... First of all, I appreciate what Larry has done here. I would expect him to consider including his family in the book he's writing, not to use them as...
The release of John Yoo's memo offers an occasion to return to this topic of law, force, and Voegelin's phrase "mastering the present." A story on the release...
Gentlemen, As someone who has not only studied, but *lived* the era described in Das Leben der Anderen, and experienced much more than I chose to have ...
... Quite so. Just as an aside, however, it's my understanding that Henckel von Donnersmarck has not claimed anything more for the movie than what is -- one...
... in ... have ... made ... it ... and ... general ... I cannot disagree, with the flustered part, that is. Only the strictures of time prevent me from...
Mr. Munteanu writes: "...but most of what happened is beyond belief, and no movies can capture the misery, the brutal violence and the general feeling of...
I want to thank Mr. Riggs for his fine reply to my post. There is so much much to agree with and my schedule and my health probably dictate that I stop with...
... [...] ... lately. ... I am not sure Voegelinian analysis applies to everything, including current events. They might have been significant to Voegelin or...
I have no particularly strong desire to discuss current events or current legal issues, but I will offer two interventions -- one a quote from Voegelin;...
When I wrote that "Voegelin's efforts were always directed at 'current events,'" I was alluding to several places where he explicitly describes the motivation...
Good grief. I apologize for the thoughtless use of 'expediencies' as if it meant something like 'situations'. And in a post attending to Kraus on thoughtless...
a review on A Secular Age: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=369424 It says: A book of such large proportions finally defies...
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Ellis Sandoz
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Apr 4, 2008 2:51 pm
Thanks Daniel! e ... From: evforum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:evforum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Xu Zhiyue Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:19 AM To:...
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M.W. Poirier
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Apr 4, 2008 4:12 pm
A quick note on the passage below: Concerning the comment below, I very much doubt that Taylor was influenced by EV when writing his book on the secular,...
Thanks to Maben Poirier for the remarkable anecdote. Voegelin is not in the index of Taylor's A Secular Age. I'm continuing to slowly work my way through it...
Thanks for your response. A few observations: - We can start from experience, "in the middle", i.e. where we are always. Yes, discussion is necessary on many...
I spoke about legal authority to torture (among other things) by the United States because it was part of the topic under consideration. I do not think it is...
Mr. Chappell, I was referring to one message. Therefore, if I characterize some context as seemingly "autistic" it is not a reflection on you. The wider topic...
Thanks. This is very good. Many of my comments are too elliptical and require explication. Sometimes my responses are hair trigger responses to a word or two...
Mr. Munteanu wrote "I am still trying to figure out how to connect Voegelin's scholarship directly to the particular issues mentioned lately. It may be quite...
I would like somewhat to come in Larry's defense on this subject. Whatever one thinks of social contract theory, or the manifestation of that theory in the US...
I would like to welcome two new members to the ranks: Wilfred Dunne, a company manager living in Guangzhou, China, who notes that he has been reading Voegelin...
thank you for your kind reply. greetings from Turkey! bengul Gungormez ege university faculty of letter Department of Sociology Izmr / Turkey Xu Zhiyue...
Sorry but I need to make correction. I'm not man, (mr.) I m woman, (miss) thanks again bengul Jack Elliott <jde3@...> wrote: I would like to welcome...
Political demographer Michael Barone offers a look at US voting patterns based on "tribalism"in particular the notion of "Jacksonians" (from which Rhydon ...
Thanks to Mr. Wagner for the Barone piece. Assuming Mr. Barone's tongue is in his cheek, it is a wildly funny exercise. If he's serious, I guess it's even...
One of my closest friends is from Oklahoma, has an academic background and is a public employee. He is also a Native American. I am not sure who he is voting...
Dear Fellow evforum readers, I wanted to direct your attention to an article by Michael Novak in the National Review in which he remarks on Pope Benedict...
This post has nothing to do with Voegelin. Hoping the forum will indulge me anyway, I make it in the interest of civility. Mr. Wagner brought our attention to...
