Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Category : Men
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Representative Men
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher:
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Category : Men
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Publisher:
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Category : Men
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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The Rights of the Defenseless
Author: Susan J. Pearson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022676060X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In 1877, the American Humane Society was formed as the national organization for animal and child protection. Thirty years later, there were 354 anticruelty organizations chartered in the United States, nearly 200 of which were similarly invested in the welfare of both humans and animals. In The Rights of the Defenseless, Susan J. Pearson seeks to understand the institutional, cultural, legal, and political significance of the perceived bond between these two kinds of helpless creatures, and the attempts made to protect them. Unlike many of today’s humane organizations, those Pearson follows were delegated police powers to make arrests and bring cases of cruelty to animals and children before local magistrates. Those whom they prosecuted were subject to fines, jail time, and the removal of either animal or child from their possession. Pearson explores the limits of and motivation behind this power and argues that while these reformers claimed nothing more than sympathy with the helpless and a desire to protect their rights, they turned “cruelty” into a social problem, stretched government resources, and expanded the state through private associations. The first book to explore these dual organizations and their storied history, The Rights of the Defenseless will appeal broadly to reform-minded historians and social theorists alike.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022676060X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In 1877, the American Humane Society was formed as the national organization for animal and child protection. Thirty years later, there were 354 anticruelty organizations chartered in the United States, nearly 200 of which were similarly invested in the welfare of both humans and animals. In The Rights of the Defenseless, Susan J. Pearson seeks to understand the institutional, cultural, legal, and political significance of the perceived bond between these two kinds of helpless creatures, and the attempts made to protect them. Unlike many of today’s humane organizations, those Pearson follows were delegated police powers to make arrests and bring cases of cruelty to animals and children before local magistrates. Those whom they prosecuted were subject to fines, jail time, and the removal of either animal or child from their possession. Pearson explores the limits of and motivation behind this power and argues that while these reformers claimed nothing more than sympathy with the helpless and a desire to protect their rights, they turned “cruelty” into a social problem, stretched government resources, and expanded the state through private associations. The first book to explore these dual organizations and their storied history, The Rights of the Defenseless will appeal broadly to reform-minded historians and social theorists alike.
Traits of Representative Men
Author: George Washington Bungay
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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The Undiscovered Dewey
Author: Melvin L. Rogers
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231144873
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey's philosophy of action, particularly its argument that inquiry proceeds from the uncertainty of human activity. Dewey separated the meaningfulness of inquiry from a larger metaphysical story concerning the certainty of human progress. He then connected this thread to the way in which our reflective capacities aid us in improving our lives. Dewey therefore launched a new understanding of the modern self that encouraged intervention in social and natural environments but which nonetheless demanded courage and humility because of the intimate relationship between action and uncertainty. Melvin L. Rogers explicitly connects Dewey's theory of inquiry to his religious, moral, and political philosophy. He argues that, contrary to common belief, Dewey sought a place for religious commitment within a democratic society sensitive to modern pluralism. Against those who regard Dewey as indifferent to moral conflict, Rogers points to Dewey's appreciation for the incommensurability of our ethical commitments. His deep respect for modern pluralism, argues Rogers, led Dewey to articulate a negotiation between experts and the public so that power did not lapse into domination. Exhibiting an abiding faith in the reflective and contestable character of inquiry, Dewey strongly engaged with the complexity of our religious, moral, and political lives.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231144873
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey's philosophy of action, particularly its argument that inquiry proceeds from the uncertainty of human activity. Dewey separated the meaningfulness of inquiry from a larger metaphysical story concerning the certainty of human progress. He then connected this thread to the way in which our reflective capacities aid us in improving our lives. Dewey therefore launched a new understanding of the modern self that encouraged intervention in social and natural environments but which nonetheless demanded courage and humility because of the intimate relationship between action and uncertainty. Melvin L. Rogers explicitly connects Dewey's theory of inquiry to his religious, moral, and political philosophy. He argues that, contrary to common belief, Dewey sought a place for religious commitment within a democratic society sensitive to modern pluralism. Against those who regard Dewey as indifferent to moral conflict, Rogers points to Dewey's appreciation for the incommensurability of our ethical commitments. His deep respect for modern pluralism, argues Rogers, led Dewey to articulate a negotiation between experts and the public so that power did not lapse into domination. Exhibiting an abiding faith in the reflective and contestable character of inquiry, Dewey strongly engaged with the complexity of our religious, moral, and political lives.
Traits of Representative Men
Author: George W. Bungay
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498053303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498053303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.
The Nation
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Publisher:
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Minnesota Cities and the World's Columbian Exposition
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Minnesota Library Books for High Schools
Author: Minnesota. Department of Education
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Category : High school libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Category : High school libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Reorganization of English in Secondary Schools
Author: Arthur Coleman Monahan
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Bulletin - Bureau of Education
Author: United States. Bureau of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 962
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