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“Queenship and Power” series seeks to “broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens-both consorts and regnants, as well as female regnants-pursued in order to wield political power within the ... complicated relationship between a royal mother and her offspring and how that physical relationship affects personal political power and leverage within a reign. This volume offers an in-depth look at how
0 Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), Indiana University , Bloomington, IN 47405 , USA We present a brief history of decoherence, from its roots in the foundations of classical ... coordinates which is required to make H diminish, so there is a general tendency for H to diminish, although it may conceivably increase in particular cases, just as in matters political change for the better
In this article, I outline the three main philosophical lessons that we may learn from Turing's work, and how they lead to a new philosophy of information. After a brief introduction, I discuss his ... Luciano Floridi 0 Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford , 10 Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JJ , UK 1 UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland
Modern historians have found it difficult to disrupt the narrative inherited from past scholars, who argued that even prominent women lacked any genuine political role in the early modern world ... lacked any real political role or influenc while at the same time acknowledging the sway of men who operated in court society in an equally personal or “informal” m4aMnnoedre.rn historians, of course, draw
Brown's own collection focuses on defining the cultural and political legacy of this important female ruler, particularly with regard to literary patronage and production. The book is made up of ten papers ... http://ir.uiowa.edu/mf/vol48/iss 1/ The final section contains three papers that evaluate Anne’s political role. In the first paper, Nicole Hochner argues that Anne “renegotiated” French queenship
bizzoche. She has an MA in Religious Studies from the University of Iowa and a BA in Philosophy and Religion from James Madison University. , USA Alex BAld AssAno is an instructor for Sponsors for ... Studies from Stanford University and an MA in Theaterwissenschaft from the Freie Universität Berlin. Her research focuses on past and present intersections of performance and political agency. Her current
“the father of his cou9nNtorry.” could she invoke the significant emerging political philosophy o-f think ers, such as Jean Bodin and Claude de Seyssel, supporting increasing royal authority through the ... patriarchal king defined a new political philosophy and made a legitimate, persuasive claim for monarchical power. As Theresa Earenfright emphasizes in this forum, it is rare for women to be integrated into the
request, through letters patent. It appears that Isabella, who had an established reputation as an intercessor for both personal petitions and general political appeals, had successfully interceded on ... and mothers, and the parameters of the medieval ideal of the reginal intercessor in early fourteenth-century England. - Cristina sought a pardon during a time of great political tumult in England. In
creation. That it was possible for women to have power could not be denied since a few medieval women did acquire power, including political power. The intensity of the denials of female power and the often ... was mf , saul http://ir.uiowa.edu/mff/vol46/2i/ss part of an enormous political conspiracy; as a lower-class peasant she was part of a movement that was striving to turn the world upside down, reversing
-this is the philosophy that emerges from the narrative-does not just concern the two persons involved; rather it is of societal concern and, when its energies are not channeled within the boundaries ... have little in common beside their given names. One was a queen whose ability to remain single virtually ensured her political and personal longevity, the other a member of the landed gentry, a married
more than a single life. Indeed, as the subtitle indicates, Berenguela's life experience is placed in the wider context of “political women,” meaning essentially her royal kinswomen. As a result, Shadis ... Fernando III would not have been able to prosecute these protracted wars without the assistance and political acumen of his mother. The examination of Berenguela’s life comes to an end by considering not
feminist philosophy: especially active areas include epistemology, philosophy of science, ethics, bioethics, political philosophy, and philosophy and gender. The postrnodern critiques found in other ... , Kathleen Okruhlik, Tamar Rudavsky , Mary Ellen Waithe, Cornelia Wolfskeel, Beatrice Zedler. Terry Wade's research assistance has been indispensable WOMEN IN/AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY: A SURVEY AND
Christine de Pizan as a political theorist. Forhan is undoubtedly well placed to make such lofty claims in Christine's name and to defend them through careful analysis of the author's engagement with a ... substantial tradition of political writings. While earlier studies of parts of this corpus have typically concluded that Christine reveals herself to be more of an ethicist, Forhan stakes out new territory
Maria de Molina (ca. 1265-1321), wife and political collaborator of Sancho IV and later regent during her son Fernando IV's minority. Theresa Earenfight's contribution, "Absent Kings: Queens as Political ... ," examines how Catalina (1372-1418, wife of Enrique III of Castile), as dowager queen and co regent during the minority of her son Juan II of Castile, exploited the political power of religion to construct a
Wyschogrod 0 Edith. Saints 0 Postmodernism: Revisioning Moral Philosophy. 0 0 University of Chicago Press , 1990 masculine social control---explores the discursive relationship in the male social ... ending to the series, for it traces the complex and sometimes sadly capricious workings of texts, textuality, and their socio-political fields. The book ends with two helpful appendices: the first, "The
be “pragmatic political reasons for insisting on the possibility of thinking about women as some kind of group,” Young contends, “the search for the common characteristics of women or of women’s ... , and always political and imbued with power. Indeed, compulsory heterosexuality assumes cisnormativity because cisnormativity mandates that if someone is assigned female at birth, she must identify as a
focusing on the major personalities of each era. The themes of the work center on “[t]he rise of Islam, the relationship of women to political power, the growth and influence of the domestically enslaved ... dialogue, whereby the external, written record sheds light on political developments, while the oral corpus affords insights into their cultural and social dimensions” (62). He then outlines three
, Fauvelle reveals a world of political achievement, significant and lucrative trade, diplomacy and connection, and fascinating individuals. After an introduction speaking to the necessity of understanding the ... exchange and trade, the history of travel, and the history of cultural and political encounter. One of the challenges the Golden Rhinoceros takes on is the fragmentary source material. Just as now, Fauvelle
rhetorical techniques (chapter one), including her practice of topical invention for her personified allegories such as Lady Opinion and Lady Philosophy. In this manner, Kelly provides a map for how ... presented and examined alongside the rhetoric of the Advision Cristine. Christine's thought shifts blame for her “political, intellectual, and personal difficulties” (3) from Fortune to Opinion. It is also in
there is often uncertainty in their assessment, or disagreement about the magnitude of the risk. The translation of risk assessments into policy is a political judgement that includes consideration of the ... in interpreting the evidence. Consider the following example. Linda is 37 years old, outspoken, and very bright. She studied philosophy at university and as a student she was deeply concerned about
