Grounded Authority

Author : Shiri Pasternak
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452954690
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grounded Authority written by Shiri Pasternak and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Political Science Association's Clay Morgan Award for Best Book in Environmental Political Theory Canadian Studies Network Prize for the Best Book in Canadian Studies Nominated for Best First Book Award at NAISA Honorable Mention: Association for Political and Legal Anthropology Book Prize Since Justin Trudeau’s election in 2015, Canada has been hailed internationally as embarking on a truly progressive, post-postcolonial era—including an improved relationship between the state and its Indigenous peoples. Shiri Pasternak corrects this misconception, showing that colonialism is very much alive in Canada. From the perspective of Indigenous law and jurisdiction, she tells the story of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, in western Quebec, and their tireless resistance to federal land claims policy. Grounded Authority chronicles the band’s ongoing attempts to restore full governance over its lands and natural resources through an agreement signed by settler governments almost three decades ago—an agreement the state refuses to fully implement. Pasternak argues that the state’s aversion to recognizing Algonquin jurisdiction stems from its goal of perfecting its sovereignty by replacing the inherent jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples with its own, delegated authority. From police brutality and fabricated sexual abuse cases to an intervention into and overthrow of a customary government, Pasternak provides a compelling, richly detailed account of rarely documented coercive mechanisms employed to force Indigenous communities into compliance with federal policy. A rigorous account of the incredible struggle fought by the Algonquins to maintain responsibility over their territory, Grounded Authority provides a powerful alternative model to one nation’s land claims policy and a vital contribution to current debates in the study of colonialism and Indigenous peoples in North America and globally.

Author : Stephen D. Renn
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1565639383
Total Pages : 1185 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expository Dictionary of Bible Words written by Stephen D. Renn and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary replacement for the classic "Vine's Expository Dictionary," this newly written reference book covers the key vocabulary of the Bible with an integrated coverage of the Old Testament and New Testament words. Students of the Bible will be able to uncover the meaning of the original biblical text whether or not they have a working knowledge of Hebrew or Greek. Each English word entry includes the Hebrew or Greek for that word and explains its nuances and variations in meaning. It is coded to Strong's numbering and is a valuable resource for students, pastors, or the layperson interested in word studies.

Author : David R. Law
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441127380
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspiration written by David R. Law and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law develops his theory of inspiration starting with texts as varied as Virgil's Aeneid and Shakespeare's plays before focusing on the Bible. Following Karl Jaspers, Law views all human knowledge as having limits beyond which there exists the Transcendent. He believes that there are symbols, signs and characters-or "ciphers"-that inhabit religion and art and which point beyond these horizons. Perceiving these is at the heart of inspiration and the knowledge of God. For Law, the key to the question of inspiration and the Bible lies with understanding the reader's encounter with these ciphers, the supreme of which is Christ.

Author : Louise Antony
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190934387
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Only Natural written by Louise Antony and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases the work of philosopher Louise Antony, and her influential contributions to feminist and analytic philosophy, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. Her broadly interdisciplinary work brings a naturalistic perspective to philosophical issues of both theoretical and practical importance and center on a key theme--whether, and how, facts about human embodiment ought to constrain philosophical theories. Antony argues that feminist criticisms of analytic epistemology have brought to light some serious limitations of mainstream approaches to the theory of knowledge, and that a naturalistic approach to epistemology is called for. In Part One of this volume, she considers the relationship between feminism and analytic philosophy of mind and language, with special attention to "speech act" theories of pornography. In Part Two, she defends naturalized epistemology both as a correct approach to the study of human knowledge, and as a useful tool for progressive activists in the struggle for social justice. And in Part Three, she confronts nature-nurture debates, particularly as these erupt in debates about gender and racial equality. Throughout the volume, she makes the case for a philosophical method informed by empirical science. Collecting these articles alongside a new introduction reveal the underlying unity and impressive power of Antony's work over several decades. Groundbreaking at the time of their publication, and more relevant today, this collection will be of interest to a wide range of philosophical readers.

Author : Alexander Somek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509951318
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowing What the Law Is written by Alexander Somek and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a selective and somewhat cheeky account of prominent positions in legal theory, such as American legal realism, modern legal positivism, sociological systems theory, institutionalism and critical legal studies. It presents a relational approach to law and a new perspective on legal sources. The book explores topics of legal theory in a playful manner. It is written and composed in a way that refutes the widespread prejudice that legal theory is a dreary subject, with a cast of characters that occasionally interact in order to illustrate the claims of the book. Legal experts claim to know what the law is. Legal theory-or jurisprudence-explores whether such claims are warranted. The discipline first emerged at the turn of the 20th century, when the self-confidence of both legal scholarship and judicial craftsmanship became severely shattered, but the crisis continues to this day.

Author : Richard WALPOLE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A brief, and cleere confutation, of a new, vaine, and vaunting Chalenge, made by O. E. Minister [i.e. Matthew Sutcliffe, Dean of Exeter], vnto N. D. author of the Wardword [i.e. Robert Persons]... By W. R. [i.e. R. Walpole.] [Sometimes attributed to R. Persons.] written by Richard WALPOLE and published by . This book was released on 1603 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Worsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reason and religion. Or The certain rule of faith, where the infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church is asserted ... With a refutation of Mr Stillingfleets many gross errours. By E. W. [i.e. Edward Worsley], etc written by Edward Worsley and published by . This book was released on 1672 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward Worsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reason and religion. Or The certain rule of faith. : Where the infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church is asserted, against atheists, heathens, Iewes, Turks, and all sectaries. With a refutation of Mr. Stillingfleets many gross errours written by Edward Worsley and published by . This book was released on 1672 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Trudy Govier
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 146040503X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victims and Victimhood written by Trudy Govier and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is a victim? Considerations of innocence typically figure in our notions of victimhood, as do judgments about causation, responsibility, and harm. Those identified as victims are sometimes silenced or blamed for their misfortune—responses that are typically mistaken and often damaging. However, other problems arise when we defer too much to victims, being reluctant to criticize their judgments or testimony. Reaching a sensitive and yet critical stand on victims’ credibility is a difficult matter. In this book, Trudy Govier carefully examines the concept of victimhood and considers the practical implications of the various attitudes with which we may respond to victims. These issues are explored with reference to a range of complex examples, including child victims of institutional abuse and the famed Rigoberta Menchú controversy. Further topics include the authority of personal experience, restorative justice, restitution, forgiveness, and closure.

Author : Judith Butler
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844676684
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contingency, Hegemony, Universality written by Judith Butler and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the contemporary legacy of Gramsci’s notion of Hegemony? How can universality be reformulated now that its spurious versions have been so thoroughly criticized? In this ground-breaking project, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Žižek engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as separate contributions that respond to one another, range over the Hegelian legacy in contemporary critical theory, the theoretical dilemmas of multiculturalism, the universalism-versus-particularism debate, the strategies of the Left in a globalized economy, and the relative merits of post-structuralism and Lacanian psychoanalysis for a critical social theory. While the rigor and intelligence with which these writers approach their work is formidable, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality benefits additionally from their clear sense of energy and enjoyment in a revealing and often unpredictable exchange.