Plato’s Reverent City
Plato’s Reverent City

Author: Robert A. Ballingall

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-07-15

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 3031313038

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This book offers an original interpretation of Plato’s Laws and a new account of its enduring importance. Ballingall argues that the republican regime conceived in the Laws is built on "reverence," an archaic virtue governing emotions of self-assessment—particularly awe and shame. Ballingall demonstrates how learning to feel these emotions in the right way, at the right time, and for the right things is the necessary basis for the rule of law conceived in the dialogue. The Laws remains surprisingly neglected in the scholarly literature, although this is changing. The cynical populisms haunting liberal democracies are focusing new attention on the “characterological” basis of constitutional government and Plato’s Laws remains an indispensable resource on this question, especially when we attend to the theme of reverence at its core.

Frank H. Knight in Iowa City, 1919 - 1928
Frank H. Knight in Iowa City, 1919 - 1928

Author: Ross B. Emmett

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-08-12

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1780520093

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A collection that includes both refereed articles and review essays of books in the history of economic thought and methodology. It highlights research the historiography and methodology of the English Poor Laws, behavioural economics, and the socialist calculation debate; as well as AD Roy and portfolio theory.

Socrates
Socrates

Author: George Rudebusch

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1444358707

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Socrates presents a compelling case for some life-changing conclusions that follow from a close reading of Socrates' arguments. Offers a highly original study of Socrates and his thought, accessible to contemporary readers Argues that through studying Socrates we can learn practical wisdom to apply to our lives Lovingly crafted with humour, thought-experiments and literary references (from the Iliad to Harry Potter), and with close reading sof key Socratic arguments Aids readers with diagrams to make clear complex arguments

Be Reverent
Be Reverent

Author: Warren W. Wiersbe

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780781433044

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As good as dead... That's how Albert Einstein described people who can no longer wonder and no longer feel amazement. A sense of wonder and reverence is basic to life and to faith. God revealed incredible things to the Prophet Ezekiel. He saw God's throne on wheels, moving quickly from place to place! He saw an army of skeletons reassemble and come to life! He saw the glory of God leave the old temple and then return to the new temple! What the church needs today is a return to reverence - reverence for God's name and for God's glory. The neglected Book of Ezekiel will teach you: • How great and wonderful is the glory of God • Why reverence for God's name changes our lives • How and why God judges sin from generation to generation • Why God sees the land of Israel as "the center of the earth" • The wonderful plan God has for the nation of Israel The Book of Ezekiel is a fascinating book that provides insights on history, theology, and practical Christian living as you behold the wonders of the Lord.

The Death Penalty in Late-Medieval Catalonia
The Death Penalty in Late-Medieval Catalonia

Author: Flocel Sabaté

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0429581742

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The death penalty was unusual in medieval Europe until the twelfth century. From that moment on, it became a key instrument of rule in European society, and we can study it in the case of Catalonia through its rich and varied unpublished documentation. The death penalty was justified by Roman Law; accepted by Theology and Philosophy for the Common Good; and used by rulers as an instrument for social intimidation. The application of the death penalty followed a regular trial, and the status of the individual dictated the method of execution, reserving the fire for the worst crimes, as the Inquisition applied against the so-called heretics. The executions were public, and the authorities and the people shared the common goal of restoring the will of God which had been broken by the executed person. The death penalty took an important place in the core of the medieval mind: people included executions in the jokes and popular narratives while the gallows filled the landscape fitting the jurisdictional limits and, also, showing rotten corpses to assert that the best way to rule and order the society is by terror. This book utilises previously unpublished archival sources to present a unique study on the death penalty in late Medieval Europe.