Gopal balakrishnan is one of the foremost experts in the Anglo-American world on the life and work of Carl Schmitt, and I am grateful for his response in nlr 68, ‘The Geopolitics of Separation’, to my essay on the thinker, ‘Decisions and Indecisions’, in nlr 67. Balakrishnan’s intellectual biography of Schmitt, The Enemy, remains, according to one eminent voice in the field, ‘the best English-l...

Robert Langs sets himself a difficult task in attempting "a hierarchical theory of psychoanalysis to render it as complete a theory of the emotional domain as presently possible" (p. 47). He knows the criticisms that have been leveled at psychoanalysis, and he separates himself from other apologists for the theory. He is forthright in acknowledging that psychoanalysis up to now has been unfalsi...

I argue that rejection of “God of the gaps” argumentation deviates from the mode of normal scientific discourse, it assumes a view of history which is incorrect, and it tacitly implies a naive optimism about the abilities of science. I encourage apologists to point out gaps of explanation in atheistic theories whereever they see them, and expect atheists to return the favor. I have read the ASA...

The article attempts to analyze the main modern transformations of theory stress and adaptation possibility implementing anti-stress reactions general anesthesia. One central non-specific mechanisms stressor injury has been found be stimulation free-radical processes as a result often concomitant hypoxemia / hypoxia prooxidant effects catecholamines. Data on regulatory adaptive effect FR produc...

Hadith al-Iftiraqis a famous hadith attributed to Prophet Muhammad (s) in many Shi‘i and Sunni hadith collections, as well as in heresiographical sources. Among many books written by contemporary heresiographers, few have failed to mention this hadith in their writings. Many Shi‘i and Sunni traditionists have collected the traditions that deal with the future of the Muslim ummah under such titl...

T use of alternative medicine (AM)—treatments such as herbs or massage therapy—has long been a part of healthcare in many regions of the world “to complement mainstream medicine by contributing to a common whole, by satisfying a demand not met by orthodoxy or by diversifying the conceptual frameworks of medicine” [1]. What AM cannot do is replace conventional treatment, particularly when it com...

The essay considers the claim that slavery played a leading role in acceleration of US economic growth nineteenth century. Although popular among pro-slavery apologists, proposition fails under rigorous historical scrutiny. slave South discouraged immigration, underinvested transportation infrastructure, and failed to educate majority its population. It is not even clear region produced more co...

Christian apologists, like Willian Lane Craig and Stephen T. Davis, argue that belief in Jesus’ resurrection is reasonable because it provides the best explanation of available evidence. In this article, I refute thesis. To do so, lay out how logic inference to (IBE) operates, including what good explanations must be by definition, then apply IBE issue at hand. Multiple explanations—including (...