The Pursuit Of The Ideal

Author : Menachem Kellner
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438408682

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The Pursuit of the Ideal by Menachem Kellner Pdf

Steven Schwarzschild—rabbi, socialist, pacifist, theologian, and philosopher—is both the last of the major medieval Jewish philosophers and the most modern. He is in the tradition of the Jewish thinking that began with Sa'adia Gaon and reached its highest expression in Maimonides. These thinkers believed that Judaism must confront some systematic view of the universe. Sa'adia did this with Kalam, ibn Gabirol with Neo-Platonism, and Maimonides with Aristotelianism. Schwarzschild does it with Neo-Kantianism. From this confrontation, Schwarzschild derives important insights into the nature and structure of contemporary Judaism and Jewish existence in the post-modern world. Menachem Kellner brings together thirteen of Schwarzschild's Jewish (as opposed to straightforwardly philosophical) writings. Included are important discussions of messianism, death of God theology, ethics, aesthetics, and politics. The common concerns underlying these essays are Neo-Kantian idealism and messianism. In an afterword written especially for this book, Schwarzschild shows that these two foci are really one. In an introductory essay, Menachem Kellner explores the philosophic underpinning of Schwarzschild's non-Marxist socialism, pacifism, and messianism; and of his critiques of Christianity, political conservatism, and Zionism.

Author : Isaiah Berlin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781446496961

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The Crooked Timber Of Humanity by Isaiah Berlin Pdf

Isaiah Berlin is regarded by many as one of the greatest historians of ideas of his time. In The Crooked Timber of Humanity, he argues passionately, eloquently, and subtly, that what he calls 'the Great Goods' of human aspiration - liberty, justice, equality - do not cohere and never can. Pluralism and variety of thought are not avoidable compromises, but the glory of civilisation. In an age of increasing ideological fundamentalism and intolerance we need to listen to Isaiah Berlin more carefully than ever before.

Author : Andrew Ballantyne,Andrew Law
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781780230160

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Tudoresque by Andrew Ballantyne,Andrew Law Pdf

With its distinctive gables and arches, Tudor-style architecture is recognized around the world as a symbol of British culture; it represents the idea of home to British citizens in the United Kingdom and abroad. Some love it, others hate it, but the Tudoresque is still being built—to give a house an old-fashioned air or to create a sense of exotica. Yet few people know anything about how Tudor Revival buildings came to be. To fill this gap is Tudoresque, an insightful book that explores the origin of the style, tracing its roots to the antiquarian enthusiasms of the eighteenth century. It looks at the Tudoresque cottage style, which later influenced 1930s architecture, and the Tudor-style manor house, particularly favored in the nineteenth century. While the style has been discouraged since the 1920s (and is especially reviled by modernists) it continues to be a popular choice—particularly when the architect doesn’t have the upper hand. The authors here show how the style is the mainstream of twentieth-century British architecture and explore how it has travelled abroad. From Tudor Village in Queens to Stan Hywet Hall in Akron to Malaysia, Shanghai, and Singapore, Tudor Revival has found a comfortable home across the globe. These black and white gabled buildings are important not so much because they are great architecture, but because they are everywhere. Illustrated with images from more than 200 years of the Tudor Revival, and including examples from Britain, America, India and East Asia, this knowledgable and entertaining book will be an indispensable guide to the one of the world’s most iconic architectural styles.

Author : John Mohawk
Publisher : Santa Fe, N.M. : Clear Light Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042405020

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Utopian Legacies by John Mohawk Pdf

Paradoxically, contemporary horrors like ethnic cleansing are deeply rooted in humanity's highest aspirations, which have given rise to countless similar upheavals and atrocities perpetrated over millennia. Although the ideals embodied in religion and philosophy are considered to be humanity's prime "civilising" force, religions that preach love have been used to justify bloody massacres, and utopian ideals have fomented intolerance and persecution of those who were perceived as obstacles to the realisation of an ideal society. John Mohawk, a distinguished Native American historian, examines this paradox and traces the role of utopian thinking as the rationale for religious wars, subjugation of indigenous peoples, genocide, enslavement, plunder, economic domination, and campaigns of world conquest from the time of the ancient Greeks. Mohawk examines the hidden dynamic within utopian thinking and the danger it poses when it is adopted by powerful groups who use it to serve their own interests. He points out that the danger lies not in the utopian ideal itself but in the parallel assumption that its followers are in possession of the only "truth" and are therefore justified in forcing their "better way of life" on other cultures or nations for the ultimate good of humanity. In a gripping historical narrative, Mohawk traces the impact of utopian thinking on the rise of Western culture in ancient Greece and Rome, the emergence of the Christian empire, and the holy wars of the Middle Ages. Showing how this mindset has shaped Western development, he makes it clear that the utopian legacy still influences contemporary social and political movements at home and abroad. Our greatest challenge is to find ways to defuse its harmful effects on cultures different from our own, while preserving our aspirations and personal ideals. Mohawk argues that only a pluralistic outlook can truly support peace and understanding among the peoples of the world.

Author : Gerald Gaus
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691183428

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The Tyranny of the Ideal by Gerald Gaus Pdf

In his provocative new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. Gaus shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. He argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about shaping the world, then the pursuit of idealized and perfect theories of justice—essentially, the entire production of theories of justice that has dominated political philosophy for the past forty years—needs to change. Drawing on recent work in social science and philosophy, Gaus points to an important paradox: only those in a heterogeneous society—with its various religious, moral, and political perspectives—have a reasonable hope of understanding what an ideally just society would be like. However, due to its very nature, this world could never be collectively devoted to any single ideal. Gaus defends the moral constitution of this pluralistic, open society, where the very clash and disagreement of ideals spurs all to better understand what their personal ideals of justice happen to be. Presenting an original framework for how we should think about morality, The Tyranny of the Ideal rigorously analyzes a theory of ideal justice more suitable for contemporary times.

Author : Stephen Nathanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015031821153

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The Ideal of Rationality by Stephen Nathanson Pdf

The Ideal of Rationality presents an evaluation of all the main varieties of rationalism, in clear and jargon-free language. Different notions of rationality - such as means-end, conception, hedonism, and the evil-avoidance view - are examined and rejected, in favor of the theory that to act rationally is to 'act for the best', a theory Nathanson characterizes as "critical pluralism." Among present-day thinkers whose ideas are scrutinized are Richard Brandt, Bernard Gert, Gilbert Harman, John Kekes, Robert Nozick, Karl Popper, and John Rawls.

Author : Henry Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Utopias
ISBN : UCAL:$B297740

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Ideal Commonwealths by Henry Morley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Utopias
ISBN : UCBK:B000870856

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Ideal Commonwealths by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nigel E. Simmonds
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105064160794

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Law as a Moral Idea by Nigel E. Simmonds Pdf

This book argues that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, are to be understood by reference to a moral ideal. The idea of law is an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others. The moral value and justificatory force of law are not contingent uponcircumstance, but intrinsic to its character as law. Doctrinal legal arguments are shaped by rival conceptions of the conditions for realisation of the idea of law.In making these claims, the author rejects the viewpoint of much contemporary legal theory, and seeks to move jurisprudence closer to an older tradition of philosophical reflection upon law, exemplified by Hobbes and Kant. Modern analytical jurisprudence has tended to view these older philosophiesas confused precisely in so far as they equate an understanding of law's nature with a revelation of its moral basis. According to most contemporary legal theorists, the understanding and analysis of existing institutions is quite distinct from any enterprise of moral reflection. But therelationship between ideals and practices is much more intimate than this approach would suggest. Some institutions can be properly understood only when they are viewed as imperfect attempts to realise moral or political ideals; and some ideals can be conceived only by reference to their expressionin institutions.

Author : James Guinness Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Christian life
ISBN : NLI:3101859-10

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The Christian Ideal by James Guinness Rogers Pdf

Author : Maurice Fluegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Messiah
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5K27

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The Messiah-ideal by Maurice Fluegel Pdf

Author : Heather Widdows
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691197142

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Perfect Me by Heather Widdows Pdf

How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's worldThe demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to which we judge ourselves good or bad, a success or a failure. Perfect Me explores the changing nature of the beauty ideal, showing how it is more dominant, more demanding, and more global than ever before.Heather Widdows argues that our perception of the self is changing. More and more, we locate the self in the body--not just our actual, flawed bodies but our transforming and imagined ones. As this happens, we further embrace the beauty ideal. Nobody is firm enough, thin enough, smooth enough, or buff enough-not without significant effort and cosmetic intervention. And as more demanding practices become the norm, more will be required of us, and the beauty ideal will be harder and harder to resist.If you have ever felt the urge to "make the best of yourself" or worried that you were "letting yourself go," this book explains why. Perfect Me examines how the beauty ideal has come to define how we see ourselves and others and how we structure our daily practices-and how it enthralls us with promises of the good life that are dubious at best. Perfect Me demonstrates that we must first recognize the ethical nature of the beauty ideal if we are ever to address its harms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCR:31210016794545

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The New Ideal Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Penelope Frederica Fitzgerald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:HNMG8Z

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The Rational, Or Scientific, Ideal of Morality by Penelope Frederica Fitzgerald Pdf

Author : Edmond Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105046635137

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In Quest of an Ideal by Edmond Holmes Pdf