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Roshwald, Mordecai Marceli was born on May 26, 1921 in Drohobycz, Poland. Came to the United States, 1955. Son of Abraham and Sidonia Feuer Roshwald.
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The two principles of the Transient and the Absolute are fundamental to man's self-perception. While we perceive ourselves as transient biological phenomena, with a limited span of existence, we also view ourselves as immaterial creatures whose personalities persist and are not subject to change. This original philosophical essay surveys the totality of human experience from this dual perspective, showing the presence and the constant interaction of the two principles in the civilizational endeavors of humanity. The author analyzes our constant search for the absolute among transient manifestations in diverse domains, such as religion, philosophy, art, society, and politics. This volume offers a unifying view of the great diversity of human experience, based on the author's insight into man's self-perception.
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This book studies the treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.
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(Liberty: Its Meaning and Scope (Contributions in Philosop...)
Liberty: Its Meaning and Scope (Contributions in Philosophy, #77) Liberty: Its Meaning and Scope (Contributions in Philosophy, #77) by Roshwald, Mordecai ( Author ) Hardcover Jun- 2000 Hardcover Jun- 30- 2000
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( The history of mankind is fraught with clashes in the q...)
The history of mankind is fraught with clashes in the quest for liberty—in the name of often contradictory ideals of freedom. Roshwald explores the diverse understandings of the term liberty and its spectrum of application, in order to achieve a coherent and consistent definition of the concept in respect to both the individual and society. The issue of liberty is examined not only from the traditional angle of political philosophy but also from a philosophical-anthropological perspective. After analyzing examples of specific approaches to freedom, and describing a theoretically and practically viable definition of liberty, the book suggests the possibility and ways of attaining the ideal. The concept of liberty has been tarnished by propaganda, conflicting political claims, and uncritical usage. This book attempts to restore value to the meaning of liberty, arguing that it must be clearly understood and defined in the context of human experience in order to be universally enjoyed. Through a cogent analysis of contradictions in individual and societal perceptions of the over-used and abused principle, this interdisciplinary volume rescues liberty from its current role as being a mere slogan and presents the possibility for individual and collective freedoms to coexist. A selected Bibliography chronicles historical and contemporary treatises on liberty.
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Roshwald, Mordecai Marceli was born on May 26, 1921 in Drohobycz, Poland. Came to the United States, 1955. Son of Abraham and Sidonia Feuer Roshwald.
Master of Arts, Hebrew University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University, 1947.
Born in Drohobycz, Poland, Roshwald later emigrated to Israel. His most famous work is Level 7 (1959), a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel. He is also the author of A Small Arrmageddon (1962) and Dreams and Nightmares: Science and Technology in Myth and Fiction (2008).
Roshwald was a "professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Minnesota, and a visiting professor at many universities worldwide."
He lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States at the time of his death.
(Liberty: Its Meaning and Scope (Contributions in Philosop...)
(This book studies the treatment of science and technology...)
( The history of mankind is fraught with clashes in the q...)
( The two principles of the Transient and the Absolute ar...)
Married Miriam Mindla Wyszynski, August 23, 1945 (deceased November 1998). Children: Aviel Isaiah.