The Oresteia and the Poetics of Equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-174
Author(s):  
Khegan Marcel Delport
Keyword(s):  
General Picture ◽  
Theological Debate

The essay aims to articulate how Aeschylus’s tragic trilogy The Oresteia articulates what I call a ‘poetics of equity’. After placing the genesis of this article within a theological debate between David Bentley Hart and Rowan Williams on the viability of a Christian appropriation of tragedy, I aim to show - using the suggestive work of J. Peter Euben (amongst others)– that The Oresteia dramatizes a growth in perspective and linguistic capaciousness which confirms Williams’s general picture of ancient tragedy. The progress of the trilogy, from the Agamemnon to The Eumenides, can be shown to represent ever-deepening awareness of mutual claims of justice and recognition, and moreover that its linguistic indeterminacy manifests the breadth and instability of the lexicon of justice (dikē), and how this plays itself out within the Aeschylean narrative.

Horace Bushnell and the Question of Miracles

1989 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-473
Author(s):  
Robert Bruce Mullin
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Standard Interpretation ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Horace Bushnell ◽  
American Protestantism ◽  
Spiritual Crisis ◽  
Theological Debate

Horace Bushnell has never lacked for commentators, and with notable exceptions the general picture of him (whether for praise or vilification) has been that of the “father” of American theological liberalism. This standard interpretation of Bushnell, however, fails to do justice to one of the more interesting aspects of his thought: his discussion in his treatise Nature and the Supernatural of the possibility of modern-day miracles. Although considered scandalous by his contemporaries and a pitiable misunderstanding by later commentators, his arguments, I believe, bear reexamination. In his treatment of the question of modern miracles Bushnell both offered his contribution to a 300-year-long theological debate and set forth his vision of the direction in which American Protestantism must head in order to meet squarely the growing spiritual crisis of nineteenth-century culture.

Ex Meritis Praevisis: Predestination, Grace, and Free Will in intra-Jesuit Controversies (1587-1613)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-150
Author(s):  
Eleonora Rai
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
Sovereign Authority ◽  
Theological Debate ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
God’S Foreknowledge ◽  
Catholic Theological

AbstractThis article retraces the intra-Jesuit theological debates on the theology of salvation, including the relationship between the elements of predestination, God’s foreknowledge, Grace, and free will, in the delicate passage between the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries, and within the debates on Augustine’s theological legacy. Specifically, it explores the Flemish Jesuit Leonard Lessius’ theology and the discussions raised by it within the Society of Jesus, in order to show how soteriology has been central in the process of self-definition of the Jesuit identity in the Early Modern Age. This is particularly clear from the internal debates developed between Lessius, on the one hand, and General Claudio Acquaviva and curial theologian Roberto Bellarmino, on the other hand. Not only does the article investigate little known aspects of intra-Catholic theological debate in the post Tridentine period, but it also shows how deep pastoral and moral concerns strongly contributed to the rise of Lessius’ open-minded theology of salvation, which seemed to deprive God’s sovereign authority in favour of humankind’s free will, and human agency in the process of salvation.

scholarly journals FEBID 3D-Nanoprinting at Low Substrate Temperatures: Pushing the Speed While Keeping the Quality

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527
Author(s):  
Jakob Hinum-Wagner ◽  
David Kuhness ◽  
Gerald Kothleitner ◽  
Robert Winkler ◽  
Harald Plank
Keyword(s):  
Volume Growth ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Direct Write ◽  
General Picture ◽  
3D Space ◽  
Design Flexibility ◽  
Substrate Temperatures ◽  
Very High ◽  
Comprehensive Discussion

High-fidelity 3D printing of nanoscale objects is an increasing relevant but challenging task. Among the few fabrication techniques, focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) has demonstrated its high potential due to its direct-write character, nanoscale capabilities in 3D space and a very high design flexibility. A limitation, however, is the low fabrication speed, which often restricts 3D-FEBID for the fabrication of single objects. In this study, we approach that challenge by reducing the substrate temperatures with a homemade Peltier stage and investigate the effects on Pt based 3D deposits in a temperature range of 5–30 °C. The findings reveal a volume growth rate boost up to a factor of 5.6, while the shape fidelity in 3D space is maintained. From a materials point of view, the internal nanogranular composition is practically unaffected down to 10 °C, followed by a slight grain size increase for even lower temperatures. The study is complemented by a comprehensive discussion about the growth mechanism for a more general picture. The combined findings demonstrate that FEBID on low substrate temperatures is not only much faster, but practically free of drawbacks during high fidelity 3D nanofabrication.

scholarly journals First Principles Calculations of Defects in Unstable Crystals: Austenitic Iron

2011 ◽  
Vol 1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.J. Ackland ◽  
T.P.C. Klaver ◽  
D.J. Hepburn
Keyword(s):  
Point Defects ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Defect Formation ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Reference State ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Bcc Iron ◽  
Defect Energies

ABSTRACTFirst principles calculations have given a new insight into the energies of point defects in many different materials, information which cannot be readily obtained from experiment. Most such calculations are done at zero Kelvin, with the assumption that finite temperature effects on defect energies and barriers are small. In some materials, however, the stable crystal structure of interest is mechanically unstable at 0K. In such cases, alternate approaches are needed. Here we present results of first principles calculations of austenitic iron using the VASP code. We determine an appropriate reference state for collinear magnetism to be the antiferromagnetic (001) double-layer (AFM-d) which is both stable and lower in energy than other possible models for the low temperature limit of paramagnetic fcc iron. Another plausible reference state is the antiferromagnetic (001) single layer (AFM-1). We then consider the energetics of dissolving typical alloying impurities (Ni, Cr) in the materials, and their interaction with point defects typical of the irradiated environment. We show that the calculated defect formation energies have fairly high dependence on the reference state chosen: in some cases this is due to instability of the reference state, a problem which does not seem to apply to AFM-d and AFM-1. Furthermore, there is a correlation between local free volume magnetism and energetics. Despite this, a general picture emerge that point defects in austenitic iron have geometries similar to those in simpler, non-magnetic, thermodynamically stable FCC metals. The defect energies are similar to those in BCC iron. The effect of substitutional Ni and Cr on defect properties is weak, rarely more than tenths of eV, so it is unlikely that small amounts of Ni and Cr will have a significant effect on the radiation damage in austenitic iron at high temperatures.

scholarly journals A NON-GEODESIC MOTION IN THE R-1 THEORY OF GRAVITY TUNED WITH OBSERVATIONS

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (02) ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN CORDA
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
High Order ◽  
Ricci Scalar ◽  
Geodesic Motion ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Test Particles ◽  
Pioneer Anomaly ◽  
Theories Of Gravity ◽  
Theory Of Gravity

In the general picture of high order theories of gravity, recently, the R-1 theory has been analyzed in two different frameworks. In this letter a third context is added, considering an explicit coupling between the R-1 function of the Ricci scalar and the matter Lagrangian. The result is a non-geodesic motion of test particles which, in principle, could be connected with Dark Matter and Pioneer anomaly problems.

Chronlogy of the Bamenda Grassfields

1970 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Chilver ◽  
P. M. Kaberry
Keyword(s):  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Occupational Structure ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Demographic Survey

In 1964 the Bamenda Grassfields, then composed of the three West Cameroon prefectures of Bamenda, Wum and Nkambe, had a population of almost 575,000, which was densest in the Bamenda prefecture, adjoining the populous Bamileke prefectures. By 1967 these three prefectures had been increased to five–Bamenda, Gwofon, Nso, Wum and Nkambe– by division of the former Bamenda prefecture into three (Bamenda, Gwofon and Nso) and the addition to Gwofon of the Widekum-Menka area formerly administered as part of Mamfe Division. The distribution and age and occupational structure of the population are discussed in The Population of West Cameroon: Main Findings of the 1964 Sample Demographic Survey (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning, 1966). A census was carried out by the British administering authorities in 1953, based on socalled ‘clan areas’—a misnomer. The general picture given in administrative reports and reproduced in the 1953 census ethnic categories was of the broad division of the region into Tikar, Chamba (Bali), Tiv (Munshi) and Widekum, with small refugee enclaves on the northern borders. The significance and doubtful validity of these categories will be discussed in our forthcoming contribution to the Histoire des peuples et civilisations du Cameroun (ed. Claude Tardits), and are dealt with in some detail in E. M. Chilver and P. M. Kaberry, Notes on the Precolonial History and Ethnography of the Bamenda Grassfields (cyclostyled, 1966, for the Ministry of Education, West Cameroon).

scholarly journals ‘Negative’ surface differential rotation in stars having low Coriolis numbers (slow rotation or high turbulence)

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S264) ◽  
pp. 219-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwing L. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Differential Rotation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Slow Rotation ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Cool Stars ◽  
Negative Surface ◽  
High Turbulence ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Key Parameter ◽  
Three Dimensional Simulations

AbstractA general picture of differential rotation in cool stars is that they are ‘solar-like’, with the equator spinning faster than the poles. Such surface differential rotation profiles have also been demonstrated by some three-dimensional simulations. In our numerical investigation of rotating convection (both regional and global), we found that this picture is not universally applicable. The equator may spin substantially slower than the poles (Ωequator − Ωpole)/Ω can reach −50%). The key parameter that determines the transition in behavior is the Coriolis number (inverse Rossby number). ‘Negative’ differential rotation of the equator (relative to the mean rotation) occurs if the Coriolis number is below a critical value.

Learning Morality with Siblings: The Untold Tale of a Mid-Twentieth Century Taiwanese Family

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Jing Xu
Keyword(s):  
Training Model ◽  
Sibling Relationship ◽  
Text Analytics ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Projective Tests ◽  
Moral Learning ◽  
Peer Community ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

Abstract This article uses a new theoretical and methodological framework to reconstruct a story of two children from fieldnotes collected by anthropologists Arthur and Margery Wolf in rural Taiwan (1958 to 1960). Through the case of a brother–sister dyad, it examines the moral life of young children and provides a rare glimpse into sibling relationship in peer and family contexts. First, combining social network analysis and NLP text-analytics, this article introduces a general picture of these siblings’ life in the peer community. Moreover, drawing from naturalistic observations and projective tests, it offers an ethnographic analysis of how children support each other and assert themselves. It emphasizes the role of child-to-child ties in moral learning, in contrast to the predominant focus of parent–child ties in the study of Chinese families. It challenges assumptions of the Chinese “child training” model and invites us to take children's moral psychology seriously and re-discover their agency.

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