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Bahm, Archie John was born on August 21, 1907 in Imlay, Michigan, United States. Son of John Samuel and Lena (Kohn) Bahm.
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Beginning with the assertion that earth is the elemental place that grants an abode to humans and to other living things, in Senses of Landscape the philosopher John Sallis turns to landscapes, and in particular to their representation in painting, to present a powerÂful synthetic work. Senses of Landscape proffers three kinds of analyses, which, though distinct, continually intersect in the course of the book. The first consists of extended analyses of distinctive landscapes from four exemplary painters, Paul Cezanne, Caspar David Friedrich, Paul Klee, and Guo Xi. Sallis then turns to these artÂists’ own writings—treatises, essays, and letters—about art in general and landscape painting in particular, and he sets them into a philosophical context. The third kind of analysis draws both on Sallis’s theoretical writings and on the canonical texts in the philosophy of art (Kant, Schelling, Hegel, and Heidegger). These analyses present for a wide audience a profound sense of landscape and of the earthly abode of the human.
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This book makes a forceful case for the scientific aspirations of ethics and for the necessity of ethics to our humanity. It is written as a challenge to those who are reluctant to recognize that science can deal decisively with questions in ethical theory. It throws new light on group responsibilities, apparent oughtness, and the responsibility we have for expanding our awareness of responsibilities.
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God's Final Victory addresses the ongoing controversy concerning which doctrine is more defensible: the doctrine of hell or the doctrine of universal salvation. Would the just and loving God of traditional Christianity ever cause or allow some creatures to endure hell, that is, eternal alienation from both God and the blessed? Many think the answer is yes. Some defend this answer by arguing that God is not only loving but also just, and that eternal damnation is sometimes the only way God can meet the demands of justice with respect to sin. Others argue that, out of respect for creatures, God affords them the freedom to choose their destiny--and some choose eternal alienation from God. God's Final Victory examines the presuppositions underlying both lines of argument and finds that, once understood in their most defensible form, they offer good reason to suppose God would save all if He could and no compelling reason to suppose that He would or could not. As such, even conservative Christians should believe in universal salvation.
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Does morality need God?Everyone, it seems, struggles with moral and ethical issues. On a daily basis, newspapers, television, radio and magazines feature the moral scandals of political, religious and business leaders--not to mention entertainers. Moral failure has become so common that it no longer shocks us. We wonder whether it is possible to be morally good in a largely secular society.What is the source of moral authority?Do we need God to be good?In Why Bother Being Good? John Hare explores the nature of goodness, the human condition, the role of reason and the value of community in moral development. He also shows how these relate to the Christian doctrines of atonement, justification and sanctification. With a general audience in mind, Hare carefully defines terms and uses poetry and narrative to illuminate his arguments. He writes, "If all the arguments in this book work, what I have shown is that the morality we are familiar with requires a theological background if it is going to make sense."Unique and surprisingly fresh, this book is an excellent introduction to moral philosophy.
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[T]his book traces the stages involved in working out the system which was to be known as "Organicism," and the various influences which were incorporated into its formulation. This is intended to be an intellectual autobiography covering his life and writings, at the same time dealing with the concept of "Organicism," focusing on each dimension of this world view, in turn, first as his own thinking about how a given area originated, and then how that area was developed. The reader is immediately impressed by two things. First, the breadth of Archie's interest and knowledge, and the depth of the knowledge in each of the dimensions examined. --- excerpt from book's Preface
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God's Final Victory addresses the ongoing controversy concerning which doctrine is more defensible: the doctrine of hell or the doctrine of universal salvation. Would the just and loving God of traditional Christianity ever cause or allow some creatures to endure hell, that is, eternal alienation from both God and the blessed? Many think the answer is yes. Some defend this answer by arguing that God is not only loving but also just, and that eternal damnation is sometimes the only way God can meet the demands of justice with respect to sin. Others argue that, out of respect for creatures, God affords them the freedom to choose their destiny--and some choose eternal alienation from God. God's Final Victory examines the presuppositions underlying both lines of argument and finds that, once understood in their most defensible form, they offer good reason to suppose God would save all if He could and no compelling reason to suppose that He would or could not. As such, even conservative Christians should believe in universal salvation.
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Simplistic accounts of egoism have encouraged incomplete and superficial answers to the question «Why should I be moral?» This work defends an interpretation of the question as a genuine and fundamental question of practical importance. Detailed description of the egoist's planning, language use and reason-giving provide a strongest-case analysis of the amoral egoistic option, in the spirit of Plato's account of the perfectly unjust man. The framework for an answer is offered which draws out key theoretical assumptions and practical consequences of an egoistic system whose potential adaptability has been consistently underestimated.
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Bahm, Archie John was born on August 21, 1907 in Imlay, Michigan, United States. Son of John Samuel and Lena (Kohn) Bahm.
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College, 1929; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1930; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1933.
Instructor to associate professor Texas Technological College, 1934-1946. Associate professor philosophy University Denver, 1946-1948. Professor philosophy University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1948-1973, professor emeritus, 1973-1996.
Fulbright research scholar University Rangoon, 1955-1956, Banaras Hindu University, 1962-1963. Founder center for Archie J. Bahm comparative philosophy studies Institute Philosophy, Jiangsu Academy Social Sciences, Nanjing, 1994, Institute for World Philosophy Albuquerque, 1995.
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( When first published, John Heil's introduction quickly ...)
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(ISBN-13: 9781557782045 Publisher: Paragon House Publisher...)
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Author: Philosophy, An Introduction, 1953, Philosophy of the Buddah, 1958, What Makes Acts Right?, 1958, Tao Teh King by Lao Tzu, 1958, Logic for Beginners, 1960, Types of Intuition, 1961, Yoga: Union with the Ultimate, 1961, The World's Living Religions, 1964, Yoga for Business Executives, 1965, The Heart of Confucius, 1969, Directory of American Philosophers vols. I-XVI, 1962-1992, Bhagavad Gita, The Wisdom of Krishna, 1970, Metaphysics, An Introduction, 1974, Ethics as a Behavioral Science, 1974, Comparative Philosophy, 1977, The Specialist, 1977, The Philosopher's World Model, 1979, Why Be Moral, 1980, Axiology: The Science of Values, 1980, Ethics: The Science of Oughtness, 1980, Computocracy, 1985, editor: Interdependence, 1977, Epistemeology, 1995, Organicism, 1996. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member American Philosophical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Planetary Citizens, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Tau.
Married Luna Parks Bachelor, February 13, 1930. Children— Raymond John, Elaine Lucia (Mistress C.R. Cundiff).