... the
heart
of the
philosophical
and
theological projects
of
the
very best minds
of the
age.
II
The
problem
of
theodicy
is
urgent
within
the
philosophy
of the
early modern
period ... genius
is in
bringing together
in
synthesis
his own
idiosyncratic
metaphysical
doctrines
and the
classical themes
of
Augustinan theodicy, includ-
ing
the
d...
... are already inextricably linked, even in the beginning
of the first Critique.
His somewhat nonchalant reflections on the devastating theoretical
conclusions of the first Critique further suggest ... a
pure practical interest in the moral law.
It is not surprising, then, that in reflecting on the importance of his
critique of theoretical reason as early as the pre...
... of the language. By adopting the point
of view of enunciation—which is the subject of our study—we privilege the act of speaking;
according to that point of view, speaking operates within the ... concerning the ordinary man: he performs a work of mourning by
putting knowledge into the realm of fiction."
The important thing here is the fact that the w...
... points to the importance of the
exercise of power in negotiating social identity. Neither primordialism nor in-
strumentalism can account for the persistence of ethnic distinctions in certain
historical ... does not illuminate the concrete, historical circulation of
things. For that we have to follow the things themselves, for their meanings
are inscribed in their fo...
... of the rulers’ indecisiveness and ineptitude.
In all likelihood, greater determination on the part of the shah in Iran or
the coup junta in the USSR would have resulted in a bloody crushing of
the ... striking.
A case in point is Moluccan terrorism in the Netherlands in the 1970s.
The Moluccan community in the Netherlands is a remnant of the Dutch...
... for the transmission of the prophecy.
What were the teachings of Tages? Cicero says that they
pertained to haruspicina, that is, the interpretation of thewill
of the gods through scrutiny of the ... know from
the sources regarding the Etrusca disciplina. In the story of
Tages, Tarchon taught the other principes to use the disci-
plina in their own cities,...
... derived
from the laws of the physics of the
inorganic? The second question
forms the kernel of the vitalism-
problem, if
we
purge this problem
of the usual metaphysical admix-
tures.
Among the
problems
of
the ... the object. Philosophy IS
the theory
of
science (wherein here and in
the following "science"
is
always meant
in the comprehen...
... say, the meaning that evil has i n the
phrase the problem of evil is one of its ordinary meanings. ‘‘An evil ’
in this sense of the word is ‘‘a bad thing’’, and the mass term bears the
same ... what the real truth
The Problem and Argument from Evil 13
in his classic presentation of the argument from evil, mentioned one
rather simple-minded instance of t...
... generate these values, could be contained.
The emotional intensity of the backlash against the intrusions
of these subaltern groups suggests the importance of reading
these developments in ways ... . In such circumstances, they
certainly do honour to the liberality and taste of those who are at
the expence of preserving them: but they are of little service in
ado...
... to
totalizing power.
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And for the most part, the initiators of totalitarian rule
pursued their aims in the name of some grand moral imperative – the
Aryan domination of the sub-human races of the ... combine ruthless sup-
pression of opposing opinion with indoctrination and the use of terror
while building isolating walls round the community to prevent contami-...