Israel (Routledge Revival)
Israel (Routledge Revival)

Author: Middle East Research Institute

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-09-07

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1317450175

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First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Israel, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country’s history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues of the country, and those that have affected it, as well as providing statistical material on all the key data of the political economy. The book was originally published as part of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Reports on the Middle East which quickly established themselves as the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the state of affairs in the region.

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003)
Routledge Revivals: Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003)

Author: Norman Roth

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 1351676989

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First published in 2003, this is the first encyclopedic work to focus exclusively on medieval Jewish civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1492. Based on the research of an international, multidisciplinary team of specialist contributors, the more than 150 alphabetically organized entries, written by scholars from around the world, include biographies, countries, events, social history, and religious concepts. The coverage is international, presenting people, culture, and events from various countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Of Human Potential
Of Human Potential

Author: Israel Scheffler

Publisher: Routledge Revivals

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9780415581103

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The concept of potential plays a prominent role in the thinking of parents, educators and planners the world over. Although this concept accurately reflects central features of human nature, its current use perpetuates traditional myths of fixity, harmony and value, calculated to cause untold mischief in social and educational practice. First published in 1985, Israel Scheffler's book aims to demythologise the concept of potential. He shows its roots in genuine aspects of human nature, but at the same time frees it from outworn philosophical myths by means of analytical reconstruction - thereby improving both its theoretical and its practical applicability. The book concludes with an interpretation of policy-making in education, and reflections on the ideal education of a policy-maker. It emphasises human symbolism, choice, temporal continuity, and self-determination as indispensible elements of any adequate philosophy of education. Of Human Potential will be of interest to a broad range of philosophers, educators and social scientists.

The Religion of the People of Israel
The Religion of the People of Israel

Author: Rudolf Kittel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-30

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1317431669

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This book, first published in 1925, aims to demonstrate the ultimate roots of the many religious ideas of the Hebrews in Canaanite thought. This book will be of interest to students of theology and religious studies.

Reason and Teaching
Reason and Teaching

Author: Israel Scheffler

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780872200845

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Exhibits to the highest degree that commitment to rationality that scheffler is so at pains to argue on bhalf of. No viewpoint is misrepresented: there is meticulous concern to state the issues. -- Philosophical Books

Israel's Nuclear Dilemma (Routledge Revivals)
Israel's Nuclear Dilemma (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Yair Evron

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 131783173X

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Originally published in 1994, Yair Evron opens the book with an account of the development of Israel's nuclear doctrine and the internal disagreements within the Israeli political and strategic elite over how nuclear policy should be conducted. There follows an analysis of the reactions from Arab states and of how, with the exception of Iraq, they have so far refrained from developing their own nuclear weapons.

The Israeli Economy (Routledge Revivals)
The Israeli Economy (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Yair Aharoni

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1317950879

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First published in 1991, during a significant stagnation in the Israeli economy, this title discusses the causes of the economic downturn, and assesses the country’s prospects. Throughout, Aharoni measures the economic problems Israel has endured against the social and economic successes it has been able to achieve. He highlights the incongruities of the aspirations of Israel’s founders and supporters and the reality, as well as the interplay of economic and political forces that have shaped this. With a detailed introduction to the ideology and development of the state of Israel, and a history of the Israeli economy and its institutional structure, this title will be of significant value to any student studying the economic history of Israel and the Middle East.

Beyond the Letter (Routledge Revivals)
Beyond the Letter (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Israel Scheffler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1136961623

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Ambiguity, vagueness and metaphor are pervasive features of language, deserving of systematic study in their own right. Yet they have frequently been considered mere deviations from ideal language or obstacles to be avoided in the construction of scientific systems. First published in 1979, Beyond the Letter offers a consecutive study of these features from a philosphical point of view, providing analyses of each and treating their relations to one another. Addressed to the fundamental task of logical and semantic explanation, the book employs an inscriptional methodology in the attempt to avoid prevalent forms of question-begging, and, further, in the conviction that sparseness of assumption often reveals points of theoretical interest irrespective of methodolgical preference. The author distinguishes and analyses several varieties of ambiguity, developing new semantic notions in the process; recasts the philosophical treatment of vagueness in the light of recent criticisms of analyticity; discusses the bearing of vagueness on logic; and provides a systematic critique of major recent interpretations of metaphor, developing a revised version of contextualism.

Medieval Jewish Civilization
Medieval Jewish Civilization

Author: Norman Roth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 1136771557

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This is the first encyclopedic work to focus exclusively on medieval Jewish civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1492. The more than 150 alphabetically organized entries, written by scholars from around the world, include biographies, countries, events, social history, and religious concepts. The coverage is international, presenting people, culture, and events from various countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia website.

In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (Routledge Revivals)
In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Israel Scheffler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07-19

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1136955607

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First published in 1991, In Praise of Cognitive Emotions comprises fourteen of Scheffler's most recent essays – all of which challenge contemporary notions of education and rationality. While defending the ideal of rationality, he insists that rationality not be identified with a mental faculty or a mechanism of inference but taken rather as the capactity to grasp principles and purposes and to evaluate them in the light of relevant reasons. Examining a broad range of issues – from computers in school to math education, from metaphor to morality – these essays are unified by Scheffler's conviction of the primacy of critical thought in education. Scheffler is especially concerned to promote a broad interpretation of rationality to counteract the narrowing of vision accompanying the technological revolution now sweeping education. Addressing three specific areas of curriculum, the work offers a critique of computer applications to education, develops a notion of strategic rationality in understanding mathematical reasoning, and, contrary to prevalent notions of moral education, connects reason with care, thus emphasizing the intimate connection between emotion and reason and challenging the dominant perception of the two as oppositional.