244 research outputs found
Anselm of Canterbury and the Development of Theological Thought, c. 1070-1141
No full textThis thesis explores the role of Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) in the development of theological thought in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. It aims to demonstrate that Anselm’s thought had a greater impact on the early development of scholastic theology than is often recognized, particularly in the areas of the doctrine of the incarnation and redemption, but also in his discussion of freedom and sin. Through his explanation of the economy of salvation in terms of making satisfaction for sin, and his rejection of modes of discussion that focussed on the rights and role of the devil, Anselm’s writing on the theology of the redemption provided a framework for the discussion of later authors such as Hugh of St Victor, Peter Abelard, Bernard of Clairvaux and authors associated with the School of Laon, among others. Such discussion often utilized Anselm as an explicator of difficult passages in patristic theology, notably Augustine, and his work was most controversial when he was thought to have contradicted earlier authority. Anselm was involved in contemporary polemics with both Jews and Christian theologians, as well as producing works that explored profound theological and metaphysical ideas. In his emphasis on the place and role of reason in divine questions, he crossed the boundaries between ‘monastic’ and ‘scholastic’ thought. Through an exploration of Anselmian elements in the thought of a variety of authors from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, this thesis aims to contribute to a broadening understanding of the legacy of this great thinker
Book review: The theatrical public sphere, by Christopher B. Balme
No full textBook review of: The theatrical public sphere, by Christopher B. Balme. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014; ISBN 9781107006836 (£60.00)Publisher PD
The German theatre in Oslo
No full textIn this essay, Heinrich traces the history of the German theatre in Oslo. The author starts by locating the role of Norway and the Norwegians in Nazi Germany’s political and racial theories before discussing the setting up and running of the German language theatre in Oslo in detail. Heinrich foregrounds its repertoire and funding arrangements and the discrepancies between significant political and artistic demands and a meagre theatrical output of questionable quality. Although this created uneasiness among the Nazi hierarchy, it did not question the principles on which this theatre was funded, i.e. that it will be able to create and sustain closer ties between Norway and Germany as nations whose populations belonged to the same racial family, according to Nazi theorists
St. Anselm of Canterbury on God and Morality
No full textThis is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The Monist following peer review. The version of record Katherin Rogers, St. Anselm of Canterbury on God and Morality, The Monist, Volume 105, Issue 3, July 2022, Pages 309–320, https://doi.org/10.1093/monist/onac002 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/monist/onac002. This article will be embargoed until 06/14/2024.Anselm of Canterbury, as a classical theist, does not hold that there is a moral, or value, order independent of God. What is good, indeed what is necessary and possible, depends on the will of God. But Anselm’s development of this claim does not succumb to the problems entailed by divine-command theory. One such problem addresses the question of whether or not the moral order is available to reason, bracketing Scripture and Church teaching. Anselm holds that to be just is to conform to God’s will. Nevertheless Anselm proposes a eudaimonistic ethical theory that allows reason to assess moral principles. And Anselm holds that the non-believer recognizes justice, even before he can appreciate the more general category of “good.
The Haunting of Image-Systems
No full textHarun Farocki's interest in image systems was above all an interest in the historical relationship between social struggles, technologies, myths and systems of domination. Taking Farocki and Sylvia Wynter as their point of departure, the artist Blaise Kirschner and the author and curator Anselm Franke examine the current reproduction and reconfiguration of the worldmaking, ‘mythopoeitic’ function of modern and a-modern image systems: materials for the anatomy of a newly consolidating fascism
The Haunting of Image-Systems
No full textHarun Farocki's interest in image systems was above all an interest in the historical relationship between social struggles, technologies, myths and systems of domination. Taking Farocki and Sylvia Wynter as their point of departure, the artist Blaise Kirschner and the author and curator Anselm Franke examine the current reproduction and reconfiguration of the worldmaking, ‘mythopoeitic’ function of modern and a-modern image systems: materials for the anatomy of a newly consolidating fascism
A forgotten account: Anselm Eckart and the 18th Century Amazon
No full textThe almost unknown "Additional notes on the description of the lands of Brazil", by German Jesuit Anselm Eckart (1721-1809), deserves great interest for Amazonian studies. Eckart, who joined for five years (1753-1757) the Maranhão and Grão-Pará missions, published his own observations appended to another author's book on Amazonian natural and social world. The "Additional notes" chapters concerning Indian tribes' customs and situation under colonial rule are here translated by Thekla Hartmann and are commented by the author
Faszination - Schrecken. Zur Handlungsrelevanz ästhetischer Erfahrung anhand Anselm Kiefers Deutschlandbilder
No full textSpecial commendation from the Hans-und-Lea-Grundig Prize by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation 2015 - - I - -
How do we perceive the world and pictures? The book is based around the hypothesis that we initially perceive the world as well as pictures by feelings and that there is a direct connection between the two. By debating fascination and horror, such as can be triggered by Anselm Kiefer´s Deutschlandbilder, the author discusses their consequences and conclusions for our cultural self-perception. The author develops a comprehensive theory on image and culture which is new in this field of research and also includes the special status of the art
Saint Anselm And His Proofs For The Existence Of God
No full text"Credo ut intelligam." This was the motto of Saint Anselm of Canterbury. In respect to Anselm himself, it may be added "Intelligo ut amem," for truly, to know Saint Anselm is to love him. A humble, studious monk, his life and his work are manifestations of one who carried his love for Christ and for His Church into every phase of his busy life. Living in an age which historians have erroneously labeled the "Dark Ages," Anselm, along with many other great sons of the Church, is a complete refutation of this charge. Intelligent historians are in accord with the Church which realizes the important part which Anselm played in the continuum of religious, philosophical, and political thought. To most historians of philosophy, the name, Saint Anselm, means merely the ontological argument. Perhaps no other great philosopher was so neglected in his own day; certainly few are more neglected in modern times. While it is true that he is remembered by most students for his unique ideological argument for the existence of God, it must be understood that this was only one of his four arguments. Long before he began to write his Proslogium. he had formulated three non-ideological arguments in the Monologium: one based on the need of a standard, one from gradation in being, and one which was based on design, or order. In addition to these works, he wrote many treatises on theological and philosophical matters, among the most famous of which are Cur Deus Homo and Meditationes. To believe that Anselm's contribution to philosophy was limited to the ontological argument is the same as believing that Saint Thomas wrote one argument for God's existence, and nothing more. Since this work is necessarily limited to the proofs for the existence of God according to Saint Anselm, it is not the author's intention to treat all of his philosophy; rather, it is intended that Anselm's proofs, both ideological and non-ideological, be clearly set forth and explained. This necessitates an understanding of his basic philosophy, as well as an insight into Anselm, the philosopher, and Ids times. It was with these facts in mind that Chapter One was written. Further, since no philosophy is without its effects, it has also been necessary to follow Anselm's works, so fas as is possible, to comparatively recent times. It is to be hoped that the reader of this work will realize the importance of Anselm in a study of philosophy. By studying Anselm's works, an insight may be gained into the life of a man who bore his faith zealously into every one of his diverse activities, in a time and in a capacity in which this was very difficult. This having been done, the reader will gain, as the author has, a new love and respect for the runaway boy from Aosta who grew up to be the Archbishop of Canterbury, and what is greater, a Saint and Doctor of the Church
Effect of vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta-1, Interleukin-6, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide and Cortisol on gene expression of human myocardium in vitro
No full textDie vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die Effekte von Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Transforming Growth Factor-beta-1(TGF-beta-1), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP), Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) und Cortisol (bzw. Dexamethason) auf das humane Myokard. Um Rückschlüsse auf mögliche Hypertrophie induzierende bzw. Hypertrophie inhibierende Effekte zu erlangen, wurde die Gen-Expression von folgenden Peptiden bzw. Proteinen untersucht: ANP und BNP, zwei natriuretische Peptide, die vom Myokard sezerniert werden, sarkoplasmatische Retikulum-Calcium-ATPase (SERCA) und Natrium-Calcium-Exchanger (NCX), zwei Proteine, die wesentlich an der Calcium-Homöostase des Myokards beteiligt sind, c-fos, einem immediate early gene, Calcineurin A, einer Calcium/Calmodulin abhängigen Phosphatase, die Ausgangspunkt eines Hypertrophie vermittelnden Signalweges ist, Glykoprotein 130 (gp 130), über welches einige Zytokine ihre Signale vermitteln, und Skeletal-LIM- domain-protein-1 (SLIM-1), ein im Myokard vor kurzem beschriebenes Zinkfingerprotein.
Alle Untersuchungen wurden an aus menschlichem Myokard gewonnenen, isolierten Muskelstreifenpräparaten gemacht, die in Organbädern mit den entsprechenden Stimuli inkubiert worden waren. Die Analyse der Gen-Expression der Muskelstreifen erfolgte mit Hilfe von Northern Blots. Verglichen wurden die Unterschiede in der Gen-Expression von inkubierten und nicht inkubierten Trabekeln.Effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Transforming Growth Factor-beta-1(TGF-beta1), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP), Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and Cortisol on the gene expression of ANP,BNP,Sarkoplasmatic-Reticulum-Calcium-ATPase (SERCA), Natrium-Calcium-Exchanger (NCX), c-fos, Calcineurin A, Glykoprotein 130 (gp 130) and Skeletal-LIM- domain-protein-1 (SLIM-1) in human myocardium
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