Ethics and Revelation. Henry S. Nash

Henry Sidgwick’s Practical Ethics: A Defense

Henry Sidgwick’s Practical Ethics offers a novel approach to practical moral issues. In this article, I defend Sidgwick’s approach against recent objections advanced by Sissela Bok, Karen Hanson, Michael S. Pritchard, and Michael Davis. In the first section, I provide some context within which to situate Sidgwick’s view. In the second, I outline the main features of Sidgwick’s methodology and t...

Nash ’ s Inequality

The circumstances of revelation in Tbatabaie`s exegetic theory

The circumstances of revelation in Tabatabaie`s exegetic theory is of a special position in such a manner that make his theory distinct from those of his predecessors and contemporaries both. His view, therefore, is to be analyzed and criticized in respect to the question what of circumstances of revelation, its meaning, its place with regard to the Quranic text and its role in objective realit...

Henry S. Kaplan Distinguished Scientist Award

The International Association for Radiation Research established in 1985 the Henry S. Kaplan Distinguished Scientist Award. The award, which is presented every four years at the International Congress of Radiation Research, consists of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize. A plenary session is designated for the award ceremony, including a lecture by the awardee. Previous recipients of this ...

James ’ s Empirical Assumptions by Henry Jackman

William James is well known for his rejection of materialism and his lifelong defense of what he referred to as, among other things, the “religious hypothesis.”1 Part of this defense can be understood in terms of James’s frequent identification with the “sick souls” who are highly sensitive to the evils in our world, rather than the “healthy minded” who are more disposed to either ignore or dow...