Author: William Howard Taft
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Present Day Problems
Author: William Howard Taft
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World
Author: Claude Lévi-Strauss
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674075145
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World is the first English translation of a series of lectures Claude Lévi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986. Written with an eye toward the future as his own distinguished career was drawing to a close, this volume presents a synthesis of the author’s major ideas about structural anthropology, a field he helped establish. Critiquing insights of his earlier writings on the relationship between race, history, and civilization, Lévi-Strauss revisits the social issues that never ceased to fascinate him. He begins with the observation that the cultural supremacy enjoyed by the West for over two centuries is at an end. Global wars and genocides in the twentieth century have fatally undermined Western faith in humanity’s improvement through scientific progress. Anthropology, however, can be the vehicle of a new “democratic humanism,” broadening traditional frameworks that have restricted cross-cultural understandings of the human condition, and providing a basis for inquiries into what other civilizations, such as those of Asia, can teach. Surveying a world on the brink of the twenty-first century, Lévi-Strauss assesses some of the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism a globalized society faces—ethical dimensions of economic inequality, the rise of different forms of religious fundamentalism, the promise and peril of genetic and reproductive engineering. A laboratory of thought opening onto the future, Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World is an important addition to the canon of one of the twentieth-century’s most influential theorists.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674075145
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World is the first English translation of a series of lectures Claude Lévi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986. Written with an eye toward the future as his own distinguished career was drawing to a close, this volume presents a synthesis of the author’s major ideas about structural anthropology, a field he helped establish. Critiquing insights of his earlier writings on the relationship between race, history, and civilization, Lévi-Strauss revisits the social issues that never ceased to fascinate him. He begins with the observation that the cultural supremacy enjoyed by the West for over two centuries is at an end. Global wars and genocides in the twentieth century have fatally undermined Western faith in humanity’s improvement through scientific progress. Anthropology, however, can be the vehicle of a new “democratic humanism,” broadening traditional frameworks that have restricted cross-cultural understandings of the human condition, and providing a basis for inquiries into what other civilizations, such as those of Asia, can teach. Surveying a world on the brink of the twenty-first century, Lévi-Strauss assesses some of the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism a globalized society faces—ethical dimensions of economic inequality, the rise of different forms of religious fundamentalism, the promise and peril of genetic and reproductive engineering. A laboratory of thought opening onto the future, Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World is an important addition to the canon of one of the twentieth-century’s most influential theorists.
Modern Day Miracles
Author: Annie Reyes
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477117237
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Life has its ups and downs but knowing who God is and understanding that He will not leave you or forsake will help you focus on what is truly important. Two women who were blessed with 35 years of friendship share short stories of their lives and how God has continually manifested his love for them. Each story gives hope, and nourishes the soul with the understanding of God's love for us. Annie and Rose throughout the years have shared many a great afternoons chatting about the trials and joys that they have witnessed each other experiences and how God was always present. Was it mere coincidence that they met and fostered a lifelong friendship? Over coffee one of those days they decided to put those great stories to paper and this book is what it grew to be. Faith and friendship carried them through love, loss and raising their families. Ever heard the saying that God's timing is always perfect? Well Annie would have to agree, after being turned away by a bad-mannered bus driver. Feeling slighted she walk off frustrated with the inconveniencing experience , only to be snapped into reality that a car crashed into that same bus a couple of streets away. Recognizing God's mercies became more obvious in her life after that day. For Rose she recognized God's mercy when as a young woman she survived being attacked. Her attacker suddenly fled her home in fear. Rose believes if not for God's mercy, she would have been badly hurt. Thru their experiences they have learned that God was always there and how great He is. Powerful, exciting short stories that will tug at your heart make you laugh but most importantly it will inspire you to take a step of faith and see God's grace
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477117237
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Life has its ups and downs but knowing who God is and understanding that He will not leave you or forsake will help you focus on what is truly important. Two women who were blessed with 35 years of friendship share short stories of their lives and how God has continually manifested his love for them. Each story gives hope, and nourishes the soul with the understanding of God's love for us. Annie and Rose throughout the years have shared many a great afternoons chatting about the trials and joys that they have witnessed each other experiences and how God was always present. Was it mere coincidence that they met and fostered a lifelong friendship? Over coffee one of those days they decided to put those great stories to paper and this book is what it grew to be. Faith and friendship carried them through love, loss and raising their families. Ever heard the saying that God's timing is always perfect? Well Annie would have to agree, after being turned away by a bad-mannered bus driver. Feeling slighted she walk off frustrated with the inconveniencing experience , only to be snapped into reality that a car crashed into that same bus a couple of streets away. Recognizing God's mercies became more obvious in her life after that day. For Rose she recognized God's mercy when as a young woman she survived being attacked. Her attacker suddenly fled her home in fear. Rose believes if not for God's mercy, she would have been badly hurt. Thru their experiences they have learned that God was always there and how great He is. Powerful, exciting short stories that will tug at your heart make you laugh but most importantly it will inspire you to take a step of faith and see God's grace
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1892
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1892
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Department of Agriculture Appropriation Bill
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
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Agriculture Department Appropriation Bill for 1943
Author: United States. Congress. House. Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1926
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1926
Book Description
Historicism and Its Problems
Author: Ernst Troeltsch
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 965
Book Description
This is a translation of Ernst Troeltsch's last (1923) major work. It is an exhaustive study of the methods of historiography and of German, French, English, and Italian philosophies of history during the nineteenth century. It is motivated by the purpose of developing the proper concept of historical development, for overcoming "bad" historicism (i.e., unlimited relativism) with "good" historicism (with relativity, not relativism), and determining how values drawn from history can be used to shape the future. It concludes with a sketch of the unwritten second volume on the material philosophy of history.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 965
Book Description
This is a translation of Ernst Troeltsch's last (1923) major work. It is an exhaustive study of the methods of historiography and of German, French, English, and Italian philosophies of history during the nineteenth century. It is motivated by the purpose of developing the proper concept of historical development, for overcoming "bad" historicism (i.e., unlimited relativism) with "good" historicism (with relativity, not relativism), and determining how values drawn from history can be used to shape the future. It concludes with a sketch of the unwritten second volume on the material philosophy of history.
Vital Factors in China's Problems
Author: Teng Hwee Lee
Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
How Jesus Met Life Questions
Author: Harrison Sacket Elliott
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Proceedings of the Annual Convention
Author: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
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Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 1422
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 1422
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