1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451514903321

Titolo

Healing deconstruction [[electronic resource] ] : postmodern thought in Buddhism and Christianity / / edited by David Loy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, Ga., : Scholars Press, c1996

ISBN

0-7885-0121-6

1-280-84516-3

0-19-534548-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Collana

Reflection and theory in the study of religion ; ; no. 03

Altri autori (Persone)

LoyDavid <1947->

Disciplina

230/.046

Soggetti

Buddhism - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Buddhism

Deconstruction

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Buddhism

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at the Fourth International Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Conference held at Boston University, July-Aug. 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Idolatry and Inherent Existence: THE GOLDEN CALF AND THE WOODEN BUDDHA; Dead Words, Living Words, and Healing Words: THE DISSEMINATIONS OF DOGEN AND ECKHART; Sky-dancing at the Boundaries of Western Thought: FEMINIST THEORY AND THE LIMITS OF DECONSTRUCTION; Mindfulness of the Selves: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN A TIME OF DIS-SOLUTION; In No Wise is Healing Holistic: A DECONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO MASAO ABE'S ""KENOTIC GOD AND DYNAMIC SUNYATA""; Notes on Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This collection reflects the confluence of two contemporary developments: the Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the deconstruction theory of Jacques Derrida. The five essays both explore and demonstrate the relationship between postmodernism and Buddhist-Christian thought. The liberating and healing potential of de-essentialized concepts and images, language, bodies and symbols are



revealed throughout. Included are essays by Roger Corless, David Loy, Philippa Berry, Morny Joy, and Robert Magliola.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299454603321

Autore

Caveen Alex

Titolo

The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy / / by Alex Caveen, Nick Polunin, Tim Gray, Selina Marguerite Stead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-10957-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, , 2191-5547 ; ; 0

Disciplina

333.7

333.72

344.046

36370561

Soggetti

Environmental management

Environmental law

Environmental policy

Aquatic ecology

Nature conservation

Environmental Management

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Nature Conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The Rise and Rise of the Marine Reserves ‘Bandwagon -- Chapter Three: Bibliometric Test of the MR ‘Bandwagon’ -- Chapter Four: Bias in the Peer-Reviewed Literature, and Crossing the Science/Policy Divide -- Chapter Five: Critique of the Scientific Evidence for Fisheries Benefits of MRs -- Chapter Six: Case study of the ‘English Patient’ -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion.



Sommario/riassunto

This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the scientific credentials for the unprecedented popularity of this management option. The book reveals the role played by two policy networks – epistemic community and advocacy coalition – in promoting the notion of MPA, showing how advocacy for marine reserves by some scientists based on limited evidence of fisheries benefits has led to a blurring of the boundary between science and politics. Second, the study investigates whether the scientific consensus on MPAs has resulted in a publication bias, whereby pro-MPA articles are given preferential treatment by peer-reviewed academic journals, though it found only limited evidence of such a bias. Third, the project conducts a systematic review of the literature to determine the ecological effects of MPAs, and reaches the conclusion that there is little proof of a positive impact on finfish populations in temperate waters. Fourth, the study uses discourse analysis to trace the effects of a public campaigning policy network on marine conservation zones (MCZs) in England, which demonstrated that there was considerable confusion over the objectives that MCZs were being designated to achieve. The book’s conclusion is that the MPA issue shows the power of ideas in marine governance, but offers a caution that scientists who cross the line between science and politics risk exaggerating the benefits of MPAs by glossing over uncertainties in the data, which may antagonise the fishing industry, delay resolution of the MPA issue, and weaken public faith in marine science if and when the benefits of MCZs are subsequently seen to be limited.