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Philosophy of voltage-gated proton channels

In this review, voltage-gated proton channels are considered from a mainly teleological perspective. Why do proton channels exist? What good are they? Why did they go to such lengths to develop several unique hallmark properties such as extreme selectivity and ΔpH-dependent gating? Why is their current so minuscule? How do they manage to be so selective? What is the basis for our...

Państwa sukcesyjne Austro-Węgier w dyplomacji polskiej (1918–1920)

article is to answer the question of how the gradual breakup of the unitary Austria-Hungary in 1918 was perceived by the Polish political elites. It will also examine what stance the government of the ... , 188–192; D.E. M i l l e r, Forging Political Compromise: Antonín Švehla and the Czechoslovak Republican Party. 1918–1933, Pittsburgh 1999, rozdz. II. nieprzyjaznym krajem, z którym odbudowująca się

Mr. Vane’s Confessions: The Unexpected Play of Augustine in Lilith’s Bibliographic Vision

is not really a place at all” (X.9). As a student at Carthage, he recalls reading a philosophy book titled Hortensius by Cicero. He says, “The book changed my way of feeling and the character of my ... much of its import from Keats’s Lamia, where the philosopher, Apollonius, exposes the subcreature Lamia as a “foul dream” (line 271). But unlike Lamia, Lilith is not being assaulted with cold philosophy

Some Aspects of the Oeuvre of George MacDonald in a Curriculum of Philosophy Courses and in the Production of a Play at a German Gymnasium

) Anthropology; 3) Ethics; 4) historical and political Philosophy; 5) theory of knowledge; 6) Philosophy of religions or another topic chosen by the students. Courses in literature and school theatre allow a ... world of nature becomes possible. In the context of considering the political and historical dimensions of philosophy, we concentrated upon the problems of modern and latemodern societies—the mutual

Modern Implications for George MacDonald's Nineteenth Century Apologetic

connection MacDonald finds to the realm of apologetics or philosophy is when he is mentioned in the same breath as C.S. Lewis. Otherwise, MacDonald is regarded for his literary efforts, his practical theology ... : Baker Book House, 1961) , 13. 4. Ibid., 13. goes on to list other genres of books in apologetic nature such as philosophy of religion, philosophical treatises like Kant’s Critiques, and Philosophical

George MacDonald and the Cambridge Apostles: Literature, Theology, the Arts, and Social Reform in Victorian England

Stephen Prickett hen I first read Benjamin Disraeli’s 1844 novel Coningsby— sometimes described as the first political novel in English—I was intrigued by the mention of a Cambridge tutor who, after ... more of a surprise to me was the news that, so far from practicing dark political arts, this society was founded in 1820 to develop an understanding of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s social and religious

Monarchistyczny zamach stanu Gustawa III z 19 sierpnia 1772 r. Geneza, przebieg, konsekwencje

Great political changes took place in Sweden after the death of Charles XII in 1718. In the years 1719–1723 a political system in which the authority of the King was significantly reduced had been ... . 14 Por. E. L ö n n r o t h, Gustavus III of Sweden: the Final Years. A Political Portrait, [w:] i d e m, Scandinavians. Selected Historical Essays, Göteborg 1977, s. 101; B. H e n n i n g s, Gustav III

Partie i fakcje w schyłkowym okresie rządów Augusta III Sasa

„faction” in this period. It is journalism or „occasional writings” that dominates in the group of the sources used as a base of information about the divisions existing on the political scene and

More Than a Fairy Tale: The Gendered Experience of Child Abuse in George MacDonald’s The Day Boy and the Night Girl

seventy-five” (317). These tales wrestled with social problems, political issues, and questions of faith. Perhaps the most common, and most overlooked, social problem MacDonald addressed in his fairy tales ... the socio-political climate shifted, gender roles fell under evaluation. By the 1870s, “tensions about gender roles had come to a head,” and an open discourse on gender roles took off; it is no surprise

Praca polityczno-wychowawcza i nastroje w wojskach lądowych w pierwszych latach po zakończeniu II wojny światowej

tried to realize by the extension in the army of the political apparatus. He had to mould among military man political beliefs consistent with views the new authorities. This activity – from the present ... w jej obronie, co udało się władzom wojskowym osiągnąć dopiero w latach pięćdziesiątych XX w. Political and educational work and moods in ground forces in the first years after ending the Second

Z dziejów stosunków polsko-szwedzkich w dobie przedostatniego bezkrólewia w historii Rzeczypospolitej (1733–1735)

Sweden lost its previous importance in Central and Eastern Europe. The Polish-Lithuanian state for a long time could not overcome the post-war crisis. InSweden, in turn, a profound political changes took ... ’ (frihetstiden) a dominant role in the Swedish political life played the President of the Chancellors Office, Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm. His attitude was decisive in Swedish policy towards events in

A report on the Jubilee of the 60th Birthday of Professor Zbigniew Anusik, Lodz, December 8, 2017

Philosophy and History, The Institute of History, The Department of Modern History / Wydział Filozoficzno-Historyczny , Instytut Historii , Katedra Historii Nowożytnej - purpose of the celebrations and ... borderline between the two fields. The texts deal with a wide range of subject matter. They discuss political, military, constitutional, social and moral issues, and touch upon the topics related to

Lilith’s Library and Ellipsoids: Tracing the Shape of a Diabolic Mind

cold philosophy to banish this apparently unsafe symbol of the poetic imagination, MacDonald wants to expose Lilith so that she might be redeemed and reclaimed. It is a fascinating contrast. 10. See

“Something More or Different”: George MacDonald and Victorian Art Photography

Imagination: The Theology of George MacDonald . Routledge, 2016 . Ferrante , Joan. “The Corrupt Society.” The Political Vision of the Divine Comedy, Digital Dante, digitaldante.columbia.edu/criticism-context ... / scholars-works/political-visions/the-corrupt-society/ . Accessed 28 September 2018 . Flint , Kate. “Surround, Background, and the Overlooked.” Victorian Studies , vol. 57 , no. 3 Spring 2015 , pp. 449 - 461

U progu przełomu politycznego w obradach Sejmu Wielkiego w początkach drugiej połowy roku 1790

In 1790 there was a political breakthrough in the debates of the Great Seym. It was marked by: a crisis of social trust in the Potocki family, the gentry’s support for the king, taking over the ... jednocześnie początek dyskusji parlamentarnej nad uprawnieniami rozdawniczymi króla117. On the threshold of political breakthrough in the debates of the Great Seym at the beginning of the second half of 1790

Mariana Leaves the Moated Grange: The Social Revolutionary Ethics in Weighed and Wanting

Revolutionary Ethics in Weighed and Wanting Adelheid Kegler n 1862 the Cornhill Magazine published Ruskin’s essay “Ad Valorem, Unto This Last.”1 This was the last of a series of essays on Political Economy which ... preserved. His evaluation turned out to be the correct one, for by 1894 Unto this Last was described as the best-read work of “the most popular author who deals with political economy and sociology.”3 The

Sejmiki ziemi zakroczymskiej 1778–1786

highlights the role of local political elite inspired by the subcamerarius of Zakroczym Józef Radzicki and the Kicki brothers (August and Onufry).

Phantastes as Theological Critique of Hoffmann's The Golden Pot

theological critique of The Golden Pot. In reading Phantastes as a critique of The Golden Pot, we can see what aspects of Platonic philosophy MacDonald affirms and what aspects he rejects in favor of Maurice’s ... theology of the incarnation and revelation. Before I analyze Maurice’s influence on Phantastes, I will first consider the extent to which both stories embody Platonic philosophy. In Phantastes, Fairy Land

A report on the panel discussion: Balkans – „the soft underbelly of Europe”? Lodz, November 21, 2016

discussed: the representatives of UŁ – Prof. K. Składowski, M. Rekść Ph.D. and S.L. Szczesio Ph.D. (academic secretaries of the Center) and a political scientist from the Jagiellonian University, Rafał ... ) – historians, political scientists, lawyers, ethnologists, terrorism experts. Their works cover the issues such as: the role of the region in the Euro-Atlantic security system, organized crime in the Balkans

Polityczne aspekty sejmowej kontroli Rady Nieustającej – wybrane zagadnienia

small part of them were repealed. None of commissioner was brought to Seym’s trial. The paper raised the problem of constitutional and political (parliamentary) responsibility of the government. During ... prof. A. Stroynowskiego ukazały program opozycji, natomiast kwestia ewentualnego programu regalistów w dalszym ciągu pozostaje otwartym tematem badawczym. Political aspects of the parliamentary control