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UNINA9910457121503321 |
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Autore |
Polka Brayton |
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Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I [[electronic resource] ] : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity |
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Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2006 |
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1-282-71331-0 |
9786612713316 |
0-7391-5232-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Religion - Philosophy |
Religion -- Philosophy |
Spinoza, Benedictus de |
Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 01. Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity; Chapter 02. The Bible and Hermeneutics: Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapters 1-15; Chapter 03. The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship between Thought and Existence: Ethics, Parts I-II; Chapter 04. Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology; Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza,t he Bible, and Modernity; Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works_on religion, politics, and ethics_in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza. |
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UNINA9910830441303321 |
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Autore |
Brecher Robert |
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Torture and the ticking bomb / / Bob Brecher |
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Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2007 |
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1-119-43136-0 |
1-282-34843-4 |
9786612348433 |
0-470-69164-6 |
1-280-93277-5 |
9786610932771 |
1-4051-6201-5 |
0-470-69248-0 |
1-4051-8202-4 |
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1 online resource (134 p.) |
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Blackwell public philosophy |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-116) and index. |
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Torture and the Ticking Bomb; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction; What is Torture?; Dershowitz on Interrogational Torture; Why Write about Torture?; The Agenda; 2: The Fantasy of the Ticking Bomb Scenario; Dershowitz's Argument and the Ticking Bomb; Who Tortures?; Effectiveness and Time; Knowledge and Necessity; The Ticking Bomb Scenario: Conclusion; 3: The Consequences of Normalizing Interrogational Torture; Some Clarifi cations; Three Positive Claims about the Consequences of Legalizing Interrogational Torture; The Institutionalization of Interrogational Torture; A Torturous Society |
4: Torture, Death and PhilosophyTorture; Torture, Death and Interrogation; Why No Decent Society Can Torture; Torture, the ""War on Terror"" and Intellectual Irresponsibility; But What if Torture Really is the Only Possible Way to Avoid Catastrophe?; Two Final Points; Notes; |
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This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz's controversial arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and its legalisation.Argues that the respectability Dershowitz's arguments confer on the view that torture is a legitimate weapon in the war on terror needs urgently to be counteredTakes on the advocates of torture on their own utilitarian groundsTimely and passionately written, in an accessible, jargon-free styleForms part of the provocative and timely Blackwell Public Philosophy series |
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