1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145272303321

Titolo

Debating deliberative democracy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Fishkin and Peter Laslett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell, c2003

ISBN

1-281-31865-5

9786611318659

0-470-79363-5

0-470-69073-9

0-470-68046-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Philosophy, politics and society ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

FishkinJames S

LaslettPeter

Disciplina

321.8

323.042

Soggetti

Deliberative democracy

Representative government and representation

Electronic books.

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

Deliberation day / Bruce Aackerman and James S. Fishkin -- Deliberative democracy beyond process / Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson -- Deliberation within / Robert E. Goodin -- The law of group polarization / Cass R. Sunstein -- Activist challenges to deliberative democracy / Iris Marion Young -- Optimal deliberation? / Ian Shapiro -- Deliberative democracy, the discursive dilemma and republican theory / Philip Pettit -- The street level epistemology of political participation / Russell Hardin -- Deliberative democracy and social choice / David Miller -- Deliberation between institutions / Jeffrey K. Tulis.

Sommario/riassunto

Debating Deliberative Democracy explores the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting and majority rule in deliberative arrangements. Investigates



the nature and value of deliberation, the feasibility and desirability of consensus on contentious issues, the implications of institutional complexity and cultural diversity for democratic decision making, and the significance of voting

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795365303321

Autore

Tabaczek Mariusz

Titolo

Divine Action and Emergence : An Alternative to Panentheism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame : , : University of Notre Dame Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

0-268-10876-5

0-268-10875-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 pages)

Disciplina

116

Soggetti

Emergence (Philosophy)

Causation

Religion and science

Philosophy and science

Panentheism

Religion and Science

Émergence (Philosophie)

Religion et sciences

Philosophie et sciences

Panenthéisme

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Phenomenon of Emergence -- Chapter 1 Science and Metaphysics of Emergence -- Chapter 2 Classical and New Aristotelianism and Emergence -- Part 2 God's Action in Emergence -- Chapter 3 Panentheism and Emergence in the Science-Theology



Dialogue -- Chapter 4 Problems of Panentheism and Theology Inspired by Emergentism -- Chapter 5 Emergence and the Thomistic View of Divine Action -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"As a middle path between classical theism and pantheism, the panentheistic turn in the twentieth century has been described as a "quiet revolution." Today, in fact, many theologians hold that the world is "in" God (who, at the same time, is more than the world). Panentheism has been especially influential in the dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. Many have seen panentheism as compatible with emergentism, and thus have brought the two together in developing models of divine action that do not abrogate the regularities of processes of the natural world. In Divine Action and Emergence, Mariusz Tabaczek argues that, as inspiring and intriguing as emergentist panentheism is, it requires deeper examination. He begins by looking at the wonder of emergence (which calls into question the overly reductionist attitude in natural science) and by reflecting philosophically on emergence theory in light of classical and new Aristotelianism. Moving in a theological direction, Tabaczek then offers a critical evaluation of emergentist panentheism and a constructive proposal for how to reinterpret the idea of divine action as inspired by the theory of emergence with reference to the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic understanding of God's action in the universe. Through a unique interdisciplinary approach that puts theology and the natural sciences into a dialogue through philosophy, Divine Action and Emergence offers a comprehensive evaluation of panentheism. It then puts forward an original reinterpretation of emergence theory, thus setting forth a constructive proposal for reinterpreting the concept of divine action that is currently espoused by emergence theory. It will appeal to scholars of theology and philosophy, those who work in the area of theology and science, those interested in emergence theory or panentheism, and finally those who are interested in the dialogue between the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition and contemporary philosophy and theology"--



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810674803321

Autore

Aitken Jonathan <1942->

Titolo

Nazarbayev and the making of Kazakhstan / / Jonathan Aitken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-4411-9562-9

1-282-87519-1

9786612875199

1-4411-5862-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

958.45086092

Soggetti

Kazakhstan History

Kazakhstan Politics and government 1991-

Kazakhstan Economic conditions 1991-

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

Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1: Ancestry and Childhood; 2: Student and Steelworker; 3: Young Communist, Young Husband, Young Rebel; 4: Climbing the Party Ladder; 5: A Frustrated Prime Minister 1984-1986; 6: December 1986 and its Consequences; 7: The Coup and the Breakup; 8: The Birth Pains of Independence; 9: To Nuclear or Not to Nuclear; 10: New Currency - New Constitution - New Economy; 11: Russia, the Caspian and China; 12: Entering the 21st Century Part I - The Domestic President; 13: Entering the 21st Century Part II - The International President; 14: A Capital Vision; Epilogue

Source NotesSelect Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Kazakhstan is colossal in size, complicated in its history, colourful in its culture and is a nation state that most outsiders know little of. Much of the existing narrative revolves around the country's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. But his life can only be understood in the context of the land in which he was born, raised and became a leader. For centuries the tribes of Kazakhstan had been plundered and conquered by foreign invaders. The most ruthless of these were the



20th century leaders of the Soviet Union, but after its collapse it was Nazarbayev who emerged as the new President