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Metaphysics Metaphysics Bruce Aune 1985 Fall
Comprehensive introductory survey of the key concepts and problems in traditional and contemporary metaphysics.
The End of American History: Democracy, Capitalism, and the Metaphor of Two Worlds in Anglo-American Historical Writing, 1880-1980 The End of American History Democracy, Capitalism, and the Metaphor of Two Worlds in Anglo-American Historical Writing, 1880-1980 David W. Noble 1985 Fall
Using the work of four major historians, Noble focuses on the dramatic change in historical structure and meaning that came with the collapse of the progressive paradigm and its guiding metaphor of exodus from the Old World to the New World.
Cloning: Nuclear Transplantation in Amphibia Cloning Nuclear Transplantation in Amphibia Robert Gilmore McKinnell None None
Kant’s Critical Philosophy: The Doctrine of the Faculties Kant’s Critical Philosophy The Doctrine of the Faculties Gilles Deleuze 1985 Spring
In an essay surveying the essential themes of all three Critiques, Deleuze restores the Critique of Judgement to its key position in Kant’s work.
Middletown Families: Fifty Years of Change and Continuity Middletown Families Fifty Years of Change and Continuity Theodore Caplow, Bruce A. Chadwick, Howard M. Bahr, Reuben Hill and Margaret Holmes Williamson 1985 Spring
Noise: The Political Economy of Music Noise The Political Economy of Music Jacques Attali 1984 Fall
Argues that music does not reflect society; it foreshadows new social formations.
Uncertain Dimensions: Western Overseas Empires in the Twentieth Century Uncertain Dimensions Western Overseas Empires in the Twentieth Century Raymond F. Betts 1985 Spring
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: Diagnosis and Treatment Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Diagnosis and Treatment James Mitchell, Editor None None
Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939 Visions of Excess Selected Writings, 1927-1939 Georges Bataille Allan Stoekl, Editor 1985 Spring
Challenges the notion of a “closed economy” predicated on utility, production, and rational consumption, and develops an alternative theory that takes into account the human tendency to lose, destroy, and waste.
The Poetics of Plot: The Case of English Renaissance Drama The Poetics of Plot The Case of English Renaissance Drama Thomas G. Pavel 1985 Spring
A unique methodology for plot analysis focusing on an important body of English Renaissance dramas.