Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Albert Schweitzer believed that ethical values which could underpin the ideal of true civilization had to have their foundation in deep thought and be world- and life-affirming. He therefore embarked on a search for ethical values in the various major religions and world-views accessible to him, but could not find any that were able ...
The Quest of the Historical Jesus (German: Von Reimarus zu Wrede: eine Geschichte der Leben-Jesu-Forschung, literally "From Reimarus to Wrede: a History of Life-of-Jesus Research") is a 1906 work of Biblical historical criticism written by Albert Schweitzer during the previous year, before he began to study for a medical degree.
Since Albert Schweitzer's book The Quest of the Historical Jesus, scholars have stated that many of the portraits of Jesus are "pale reflections of the researchers" themselves. [15] [144] [145] Schweitzer stated: "There is no historical task which so reveals a man's true self as the writing of a life of Jesus."
The 'Schweitzer effect' refers to his statement that 'Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing'. [91] This eponym is used in medical education to highlight the relationship between lived experience/example and medical students' opinions on professional behaviours.
Schweizer, in the rest of the work, makes similarly-toned accusations against individuals the book focuses on, particularly surrounding political issues such as environmentalism, labor, and taxation. After the book's publication, Chomsky talked to Schweizer about his creation of a trust fund for his daughters and grandchildren. [1]
Sometimes a subtitle tells you quite a lot about a book. The one for Peter Schweizer's Throw Them All Out reads: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and ...
Apple. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a company that people just love to doubt. The stock started 2024 with a pretty expensive multiple, only to end the year with an even pricier one (shares go for almost ...
Holmes Rolston III, Environmental Ethics: Duties to and Values in the Natural World, 1988; Shelly Kagan, The Limits of Morality, 1989; Allan Gibbard, Wise Choices, Apt Feelings: A Theory Of Normative Judgment, 1990; Joan Tronto, Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care, 1993; Annette Baier, Moral Prejudices: Essays on Ethics ...