Nietzschean Autonomy and the Meaning of the “Sovereign Individual”*
Abstract This paper has two goals, one narrower and one wider. The limited goal is to address an interpretive dispute over the Genealogy’s description of the “sovereign individual,” a character type whose features bear on Nietzsche’s distinctive conceptions of conscience, promising, and what it is to take responsibility for oneself.
R. Lanier Anderson
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Mystik och polemik : Hur begreppet gnosis förstås och används av Lectorium Rosicrucianum [PDF]
In recent studies of Western esotericism, the essentialist status and “religionist” design of the concept of gnosis has been disputed. Current aspects of the concept to discuss are gnosis as modern construction, as reflective surface of a secular ...
Nenzén, Niklas
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THE DYNAMIC SURVIVAL OF PESANTREN IN INDONESIA A BRIEF EXPLANATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL MUSLIM EDUCATION [PDF]
After the ratification of Pesantren's Law, the existence of pesantren (Islamic boarding school) more be recognized as an integral part of the national education system. Historically, it has much uniqueness.
Arif, Mahmud +2 more
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On The Corporeal Exchange: Thai Boxing's Sacrificial Movement [PDF]
This dissertation is an ethnographic study of Thai boxing (muay Thai) understood as sacrificial exchange, exploring the practice of this martial art in the context of contemporary Thai society.
Schissel, Paul
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Ayurveda: Between Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine
Ayurveda is playing a growing part in Europe. Questions regarding the role of religion and spirituality within Ayurveda are discussed widely. Yet, there is little data on the influence of religious and spiritual aspects on its European diffusion. Methods. A survey was conducted with a new questionnaire.
C. Kessler +5 more
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The travel diary of a philosopher [PDF]
http://tartu.ester.ee/record=b2416030~S1 ...
Keyserling, Hermann von
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Taking Stock to Look Ahead: Celebrating Forty Years of English Studies in Spain [PDF]
This volume brings together a diverse but well-balanced selection of the plenary lectures, scholarly papers and round tables presented at the AEDEAN Conference at Huesca. The contents of this e-book are divided into four sections.
Ferrández San Miguel, María +1 more
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From Mendel to mycoses: Immuno‐genomic warfare at the human–fungus interface
Summary Fungi are opportunists: They particularly require a defect of immunity to cause severe or disseminated disease. While often secondary to an apparent iatrogenic cause, fungal diseases do occur in the absence of one, albeit infrequently. These rare cases may be due to an underlying genetic immunodeficiency that can present variably in age of ...
Donald C. Vinh
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Western esoterism : Ultimate Sacred Postulates and Ritual Fields [PDF]
The greater part of Western Esoterism holds beliefs in five important matrices. This branch of esoterism, rooted in a Hermetic milieu, is labelled dialectical esoterism because of the dialectical relationship between the ‘lower’ (man, earth) and the ...
Steen Larsen, Lars
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Esoteric Anthropology: "Devolutionary" and "Evolutionary" Orientations in Perennial Philosophy [PDF]
Naturally, contributions from places other than this one will be encouraged, indeed, sought. There could be no other way to promote a more wide understanding of Religion in Australia, than this.
Isenberg, Sheldon R., Thursby, Gene R.
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