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From outrage to orthodoxy? Sociobiology and political science at 35
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS ; a journal of political behavior, ethics, and policy, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 80-84
ISSN: 1471-5457
Few intellectual battles compare in depth of passion or theatrics to the outrage that greeted the publication of Edward O. Wilson's 1975 path-breaking volume,Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. Within days of publication, opponents organized symposia; wrote critical editorials; picketed in Harvard Square; and, at one meeting, assaulted Wilson with a bucket of cold water before he could deliver his address. Fueling this reaction was Wilson's temerity in asserting that the principles of the new synthetic theory applied no less to humans than to other species—and then to use the penultimate chapter to apply his theory to explaining human mating, aggression, and the development of moral and religious systems. Even some who were sympathetic with sociobiology were taken aback by some of the imperialistic sounding statements made by Wilson and his disciples, like Robert Trivers, who prophesized: "Sooner or later, political science, law, economics, psychology, psychiatry, and anthropology will all be branches of sociobiology."
Prescribing Orthodoxy
In: Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal, Vol. 8, p. 367, 2010
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Orthodoxy and Democracy
In: Journal of church and state: JCS, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 19-26
ISSN: 0021-969X
Holds that Russia is a geopolitically significant nation for the entire world with the greater context that for Russia itself, good change can and should come via the workings and outlook of Orthodox Christians within that nation both for the country itself and too for the betterment of Orthodoxy. Examines good and bad forms of legitimacy taking hold of Russia in consideration of the history of what led to August 1991 and the crumbling of the Soviet Union, which, the author claims, began in Poland via bottom-up religious views promulgated by John Paul II and other religious people. From this acknowledges ideas of religion equated with fanaticism, particularly in the United States and within academia, and finds these ideas myopic while showing how, historically, the Orthodox Church and the state, first in Byzantium, and later in Russia, worked together at solidifying hegemony that was beneficial to society by providing a societal framework as well as spiritual guidance. Examines the work of Ralph Dela Cava and the differing groups within Russian Orthodoxy that might bring about the needed change of revitalizing Russian Orthodoxy. Of these, the primary group seen to gleam hope is what Dela Cava calls the Pastoralists, who work together to provide Democracy from a bottom-up route. References. S. Fullmer
Readjusting Orthodoxy
The thesis in question is titled "Readjusting Orthodoxy". It constitutes a discourse in UK constitutional law although legal theoretic, historical, politicial, philosophical, and EU-related complementary themes are also present. It is founded upon, and driven by, two fundamental, inter-related premises. First, that it is the orthodox reading of the UK Constitution which best describes and explains the present constitutional arrangement: the UK Parliament is a sovereign institution sitting at the apex of the UK Constitution and vested with the right to make and unmake any law whatsoever. In the second place, that, notwithstanding the above, this very reading of the UK Constitution is currently deficient in terms of internal cohesion, is plagued by ingrained anachronistic dogmas and enjoys only a limited adaptability. From these premises emerges a third proposition; namely, that the UK constitutional discourse as a whole would stand to lose greatly should alternative constitutional theories that are less suited to describe and explain the current constitutional arrangement replace the orthodox reading of the Constitution by exploiting these conspicuous drawbacks. Thus, the present treatise argues that the orthodox reading should after critical evaluation be readjusted in the various ways to be proposed so as to be rendered coherent, consistent, impervious to the numerous challenges it currently faces and, ultimately, capable of continuing to offer the canonical account of the ever-changing UK Constitution.
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Orthodoxy and Philosophy
In: Studia humana: quarterly journal ; SH, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 55-58
ISSN: 2299-0518
Lloyd's Orthodoxy
In: Hobbes studies, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 171-184
ISSN: 1875-0257
In this paper, I will show that Lloyd's reading of Hobbes's account of political obedience is substantially similar to the mainstream philosophical interpretation. In particular, both include an "orthodox" interpretation of Hobbes's political and legal philosophy. On the orthodox interpretation, the reasonableness of a choice is determined by the "weight" or "balance" of reasons. Subjects have reason to obey the law because so acting best satisfies their different desires and interests. I will argue that the practical reasoning that takes into consideration transcendent interests, and the reasoning that takes into account mundane interests, are structurally similar. The difference between them lies in the fact that transcendent interests always outweigh other first-order considerations, whilst the relative weight of mundane interests always enters into a calculation of the "balance" of reasons to be assessed each time.
Aspects of Orthodoxy
In: The Jewish Woman in Contemporary Society, S. 102-119
Orthodoxy and Dissent
In: Index on censorship, Band 7, Heft 6, S. 72-74
ISSN: 1746-6067
Soviet Sociology of Science by Linda L. Lubrano American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies Columbus, Ohio 1976 102pp The Phenomenon of Science — A Cybernetic Approach to Human Evolution by V. F. Turchin Columbia University Press New York 1977 $21.90 348pp
Orthodoxy and Democracy
In: A journal of church and state: JCS, Band 49, Heft 1, S. 19-26
ISSN: 2040-4867
At the Margins of Orthodoxy
In: An Outline of the History of Economic Thought, S. 428-455
Against Orthodoxy
In: New statesman & society, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 15-19
ISSN: 0954-2361
Systems theory approaches that blame child sexual abuse on dysfunctional families are seen as unconvincing. Theorists of sexual violence need to examine their assumptions about M sexuality. Men, rather than families, are the abusers. A child-centered approach to the problem is urged. 1 Photograph. F. S. J. Ledgister
The radical orthodoxy reader
What is radical orthodoxy? -- Radical orthodoxy : from participation to later modernity / Simon Oliver -- Radical orthodoxy : a conversation / Rupert Shortt -- Postmodern critical augustinianism : a short summa in forty-two responses to unasked questions / John Milbank -- Theology and philosophy, faith and reason -- Truth and vision / John Milbank -- Duns Scotus : his historical and contemporary significance / Catherine Pickstock -- Theology and the secular -- Spatialization : the middle of modernity / Catherine Pickstock -- Political theology and the new science of politics / John Milbank -- Christ and gift -- Christ the exception / John Milbank -- The schizoid Christ / Graham Ward -- Church and Eucharist -- Thomas Aquinas and the quest for the Eucharist / Catherine Pickstock -- The ontological scandal / Graham Ward -- Politics and theology -- A fire strong enough to consume the house : the wars of religion and the rise of the nation state / William Cavanaugh -- Materialism and transcendence / John Milbank -- Afterward: The grandeur of reason and the perversity of rationalism : radical orthodoxy's first decade / John Milbank
Modern Orthodoxy in the Forties
This article examines trends in Modern Orthodoxy in North America in the 1940s. Canadian and American Orthodox rabbis and laypeople belonged to the same organizations, such as the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinic Council of America (RCA). The major Orthodox rabbinic seminaries were located in the United States, and many Canadian rabbis were trained there. One of the issues the article addresses is Modern Orthodoxy's issues with Traditional Orthodoxy, which - while newer on the scene in the 1940s - was beginning to make its mark. Orthodox leaders also took an active role in the war effort; the role of Orthodoxy was enhanced on the American scene by the contributions that the RCA made in the area of military chaplaincy. Orthodox leaders also took on a major role in the attempt to rescue European Jewry. Finally, just as there was a new role for America in Modern Orthodoxy, there was a new role for Zionism and Eretz Yisrael.
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Russian Orthodoxy and Secularism
In: Brill research perspectives in religion and politics, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 1-75
ISSN: 2589-5850
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Russian Orthodoxy and Secularism surveys the ways in which the Russian Orthodox Church has negotiated its relationship with the secular state, with other religions, and with Western modernity from its beginnings until the present. It applies multiple theoretical perspectives and draws on different disciplinary approaches to explain the varied and at times contradictory facets of Russian Orthodoxy as a state church or as a critic of the state, as a lived religion or as a civil religion controlled by the state, as a source of dissidence during Communism or as a reservoir of anti-Western, anti-modernist ideas that celebrate the uniqueness and superiority of the Russian nation. Kristina Stoeckl argues that, three decades after the fall of Communism, the period of post-Soviet transition is over for Russian Orthodoxy and that the Moscow Patriarchate has settled on its role as national church and provider of a new civil religion of traditional values.