Στον Λαβύρινθο της πολιτικής φιλοσοφίας και θεωρίας Γιωργος Λ. Ευαγγελοπουλος Καστοριάδης και σύγχρονη πολιτική θεωρία Εκδ. Ευρασία, 2009 Στη σκιά του θανάτου του «πλανητικού» Κώστα Αξελού, ο Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης (1922-1997) διατηρεί δεσπόζουσα θέση στη σύγχρονη σκέψη. Ο Καστοριάδης, μαζί με την Χάννα Αρεντ, ένας υποδειγματικός Selbstdenker («αυτόνομος στοχαστής», κατά τον Τζόελ Γουάιτμπουκ), ανήσυχο και αγωνιστικό πνεύμα, εκπρόσωπος της «γενιάς του Ματαρόα», με ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρουσα βιογραφία, ανάμεσα στον τροτσκισμό, τα εργατικά συμβούλια του '56 και τον Μάη του '68, θα εγκαταλείψει σύντομα την κλασική κοινωνιολογική σκέψη για να διεισδύσει στον «Λαβύρινθο» της Ψυχής, του Λόγου και της Κοινωνίας. Ο Γιώργος Ευαγγελόπουλος, «προικισμένος μαθητής» (Γ. Ο Καστοριάδης, όπως ο Νίτσε, είναι από τη φύση του ένας «σκοτεινός-φωτεινός» φιλόσοφος: στον «Λαβύρινθό του» ο στοχαστής «μεταβάλλεται» σε Θησέα, Αριάδνη και Μινώταυρο και, το παράδοξο είναι, στην ίδια μοίρα συμπαρασύρει και τον αναγνώστη του έργου. Πολιτική θεωρία και τεχνολογία Γιωργος Λ.
Paul Tillich Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and Lutheran Protestant theologian who is widely regarded as one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century.[2] Among the general public, he is best known for his works The Courage to Be (1952) and Dynamics of Faith (1957), which introduced issues of theology and modern culture to a general readership. In academic theology, he is best known for his major three-volume work Systematic Theology (1951–63) in which he developed his "method of correlation", an approach of exploring the symbols of Christian revelation as answers to the problems of human existence raised by contemporary existential philosophical analysis.[3][4] Biography[edit] Tillich was born on August 20, 1886, in the small village of Starzeddel (Starosiedle), Province of Brandenburg, which was then part of Germany. At the age of 47, Tillich moved with his family to the United States. ... ...
Neville Lancelot Goddard Barbadian writer Neville Lancelot Goddard (February 19, 1905 – October 1, 1972), generally known as Neville Goddard, was a Barbadian New Thought author and mystic who wrote on the Bible, esotericism and is considered to be one of the pioneers of the law of assumption. Early life[edit] Goddard was born in Barbados on February 19, 1905, to Joseph Nathaniel and Wilhelmina Goddard. In 1931, he began to study under an Ethiopian rabbi named Abdullah, who introduced him to Kabbalah. Career[edit] Views[edit] Goddard viewed the Bible as a parable of the human psyche as opposed to a record of historical events and it has to be interpreted as guidebook to enlightenment and personal power. Neville's thought is often considered to be akin to solipsism, nondualism and Advaita Vedanta, especially considering that he stated different times that "everyone is yourself pushed out", alluding at the fact that only God exists and everything else is an extension of said God. Legacy[edit] Jonathan L. Death[edit]
Ananda Coomaraswamy Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (Tamil: ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, Ānanda Kentiś Kumāraswāmī; 22 August 1877 − 9 September 1947) was a Ceylonese Tamil philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West.[1] In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West."[2] Life[edit] By 1906, Coomaraswamy had made it his mission to educate the West about Indian art, and was back in London with a large collection of photographs, actively seeking out artists to try to influence. He knew he could not rely on Museum curators or other members of the cultural establishment – in 1908 he wrote "The main difficulty so far seems to have been that Indian art has been studied so far only by archaeologists. His second wife: Alice Coomaraswwamy (Ratan Devi) with Roshanara Contributions[edit] Metaphysics
Zbigniew Brzezinski Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017) Major foreign policy events during his time in office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China (and the severing of ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan); the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) with the Soviet Union; the brokering of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel; the overthrow of the US-friendly Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the start of the Iranian Revolution; the United States' encouragement of dissidents in Eastern Europe and championing of human rights[6] in order to undermine the influence of the Soviet Union;[7] supporting the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and, ultimately, Soviet troops during the Soviet–Afghan War;[8] and the signing of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties relinquishing U.S. control of the Panama Canal after 1999. The Trilateral Commission [edit] Advisor to President Carter
Νοεμβρίου 2011 Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης & Δημ. Διοίκησης Καθηγητής : Π. Ι. - Εrnest Barker, Ο πολιτικός στοχασμός στην αρχαία Ελλάδα – Ο Πλάτων και οι καταβολές του, Αθήνα, Ποιότητα, 2007. - U. - J. - J. - Christian Meier, H ελληνική καταγωγή της πολιτικής, Θεσ/νικη, 2007. - R. - G. -T. - Κ. II. - Αισχύλος, Ορέστεια. - Σοφοκλής, Αντιγόνη. - Ευριπίδης, Ικέτιδες. - ------ , Τρωάδες. - Ηρόδοτος, Ιστορίαι (ιδίως Γ – Ε ). - Ηρόδοτος, Οκτώ νουβέλες και τέσσερα ανέκδοτα, Αθήνα, Άγρα, 20012. - Θουκυδίδης, Ιστορίαι μετφ. (ιδίως Α – Β – Γ – Ε). - Η αρχαία σοφιστική. - Πλάτων, Κρίτων. - ----- , Απολογία Σωκράτους. - ----- , Πρωταγόρας. - ----- , Γοργίας. - ----- , Πολιτεία, μετφ. - ----- , Πολιτικός. - ----- , Νόμοι (ιδίως Γ, Δ, Ε, Ι, ΙΒ). - Αριστοτέλης, Πολιτικά. - ------- ,Ηθικά Νικομάχεια (ιδίως Α, Ε, Ι). - ------- , Αθηναίων Πολιτεία, μετφ. - ------- , Ρητορική. - Δημοσθένης, Λόγοι (μετφ. - Πολύβιος, Ιστορίαι (ιδίως ΣΤ). - Κικέρων, De RePublica. - ----- , De Legibus. - ----- , Λόγοι (μετφ. III. - E.R. - G.
Whole enchilada These models are: (1) "The Whole Enchilada," the most direct and aggressive approach in which the federal government creates and enforces national standards and assessments, replacing the current 50 state-level sets of standards and tests; (2) "If You Build It, They Will Come," a voluntary version of the first model--The government would develop national standards, tests and accountability metrics, and provide incentives to states to opt into such a system. To read both volumes you'd have to be at it from arsehole to breakfast time [all the time], but of course no one would want to try and swallow the whole enchilada because it'd give you baboon butt [sore buttocks from motorcycle riding], eyes like piss-holes in the snow, and send you across the bridge to Dartmouth or East Ham [mental institutions]. Then a San Francisco investment firm that already owns 10 percent of the company's stock said it would make good on an earlier threat to try to buy the whole enchilada.
Anthroposophy Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development. More specifically, it aims to develop faculties of perceptive imagination, inspiration and intuition through cultivating a form of thinking independent of sensory experience,[1][2] and to present the results thus derived in a manner subject to rational verification. In its investigations of the spiritual world, anthroposophy aims to attain the precision and clarity attained by the natural sciences in their investigations of the physical world.[1] History[edit] The early work of the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner, culminated in his Philosophy of Freedom (also translated as The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity and Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path). By the beginning of the twentieth century, Steiner's interests turned to explicitly spiritual areas of research. Etymology[edit]
Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (/ˈdiːpɑːk ˈtʃoʊprə/ Hindustani: [d̪iːpək tʃoːpraː]; born October 22, 1947) is an Indian American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement.[4][5][6] Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.[7] Chopra studied medicine in India before emigrating to the United States in 1970 where he completed residencies in internal medicine and endocrinology. A licensed physician, in 1980 he became chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital (NEMH).[8] He met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1985 and became involved with the Transcendental Meditation movement (TM). Biography[edit] Early life and education[edit] Chopra was born in New Delhi, India,[17] to Krishan Lal Chopra (1919–2001) and Pushpa Chopra; his native language is Punjabi.[18] His paternal grandfather was a sergeant in the British Army. Chopra completed his primary education at St. Ageing[edit] Books
Aldous Huxley English writer and philosopher (1894–1963) Aldous Leonard Huxley ( AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher.[1][2][3][4] His bibliography spans nearly 50 books,[5][6] including novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature. Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays. He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death.[7] By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times,[9] and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.[10] Early life[edit] Career[edit]
Μαξ Βέμπερ: Καπιταλισμός καλβινιστικής ευλάβειας Στις 21 Απριλίου του 1864 έρχεται στη ζωή ο Μαξ Βέμπερ, ο γερμανός κοινωνιολόγος, φιλόσοφος και οικονομολόγος, οι ιδέες του οποίου επηρέασαν την κοινωνική θεωρία και στην ουσία τη γέννηση της ίδιας της κοινωνιολογίας. Ο Βέμπερ, θεωρείται ένας από τους τρεις θεμελιωτές της κοινωνιολογίας, μαζί με τον Μαρξ και τον Ντυρκέμ. Έφυγε από τη ζωή στις 14 Ιουνίου του 1920. Ο Βέμπερ, αν και επηρεάστηκε από τον Μαρξ, πήρε αντίθετη κατεύθυνση. Μελέτησε τους παράγοντες που οδηγούν στον δυτικό καπιταλισμό, όπως ο ίδιος τον ονόμασε, αναλύοντας την εξέλιξη του κοινωνικοοικονομικού συστήματος σε ένα σύνολο σταδίων. Αυτά τα στάδια διαιρούνται σε παραδοσιακά ή προκαπιταλιστικά και ορθολογιστικά ή καπιταλιστικά. Τα στάδια της προκαπιταλιστικής κοινωνίας -Γεωργία 1. 2. 3. Τα στάδια της βιομηχανίας και της εξορύξεως μετάλλων ακολούθησαν ένα πρότυπο όμοιο με εκείνο της γεωργίας. Το ίδιο πρότυπο σταδιακής ανάπτυξης παρατηρείται, σύμφωνα με τον Βέμπερ και στο εμπόριο. Ο δυτικός καπιταλισμός
Easily Distracted | Culture, Politics, Academia and Other Shiny Objects As we arrive at the end of the penultimate season of Game of Thrones, much of the credit given to its showrunners for significant improvements to Martin’s original draft of the story has to be qualified by the revelation that when they’re not working from his rewrites, they do a terrible job. With the one exception of the “Loot Train Battle”, this season has been about as much fun as watching slides from a good friend’s vacation. Sure, there’s some pretty locations, sure there’s some gifted images here and there in the show and sure, it’s great to see our friends having a great time in an interesting place. Aaron Bady brilliantly sums up how bleakly bad the direction of this season has become. You might say: but they have to finish it up! So here we go. This is to me the most important kind of “textual poaching”, basically how fans demonstrate a kind of ghostwriting of the main text. Episodes 1-3: Arya kills the Freys. Daenerys lands at Dragonstone. Euron ambushes them. Arya returns.
Category:New religious movements A new religious movement (NRM), or alternative religious movement, is a faith-based community, or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group originating in the modern age. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, in which case they will be distinct from pre-existing denominations. There is no one criterion or set of criteria for describing a group as a "new religious movement". Movements, groups, and organizations that are commonly described in reliable sources as new religious movements, alternative religious movements, cults, marginal religious movements, or equivalent labels should be added to this category. Some authors use World War II as the dividing line after which anything is "new", whereas others define as "new" everything after the advent of the Bahá'í Faith (mid-19th century) or even everything after Sikhism (17th century).
Kuṇḍalinī yoga and women: Śākta temples to streaming services Sravana Borkataky-Varma, Rice University, Houston