Focusing on the language of the Septuagint, William A. Ross examines its Greek linguistic context rather than comparing it to Hebrew or Aramaic sources. His analysis of the double text of Judges reveals significant insights into the Old Greek translation and its revisions, highlighting deliberate vocabulary choices and textual development. Additionally, Ross addresses the complexities of Septuagint lexicography, providing a roadmap for future research in this field.
We are living under an ever-present threat of nuclear destruction; the revolution against war is the first step toward a new worldview. These selected writings by Robert S. Hartman, and edited by axiologist Clifford G. Hurst, outline cultural, political, and moral discussions on war and peace.
During the final decade or so of his life, Hartman frequently delivered a series of lectures in which he outlined the need for a scientific theory of human values, the theoretical requirements demanded of an effective value theory, and his rationale behind the development of the particular value theory he developed, which he named formal axiology. He named these lectures, collectively, Five Lectures in Formal Axiology. By bringing these lectures together in one volume, we are able to offer to readers the clearest, most cogent, and most concise description of his theory that Hartman ever wrote. If you have ever been put off by the sheer mass and intellectual density of either The Structure of Value or The Knowledge of Good, then you will find these Five Lectures to be a breath of fresh air. Written as they were for oral delivery, they have a cadence and clarity to them that make them a pleasure to read. Hartman concludes these lectures with a description of how his theory might be applied in various real-world situations. Specifically, he discusses how formal axiology can be applied to studies of economics and political economies, including profit sharing; to international affairs, including matters of war and peace; and to personal ethics. To Hartman, nothing less than the survival of human existence depends on this.
Focusing on the preservation of classical literature, this book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series, which revives works that have been largely forgotten for decades. By making these timeless titles available in print, the series aims to safeguard the cultural legacy of literature from around the globe. Readers contribute to the mission of rescuing significant literary works from obscurity, ensuring that these international classics remain accessible to future generations.
