World. An anthropological examination (part 2)

This paper is the second of a two-part essay that aims to examine anthropologically the category “world.” The first part argued in favor of a single-world approach and for the unavoidable centrality of personhood in the human condition. In this second part of the essay, I address the metaphysical implications of the category “world” and relate them to the process of “worlding,” thus defending the continued heuristic value of the old anthropological category of worldview. I suggest that a consideration of the Ontological Proof of God’s existence, developed by St. Anselm of Canterbury in the late eleventh century, helps us develop a comparative theory of personhood by showing how the experience of transcendence is inherent in personal ontogenesis

The Book Review Column 1

Welcome to the Book Reviews Column. We hope to bring you at least three reviews of books every month. In this column three books are reviewed. 1. Algorithms on strings, trees, and sequences: computer science and computational biology by Dan Gusfield. Reviewed by Gary Benson. This is an encyclopedic book on algorithms in computer science motivated by biological applications and (gasp!) actually used in such applications. 2. Verification of Sequential and Concurrent Programs by Krzysztof R. Apt and Ernst-Rüdiger Olderog. Reviewed by Anish Arora. This is a book on verification that is (according to the review) suitable as a text in a grad course. 3. Algorithms and Programming: Problems and Solutions by Alexander Shen. Reviewed by Jerry James. This is a quirky book of, as the title suggests, problems and solutions. The review suggests it might be used by a teacher as a source of problems and to refine ones own skills