A book has come out recently that looks interesting: _Bursting the Limits of Time_ (2006) by Martain J. S. Rudwick, subtitled "The Reconstruction of Geohistory...
According to Findlay the Zusatze for the Naturphilosophie were compiled by Michelet "from written material connected with eight courses of lectures on the...
John, That sounds interesting. On a very similar note, I am (coincidentally) reading a classic by Stephen Jay Gould called "Ontogeny and Phylogeny" which...
... (coincidentally) reading a classic by Stephen Jay Gould called "Ontogeny and Phylogeny" which covers similar material, although with a biologicial slant....
In his forward to Hegel's philosophy of nature Findlay writes: "Hegel, however, was so set in his anti-evolutionism as to believe that the fossils found in the...
Lavoisier (1743-1794) was the father of modern chemistry. As might be guessed from the date of his death, he lost his head in the Terror. He was involved in...
... Thanks for these references. Recently I got a link to the following website which is very interesting for the relation between Hegel's idealism and the...
T read the following in a book of theology this morning: "There can be no disputing that in the last two thirds of the 16th century and the first of the 17th a...
... From: "John Bardis" <jgbardis@...> T read the following in a book of theology this morning: "There can be no disputing that in the last two thirds of...
"John Bardis" <jgbardis@...> writes: [Hegel and Beccaria] ... I hope you'll find the time to complete your thoughts. I'd like to throw in some insights...
... From: "Oliver Scholz" <alkibiades@...> I hope you'll find the time to complete your thoughts. I'd like to throw in some insights from Walter Jaeschke on...
Oliver Scholz <alkibiades@...> writes: [Walter Jaeschke on Kant's and Hegel's view on penalty law] ... Here we go. I'd like to ask for peer review on my...
... Yes, put that way, it's true. I don't think, though, that John Bardis' quote expresses a position that tries to blame religiosity for irrationalities that...
... [...] My comments were not meant as such. (In fact, if the discussion would turn out to become a war on or for religion, I'd silently drop out.) Therefore...
I seriously doubt your thinking there. The USA is a case in point. Executions in the "bible belt" are at an all-time high, and the greater portion of advocates...
China is also a great example. The most executions in the world. Apparently another Christian Bible-Belt. Please make some small attempt to look beyond the...
... From: <eupraxis@...> ... Even assuming for the sake of argument the unquestioned assumptions underlying your inclusion of certain items in that list,...
Perhaps the real criminals are those who advocate civil societies; ones that start with, or exploit the idea of an elected or unelected majority driven by...
... From: <eupraxis@...> ... Fair enough. In light of your prior list of atrocities justified directly or indirectly by religion, I will leave you with...
I simply provided a link which you may either choose to read and consider, or not. That's all. To cast something that small as a belabored extension of the...
This is not an appropriate forum for this discussion. However, I will note two things: First, these sorts of arguments are odd on a Hegel list given Hegel's ...