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Paraphysical Jurisprudent Massacre Mediation
It is possible and thereby feasible to develop and implement a pragmatic methodology for a
preemptive evidentiary system of ‘Paraphysical Jurisprudence’ for mediating the occurrence of
massacres. A required comprehensive completion and formalizing of the tools of epistemology
(theory of knowledge) already exists and has been tested both ecumenically and scientifically. The
evolution of epistemology has followed the historical progression from myth and superstition to
logic and reason to empiricism and now finally to the utility of ‘transcendence’ as a tool in
knowledge acquisition. An inspiring example from popular culture is illustrated in the 2002
Hollywood film noir “Minority Report” designed by its director to present a ‘plausible future
world’ for the year 2054 wherein an elaborate ‘Precrime Unit’ is tested to prevent murder by
utilizing a trio of ‘precogs’ bathed in a ‘photonic milk’ able to presciently predetermine impending
occurrences of homicide for which the Precrime Police Unit then intervenes to prevent. Disdain
for a putative so-called scientific metaphysics by natural philosophers is deeply rooted in modern
pragmatic societies; perhaps rightly so as consistency, credibility and lack of a comprehensive
theory has been heretofore emphatically lacking. In addition to the major problem of repeatability
is the perceived distinction between domains of the physical and so-called ‘spiritual’ as mutually
exclusive. In this work a strong case is made for the rigorous viability and near term putative
implementation of a system of paraphysical jurisprudence drawing on the utility of a panoply of
concepts. The remaining question is when does feasible become practical in the face of a steady
increase in the heinous massacre of innocents
Kalin Yanakiev as a Writer of Apocrypha? Remarks on the Essay Дебат върху теодицеята (A Debate on Theodicy)
Translated by Piotr SzymczakThe article engages with the philosophical and theological notion of theodicy as formulated by Kalin Yanakiev in Дебат върху теодицеята (A Debate on Theodicy), an essay which appeared
in Yanakiev’s book Философски опити върху самотата и надеждата (Philosophical Essays on
Solitude and Hope,2008). The article uses the category of apocryphalness to analyse the ideas sparked off in Yanakiev’s work by a passage from Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, along with a series
of Yanakiev’ s philosophical and poetic images which are interpreted in the biblical and philosophical
context. The article also touches on the relationships between Yanakiev’s ideas and Orthodox
Christian theodicy
Menorah Review (No. 27, Winter, 1993)
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Coyote Medicine and Biotech Culture: Mad Scientists, Jesus and Evil Aliens, and the Dangerous and Uncontrollable Power of Women
The author explores a dialogue between Native American religion and culture, Christianity, and science, for the purpose of determining some ways in which Native American religious tradition can offer a helpful perspective and corrective for some of the theological and ethical dilemmas that arise from historical interrelatedness of science and \"conquering \" Christianity. A kind of secular Christianity-of-conquest has been used as a justification for unreflected and ethically dubious choices in science. Working with Trickster stories and concepts, is it possible to engage the teachings of Jesus in new and subtle ways to make critical assessments of developments in biotechnology
An Incongruent Amalgamation: John Stuart Mill\u27s Utilitarianism on Naturalism
John Stuart Mill\u27s utilitarian principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, often surfaces in cultural debates in the contemporary West over the extent and foundations of moral duties. Given the drift from its historical Judeo-Christian moorings, naturalism now provides much of the epistemic grounding in Western culture in relation to moral duties. The amalgamation of Mill’s utilitarianism and naturalism has resulted in a cultural and epistemic disconnect. Naturalism is hard-pressed to provide consistent epistemic support for Mill’s utilitarian principle. This essay provides a number of suggestions as to why Mill’s utilitarianism may be inconsistent on naturalism
Human Rights and the Bible
Do contemporary Jews see the Bible as a source for a modern language of human rights?
At first glance, there are overwhelming differences between the thought world of the Bible and that of modern human rights. The HB/OT is essentially theocentric, whereas the discourse of human rights is anthropocentric. The very word “rights,” as it is used today, does not appear in the HB/OT. The nearest equivalent is perhaps the biblical word mitswah, a concept whose closest equivalent among modern secular concepts would be “obligation.
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