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Probing the limits of Crocean historicism [PDF]
This article reconsiders the post-war reaction against Benedetto Croce, focusing on the critical reappraisal of Crocean historicism that followed the defeat of Italian Fascism. Motivated by a growing sense of historical uncertainty, Italians increasingly
Leavitt, Charles, Charles L. Leavitt IV
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Rankean historicism is ordinarily seen nowadays as an outdated nineteenth century fashion and that we could not possibly tolerate in our modern intellectual homes. In opposition to this common wisdom I argue that historicism - i.e.
Ankersmit, F.R., Frank Ankersmit
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson +6 more
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Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert +7 more
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Thomas Kuhn’s “pre-Structure” Affinities with Arthur Lovejoy’s Critical Realism
In this paper I argue that at the heart of the genesis of Thomas S. Kuhn’s landmark ideas in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) lies a complex interplay between two strands of early twentiethcentury philosophy at Harvard: the critical realism
Basafa Mark Nader
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Trends and Current Situation of China's Meat Sector
ABSTRACT As the world's largest meat producer, consumer, and importer, China's meat sector has undergone profound transformation over the past decade, driven by biological crises (e.g., African Swine Fever), environmental policies, and global market integration. This study analyzes the sector's production restructuring, consumption diversification, and
Zengyong Zhu
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The historical nature of the legal tradition
Purpose. The study aims to analyze the historical nature of legal tradition, determine its essence as a determinant reflecting the socio-cultural, economic, and political conditions of its time, and reveal its role in the formation and development of ...
Ilyn L.
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ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler +10 more
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American studies and the new historicism
This essay argues that one major reason American studies has proved resistant to the New Historicism is that its model of pouvoir-savoir, derived from Foucault, works more readily for cultures dominated by centralized power (e.g., Greenblatt\u27s studies
Chocano Díaz, María Gema
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ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino +3 more
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