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Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Nietzsche in the Early Work of Thomas Mann
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Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical
Author: Johann Peter Lange
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Sympathy for the Devil
Author: Kent Anderson
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553580876
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Army issue to the core, Sergeant Hanson and his buddies Quinn and Silver are superb soldiers, but their lust for war leads to catastrophe in Vietnam.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553580876
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Army issue to the core, Sergeant Hanson and his buddies Quinn and Silver are superb soldiers, but their lust for war leads to catastrophe in Vietnam.
A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures
Author: Johann Peter Lange
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ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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The Monthly Chronicle
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Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Courting the Abyss
Author: John Durham Peters
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226662756
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Courting the Abyss updates the philosophy of free expression for a world that is very different from the one in which it originated. The notion that a free society should allow Klansmen, neo-Nazis, sundry extremists, and pornographers to spread their doctrines as freely as everyone else has come increasingly under fire. At the same time, in the wake of 9/11, the Right and the Left continue to wage war over the utility of an absolute vision of free speech in a time of increased national security. Courting the Abyss revisits the tangled history of free speech, finding resolutions to these debates hidden at the very roots of the liberal tradition. A mesmerizing account of the role of public communication in the Anglo-American world, Courting the Abyss shows that liberty's earliest advocates recognized its fraternal relationship with wickedness and evil. While we understand freedom of expression to mean "anything goes," John Durham Peters asks why its advocates so often celebrate a sojourn in hell and the overcoming of suffering. He directs us to such well-known sources as the prose and poetry of John Milton and the political and philosophical theory of John Locke, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., as well as lesser-known sources such as the theology of Paul of Tarsus. In various ways they all, he shows, envisioned an attitude of self-mastery or self-transcendence as a response to the inevitable dangers of free speech, a troubled legacy that continues to inform ruling norms about knowledge, ethical responsibility, and democracy today. A world of gigabytes, undiminished religious passion, and relentless scientific discovery calls for a fresh account of liberty that recognizes its risk and its splendor. Instead of celebrating noxious doctrine as proof of society's robustness, Courting the Abyss invites us to rethink public communication today by looking more deeply into the unfathomable mystery of liberty and evil.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226662756
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Courting the Abyss updates the philosophy of free expression for a world that is very different from the one in which it originated. The notion that a free society should allow Klansmen, neo-Nazis, sundry extremists, and pornographers to spread their doctrines as freely as everyone else has come increasingly under fire. At the same time, in the wake of 9/11, the Right and the Left continue to wage war over the utility of an absolute vision of free speech in a time of increased national security. Courting the Abyss revisits the tangled history of free speech, finding resolutions to these debates hidden at the very roots of the liberal tradition. A mesmerizing account of the role of public communication in the Anglo-American world, Courting the Abyss shows that liberty's earliest advocates recognized its fraternal relationship with wickedness and evil. While we understand freedom of expression to mean "anything goes," John Durham Peters asks why its advocates so often celebrate a sojourn in hell and the overcoming of suffering. He directs us to such well-known sources as the prose and poetry of John Milton and the political and philosophical theory of John Locke, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., as well as lesser-known sources such as the theology of Paul of Tarsus. In various ways they all, he shows, envisioned an attitude of self-mastery or self-transcendence as a response to the inevitable dangers of free speech, a troubled legacy that continues to inform ruling norms about knowledge, ethical responsibility, and democracy today. A world of gigabytes, undiminished religious passion, and relentless scientific discovery calls for a fresh account of liberty that recognizes its risk and its splendor. Instead of celebrating noxious doctrine as proof of society's robustness, Courting the Abyss invites us to rethink public communication today by looking more deeply into the unfathomable mystery of liberty and evil.
THE DAY-STAR
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Into the Abyss
Author: Carol Shaben
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307360237
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the tradition of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm comes the riveting account of a deadly plane crash in northern Canada and its aftermath. Written by an award-winning journalist who is the daughter of one of the survivors, Into the Abyss is a dramatic true story of survival, and a compassionate account of 4 men's journey from the depths of tragedy to the riches of lives begun anew. On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. 4 survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. As they fought through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth and status were erased and each man was forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence. The survivors forged unlikely friendships and through them found strength and courage to rebuild their lives. Into the Abyss is a powerful narrative that combines in-depth reporting with sympathy and grace to explore how a single, tragic event can upset our assumptions and become a catalyst for transformation.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307360237
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the tradition of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm comes the riveting account of a deadly plane crash in northern Canada and its aftermath. Written by an award-winning journalist who is the daughter of one of the survivors, Into the Abyss is a dramatic true story of survival, and a compassionate account of 4 men's journey from the depths of tragedy to the riches of lives begun anew. On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. 4 survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. As they fought through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth and status were erased and each man was forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence. The survivors forged unlikely friendships and through them found strength and courage to rebuild their lives. Into the Abyss is a powerful narrative that combines in-depth reporting with sympathy and grace to explore how a single, tragic event can upset our assumptions and become a catalyst for transformation.
The Bookman
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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U.L.T
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 866
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 866
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