Author: George L. Williams
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786420711
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church.
Papal Genealogy
Author: George L. Williams
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476632278
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476632278
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church.
Truth and Truthfulness
Author: Bernard Williams
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400825148
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. Modern culture exhibits two attitudes toward truth: suspicion of being deceived (no one wants to be fooled) and skepticism that objective truth exists at all (no one wants to be naive). This tension between a demand for truthfulness and the doubt that there is any truth to be found is not an abstract paradox. It has political consequences and signals a danger that our intellectual activities, particularly in the humanities, may tear themselves to pieces. Williams's approach, in the tradition of Nietzsche's genealogy, blends philosophy, history, and a fictional account of how the human concern with truth might have arisen. Without denying that we should worry about the contingency of much that we take for granted, he defends truth as an intellectual objective and a cultural value. He identifies two basic virtues of truth, Accuracy and Sincerity, the first of which aims at finding out the truth and the second at telling it. He describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asks what ideas can make best sense of them today. Truth and Truthfulness presents a powerful challenge to the fashionable belief that truth has no value, but equally to the traditional faith that its value guarantees itself. Bernard Williams shows us that when we lose a sense of the value of truth, we lose a lot both politically and personally, and may well lose everything.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400825148
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. Modern culture exhibits two attitudes toward truth: suspicion of being deceived (no one wants to be fooled) and skepticism that objective truth exists at all (no one wants to be naive). This tension between a demand for truthfulness and the doubt that there is any truth to be found is not an abstract paradox. It has political consequences and signals a danger that our intellectual activities, particularly in the humanities, may tear themselves to pieces. Williams's approach, in the tradition of Nietzsche's genealogy, blends philosophy, history, and a fictional account of how the human concern with truth might have arisen. Without denying that we should worry about the contingency of much that we take for granted, he defends truth as an intellectual objective and a cultural value. He identifies two basic virtues of truth, Accuracy and Sincerity, the first of which aims at finding out the truth and the second at telling it. He describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asks what ideas can make best sense of them today. Truth and Truthfulness presents a powerful challenge to the fashionable belief that truth has no value, but equally to the traditional faith that its value guarantees itself. Bernard Williams shows us that when we lose a sense of the value of truth, we lose a lot both politically and personally, and may well lose everything.
Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia
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Category : Culpeper County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
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Category : Culpeper County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America
Author: Stephen West Williams
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Robert Williams and his wife, Elizabeth Stratton (d. 1674), had at least four sons, 1632-1640 or after. They immigrated to America ca. 1638 and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts. He died in 1693. Descendants listed lived in Massachusetts, New York, and elsewhere.
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Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Robert Williams and his wife, Elizabeth Stratton (d. 1674), had at least four sons, 1632-1640 or after. They immigrated to America ca. 1638 and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts. He died in 1693. Descendants listed lived in Massachusetts, New York, and elsewhere.
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York
Author: William Richard Cutter
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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Bernard Williams
Author: Mark Jenkins
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131748908X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
From his earliest work on personal identity to his last on the value of truthfulness, the ideas and arguments of Bernard Williams - in the metaphysics of personhood, in the history of philosophy, but especially in ethics and moral psychology - have proved sometimes controversial, often influential, and always worth studying. This book provides a comprehensive account of Williams's many significant contributions to contemporary philosophy. Topics include personal identity, various critiques of moral theory, practical reasoning and moral motivation, truth and objectivity, and the relevance of ancient Greece to modern life. It not only positions Williams among these important philosophical topics, but also with regard to the views of other philosophers, including prominent forerunners such as Hume and Nietzsche and contemporary thinkers such as, Nagel, McDowell, MacIntyre and Taylor. The fragmentary nature of Williams's work is addressed and recurring themes and connections within his work are brought to light.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131748908X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
From his earliest work on personal identity to his last on the value of truthfulness, the ideas and arguments of Bernard Williams - in the metaphysics of personhood, in the history of philosophy, but especially in ethics and moral psychology - have proved sometimes controversial, often influential, and always worth studying. This book provides a comprehensive account of Williams's many significant contributions to contemporary philosophy. Topics include personal identity, various critiques of moral theory, practical reasoning and moral motivation, truth and objectivity, and the relevance of ancient Greece to modern life. It not only positions Williams among these important philosophical topics, but also with regard to the views of other philosophers, including prominent forerunners such as Hume and Nietzsche and contemporary thinkers such as, Nagel, McDowell, MacIntyre and Taylor. The fragmentary nature of Williams's work is addressed and recurring themes and connections within his work are brought to light.
The Gall and Williams' Genealogy
Author: Olive Gall Newcomer
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
George Gall Jr. (1766-1853), son of George Gall (ca. 1730-1778) and Marie Stults Poturve, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Susannah Nicholas in 1785 and (2) Catherine Roads in 1800 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. George Gall migrated to Ohio in 1809. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia and elsewhere. James Williams went from Rockingham County, Virginia to Ohio in 1802. He married (1) Rebecca Wallace (2) Maria Elizabeth (Polly) Legg.
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Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
George Gall Jr. (1766-1853), son of George Gall (ca. 1730-1778) and Marie Stults Poturve, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Susannah Nicholas in 1785 and (2) Catherine Roads in 1800 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. George Gall migrated to Ohio in 1809. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia and elsewhere. James Williams went from Rockingham County, Virginia to Ohio in 1802. He married (1) Rebecca Wallace (2) Maria Elizabeth (Polly) Legg.
The Descendants of Veach Williams, of Lebanon, Conn
Author: Alexander Hamilton Wright
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Robert Williams (ca. 1593-1693) and his family emigrated, perhaps from Norwich, England, and settled at Boston and then Roxbury, Massachusetts. His descendant of the fifth generation, Veach Williams (1727-1804), was born at Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Ebenezer Williams (1691-1740). He married Lucy Walsworth (1732- 1795), daughter of William and Mary Avery Walsworth of Groton, Connecticut, in 1753. They had eleven children, 1755-1775, born at Lebanon. He was a captain in the Connecticut Miltia during the Revolutionary War. Descendants lived in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia, and elsewhere.
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Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Robert Williams (ca. 1593-1693) and his family emigrated, perhaps from Norwich, England, and settled at Boston and then Roxbury, Massachusetts. His descendant of the fifth generation, Veach Williams (1727-1804), was born at Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Ebenezer Williams (1691-1740). He married Lucy Walsworth (1732- 1795), daughter of William and Mary Avery Walsworth of Groton, Connecticut, in 1753. They had eleven children, 1755-1775, born at Lebanon. He was a captain in the Connecticut Miltia during the Revolutionary War. Descendants lived in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia, and elsewhere.
The Ancestry of J.G. Williams & Ursula Miller
Author: Jim Schneider
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300785772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This is a family history journey that begins in the very first days of New Hampshire settlement by English colonists. The story follows the Williams families through the bloody Indian Wars of the late 17th Century and their movement west to Illinois. There, in the first half of the 19th Century, John G. Williams married Ursula Miller whose family also can be traced back to colonial New England and Long Island, New York.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300785772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This is a family history journey that begins in the very first days of New Hampshire settlement by English colonists. The story follows the Williams families through the bloody Indian Wars of the late 17th Century and their movement west to Illinois. There, in the first half of the 19th Century, John G. Williams married Ursula Miller whose family also can be traced back to colonial New England and Long Island, New York.
Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Author: Marion J. Kaminkow
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806316659
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806316659
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.