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UNINA9910955685403321 |
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Dunne John S. <1929-> |
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Eternal consciousness / / John S. Dunne |
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Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, 2012 |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Immortality - Christianity |
Future life - Christianity |
Spirituality |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"We can know more than we can tell" -- Telling the story -- Knowing the relationship -- Is matter a dimension? -- Does the brain situate the mind? -- Does the body situate the soul? -- Real presences -- Presence of others -- Presence to self -- Presence of god -- Words and music -- Theme: the verbal inside of music -- Inscape: the musical inside of words -- Story and song -- "Where do you come from?" -- "Where are you going?" -- Eternal consciousness -- Song cycle -- Note on mind and matter. |
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In his new book, John S. Dunne asks: "So what is eternal consciousness? It is, I take it, consciousness of the eternal in us. If time is 'a changing image of eternity, ' as Plato says, the changing image of the human being is like The Voyage of Life, four paintings by Thomas Cole, showing childhood, youth, adulthood, and age. The eternal in us is the person going through these phases. It is the vertical dimension of the life, as in the title scene of War and Peace where Prince Andre lay on the battlefield looking up into the peaceful sky, perceiving peace in the midst of war. If the horizontal dimension is time and the vertical dimension is eternity, then eternal consciousness is awareness of the vertical dimension. What is more, the vertical dimension carries through the horizontal, as the person walks through life upright instead of being dragged through in 'quiet desperation.' Willingness and hope, |
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accordingly, is willingness to walk through upright with hope in the face of death and darkness." -from the book What can I know? What should I do? What may I hope? Dunne explores these questions in his characteristic hermeneutic method, finding the answer in "the words of eternal life" (John 6: 68). It is the life of the spirit that is the eternal in us, the inner life of knowing and loving, the life of hope and peace and friendship and intelligence. "If there were no eternal consciousness in a man, " Kierkegaard says, "what then would life be but despair?" John Dunne adds, if there is eternal consciousness in us, on the other hand, there is hope. To readers of John Dunne's books, Eternal Consciousness will be the latest installment chronicling his spiritual journey; to readers new to Dunne's oeuvre, it will be a lively introduction to the distinctive voice and thought of an inspiring author. |
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UNINA9910963492603321 |
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Trophic cascades : predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature / / edited by John Terborgh and James A. Estes |
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Washington [DC], : Island Press, c2010 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (487 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TerborghJohn <1936-> |
EstesJ. A <1945-> (James A.) |
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Predation (Biology) |
Predatory animals - Ecology |
Keystone species |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Trophic cascades : what they are, how they work, and why they matter / John Terborgh, Robert D. Holt, and James A. Estes -- Food chain dynamics and trophic cascades in intertidal habitats / Robert T. Paine -- Some effects of apex predators in higher-latitude coastal oceans / |
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James A .Estes, Charles H. Peterson, and Robert S. Steneck -- Trophic cascades in lakes : lessons and prospects / Stephen R. Carpenter ... [et al.] -- Prey release, trophic cascades, and phase shifts in tropical nearshore ecosystems / Stuart A. Sandin, Sheila M. Walsh, and Jeremy B.C. Jackson -- Trophic cascades in open ocean ecosystems / Tim Essington -- The role of herbivores in terrestrial trophic cascades / Robert J. Marquis -- Propagation of trophic cascades via multiple pathways in tropical forests / John Terborgh and Kenneth Feeley -- Large predators, deer, and trophic cascades in boreal and temperate ecosystems / William J. Ripple, Thomas P. Rooney, and Robert L. Beschta -- Islands as tests of the green world hypothesis / Lauri Oksanen ... [et al.] -- Trophic cascades on islands / Thomas W. Schoener and David A. Spiller -- Trophic cascades, aboveground-belowground linkages, and ecosystem functioning / David A. Wardle -- Ecological and conservation implications of mesopredator release / Justin S. Brashares ... [et al.] -- Fear-mediated food webs / Joel Berger -- Trophic cascades in African savanna : Serengeti as a case study / A.R.E. Sinclair ... [et al.] -- Consumer control by megafauna and fire / William Bond -- Alternative states in ecosystems / Marten Scheffer -- Theoretical perspectives on trophic cascades : current trends and future directions / Robert D. Holt, Ricardo M. Holdo, and F.J. Frank van Veen -- Comparing trophic cascades across ecosystems / Jonathan B. Shurin, Russell W. Markel, and Blake Matthews -- Conservation relevance of ecological cascades / Michael E. Soule -- Conclusion : our trophically degraded planet / John Terborgh and James A. Estes. |
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Trophic cascades-the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators-are an essential aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically disrupted by human interventions-for example, when wolves and cougars are removed, allowing deer and beaver to become destructive-yet have only recently begun to be considered in the development of conservation and management strategies. Trophic Cascades is the first comprehensive presentation of the science on this subject. It brings together some of the world's leading scientists and researchers to explain the importance of l |
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UNINA9910960828203321 |
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Autore |
Davies Helen M. |
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Emile and Isaac Pereire : Bankers, Socialists and Sephardic Jews in nineteenth-century France / / Helen M. Davies |
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Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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9781526110947 |
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9781526110954 |
1526110954 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in modern French history |
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Jewish businesspeople |
Industrialists |
Businesspeople |
Industrialists - France |
Jewish businesspeople - France |
Businesspeople - France |
Biography |
France |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-256) and index. |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Untitled; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Bordeaux: a Sephardic childhood; 2. The new society; 3. The new entrepreneurs; 4. The adventure of rail; 5. Capitalism and the State; 6. The family business; 7. Private lives of public men; 8. Boom and bust; 9. Epilogue; 10. Conclusion; Appendix: Pereire companies; Select bibliography; Index |
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Emile (1800-75) and Isaac Pereire (1806-80) were pivotal and sensational figures, their lives and careers a lens through which to re-examine the history of France in the nineteenth century. Among the |
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first generation of Jews emancipated by the French Revolution, they became significant Saint-Simonians, contributing to its philosophy of financial and economic reform. They were the first to implement the new rail technology in France and to launch the first investment bank of any size in Europe, the Crédit Mobilier. The Pereires ultimately came to stand behind banks and railways throughout Europ |
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