Devin Stewart. Three polemic exchanges at the Safavid court

Court management in Safavid and Ottoman government: Comparative study of the Safavid Īshīk Āghāsī Bāshī dīwān authorities and duties with similar officials in the Ottoman court

Managing Safavid court was mostly under the control of one of the four high-ranking Safavid officials called Īshīk Āghāsī Bāshī dīwān. This court official had several subordinates for managing court affairs and duties like holding court parties and assemblies, welcoming special guests and foreign ambassadors, managing harem, and protecting court. In this research, the roles and duties of this h...

Mr . Justice Stewart on the Court of Appeals

I T HE NAMING of a new justice to the Supreme Court quite properly interests the country at large as well as the profession. What, we always want to know, has he said or done in the past? What, the reporters always ask, is his "judicial philosophy"P In the case of Mr. Justice Stewart, we perhaps ought to eschew the latter inquiry because he himself has told us: "I really don't know what it is."...

Beyond polemic.

Priscianus of Lydia at the Sasanian Court: Solutionum ad Chosroem

Priscianus of Lydia’s Solutionum ad Chosroem is a series of answers to questions asked at a philosophical debate held at the Sasanian court c. 530 CE. Priscianus of Lydia was one of seven non-Christian philosophers from the Byzantine Empire who journeyed to the Sasanian Empire to take part in the debate. Long overlooked in the history of philosophy, Priscianus of Lydia’s text represents a branc...

Using the Stewart Model at the Bedside

Disorders of acid-base balance are among the most common abnormalities seen, especially in critically ill and injured patients. While many disorders are benign or self-limiting, severe disorders of acid-base balance are life threatening, especially when these derangements develop quickly. Although controversy exists as to the effect of mild to moderate acid-base disorders, severe abnormalities ...