Author: Hamilton Hess File Type: pdf When first published in 1958, The Canons of the Council of Sardica, AD 343 at once became the standard account of the canons passed by the Western bishops at Sardica in 343 and the thinking on church matters that lay behind them. In this new edition Hamilton Hess has updated his account in the light of recent literature, included new materials and the full texts of the canons, and translated all quotations into English to reach a wider audience. Three new opening chapters make a fresh contribution to the study of early church history in giving a comprehensive analysis of the rise of the conciliar movement from its earliest beginnings to the fourth century establishment of councils as exclusively episcopal legislative assemblies. It is also shown that the emergence of canon law was a gradual evolutionary process leading towards the sixth-century organization of canonical collections as juridical ecclesiastical codes parallel with and complementary to the contemporary civil codes of the Roman Empire. **

Author: Paul Fairfield File Type: pdf From Nietzsches pronouncement that God is dead to Camus argument that suicide is the fundamental question of philosophy, the concept of death plays an important role in existential phenomenology, reaching from Kierkegaard to Heidegger and Marcel. This book explores the phenomenology of death and offers a unique way into the phenomenological tradition. Paul Fairfield examines the following key topics ul lthe modern denial of death l lHeideggers important concept of being-toward-death and its centrality in phenomenological ideas, such as authenticity and existence l lthe philosophical significance of death rituals what explains the imperative toward ritual around death, and what is its purpose and meaning? l ldeath in an age of secularism l lthe philosophy and ethics of suicide l ldeath as a mystery rather than a philosophical problem to be solvedl lthe relationship between hope and death.l ul Death A Philosophical Inquiry is essential reading for students of phenomenology and existentialism, and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as religion, anthropology and the medical humanities. **Review This is a remarkable, very well informed and concise overview of the phenomenon of death. Fairfield puts his vast knowledge at the service of a lucid approach that combines a third-person perspective - analyzing the phenomenon of death - with a first-person perspective - an existentialist account of what it means to experience death. - Pol Vandevelde, Marquette University, USA This is a fantastic discussion of the role death plays in the quest for meaning in the modern world. Along the way, Fairfield interacts productively with a variety of significant figures and issues connected to philosophy, sociology, and psychology. The treatment of suicide and the value of life is particularly compelling, as Fairfield explores nuances that often go unconsidered. This is a great place to start for anyone interested in existentialism or the philosophy of death. - Adam Buben, Leiden University, The Netherlands This study treats various philosophical issues concerning death, among them death and anxiety, death in a secular age, and the ethics of suicide. The author takes an existentialist stance on death, resting on Heideggers concept of being-toward-death, with the argument largely following a philosophical tradition deriving from Socratess arguments in the Phaedo. ... Summing Up Recommended. - F. Wilson, CHOICE About the Author Paul Fairfield is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Queens University, Canada.

Author: Michael Friedman File Type: pdf Kants Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science is one of the most difficult but also most important of Kants works. Published in 1786 between the first (1781) and second (1787) editions of the Critique of Pure Reason, the Metaphysical Foundations occupies a central place in the development of Kants philosophy, but has so far attracted relatively little attention compared with other works of Kants critical period. Michael Friedmans book develops a new and complete reading of this work and reconstructs Kants main argument clearly and in great detail, explaining its relationship to both Newtons Principia and eighteenth-century scientific thinkers such as Euler and Lambert. By situating Kants text relative to his pre-critical writings on metaphysics and natural philosophy and, in particular, to the changes Kant made in the second edition of the Critique, Friedman articulates a radically new perspective on the meaning and development of the critical philosophy as a whole. **Review A profound contribution to the debate about what science can teach us about the world. The Times Literary Supplement Book Description Develops a new reading of Kants Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, reconstructing his main argument in clear detail. Michael Friedman articulates a radically new perspective of Kants critical philosophy as a whole and convincingly demonstrates the importance of eighteenth-century science and Isaac Newtons legacy for Kant and modern philosophy.

Author: Candice Lewis Bredbenner File Type: pdf 00 In 1907, the federal government declared that any American woman marrying a foreigner had to assume the nationality of her husband, and thereby denationalized thousands of American women. This highly original study follows the dramatic variations in womens nationality rights, citizenship law, and immigration policy in the United States during the late Progressive and interwar years, placing the history and impact of derivative citizenship within the broad context of the womens suffrage movement. Making impressive use of primary sources, and utilizing original documents from many leading womens reform organizations, government agencies, Congressional hearings, and federal litigation involving womens naturalization and expatriation, Candice Bredbenner provides a refreshing contemporary feminist perspective on key historical, political, and legal debates relating to citizenship, nationality, political empowerment, and their implications for womens legal status in the United States. This fascinating and well-constructed account contributes profoundly to an important but little-understood aspect of the womens rights movement in twentieth-century America. In 1907, the federal government declared that any American woman marrying a foreigner had to assume the nationality of her husband, and thereby denationalized thousands of American women. This highly original study follows the dramatic variations in womens nationality rights, citizenship law, and immigration policy in the United States during the late Progressive and interwar years, placing the history and impact of derivative citizenship within the broad context of the womens suffrage movement. Making impressive use of primary sources, and utilizing original documents from many leading womens reform organizations, government agencies, Congressional hearings, and federal litigation involving womens naturalization and expatriation, Candice Bredbenner provides a refreshing contemporary feminist perspective on key historical, political, and legal debates relating to citizenship, nationality, political empowerment, and their implications for womens legal status in the United States. This fascinating and well-constructed account contributes profoundly to an important but little-understood aspect of the womens rights movement in twentieth-century America.