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"There was more to Blaise Pascal than his "wager," an argument about the existence of God. In this accessible study, philosopher Douglas Groothuis introduces readers to Pascal's life as well as the breadth of his intellectual pursuits, overviewing the key points of his Pensées and exploring his views on culture, politics, and more"--

"What can we do amidst all the controversies over race and gender in society today? Do we have anything constructive to offer the world? As Jesus followers, we do, and this book shows the way. A dangerous and revolutionary philosophy is responsible for the street fires in America. It fuels the actions of Black Lives Matter and Antifa. It invades curricula in public schools and in our military. It is in our churches. You have heard the phrase "white privilege," the need for "safe spaces" on campuses, and perhaps the tongue-twister "intersectionality." Behind all of these is an ideology called critical theory, which is a form of cultural Marxism that divides society into the oppressed and the oppressors. It claims that America is "systemically racist" and founded on slavery. It believes that the voices of the minorities should trump the perspective of the dominant (and oppressing) culture. Unfortunately, this flawed perspective is overtaking our culture and infiltrating many of our churches. A biblical alternative to matters of justice and politics is available. One that is right and true. One based on the ideals of the American founding. Find it in these pages"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Inheritance, Teaching, and the Insane Angels of American Culture: Our Cultural Invisibility -- One. Some Preliminary Remarks on the Origins of Pragmatism -- Two. Royce, Philosophy, and Wandering: A Job Description -- Three. Wilderness as Philosophical Home -- Four. Working Certainty and Deweyan Wisdom -- Five. Wildness as Political Act -- Six. ''After All, He's Just a Man'' -- Seven. William James and the Wild Beasts of the Philosophical Desert -- Eight. John Dewey's Sensible Mysticism -- Nine. ''Born to Run'' -- Ten. Philosophy as Teaching -- Eleven. Learning and Teaching -- Twelve. Emerson's Platonizing of American Thought -- Thirteen. American Loss in Cavell's Emerson -- Fourteen. Emerson and Kerouac: Grievous Angels of Hope and Loss -- Fifteen. Pragmatic Intellectuals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Methods and Structure: Coverage -- Methods and Structure: Approach and Evidence -- Methods and Structure: Definitions -- Chapter 1 Late Antiquity and the City -- Historical Background -- Political History -- Economic History -- Social History -- Urban Evolutions in Late Antiquity -- Living and Dying -- Domestic Space -- Public Space -- Fortifications -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2 Baths, Aqueducts and Water -- Introduction -- Previous Work on Roman Baths -- Early Imperial Baths and Aqueducts -- Baths in Late Antiquity -- Italy -- New Construction -- Repair and Restoration Work -- Baths Still In Use -- Disused Baths -- Case Study: Ostia -- Overview -- Gaul -- New Construction -- Repair and Restoration Work and Baths Still In Use -- Disused Baths -- Case Study: Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges -- Overview -- Spain -- New Construction -- Repair and Restoration Work and Baths Still In Use -- Disused Baths -- Case Study: Complutum -- Overview -- North Africa -- New Construction -- Repair and Restoration Work and Baths Still In Use -- Disuse -- Case Study: Carthage -- Overview -- Aqueducts in Late Antiquity -- Italy -- Gaul -- Spain -- North Africa -- Trends and Causes -- Baths -- Aqueducts -- Causes Behind Bath Trends -- Technological -- Financial -- Cultural -- Legal -- Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Spectacle Buildings -- Introduction -- Past Study -- Early Imperial Spectacle Buildings -- Spectacle Buildings in Late Antiquity -- Italy -- Theatres -- Amphitheatres -- Circuses -- Case Study: Aquileia -- Gaul -- Theatres -- Amphitheatres -- Circuses -- Case Study: Arles -- Spain -- Theatres -- Amphitheatres -- Circuses -- Case Study: Tarragona -- North Africa -- Theatres -- Amphitheatres -- Circuses -- Case Study: Dougga -- Trends and Causes -- Christianity -- Legal -- Conclusions.

Introduction : annihilating space -- Phantasmagoria : steam and spectacle in the public sphere -- Selling the Mammoth : the commodification of wonder -- Leviathans : ships as fantasy -- Honor and glory crowning time : disaster sermons and the cult of technology -- Ordinary escapes : American steamboats and the masquerade of class -- One small iron country : social hierarchies on the North Atlantic -- Vandals abroad : travelogues and the pleasure cruise -- The dollars are coming : steam tourism and the transformation of space -- Tiffin for griffins : educating imperial administrators on the long voyage -- The floating Kaiser : steamships and national identity -- Sitting in darkness : critiquing imperialism from the top deck -- Conclusion : transportation is civilization

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- one INTRODUCTION -- Disruption Costs and Energy Policy -- Scope and Plan of the Study -- two OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC RECORD -- Aggregate Measures of Economic Performance -- Economic Performance by Manufacturing Industry -- three LINKAGES BETWEEN ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY -- The Role of Energy in Production -- Energy and Production at the Industry Level -- Energy Prices and Demand -- four FACTOR SUBSTITUTION AND PRODUCTIVITY -- Input Substitution in an Aggregate Production Function -- Empirical Studies of Factor Productivity -- Factor Productivity at the Industry Level -- five WAGE RIGIDITY AND THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT -- The Conceptual Argument -- Aggregate Measures of Wage Rigidities -- Wage and Employment Behavior by Manufacturing Industry -- six ACCELERATION OF CAPITAL OBSOLESCENCE -- Concepts and Aggregate Results -- Capital Formation by Manufacturing Industry -- seven DEMAND-SIDE EFFECTS -- The Composition of Demand -- Aggregate Demand and Monetary Policy -- Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Four Countries -- eight CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES and BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Economics and Politics of Trade Policy brings together a set of 16 papers that focus primarily on the political economy of international trade. What sets these papers apart is the recurrent theme of developing and extending political economic analysis beyond details commonly considered when the papers were written. The book takes a deeper look at institutional and behavioral details that researchers have formerly overlooked, delving into issues such as administered rather than legislated protection; incorporation of unemployment; and behavioral considerations such as fairness. Together with a few other papers that consider theoretic issues of trade, this book will provide a thought-provoking overview of the most important research on international trade, political economy and policy over the past decades." -- Back cover