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A Humanist on the Frontier

Author : Marcell Sebők
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000430502
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book A Humanist on the Frontier written by Marcell Sebők and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kežmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius’ publications and correspondence, this book throws new light on the dynamics of urban communities in Upper Hungary, communication within the humanist Republic of Letters in both Central European and wider European networks, and ecclesiastical controversies. Adopting methods of microhistory and cultural history, it also reconstructs Ambrosius’ life by positioning him in various contexts that trace his relationship to, and interpretations of, themes of power, tradition, vocation, communication and identity. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters.

The Humanist-Christian Frontier

Author : Geoffrey Leonard Heawood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Humanist-Christian Frontier written by Geoffrey Leonard Heawood and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Toward a Non-humanist Humanism

Author : William V. Spanos
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 143846598X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Toward a Non-humanist Humanism written by William V. Spanos and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his book The End of Education: Toward Posthumanism, William V. Spanos critiqued the traditional Western concept of humanism, arguing that its origins are to be found not in ancient Greece's love of truth and wisdom, but in the Roman imperial era, when those Greek values were adapted in the service of imperialism on a deeply rooted, metaphysical level. Returning to that question of humanism in the context of the United States' war on terror in the post-9/11 era, Toward a Non-humanist Humanism points out the dehumanizing dynamics of Western modernity in which the rule of law is increasingly made flexible to defend against threats both real and potential. Spanos considers and assesses the work of thinkers such as Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, Jacques Rancière, and Slavoj Žižek as humanistic reformers and concludes with an effort to imagine a different kind of humanism—a non-humanist humanism—in which the old binary of friend versus foe gives way to a coming community without ethnic, cultural, or sexual divisions.

Freethought on the American Frontier

Author : Fred Whitehead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Freethought on the American Frontier written by Fred Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring anthology that documents, in poetry, song, stories, memoirs, and essays, the breadth and scope of secularism from the early 19th century to the present. Included are pieces by the notables--Twain, Dreiser, Lindsay, Service, Sandburg, Hughes, Masters, et al.--as well as grassroots contributions. Also included are photographs of authors, historical sites, and The Truth seeker cartoons of Watson Hedges. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Humanistic Frontiers in American Education

Author : Roy P. Fairfield
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Humanistic Frontiers in American Education written by Roy P. Fairfield and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1971 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of a new humanistic force in education has spawned both excitement and confusion. Are the reforms based on wise, useful goals or the hysterical demands of militants and power groups? How seriously should education consider the problems of contemporary society, creative learning, and the fulfillment of human potential. This collection of essays tackles these questions discussing both theoretical and practical approaches to provide clear insight on this broad subject. Controversial issues are raised to spark discussion and define new directions of humanistic liberation.

Space, the Feminist Frontier

Author : Jennifer C. Garlen
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476653534
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Space, the Feminist Frontier written by Jennifer C. Garlen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 60 years, Star Trek has imagined humanity's future while reflecting its present. Star Trek: The Original Series debuted with three male leads, but in the wake of a Trek renaissance that began with Star Trek: Discovery in 2017, additional series have explored the frontiers of representation, making the present moment ripe for new critical engagement and thoughtful reflection on the narratives that have shaped the journey thus far. Using the lens of feminist criticism and theory, this collection of essays presents a diverse array of academic and fan scholars engaging with the past, present, and future of Star Trek. Contributors consider issues like Klingon marriage, Majel Barrett's legacy, the Bechdel-Wallace test, LGBTQ+ representation, and more. They offer updated readings on legacy characters while also addressing wholly new characters like Michael Burnham, Beckett Mariner, and Adira Tal. Their essays provide some of the first critical examinations of the newest additions to the Trek franchise, including Picard, Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks.

Frontier Making in the Amazon

Author : Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030385248
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Frontier Making in the Amazon written by Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the outcomes of more than ten years of research in the southern tracts of the Amazon region, and addresses the expansion of the agricultural frontier, consolidation of the agribusiness-based economy, and expansion of regional infrastructure (roads, dams, urban centres, etc). It combines extensive empirical evidence with the international literature on frontier-making and regional Amazonian development, and adopts a critical politico-geographical perspective that will benefit scholars in various other disciplines. This book is intended to push the current theoretical and methodological boundaries regarding the controversies and impacts of agribusiness in the region. A new international scientific network, led by the author, is investigating the broader context of the themes analysed here.

Marx and Europe

Author : Matthieu de Nanteuil
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303153736X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Marx and Europe written by Matthieu de Nanteuil and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Skepticism and Humanism

Author : Paul Kurtz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000950905
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Skepticism and Humanism written by Paul Kurtz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we begin the third millennium there is cause for cautious optimism regarding the human prospect. Democratic revolutions and the doctrine of universal human rights have captured the imagination of large sectors of humanity, while major advances in science and technology continue to conquer disease and extend life, contributing to rising standards of living, affluence, and cultural freedom on a worldwide basis. Paradoxically, at the same time ancient authoritarian fundamentalist religions have grown in vitriolic intensity along with bizarre New Age, media-driven paranormal belief systems. Also surprising is the resurgence of primitive tribal and ethnic loyalties, unleashing wars of intolerance and bitterness. In Skepticism and Humanism, Paul Kurtz locates these threatening developments within a long-standing and largely unchallenged theological worldview. He proposes, as an alternative to religion, a new cultural paradigm rooted in scientific naturalism, rationalism, and a humanistic outlook. An estimated 60 percent of scientists are atheists or agnostics. However, the skeptical world view has been given little currency even in advanced societies, because of a cultural prohibition against the criticism of religion. At the same time, science has become increasingly narrow and specialized so that few people can draw on its broader intellectual and cultural implications. Skepticism and Humanism attempts to meet this need. It defends skepticism as a method for developing reliable knowledge by using scientific inquiry and reason to test all claims to truth. It also defends scientific naturalism-an evolutionary view of nature, life, and the human species. Kurtz sees the dominant religious doctrines as drawn from an agricultural/nomadic past, and emphasizes the need for a new outlook applicable to the postindustrial information age. At the same time, he rejects postmodernism for abandoning science and embracing a form of nihilism. There can be no doubt that as a new global civilization emerges, scientific naturalism, rationalism, and secular humanism have something significant to say about the meaning of life. Skepticism and Humanism shows how they can to foster democratic values and social prosperity. The book will be important for philosophers, scientists, and all those concerned with contemporary issues.

Neo-Frontier Spaces in Science Fiction Television

Author : Sebastian J. Müller
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147664957X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Neo-Frontier Spaces in Science Fiction Television written by Sebastian J. Müller and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of the frontier--once, the geographical borderline moving further and further West across the North American continent--has shaped American science fiction television since its beginnings. TV series have long adapted the frontier myth to outer space and have explored American Wests of the future. This book takes a deeper look at the futuristic frontiers within such series as Star Trek, Firefly, Terra Nova, Defiance and The 100, revealing how they rethink colonialism, the environment, spaces of risk and utopian/dystopian worlds. Harnessing forms of speculation and the post-apocalyptic imagination, these series engage with matters of the present, from the legacies of colonialism to climate change and the increasing integration of humans and technologies. In doing so, these series question in novel ways the very idea of borders and reshape cultural binaries such as Self/Other, wilderness/civilization, city/nature, human/non-human and utopia/dystopia.

Debating Humanism

Author : Dolan Cummings
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1845406893
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Debating Humanism written by Dolan Cummings and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a cross-disciplinary dialogue among writers who are sympathetic to the humanist tradition and interested in developing a new humanist project through debate.

Vocation and Identity in the Fiction of Muriel Spark

Author : Rodney Stenning Edgecombe
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826207500
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Vocation and Identity in the Fiction of Muriel Spark written by Rodney Stenning Edgecombe and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Selecting novels representative of distinct phases in Muriel Spark's career, Rodney Stenning Edgecombe explores their themes, style, and structure in a detailed way for the first time. Edgecombe's approach brings to life the delicate nuances, rich allusions, and complicated ironies of Spark's fiction. His careful reading of the novels makes this a penetrating assessment of an important writer."--Publishers website.

The Humanist as Traveler

Author : Jonathan Haynes
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838632406
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book The Humanist as Traveler written by Jonathan Haynes and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study of George Sandy's Relation, one of the most interesting and important travel books of the English Renaissance.

Making the Manifesto

Author : William F. Schulz
Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN 13 : 9781558964297
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Making the Manifesto written by William F. Schulz and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 2002 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek

Author : Douglas Brode
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442249889
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek written by Douglas Brode and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it premiered on NBC in September 1966, Star Trek was described by its creator, Gene Roddenberry, as “Wagon Train to the stars.” Featuring a racially diverse cast, trips to exotic planets, and encounters with an array of alien beings who could be either friendly or hostile, the program opened up new vistas for television. Along with The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, Star Trek represented one of the small screen’s rare ventures into science fiction during the 1960s. Although the original series was a modest success during its three-year run, its afterlife has been nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the show’s debut fifty years later, it’s time to reexamine one of the most influential programs in history. In Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Cast Adventures, Douglas and Shea T. Brode present a collection of essays about the series and its various incarnations over the years. Contributors discuss not only the 1960s show but also its off-shoots, ranging from novels and graphic novels to toys and video games, as well as the films featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the rest of the Enterprise crew. Essays address the show’s religious implications, romantic elements, and its role in the globalization of American culture. Other essays draw parallels between the series and the Vietnam War, compare Star Trek II to Milton’s Paradise Lost, posit Roddenberry as an auteur, and consider William Shatner as a romantic object. With its far-reaching and provocative essays, this collection offers new insights into one of the most significant shows ever produced. Besides television and film studies, Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek—a companion volume to The Star Trek Universe—will be of interest to scholars of religion, history, gender studies, queer studies, and popular culture, not to mention the show’s legions of fans.

Autonomy and the Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Trentino-South Tyrol

Author : Oskar Peterlini
Publisher : Oskar Peterlini
ISBN 13 : 8890007729
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Autonomy and the Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Trentino-South Tyrol written by Oskar Peterlini and published by Oskar Peterlini. This book was released on 1997 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guardians of the Nation

Author : Pieter M. Judson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674023253
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Guardians of the Nation written by Pieter M. Judson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades leading up to World War I, nationalist activists in imperial Austria labored to transform linguistically mixed rural regions into politically charged language frontiers. Using examples from several regions, including Bohemia and Styria, Judson traces the struggle to consolidate the loyalty of local populations for nationalist causes.