikoff Pdf

Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism is increasingly influencing the shape of the world from business and politics to achieving personal goals. Here, Leonard Peikoff—Rand’s heir—explains how you can communicate philosophical ideas with conviction, logic, and, most of all, reason. Based on a series of lectures presented by Peikoff, Objective Communication shows how to apply Objectivist principles to the problem of achieving clarity both in thought and in communication. Peikoff teaches readers how to write, speak, and argue on the subject of philosophical ideas—ideas pertaining to profoundly important issues ranging from the question of the existence of God to the nature and proper limits of government power. Including enlightening discussions of a wide range of Objectivist topics—such as the primacy of consciousness, the pitfalls of rationalistic thinking, and the true meaning of the word “altruism,” as well as in-depth analysis of some of Ayn Rand’s own writings—Peikoff’s Objective Communication is essential reading for anyone interested in Ayn Rand’s philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89007991185

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Southern Literary Journal and Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Henry Percy Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105427785

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Synonyms Discriminated by Henry Percy Smith Pdf

Author : Karin A. Fry
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441108258

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Arendt: A Guide for the Perplexed by Karin A. Fry Pdf

Hannah Arendt is considered to be one of the most influential political thinkers of the twentieth century. The enormous breadth of her work places particular demands on the student coming to her thought for the first time. In Arendt: A Guide for the Perplexed, Karin Fry explores the systematic nature of Arendt's political thought that arose in response to the political controversies of her time and describes how she sought to envision a coherent framework for thinking about politics in a new way. Thematically structured and covering all of Arendt's key writings and ideas, this book is designed specifically to meet the needs of students coming to her work for the first time.

Author : José Raimundo Maia Neto,Gianni Paganini,John Christian Laursen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004177840

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Skepticism in the Modern Age by José Raimundo Maia Neto,Gianni Paganini,John Christian Laursen Pdf

Since the publication of the first edition of Richard Popkin s classic The History of Scepticism in 1960, skepticism has been increasingly recognized as a major force in the development of early modern philosophy. This book provides a review of current scholarship and significant updated research on some of the main thinkers and issues related to the reappraisal of ancient skepticism in the modern age. Special attention is given to the nature, importance, and relation to religion of Montaigne s and Hume s skepticisms; to the various skeptical and non-skeptical sources of Cartesian doubt; to the skeptical and anti-skeptical impact of Cartesianism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and to philosophers who dealt with skeptical issues in the development of their own various intellectual interests.

Author : Liz Heron,Val Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781000324686

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Illuminations by Liz Heron,Val Williams Pdf

This selection of women's writings on photography proposes a new and different history, demonstrating the ways in which women's perspectives have advanced photographic criticism over 150 years, focusing it more deeply and, with the advent of feminist approaches, increasingly challenging its orthodoxies. Included in the book are Rosalind Krauss, Ingrid Sischy, Vicki Goldberg and Carol Squiers.

Author : Alexandra Kitty
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781785356551

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When Journalism was a Thing by Alexandra Kitty Pdf

Journalism used to be a thing. It used to be a powerful and wonderful thing, yet now it has become a curiosity, and not even the Internet can resurrect it. When Journalism was a Thing considers the downfall and the reasons why, but also offers a model for a new approach to the once-noble profession.

Author : Garret P. S. Olberding
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781684175345

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Facing the Monarch by Garret P. S. Olberding Pdf

In the popular consciousness, manipulative speech pervades politicized discourse, and the eloquence of politicians is seen as invariably rooted in cunning and prevarication. Rhetorical flourishes are thus judged corruptive of the substance of political discourse because they lead to distortion and confusion. Yet the papers in Facing the Monarch suggest that separating style from content is practically impossible. Focused on the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty, this volume examines the dynamic between early Chinese ministers and monarchs at a time when ministers employed manifold innovative rhetorical tactics. The contributors analyze discrete excerpts from classical Chinese works and explore topics of censorship, irony, and dissidence highly relevant for a climate in which ruse and misinformation were the norm. What emerges are original and illuminating perspectives on how the early Chinese political circumstance shaped and phrased—and prohibited—modes of expression.

Author : John Bouvier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:35112104912920

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A Law Dictionary by John Bouvier Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Pharmacy
ISBN : HARVARD:32044103136180

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Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Meetings by Anonim Pdf