Download or read book Common Sense and Other Heresies written by Viʹt Klemes̆ and published by Cambridge, Ont. : Canadian Water Resources Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Heresy of Heresies written by Timothy M. Mosteller and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The heresy of heresies was common sense." --George Orwell, 1984. This book is a defense of common-sense realism, which is the greatest heresy of our time. Following common-sense philosophers like Thomas Aquinas, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, and J. P. Moreland, this book defends a common-sense vision of reality within the Christian tradition. Mosteller shows how common-sense realism is more reasonable than the materialist, idealist, pragmatist, existentialist, and relativist spirits of our age. It maintains that we can know the nature of reality through common-sense experience and that this knowledge has profound implication for living the good life and being a good person.
Download or read book The Heresy of Heresies written by Timothy M. Mosteller and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The heresy of heresies was common sense.” —George Orwell, 1984. This book is a defense of common-sense realism, which is the greatest heresy of our time. Following common-sense philosophers like Thomas Aquinas, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, and J. P. Moreland, this book defends a common-sense vision of reality within the Christian tradition. Mosteller shows how common-sense realism is more reasonable than the materialist, idealist, pragmatist, existentialist, and relativist spirits of our age. It maintains that we can know the nature of reality through common-sense experience and that this knowledge has profound implication for living the good life and being a good person.
Download or read book Water Resources Yield written by T. A. McMahon and published by Water Resources Publication. This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will benefit graduate students, university professors and consultants working in the area of surface water resources yield planning and assessment. It is very easy to understand and includes well-presented worked examples, which will facilitate the understanding of some of the complex storage-yield-performance techniques described in the book. This book is one of the most complete reference textbooks on water resources yield assessment and is a must for all those engaged in this subject.
Download or read book The Apostle of Common Sense written by Dale Ahlquist and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G. K. Chesterton was one of the most well-known and beloved writers of his time. Yet he has been strangely neglected today. This book is the perfect introduction to Chesterton. Ahlquist is an able guide who takes the reader through twelve of Chesterton?s most important books as well as the famous Father Brown stories. One of the problems with approaching Chesterton is that he was so prolific that the reader is simply overwhelmed. But Ahlquist makes the literary giant accessible, highlighting Chesterton?s amazing reach, keen insight, and marvelous wit. Each chapter is liberally spiced with Chesterton?s striking quotations. There is something special that runs throughout Chesterton?s books that sets him apart from the confusing philosophies of the modern world. That common thread in Chesterton?s writings is common sense. It is instantly recognizable and utterly refreshing.
Download or read book The Collected Works of William Hazlitt written by William Hazlitt and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Common Sense 101 written by Dale Ahlquist and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale Ahlquist, the President of the American Chesterton Society, and author of G. K. Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense, presents a book of wonderful insights on how to "look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton". Since, as he says, "Chesterton wrote about everything", there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many important topics. Chesterton wrote a hundred books on a variety of themes, thousands of essays for London newspapers, penned epic poetry, delighted in detective fiction, drew illustrations, and made everyone laugh by his keen humor. Everyone who knew Chesterton loved him, even those he debated with. His unique writing style that combines philosophy, spirituality, history, humor, and paradox have made him one of the most widely read authors of modern times. As Ahlquist shows in his engaging volume, this most quoted writer of the 20th century has much to share with us on topics covering politics, art, education, wonder, marriage, fads, poetry, faith, charity and much more.
Download or read book The Great Heresies written by Hilaire Belloc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Great Heresies, Hilaire Belloc takes the reader on a fast and furious tour of European history seen through the lens of its chief religious conflicts - Arianism, 'Mohammedanism' (Islam), Albigensianism, the Reformation, and what he terms 'The Modern Phase.'
Download or read book The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt Vol 6 written by Duncan Wu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most distinguished of the non-fiction prose writers to emerge from the Romantic period. This nine-volume edition collects all his major works in complete form.
Download or read book Table Talk written by Abingdon Pr and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table Talk by William Hazlitt: In this thought-provoking collection of essays, William Hazlitt engages in candid and stimulating discussions on various subjects, including literature, art, philosophy, and human nature. Known for his eloquence and keen observations, Hazlitt's "Table Talk" offers readers a chance to delve into the mind of an intellectual thinker as he reflects on the intricacies of life and the human experience. Key Aspects of the Book "Table Talk": Intellectual Discourse: Hazlitt's essays are a reflection of intellectual discourse and offer readers insights into the philosophical ideas and literary discussions of his time. Personal Reflections: The collection provides a glimpse into Hazlitt's personal thoughts, beliefs, and contemplations on matters that range from the profound to the mundane. Cultural and Historical Relevance: "Table Talk" serves as a historical record of the intellectual climate of Hazlitt's era and provides context for the prevailing ideas and literary trends. William Hazlitt (1778-1830) was an English essayist, critic, and lecturer, celebrated for his contributions to literary criticism and the essay genre. Known for his sharp wit and perceptive analyses, Hazlitt was a central figure in the literary and intellectual circles of his time. He wrote on a wide range of subjects, from art and literature to politics and philosophy, leaving behind a rich legacy of thought-provoking works. Hazlitt's essays in "Table Talk" exemplify his talent for blending intellectual rigor with engaging prose, making him a timeless figure in the realm of English literature.
Download or read book Non Nobis Domine written by Manuel S. Marin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-05-18 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non Nobis, Domine, from the author of The Axioms of Being and the Renaissance of the Templars Religion and spirituality have been portrayed as products of superstition and fear of the unknown. The tenets of religion are considered to be the antithesis of science. Science, on the other hand, is knowledge verified in experience, i.e. knowledge that passed the rigid test of the scientific method. But both science and religion rely on faith. Science bases its inquiry on fundamental axioms considered to be self-evident, which are, therefore, statements of faith. And religion relies almost exclusively on faith; its dogmas are eternal truths of the spirit that must be accepted, even if they cant be verified in experience. This book is about the Postulate of Faith and its application in science and spirituality. Science and religion no longer have to be mortal enemies as long as they hold on to their respective methods of searching for the truth
Download or read book Common Sense written by Sophia Rosenfeld and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine’s vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense—the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate—remains a powerful political ideal, utilized alike by George W. Bush’s aw-shucks articulations and Barack Obama’s down-to-earth reasonableness. But far from self-evident is where our faith in common sense comes from and how its populist logic has shaped modern democracy. Common Sense: A Political History is the first book to explore this essential political phenomenon. The story begins in the aftermath of England’s Glorious Revolution, when common sense first became a political ideal worth struggling over. Sophia Rosenfeld’s accessible and insightful account then wends its way across two continents and multiple centuries, revealing the remarkable individuals who appropriated the old, seemingly universal idea of common sense and the new strategic uses they made of it. Paine may have boasted that common sense is always on the side of the people and opposed to the rule of kings, but Rosenfeld demonstrates that common sense has been used to foster demagoguery and exclusivity as well as popular sovereignty. She provides a new account of the transatlantic Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions, and offers a fresh reading on what the eighteenth century bequeathed to the political ferment of our own time. Far from commonsensical, the history of common sense turns out to be rife with paradox and surprise.
Download or read book God s New Israel written by Conrad Cherry and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The belief that America has been providentially chosen for a special destiny has deep roots in the country's past. As both a stimulus of creative American energy and a source of American self-righteousness, this notion has long served as a motivating national mythology. God's New Israel is a collection of thirty-one readings that trace the theme of American destiny under God through major developments in U.S. history. First published in 1971 and now thoroughly updated to reflect contemporary events, it features the words of such prominent and diverse Americans as Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Brigham Young, Chief Seattle, Abraham Lincoln, Frances Willard, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ralph Reed, and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Neither a history of American religious denominations nor a history of American theology, this book is instead an illuminating look at how religion has helped shape Americans' understanding of themselves as a people.
Download or read book Atheism Ayn Rand and Other Heresies written by George H. Smith and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-06-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wide-ranging collection of articles, essays, and speeches, George H. Smith analyzes atheism and its relevance to society today. The featured essay in this volume provides a full analysis of Ayn Rand''s unique contribution to atheism, explaining how her objectivist metaphysics and laissez-faire economic principles rested on a purely godless worldview. Several chapters address the evolution of atheism; arguments in favor of religious toleration; the efforts of early Church fathers to discredit Roman polytheism and how these arguments can be used with equal force against later Christian descriptions of God; and a survey of the contributions to freethought made by the deists of the 18th and 19th centuries. With incisive logic and considerable wit, Smith ties atheism to reason and argues that reason itself can be a moral virtue. In one penetrating chapter, Smith salutes three Christian theorists who he believes embody the spirit of reason: Thomas Aquinas, Desiderius Erasmus, and John Locke. This is followed by a philosophical drubbing of his "least favorite Christians" - St. Paul, St. Augustine, and John Calvin. In subsequent chapters, Smith examines religion and education; addresses the 20th century fundamentalist revival; offers suggestions on how to debate atheism with religious believers; critiques "new religions," including pop therapy, est, and tranactional analysis; and provides a comprehensive bibliographic essay on the literature of freethought.
Download or read book The Immutable Laws of Mankind written by Alastair Davidson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then by ever-increasing numbers of people who supported those views against the major historical trends. Universal human rights are won from a hostile majority by outsiders. The chapters in the book describe the milestones in that struggle. The history presented in this book shows that, in most places at most times, even today, for concrete material reasons a great many people oppose the notion that all individuals have equal rights. The dominant history since the 1600s has been that of a mass struggle for the national-democratic state. This book argues that this struggle for national rights has been practically and logically contradictory with the struggle for universal rights. It would only be otherwise if there were free migration and access to citizenship on demand by anybody. This has never been the case. Rather than drawing only on European sources and being limited to major literary figures, this book is written from the Gramscian perspective that ideas mean little until they are taken up as mass ideologies. It draws on sources from Asia and America and on knowledge about mass attitudes, globally and throughout history.
Download or read book Common Sense written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overheard in Seville 2014 written by and published by Santayana Edition. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annual publication, Overheard in Seville: Bulletin of the George Santayana Society includes scholarly articles on American philosophy, poet, critic, and best-selling novelist George Santayana as well as announcements of publications and meetings pertaining to Santayana Scholarship.
