Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Marina Paola Banchetti-Robino
Keyword(s):  
Short Description ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Philosophy Of Chemistry ◽  
Main Thesis ◽  
Chemical Philosophy

The Introduction explains how the author came to write on the topic of Robert Boyle’s chemical philosophy, specifically emphasizing the relevance of Boyle’s philosophical contributions, particularly as they anticipate current debates in the philosophy of chemistry regarding emergence, reductionism, and the autonomy of chemistry and of chemical explanations. The Introduction discusses the main thesis of the book and gives a short description of each chapter, explaining both the main topic addressed by each chapter, how the chapter addresses the topic, and how the topic ties in to the main thesis of the book.

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Marina Paola Banchetti-Robino
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Philosophy Of Chemistry ◽  
Chemical Philosophy ◽  
The Way

The conclusion recapitulates the thesis that has been defended in the book, reiterating the relevance of Boyle’s chemical philosophy for current debates in the philosophy of chemistry. The concluding remarks proceed to articulate the way in which Boyle’s emergentist conception of chemical qualities anticipates many of the positions currently taken by philosophers of chemistry, particularly with regard to the emergence and supervenience of chemical properties, epistemic and explanatory reductionism, and the autonomy of chemical explanations and of chemistry as a scientific discipline.

Some Did It for Civilization, Some Did It for Their country: A Revised View of the Boxer War. By Jane E. Elliott. [Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002. xliii+610pp. US$39.00. ISBN 962–201–973–0.]

2003 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 214-251
Author(s):  
David D. Buck
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Main Thesis ◽  
Chinese University

Jane Elliott presents a strongly revisionist thesis about the Boxer War of 1900 embedded in a labyrinthine book. Her main topic is the war waged by eight foreign powers against the Boxers in 1900, but the book contains byways where Elliott beckons readers to follow through discussions of images of warfare that are tangential to this main thesis.

Differences in structural tendencies between Japanese newspaper editorials and front-page columns: Focus on the location of the main topic

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiko Kato-Yoshioka
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Main Thesis ◽  
Methodological Perspective ◽  
Text Types ◽  
Newspaper Editorials ◽  
Early Placement

This article investigates differences in structural tendencies between Japanese newspaper editorials and front-page columns. Although intuitively recognized by Japanese people, such differences have tended to be empirically overlooked in discourse or rhetoric research. This study compares the two text types, specifically focusing on the location of the main topic (or ‘the highest topic’) in the text item rather than the main thesis, the former of which has received less empirical attention than the latter in Japanese discourse research. The study analyzed 30 editorials and 30 front-page columns from three major Japanese newspapers. The results show that the editorials have an early placement pattern, whereas the columns tend to have delayed introductions. These differences were statistically significant, empirically demonstrating how the intuitively recognized structural tendencies between the two text types crucially differ. The finding that there is a systematic early placement of the main topic in Japanese editorials is indicative of a basic common feature among languages in the editorial genre. From a methodological perspective, the study demonstrates the validity of the index of the main topic location as an analytical tool to distinguish different textual structures.

Global Justice in Lutheran Political Theology

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Carl-Henric Grenholm
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Political Theology ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Theory Of Justice ◽  
Sharp Distinction ◽  
Main Thesis ◽  
Theories Of Justice ◽  
Influential Theory

The purpose of this article is to examine the contributions that might be given by Lutheran political theology to the discourse on global justice. The article offers a critical examination of three different theories of global justice within political philosophy. Contractarian theories are criticized, and a thesis is that it is plausible to argue that justice can be understood as liberation from oppression. From this perspective the article gives an analysis of an influential theory of justice within Lutheran ethics. According to this theory justice is not an equal distribution but an arrangement where the subordinate respect the authority of those in power. This theory is related to a sharp distinction between law and gospel. The main thesis of the article is that Lutheran political theology should take a different approach if it aims to give a constructive contribution to theories of justice. This means that Lutheran ethics should not be based on Creation and reason alone – it should also be based on Christology and Eschatology.

Ekottarika-?gama Discourse Without Parallels

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Anālayo Bhikkhu
Keyword(s):  
Main Topic ◽  
Pure Land ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Oral Transmission

With the present paper I study and translate a discourse in the Ekottarika-?gama preserved in Chinese of which no parallel in other discourse collections is known. This situation relates to the wider issue of what significance to accord to the absence of parallels from the viewpoint of the early Buddhist oral transmission. The main topic of the discourse itself is perception of impermanence, which is of central importance in the early Buddhist scheme of the path for cultivating liberating insight. A description of the results of such practice in this Ekottarika-?gama discourse has a somewhat ambivalent formulation that suggests a possible relation to the notion of rebirth in the Pure Abodes, suddh?v?sa. This notion, attested in a P?li discourse, in turn might have provided a precedent for the aspiration, prominent in later Buddhist traditions, to be reborn in the Pure Land.

Gadamer’s Concept of Aesthetic Experience as a Possibility for the Orthodox Biblical Theology

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-407
Author(s):  
Zdenko Š Širka
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Biblical Theology ◽  
Main Thesis ◽  
New Material ◽  
The Way

Abstract This article finds its inspiration in the new interpretations of Gadamer’s hermeneutics, which underline the turn in his later period, and which focus on the conception of aesthetic experience as an experience of transcendence. The main thesis is that the understanding of artworks, as Gadamer describes them in contrast to the Kantian subjectification of aesthetics, can be paralleled with the way Orthodox biblical theology struggles to approach Holy Scripture in the context of Church and Tradition. The aim of this article is to bring new material to the growing reception of Gadamer among Orthodox scholars, and to initiate further discussion on the topic by showing the parallels and areas where this reception could continue.

A Short Description of Pondok Pesantren

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan ◽  
Dewi Ratna Sari ◽  
Maryam Musfiroh ◽  
Rosa Amalia Iqony
Keyword(s):  
Young Men ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Individual Commitment

Pesantren or Pondok Pesantren are Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. As social institutions, pesantren have played a major role over the centuries. They emphasise cores values of sincerity, simplicity, individual autonomy, solidarity and self-control. Young men and women are separated from their families, which contributes to a sense of individual commitment to the faith and close bonding to a teacher.

Fernandez de Oviedo, historiador y literato. Humanismo, cristianismo e hidalguia

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 55-118
Author(s):  
Karl Kohut
Keyword(s):  
Short Description ◽  
Abstract Description ◽  
Historical Figure ◽  
Negative Role

Abstract/Description: Fernández de Oviedo, famous Spanish conquistador and author of "Historia General y Natural de los Indias", is a controversial historical figure. Since his period, he is usually portrayed negatively as an inhuman, fierce enemy of the Indians. Kohut's monograph investigates the validity of such portrayal. According to his study, his negative role cannot be denied, but there were number of issues that are usually omitted and Oviedo's negative portrayal may have been exaggerated. Short description written by Michał Gilewski

Violencias extremas y etnicidad.

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Ámantina Osorio
Keyword(s):  
Short Description ◽  
Ethnic Cleansing ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Short description: The article explores the relationship of violence and conflicts with questions of ethnicity.It discusses several types of violence that occur during conflicts. Osorio’s considerations are devoted to understanding why individuals and collectives commit acts of rape, genocide and ethnic cleansing. Short description by Michal Gilewski  

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