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John Mathews title bond to John Long, St. Clairsville
No full textTitle bond for $1000. Signed by John Mathews. Also signed for Lewis Nye by John Mathews, as his attorney. Witnessed by Peter Speck and John Scott
John Peter Romaine Bureau, Gallipolis, letter to John Mathews, Springfield [Putnam]
No full textJohn Peter Romaine Bureau, Gallipolis, letter to John Mathews, Springfield [Putnam
John Peter Romaine Bureau, Gallipolis, letter to John Mathews, Springfield [Putnam], Ohio
No full textJohn Peter Romaine Bureau, Gallipolis, letter to John Mathews, Springfield [Putnam], Ohi
The Morality Meme: Nietzsche and A Serious Man
No full textPairing together the Coen brothers film A Serious Man (2009) with the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, this paper looks at questions about morality, illusion, and the influence of Jewish thought on contemporary ethics. Beginning with a reading of Nietzsche that locates his discussion of the Jews within its proper historical context, it traces the beginnings of the "morality meme," the notion of a universal moral reward that, Nietzsche argues, arises during the Deuteronomist period of Jewish history. The second part of the paper looks at how A Serious Man also engages in an interrogation of this moralistic overcoding of the universe, with a particular emphasis on how these questions upset Larry Gopnik's views of both science and religion. The essay then concludes with a look at the poisonous effects of the "morality meme," showing in particular how it has influenced the psychology of anti-Semitism. Rather than a rejection of Jewishness, the paper concludes that in A Serious Man the Coen brothers engage in a careful but loving criticism of their own culture that requires them to distance themselves from the problematic effects of its religious morality
After the Victorians: The Historical Turning Point in McEwan's On Chesil Beach
No full textThis article examines the common view that Ian McEwan's novel On Chesil Beach is an affirmation of the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Instead, the roots of McEwan's ideas are traced back to the Victorian period, locating On Chesil Beach in a thematic tradition with a long pedigree in modern British literature. Through a critical engagement with McEwan's oeuvre, the author examines the moral implications that accompany the notion of a historical turning point.This article was written with the support of a research grant from Hanyang University
Ecocide : a Soviet legacy
No full textOne of the most harmful and potentially long-lasting legacies of communism in the former Soviet block is that of ecocide -- widespread pollution, over-consumption of resources, and general destruction of the environment. In a system where the state was the manufacturer and production quotas were paramount, environmental concerns were consistently subordinated to industrial goals. Only after the collapse of the Soviet Union did the true scale of this environmental crisis become apparent. In St. Petersburg, waste from more than 500 factories contaminated the harbor and rendered the city's water supply undrinkable. The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest body of freshwater in the world, was shrunk to one-third of its original size and permanently polluted as the result of years of over-draining to irrigate crops. Perhaps most menacingly, the former U.S.S.R. suffered widespread radiation pollution caused by Chernobyl and other nuclear accidents. In this episode, host Peter Krogh sits down with Dr. Murray Feshbach, professor of demography at Georgetown University, and Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews, former Deputy to the Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, to discuss the legacy of communist environmental policy in the former Soviet Union and the need for a broader definition of international security that includes environmental resource and demographic concerns.Examines ecocide and environmental degradation in the former U.S.S.R., as well as the role of environmental resources in international security
2019 Liffman Lecture - Ethical Philanthropy - How do we do better at doing good?
No full textThe second annual Liffman Lecture was held at Melbourne Town Hall on 7 May 2019. Swinburne and the Swinburne Philanthropy and Social Impact Alumni (SPSIA) were thrilled to host renowned ethicist Peter Singer AC for his return to Swinburne. Peter was joined in conversation by Peter Mares (senior moderator with the Cranlana Programme, former ABC journalist and broadcaster, author and Adjunct Fellow at the Swinburne Centre for Urban Transitions) and Leigh Mathews (Victorian Young Australian of the Year 2009 and founder of ALTO Global Consulting) for a robust and uncompromising discussion
Ian Mathews - newspaper editor and community activist
No full textIan Mathews is not strictly a past member of ANU staff, though he is happily embraced within the collegial fellowship ofANU’s Emeritus Faculty; he is the editor of the Faculty’s regular newsletter, Emeritus. Ian was previously Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Canberra Times, serving with the newspaper from 1963 to 1988. He had previously worked with the Adelaide News, and with several provincial newspapers in the UK. For his contributions to journalism he was awarded an Order of Australia in 1988.
Since leaving the Canberra Times in 1988, Ian has edited Stand To, for the Returned Services League of Australia, UNity, the journal of the United Nations’ Association of Australia, and The Order, for the Order of Australia Association. He has also served on national and local organisations supporting education, health, literature, foreign affairs, peace and disarmament, and the arts.
Ian co-authored with Russell Fox (previously Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court) the book Drug Policy – Fact, Fiction and the Future, a proposal for alternative approaches to national and community drugs policy.
Apart from his editorial and community activities, Ian is currently studying English literature at ANU
John Peter Romaine Bureau, Point Pleasant, letter to John Mathews
No full textHas sold the stockade and blockhouse at a poor price. Also, writes that there is a note added by L. L. Labille and dated June 30, 1794, concerning an order given to J. Mathews by Widow Watson
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