Elizabeth Anscombe’s 1958 essay “Modern Moral Philosophy” is a cutting intervention in modern philosophy that shows the full power of good evaluative and analytical critical thinking skills.

Though only 16 pages long, Anscombe’s paper set out to do nothing less than reform the entire field of modern moral philosophy – something that could only be done by carefully examining the existing arguments of the giants of the field. To do this, she deployed the central skills of evaluation and analysis.

In critical thinking, analysis helps understand the sequence and features of arguments: it asks what reasons these arguments produce, what implicit reasons and assumptions they rely on, what conclusions they arrive at. Evaluation involves judging whether or not the arguments are strong enough to sustain their conclusions: it asks how acceptable, adequate, and relevant the reasons given are, and whether or not the conclusions drawn from them are really valid.

In “Modern Moral Philosophy,” Anscombe dispassionately turns these skills on figures that have dominated moral philosophy since the 18th-century, revealing the underlying assumptions of their work, their weaknesses and strengths, and showing that in many ways the supposed differences between their arguments are actually negligible. A brilliantly incisive piece, “Modern Moral Philosophy” radically affected its field, remaining required – and controversial – reading today.

THE TRIAL OF JESUS A Judicial Review of the Law and Facts of the Worlds Most Tragic Court Room Trial BY GEORGE W. THOMPSON Professor of Law in the University of Florida Author of Real Property Wills, Etc. INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS-MJERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I Introduction .... 1 II The Jewish Law ... 5 III Jewish Courts and Criminal Procedure . . . 13 IV The Authenticity of the Eecord 23 V Jewish Factions and Classes 31 VI The Promised Messiah . 38 VII Jesus 5 Attitude toward the People . .... 40 VIII The Pharisees Aroused . 43 IX Opposition to the Sadducees 47 X Spies and Paid Informers 49 XI Alarm at the Raising of Lazarus . ... 50 XII Meeting of the Sanhedrin 52 XIII Jesus Retirement . V . 5S XIV The Journey to J rasatoi,5T XV The Supper at Simons Hotee 61 XVI Judas Bargains with the Priests . . 62 XVII Triumphal Entry mto Jena- C ON TENT S Continued CHAPTER PAGE XIX A New Deputation Sent to Jesus 70 XX Denunciation of His Enemies 76 XXI Another Consultation . . 78 XXII The Last Supper ... 80 XXIII The Agony of Gethsemane 84i XXIV The Arrest . ... 88 XXV Questioned by Annas . . 93 XXVI Peters Denial . . . 99 XXVn First Hearing before the Sanhedrin . ... 100 XXVUI The Crime of Blasphemy, 109 XXIX Dual Nature of Trial . . 118 XXX Violence and Insults . .121 XXXI Second Hearing before the Sanhedrin . ... 12 XXXII Authority to Execute the Death Sentence . . 132 XXXIII The Roman Form of Pro cedure 135 XXXIV The Trial before Pilate . 139 XXXV A New Charge .... 144 XXXVI The Charge of Sedition . 152 XXXVn Jesus Sent to Herod . . 155 XXXVHI Pilate Washes His Hands . 159 XXXIX Conclusion 169 THE TRIAL OF JESUS THE TRIAL OF JESUS INTRODUCTION PEEHAPS no event of the briefbut re markable career of Jesus of Nazareth is of such abiding interest to both lawyer and layman as the great legal tragedy that resulted in his crucifixion. During the centuries that have elapsed since memorable event, much controversy been waged over the question of tike legal ity or illegality of t e proseeiitioti con ducted against him. Ralgi0us i prejudice rtiadi have lied. to . views THE TRIAL OF JESUS question, Christians generally conclude that he was put to death by a mob of irre sponsible men without any attempt to conform to the law of procedure then in force. On the other hand, it is claimed by cer tain Hebrew apologists that he was an offender against the Jewish laws, was guilty of a crime punishable by death, and that he was regularly tried, condemned and executed according to existing laws. The writer will endeavor to show that both of these views are, in the main, erron eous, and that instead Jesus was charged with a specific offense under existing laws, was tried by a regularly constituted judi cial tribunal, but that the whole procedure was permeated with such gross illegality and such flagrant irregularities that the result can be considered nothing short of judicial murder. 2 INTRODUCTION The simple Gospel account reveals the various steps that were taken in the trial, but does not describe them in legal terms. The lawyer, versed in Jewish and Roman jurisprudence, can readily read between the lines and tell the story from a legal viewpoint. This it is proposed to do in these pages, confining ourselves to the facts and the law applicable to the case, and giving the subject such treatment as is applied to any other matter presented for judicial inquiry. Thepresentation may be likened to a lawyers brief in re view of a case on appeal...

The eruption of Mount Pinatuba represented more than the smothering of America's Clark Air Force Base and many of President Corazon Aquino's development plans. It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a century of strategic relations, and for Aquino's unsuccessful attempt to undo the colossal damage of the Marcos era and construct coherent development programmes. The story of the Aquino era is one of failing efforts to use the vast economic aid which poured into the country, and more successful efforts to put the lid on the communist insurgency in four-fifths of the nation's provinces. The reason for the success was that the unity of the security struggle went unmatched in the economic one, where it was every person for himself or herself. Even the presidential family had its fingers in the economic pie. This book explores the connections between two central functions of Third World governments - development and security - in an analysis of Corazon Aquino's six crisis-filled years as President of the Philippines. Information in the book is updated to reflect recent events, including the change of leaders

New in the Acclaimed Paideia Commentary Series Two respected senior New Testament scholars examine cultural context and theological meaning in Philippians and Philemon in this addition to the well-received Paideia series. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs, showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits, and making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format. Students, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the historical, literary, and theological insight offered in this practical commentary.

We are all familiar with the popular and academic analyses of the ongoing and future ascent of China. Two of the associated questions are whether and when China might succeed the United States as the lead state in the world system. These are interesting questions, albeit ones that are not likely to be answered in the immediate future. An alternative focus examines instead periods of systemic transition - eras in which it is conceivable that a new leader might emerge at the expense of an older system leader. Framing the question this way presumes that a) future systemic transitions remain a possibility and b) transitions do not occur abruptly but may require several decades to set up structural situations in which a transition might take place. Neither of these assumptions are carved in stone and are open to question. It may be that future systemic transitions are unlikely. Or, it may be that they will not occur as they have in the past. All of these possibilities are assessed from a variety of different perspectives.

There's a certain kind of lost a boy feels in this world without a father. Tim felt it. I felt it. And we realized our only way out would be together.

In an openhearted memoir of faith on the fringe, Roger Thompson meditates on the life and premature death of his best friend and business partner, Tim Garrety, cofounder of Skate Street Ventura." """

Roger and Tim's twenty-year friendship was forged in the surf and on the streets of 1980s California. Together they hazarded countless waves and every rite of passage--from guitars to girls to God--and influenced the lives of thousands of skateboarders, musicians, surfers, and otherwise disconnected youth in the process.

With unrestrained honesty and a punk-rock soundtrack, "My Best Friend's Funeral "is a memoir of friendship, doubt, surfing, and the complex relationships between fathers and sons. If life has ever left you feeling abandoned--or if you simply prefer a rock show to a sermon--"My Best Friend's Funeral" is a memoir you won't want to miss, and a confirmation that you are never alone.

2015 Book of the Year Award, Academy of Parish Clergy Amid conflicting ideas about what the church should be and do in a post-Christian climate, the missing voice is that of Paul. The New Testament's most prolific church planter, Paul faced diverse challenges as he worked to form congregations. Leading biblical scholar James Thompson examines Paul's ministry of planting and nurturing churches in the pre-Christian world to offer guidance for the contemporary church. The church today, as then, must define itself and its mission among people who have been shaped by other experiences of community. Thompson shows that Paul offers an unprecedented vision of the community that is being conformed to the image of Christ. He also addresses contemporary (mis)understandings of words like missional, megachurch, and formation.

Over the last twenty-five years Ernst von Glasersfeld has had a tremendous impact on mathematics and science education through his fundamental insights into the nature of knowledge and knowing.Radical Constructivism in Actionis a new volume of papers honouring his work by building on his model of knowing.
The contributions by leading researchers present constructivism in action, tying the authors' actions regarding practical problems of mathematics and science education, philosophy, and sociology to their philosophical constraints, giving meaning to constructivism operationally. The book begins with a retrospective analogy between radical constructivism's emergence and changes in what is thought of as "certain" scientific knowledge.
It aims to increase understanding of constructivism and Glasersfeld's achievement, and is vibrant evidence of the continued vitality of research in the constructivism tradition.

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This book provides a new account of the emergence of the philosophy of personal identity in the early modern period. Reflection on personal identity is often thought to have begun in earnest with John Locke's famous consciousness-based account, published in the 2nd Edition of the Essay in 1694. The present work argues that we ought to understand modern notions of personal identity, including Locke's own, as emerging from within debates about the metaphysics of resurrection across the seventeenth century. It recovers and analyses theories of personal identity and resurrection in Locke and Leibniz, as well as largely-forgotten theories from the Cambridge Platonists, Thomas Jackson, and Francisco Suarez. The book narrates a time of radical change in conceptions of personal identity: the period begins with a near-consensus on hylomorphism, according to which the body is an essential metaphysical part of the person. The re-emergence of platonism in the period then undermines the centrality of the body for personal identity, and this lays the groundwork for a more thoroughly 'psychological' account of personal identity in Locke. This work represents the first scholarly study to thoroughly situate early modern conceptions of personal identity, embodiment, and the afterlife within the context of late scholasticism. Finally, due to its focus on the arguments of the authors in question, the work will be of interest to philosophers of religion as well as historians of philosophy.