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Denzinger, Henricus, and Adolphus Schoenmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, Definitionum et Declarationum de Rebus Fidei et Morum, Herder 1963 Introduction: 'Dubium non est quin praeter s. Scripturam cuique theologo summe desiderandus sit etiam liber manualis quo contineantur edicta Magisterii ecclesiastici eaque saltem maioris momenti, et quo ope variorim indicum quaerenti aperiantur eorum materiae.' (3) 'There is no doubt that in addition to holy Scripture, every theologian also needs a handbook which contains at least the more important edicts of the Magisterium of the Church, indexed in a way which makes them easy to find.' back

Edelman, Shimon, The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life, Basic books 2012 Jacket: ' "The anceint injunction to 'Know thyself' gets a lively update in Shimon Edelman's eclectic examination of 'knowing' and 'self' through the lends of twenty-first century cognitive science. Its human to wonder thoughtfully through real and imaginary landscapes, learning as we go—this is happiness, embodied in Edelman's witty odyssey, which provkes the very pleasures it describes.' Dan Lloyd, Brownell Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College
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Kipling, Rudyard, The Complete Just So Stories, Viking Books 1993 From Booklist: 'Of all the editions of Kipling's stories available, this is surely one of the most splendid. Each page carries either text with a narrow, vertical border of painted geometric figures on the outer edge or a full-page illustration within a wide, richly patterned frame in related jewel-bright hues. The richness of colors in the paintings is heightened by the use of gold throughout the artwork. Handsomely designed and beautifully illustrated, this is a book that children will treasure for its opulent look as well as its opulent language.' Carolyn Phelan
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Rubin, Jerry, Do It: Scenarios of the Revolution, Simon & Schuster 1970 'A Frenzied Emotional Symphony for the New Disorder: Simon & Schuster published it and that in itself is incredibly amazing because the book is utter filth in the eyes of the Mainstream. They published it because Rubin had the x-factor and was the highest profile radical of the 60s. They published it because they knew they would make money. The book sold over 250,000 copies in its first year. It went on to have at least 5 printings.' Amexander T. Newport
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Sampson, Anthony, Black and Gold: Tycoons, Revolutionaries and Apartheid, Pantheon 1987 Introduction: 'In this book I have tried to trace the erratic relationships between ... two groups of actors in the South African drama -- the international business leaders and the black politicians -- since they first encountered each other a century ago. I try to show how the story developed from both sides, to explore some of the characters and their motivations on the way, and to convey the flavour of each period without hindsight. I do not attempt to analyse with the same closeness the changing attitudes of Afrikaners and their governments, except insofar as they affected the whole climate and legislation of the country. But from 1978, when P W Botha became prime minister, I look at the story in more detail, to try to trace the stages towards the current tragic deadlock, and to show the viewpoint from America and Europe as well as South Africa.'
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Aristotle, Metaphysics VI I, 8-11, 'That physics, then, is a theoretical science, is plain from these considerations. Mathematics also, however, is theoretical; but whether its objects are immovable and separable from matter, is not at present clear; still, it is clear that some mathematical theorems consider them qua immovable and qua separable from matter. But if there is something which is eternal and immovable and separable, clearly the knowledge of it belongs to a theoretical science,-not, however, to physics (for physics deals with certain movable things) nor to mathematics, but to a science prior to both. For physics deals with things which exist separately but are not immovable, and some parts of mathematics deal with things which are immovable but presumably do not exist separately, but as embodied in matter; while the first science deals with things which both exist separately and are immovable. Now all causes must be eternal, but especially these; for they are the causes that operate on so much of the divine as appears to us. There must, then, be three theoretical philosophies, mathematics, physics, and what we may call theology, since it is obvious that if the divine is present anywhere, it is present in things of this sort. And the highest science must deal with the highest genus.

Thus, while the theoretical sciences are more to be desired than the other sciences, this is more to be desired than the other theoretical sciences. For one might raise the question whether first philosophy is universal, or deals with one genus, i.e. some one kind of being; for not even the mathematical sciences are all alike in this respect,-geometry and astronomy deal with a certain particular kind of thing, while universal mathematics applies alike to all.' back

Camilla Nelson, Friday Essay: the ilterary canon is exhiliarating and disturbing and we need to read it, 'Of course, literature is not just a pile of musty old books. It is also a dense network of cultural allegiances and class beliefs. Nowhere does this become more apparent than in the processes of list-making that have been fuelled by curriculum building and accountability projects.' back

Hermit - Wikipedia, Hermit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic or hermitic) is a person who lives in seclusion from society.' back

Paul Daley, Lachlan Macquarie was no humanitarian: his own words show he was a terrorist, 'Australia has long revered the fifth governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, as an enlightened humanitarian who brought civilisation to the colony. But it’s time for a rethink. Macquarie is the Australian leader who used terrorism and slaughter to quell hostile Indigenous resistance to invasion and dispossession.' back

Via Dolorosa - Wikipedia, Via Dolorosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 'The Via Dolorosa (Latin for Way of Grief or Way of Suffering) is a street, in two parts, within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion. The current route has been established since the 18th century, replacing various earlier versions. It is today marked by nine Stations of the Cross; there have been fourteen stations since the late 15th century, with the remaining five stations being inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The route is a place of Christian pilgrimage.' back

vol VII: Notes

2016

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Monday 4 April 2016

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Thursday 7 April 2016

Friday 8 April 2016

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