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Correspondence, letter book, and a few papers, 1757-1785, of American soldier and statesman Joseph Reed. Letters and documents pertain to such matters as colonial politics, trade between England and America, the De Berdt family affairs, his law practice prior to the Revolution, relations between Great Britain and the colonies, supply of the Revolutionary army, his activities as an officer in the Continental Army, and as a member of Continental Congress, representing Pennsylvania as president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, including lists of donations from ladies of Philadelphia for soldiers of the American Army in 1780 collected under the leadership of Mrs. Esther Reed; notes on the hearing of the ""University cause"" (College of Philadelphia) in September, 1784; private and family matters; etc. Included are many letters to and from Charles Pettit, Dennis De Berdt, his brother in-law in London, and Esther De Berdt, later Esther Reed; as well as correspondence with John Cox of Philadelphia, Nathanael Greene, Thomas Paine, General Anthony Wayne, and many other public and military officials, friends, relations, and business associates. Letter book, 1772-1784, contains copies of letters written by Reed, including many to his Brother-in-law, Dennis De Berdt, in London. Additional materials include documents pertaining to the settlement and administration of Joseph Reed's estate, including a copy of his will and an inventory and appraisal of his estate; along with the text of a Latin oration, 'Answers to questions in divinity,' delivered in public by Reed at the age of 16 while attending Princeton, dated 1758. ; Joseph Reed was a lawyer, Revolutionary soldier, and statesman born in Trenton, New Jersey. Reed relocated to Philadelphia in 1770, where he served as a statesman in various capacities, including president of the 2nd Provincial Congress. Reed also served in the Continental Army as military secretary to General Washington and adjutant-general. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1777 and held the office of president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania from 1778-1781. Reed was married to Esther De Berdt.

Arnd Wedemeyer's article focuses on the German artist Joseph Beuys (1921–86), who did not shy away from describing the social order with traditional organic metaphors, such as the notion of a 'central organ'. However, it is above all the - plastic - relationship between society and art that is at issue in Wedemeyer's article, entitled 'Pumping Honey: Joseph Beuys at the documenta 6'. Using the term 'Soziale Plastik', Beuys not only classified his own artistic practice as essentially sculptural but, more importantly, thematized its heterogeneous yet anything but passive relationship to art market, exhibition, museum, and various modes of reception, as well as staked its political claim. Wedemeyer looks at Beuys's contribution to the 1977 documenta, 'Honey Pump at the Workplace', in order to argue that the layered invocation of plasticity characteristic of Beuys's practice and theorizing ought not be historicized, as is commonly done, as an instantiation of the excessive, transgressive - and quite possibly disingenuous - zeal of the neo-avant-garde. Beuys's 'Plastik' should not be confused with anti-aesthetic formlessness, base materialism, a post-Duchampian ruination of the 'objet trouvé', and least of all a Neoromantic or Wagnerian projection or hypostatization of the autonomous work of art. The avant-gardes of the twentieth century have rendered the relationship of art and aesthetics tenuous at best, their artistic 'innovations' straining against the supratemporally or anthropologically defined characteristics of aesthetic valuation, play, or force. While many have sought to address this problem by tethering art to society in a shared 'contemporaneity', the article explores the implications of recasting this relation as one of plasticity, using the conceptual richness harvested by Catherine Malabou.

Autopsie nach Exemplar der ULB Sachsen-Anhalt ; Vorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: 1778. - Ort, Verlag anhand des Bücherverzeichnisses bestimmt

Exactly thirty years ago millions of Americans were fascinated by a day-time TV drama featuring the Republican Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy. The Army-McCarthy hearings, called by one writer, "the greatest political show on earth," were televised by ABC from April 22 to June 17, 1954. For many it was the first opportunity to see the Senator whose name epitomized militant anti-Communism and who since 1950 had attracted more attention than the President of the United States. Few viewers could know, however, that TV's exposure would help destroy McCarthy's political career and lead to his censure by the Senate later that year.

Robert Michels, Max Weber und Joseph A. Schumpeter gelten als Klassiker der elitenzentrierten Demokratietheorie. Ihre demokratietheoretischen Überlegungen und, damit verbunden, ihre krisendiagnostischen Einsichten richten sich dabei vor allem auf die Frage nach dem "rechten" Verhältnis von Demokratie und politischer Führung. Der Beitrag nimmt einen Vergleich der drei Führungskonzeptionen vor. Nach einigen knappen Bemerkungen zur politiktheoretischen Diskussion über das Spannungsverhältnis von Demokratie und Führung werden die Führungskonzeptionen von Michels, Schumpeter und Weber zunächst gesondert voneinander skizziert, um sie dann abschließend mit Blick auf die Relationierung von politischem Führertum, Demokratie und Bürokratie zu vergleichen. Die drei Autoren werden damit in einen gemeinsamen demokratietheoretischen Diskussionszusammenhang gestellt. (ICB2)

Joseph Ratzinger's writings are studied in this paper looking for the mutual relation between the politic life and other disciplines; it also proposes differentsolutions to the current problems. The first section analyses how the Christian proposal assumes that the social and political components are part of thehuman essence and deals with the way in which Christianity introduced a healthy dualism into the relations between the State and the Church. The second one investigates the reasons that leaded to the rejection of the sacred foundation of History and the State. The third section exposes the divisions that followed the modern turn: secularism, state churches and the different socialisms, which could have been democratic or totalitarian. Furthermore, it studies the transition from the 20th century wars to what Ratzinger calls "The Global Dictatorship". In the final section, it justifies the reasons for which justice and Ethics are the key factor in the search for peace. ; En este artículo se estudian los escritos de Joseph Ratzinger en los que busca la mutua imbricación de la vida política con otros saberes y hace propuestas de solución para las aporías actuales. En el primer apartado se analiza cómo el planteamiento cristiano presupone que el componente social y político forma parte de la esencia humana y cómo introdujo el cristianismo un sano dualismo en las relaciones entre Estado e Iglesia. En el segundo, se investiga cuáles fueron los motivos que llevaron a rechazar el fundamento sacro de la historia y del Estado. En el tercer punto se exponen las divisiones que siguieron al giro moderno: el laicismo, las Iglesias estatales, y los diversos socialismos, democráticos o totalitarios. Más adelante se estudia cómo se pasó de las guerras del siglo XX a lo que Ratzinger denomina "la dictadura global". Finalmente se justifica por qué razón la justicia y la ética son factores claves en la búsqueda de la paz.

Dottorato di ricerca in Storia e cultura del viaggio e dell'odeporica nell'età moderna ; Le Remarks on several parts of Italy & c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703, pubblicate a Londra per la prima volta nel 1705 sono il resoconto del viaggio italiano di Joseph Addison, moralista inglese. Le Remarks sono state spesso considerate come il punto di origine di uno stereotipo sull'Italia, intesa solo come land der klassik; ciò facendo, si sono sottovalutate le riflessioni morali, frutto di una sensibilità da diplomatico e da futuro politico; uno sguardo sull'altro e sull'altrove attento e curioso, interessato. Questo studio ha l'obiettivo di chiarire il senso storico e culturale di quel viaggio, limitatamente alle repubbliche italiane ancora esistenti a quel tempo ovvero, Genova, Lucca e San Marino, oltre a Livorno, città granducale e porto franco, sede di una importante British factory. Il viaggio in queste città è analizzato sia da un punto di vista socio-politico che artistico e storico-culturale, ponendo le parole dell'autore a confronto con le testimonianze di altri viaggiatori rintracciando il contesto storico, politico, religioso e culturale attraverso fonti storiche e documentarie, contemporanee e non. Il tentativo è quello di guardare alle sue riflessioni da una prospettiva storica e culturale, mettendo in luce l'ammirazione non solo del grand tourist ma anche del fine osservatore, per l'istituto repubblicano e la bontà di questo ancora riscontrabile, con varie modalità e con diverse prospettive e conseguenti esiti, negli ultimi esempi reali. La tesi è suddivisa in tre capitoli: nel Capitolo primo trova spazio l'esposizione semantica e teorica sul viaggio, inquadrato come categoria conoscitiva dell'altro e dell'altrove; inoltre, si propongono testimonianze antiche e moderne, storiche e letterarie per mostrare tutta la complessità del genere odeporico. Nel Capitolo secondo si ripercorre la fenomenologia del Grand Tour inteso come esperienza culturale europea e si presenta la biografia di Addison per meglio comprendere la genesi del suo viaggio in Italia, cercando di far luce attraverso quale background culturale, storico e sociale nasce il desiderio di partire per l'Italia. Nel Capitolo terzo si analizzano più specificamente i brani delle Remarks relativi a Genova, Lucca, San Marino e Livorno, e lì si potranno concretamente apprezzare le sue impressioni storiche, politiche, culturali e morali. Il resoconto delle città italiane sarà preceduto da un'analisi sulle teorie del repubblicanesimo presenti e passate, per meglio inquadrare il contesto storico di Addison e il suo percorso ideologico. In Appendice si troveranno la Lettera dedicatoria, la Prefazione e le parti relative alle repubbliche di Genova, Lucca e San Marino e le pagine relative a Livorno nella traduzione italiana da me effettuata. ; Remarks on several parts of Italy & c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703, written by Joseph Addison, are the account of a Grand Tour in Italy. Remarks have often been considered as the origin of a stereotype on Italy, for the content of Addison's reflections about the land der klassik, and their impact on XVIII and XIX-century readers. Addison travelled in Italy paying attention on manners, political troubles and cultural aspects, as well. His curious glance was attracted by the artistic beauties and the unique landscapes; his acute speculations pertained to political considerations. Scholars have often underestimated his insight and potentiality as a politician, notwithstanding his background as a Secretary of State in England. This study aims to clarify the historical and cultural sense of that travel around the Italian republics, notably, Genoa, Lucca and San Marino, together with Leghorn, an important free port at that time, local seat of an important British factory. Addison's republican interest is motivated by his Oxonian classical studies, and the particular attention about these towns is justified by the fact that they seemed preserve the antique spirit of the Roman republic and he, true empiricist as he was, wanted to see it from life, on the spot, checking the practicality of this institution and the pragmatic effects of it, as well. Addison was a grand tourist and a good political observer, as well, seeking to go back over all the good of republicanism and its moral values. In Chapter one semantic and theoretical analysis of the travel, as a cognitive category of the other and the elsewhere, has been carried out; ancient and modern reflections, in order to demonstrate the complexity of travel literature as a genre, have been quoted. In Chapter two phenomenology of the Grand Tour as a European cultural experience has been analysed, together with relevant aspects of Addison's biography, in order to understand the genesis of his travel in Italy, and the cultural meaning of it in Addison's life. In Chapter three important passages of Remarks about Genoa, Lucca, San Marino and Leghorn have been examined, Addison's impressions on them can be appreciated; they have been compared and juxtaposed to contemporary and XIX-century historians' judgments. Report of the Italian towns is anticipated by a short presentation of current and past theories on republicanism. Travels in those towns have been always analysed from a historical and cultural point of view, and Addison's reflections have been compared to other important journals, written by many famous XVI to XIX-century travellers, in order to support or confute them. Dedication to Lord Somers, Preface and the whole passages on Genoa, Lucca, San Marino and Leghorn from the Remarks have been translated into Italian, and you can find all of them in the Appendix.