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Of Signs: Matter and Revelation in the Liturgies of William Durand and John Calvin
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 190-206, April 2023., 2023 Abstract This article seeks to set aside what we might call Cartesian physics to revisit William Durand's conception of sign as set forth in the Rationale divinorum officiorum and John Calvin's as set forth in the Institutio christianae religionis. Reading the two works through the lens of medieval physics reveals commonalities – both held signs to be ...
Lee Palmer Wandel
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Quantum Advantage in a Molecular Spintronic Engine that Harvests Thermal Fluctuation Energy
Advanced Materials, Volume 34, Issue 49, December 8, 2022., 2022 Molecule‐based engines with a quantum advantage are implemented using spin electronics to harvest the most basic form of energy: ambient heat. This ground‐breaking interdisciplinary approach enables electrical output above room temperature using nanoscale electrical devices.
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Statistics in times of increasing uncertainty
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), Volume 185, Issue 4, Page 1471-1496, October 2022., 2022 Abstract The statistical community mobilised vigorously from the start of the 2020 SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, following the RSS's long tradition of offering our expertise to help society tackle important issues that require evidence‐based decisions. This address aims to capture the highlights of our collective engagement in the pandemic, and the difficulties
Sylvia Richardson
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German Life and Letters, Volume 78, Issue 4, Page 413-431, October 2025.ABSTRACT This article presents a conception of literature as self‐reflection, derived from the writings of Johann Georg Hamann (1730–88). Starting from an intertextual analysis of Hamann's statements on self‐knowledge as a descent into hell that paves the way to divinisation, the article presents Hamann's intertextual writing practice (‘neuer Begriff ...
Anna Żymełka‐Pietrzak
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History, Volume 109, Issue 388, Page 461-487, December 2024.Abstract This article establishes the intellectual origins and underpinnings of the early modern soldier‐scholar in order to better understand the military humanist tradition within which Sir Walter Ralegh's writings on naval warfare and logistics were conceived and composed. By locating Ralegh within this tradition, the article provides a new critical
MATTHEW WOODCOCK
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The 'gentlemanly' ideal as it appears in the Essais of Michel de Montaigne. [PDF]
, 1994 This thesis looks at an ideal of social intercourse, which obtained in France in the second half of the sixteenth century and which can be traced in Montaigne's Essais. We begin by.
Head, Jennifer
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Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 185-205, April 2024.Abstract This article gives a detailed description and analysis of Robert Burton's copy of Theatrum urbium italicarum, a Venetian ‘city‐atlas’ produced in 1599 by the engraver and publisher Pietro Bertelli. Burton's copy of the book is especially noteworthy because it has had a number of the maps removed.
Flynn Allott
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Matteo Ricci's Depictions of Alexander the Great in Late Ming China☆
Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 227-244, April 2024.Abstract This article primarily focuses on the origin, the earliest dissemination and the accommodation of European Alexander texts in imperial China by Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552–1610). After providing an overview of the Chinese Alexander traditions, it first examines the sources of inspiration for Ricci's choice of Alexander as the prominent ...
Yaliang Fu
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Da educação das crianças em Montaigne: uma ideia de formação humana [PDF]
, 2012 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Educação. Programa de Pós-Graduação em EducaçãoOs "Ensaios" de Michel de Montaigne, escritos no século XVI, ainda nos inspiram, quer por sua forma, quer por seu ...
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A collection of no authority: canon law and the Collectio 91 capitulorum
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 82-105, February 2024.Normative texts need to be authoritative to be effective in communicating norms and rules. Recent scholarship has shown a renewed interest in the authoritative status of the texts within early medieval works of canon law and the ways in which authority is reflected in the practice of attribution, promulgation, or organization.
Sven Meeder
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