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Enlightening Revolutions_a collection of outstanding essays by
highly prominent scholars_examines the different ways in which the
relation between politics and philosophy has been understood and
enacted over the ages. The volume sheds light on key theoretical
and historical issues: the intriguing position and historical
influence of medieval Jewish and Islamic rationalism; the advent of
modernity in the thought of Machiavelli and Hobbes; the prospects
for greatness in modernity as seen by Adam Smith, Jonathan Swift,
the Founding Fathers, and Alexis de Tocqueville; and the prospects
for philosophic excellence in modern times as seen by, among
others, Montesquieu and Leo Strauss, as well as through the eyes of
Plato and the Bible. The volume is dedicated to Ralph Lerner,
Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. It honors Lerner's
splendid teaching and scholarship over half a century, and
testifies in some measure to his enlightening, enlivening,
gracefully witty, and humanizing activity and example.
Enlightening Revolutions-a collection of outstanding essays by
highly prominent scholars-examines the different ways in which the
relation between politics and philosophy has been understood and
enacted over the ages. The volume sheds light on key theoretical
and historical issues: the intriguing position and historical
influence of medieval Jewish and Islamic rationalism; the advent of
modernity in the thought of Machiavelli and Hobbes; the prospects
for greatness in modernity as seen by Adam Smith, Jonathan Swift,
the Founding Fathers, and Alexis de Tocqueville; and the prospects
for philosophic excellence in modern times as seen by, among
others, Montesquieu and Leo Strauss, as well as through the eyes of
Plato and the Bible. The volume is dedicated to Ralph Lerner,
Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. It honors Lerner's
splendid teaching and scholarship over half a century, and
testifies in some measure to his enlightening, enlivening,
gracefully witty, and humanizing activity and example.
A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website
where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them.
But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the
kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the
prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of S
words that reveal a spectacular story With creative characters,
humorous dialogue and great music, The S Files is a children's
Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
Michael Dannhauser entwickelt einen Ansatz zur Integration von PPS-
und KLR-Systemen, mit dessen Hilfe Erfolgskonsequenzen von
Entscheidungen im PPS- und KLR-System optimal abgebildet werden
konnen."
Bahya Ibn Pakuda was born c. 1050, and lived for some time in
Saragossa in Spain. His major work was written in Arabic, but it is
most well-known by its Hebrew title Hovot ha-Levavot (Duties of the
Heart). It enjoyed enormous popularity and was reprinted many
times. In the book Bahya investigates the motivation of Jewish
practice and embarks on a philosophical enquiry into the nature of
God, religion, and man. He was very much influenced by the
Neoplatonism of his age, as well as by the Muslim mystics. This
edition by Menahem Mansoor is the first translation of the work
from the original Arabic text, and this shows a number of
variations from the Hebrew version. He has added an Introduction
and Notes which draw attention to the influences on Bahya's thought
and to other relevant material. 'The accepted and normative
translation . . . reliable and readable. This book belongs in even
the smallest collections of Judaica, as well as of ethical
literature.' Choice
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