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Holy Roman Empire was "Neither Holy, Nor Roman, Nor an Empire" Symbolic Logic Analysis of Voltaire's Claim

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The famous remark that the Holy Roman Empire was "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire" is traditionally attributed to Voltaire, who wrote it in the 18th century. It is witty, memorable, and partly true—but it is also an oversimplification.
Ibaguner, Sinan
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The Converso Diaspora and Iberian Empires

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whereas there is no consensus among contemporary scholars in defining the Converso diaspora and its criteria of belonging, most of them highlighted its geographical, economic, cultural and political dependence on early modern Iberian empires.
Claude B. Stuczynski
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding and truth in Hannah Arendt: The critical reception of the Eichmann trial and the will

open access: yesThe Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This article highlights a shift in Hannah Arendt's intellectual development regarding the will during the 1960s, traced into the early 1970s when she focused on thinking, willing, and judging. I argue that this change was driven by reactions to her report on Adolf Eichmann's 1961 trial in Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963).
Andrew Song
wiley   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

The Roman Empire

open access: yes, 2003
Biblioteca de Educación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Calle San Agustín, 5 - 3 planta; 28014 Madrid; Tel.
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Apocalyptic Visions and Ecofeminist Narratives in Three Southeast Asian Women's Fiction

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apocalypse that describes ‘end‐of‐world’ scenarios have been especially prolific in the past few decades since the climate crisis has prophesied the imminent destruction of natural and human habitats. Apocalyptic literatures present insights into the various problems that beset humanity currently and extrapolate the inevitable consequences ...
Chitra Sankaran
wiley   +1 more source

Individual Variation in Perception and Evolutionary Aesthetics: Grant Allen's 1878 Investigation of Congenital Amusia

open access: yesJournal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Volume 63, Issue 1, Winter 2027.
ABSTRACT The consideration of human evolution and variation were live topics in the second half of the 19th century. These issues converged in Grant Allen's (1848–1899) 1878 investigation of a case of “note‐deafness” (i.e., tone‐deafness; congenital amusia).
Marjorie Perlman Lorch
wiley   +1 more source

Three‐Dimensional Analytical Model of a Podium Structure With Rocking Columns of Square Cross Section

open access: yesEarthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 15, Page 4055-4068, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Allowing structural systems to uplift and rock during seismic excitation has emerged as an effective and inherently self‑centering form of seismic isolation. This paper develops a computationally efficient 3D analytical model suitable for the understanding of the behavior of rocking bridges.
Dimitra Adamopoulou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Supracondylar Process in a Subadult in the Late Antique Age: A Case Report

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 6, Page 1178-1185, December 2026.
ABSTRACT During the excavation procedures for the railway trait Napoli‐Cancello, in the city of Afragola (Naples), several burials dating back to the Late Antique Age were found. One of them was an amphora burial (enchytrismòs) and contained the skeletal remains of a subadult individual affected by bilateral supracondylar process. Supracondylar process
Barbara Albanese   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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