Blackrobe in Blue: The Naval Chaplaincy of John P. Foley, S.J. 1942

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This volume is a revealing inside account of a Jesuit priest from Boston who served as a naval chaplain in World War II. The author, an authority on both military and Roman Catholic history, conducted a series of frank interviews with Fr. John Foley in the last months of the priest's life. He also had total access to Foley's unexpurgated diary. The result is an encyclopedic history of the chaplaincy combined with the biography of an intellectual, courageous priest.

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Scholarly and enjoyable!.......2002-07-28

This recent book provides a fascinating account of an important World War II subject about which, until now, there has been a dearth of information among the plethora of writings on that conflict. The military chaplaincy played a significant an influential role during the war and such is reflected in this account of a Jesuit chaplain.

The story of John P. Foley is not another WW II memoir written either too soon after the conflict to provide historical perspective, or long after relying on faded memories. Rather, it is predicated on a detailed war diary of a well-educated priest and Naval officer. The author uses the diary accompanied by interviews with the subject as a basis for the book. He has however, the academic background to relate the story in relevant historical terms and offers analysis in this regard. Dr. O'Brien manages the difficult task of balancing a scholarly endeavor with an enjoyable read.

This work is a history book more so than a religious one. It is about a very important part of naval life in a combat theatre. It is not a sugar-coated version. The author pulls no punches about the realities of life at the time, including serious conflict between the chaplain and senior officers.

It seems today that subjects with any sort of religious connotation are politically incorrect however, during the war religion had a significant influence. Any study of "the greatest generation" would be left wanting without an understanding of the historical and social impact men like Father Foley had on those who fought the war.

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Terrific insight into the man behind the philosophy.......1999-05-12

This book contains a great deal of information on the life of a sadly-neglected philosopher; one of the most brilliant Americans of the 19th century. Dr. Brent has a wonderful, at times even poetic, writing style, and he has "lived" with Peirce so long that he has excellent insight into the man behind the philosophy. Struggling through Peirce in a class? This book may not make his philosophy "easy"--but it will make him more human.

Excellent.......1999-04-09

This is a very good biography of an overlooked great American thinker. Mr. Brent does a good job of recounting the life of Peirce without getting bogged down in the details of Peirce's philosophy which is well documented in several other books. The book also attempts to analyze Peirce's behavoir and why he failed as an academic, something that desperately needed to be done. As Peirce's reputation inevitatably increases, this biography will become a classic reference to this very interesting American.

Reverence For The Relations Of Life: Re-imagining Pragmatism Via Josiah Royce's Interactions With Peirce, James, And Dewey

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Josiah Royce and Classical American Philosophy

Reverence For The Relations Of Life: Re-imagining Pragmatism Via Josiah Royce's Interactions With Peirce, James, And Dewey
Frank M. Oppenheim
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Josiah Royce and William James lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Irving Street, just two doors apart, and Charles Peirce grew up only blocks away. John Dewey was born and educated in nearby Vermont. These four great thinkers shared more than geographic space; they engaged in a series of formative philosophical discussions. By tracing the interactions of Royce (1855-1916) with James, Peirce, and Dewey, Oppenheim "re-imagines pragmatism" in a way that highlights the late Royce's role as mediator and favors the "seed-plant" image of O. W. Holmes, Jr., over the corridor image of Papini.

Josiah Royce emphasized that communities of all sizes—ranging from families to towns—needed "reverence for the relations of life" not only to thrive but to survive. This theme permeates the dialectic of Royce's interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey. Oppenheim analyzes the agreement and disagreement of these thinkers on the method and content of philosophy, skepticism and intelligibility, and nominalism and intentionality, as he uncovers their varied stances toward transcendent Reality.

Oppenheim repudiates Ralph Barton Perry's tactic of using Royce as a foil to display James positively, by offering a richer portrait of Royce. Oppenheim calls attention to Royce's "doctrine of two levels" and its effects on the distinction of human and super-human, by showing the contrast of Royce's "third attitude of will" against two primarily self-centered attitudes of will, and by examining the roles of Spirit, Community, and semiotic process in Royce's late thought.

Frank M. Oppenheim, who is widely regarded as an expert on Josiah Royce, brings more than 40 years of study to bear on this magnum opus. Reverence for the Relations of Life will be essential reading for those interested in American philosophy and theology.

"Climaxing his long, prolific career as the preeminent interpreter of Royce's philosophy, Frank M. Oppenheim has achieved what rightly is called his magnum opus. Reverence for the Relations of Life is a learned and lucid study of Royce, in relation to Peirce, James, and Dewey. Effectively refuting earlier interpreters, such as Ralph Barton Perry, who have marginalized Royce, Oppenheim places him at the center of thought in late-19th and early-20th century America. The book is meticulously researched and it sparkles with fresh insight." —John Clendenning, California State University, Northridge

"Frank Oppenheim provides us with a rich, extraordinarily informed and judicious version of the kaleidoscopic relations undergone by C. S. Peirce, W. James, J. Royce, and J. Dewey. They represent one of the most creative clusters in the history of philosophy. Oppenheim refreshingly places Royce as the centerpiece, resulting in a work of impeccable scholarship and wisely tolerant intellectual biography." —John J. McDermott, Texas A&M University

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Josiah Royce and Classical American Philosophy.......2007-04-03

The late 19th -- early 20th Century has frequently been described as the golden age of American philosophy. It produced thinkers of the stature of Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey and the development of the distinctively American philosophy of pragmatism. But one great contemporary of Peirce, James, and Dewey, frequently does not get the attention accorded to his colleagues. Josiah Royce ( 1855- 1916) had a long, prolific philosophical career and he developed and debated his ideas tirelessly with his colleagues and friends, in particular with William James. But largely because of the idealistic, spiritual character of his thought, his work has suffered neglect compared to the work of his contemporaries.

Frank M. Oppenhiem, S.J. is Research Professor in the History of American Philosophy at Xavier University. He has published extensively on Royce, including studies on Royce's ethics and religious thought. Oppenheim's recent book "Reverence for the Relations of Life: Re-imagining Pragmatism via Josiah Royce's Interactions with Peirce, James, and Dewey" (2005) is a detailed study of Royce's work in the context of that of his philosophical colleagues. The book has two large goals. First, Oppenheim wants to resurrect Royce's thought and to show that it deserves sustained attention. Second, Oppenheim wants to show that the value of Royce's philosophy lies in its "central emphasis on the need and way to nurture communal consciousness cooperatively in genuine communities." For Oppenheim, Royce's thought constitutes "an urgently needed remedy for our contemporary America which suffers from its exaggerated individualism. Clearly Royce offers a message for Americans concerning genuine communities and authentic loyalty to them." (preface, p. xv) Royce developed a philosophy which attempted to balance the individualism of his friend William James with communitarian considerations. As Royce expressed it succinctly and poetically, he aimed towards the creation of a "beloved community" (a term that later was adopted in the thought of Dr. Martin Luther King), stressed the virtue of loyalty, and saw as a high exemplar of human character the person who has "fallen in love with the universe".

Oppenheim sees Royce as a theistically-centered thinker, and he focuses on the work of the philosopher's latter years, especially the "Problem of Christianity". Some readers, based simply on the title of this work may see Royce as a Christian apologist. But in fact, he is quite different. As a young man, Royce abandoned the evangelical Christianity of his family, and he did not become a member of a formal religious denomination. But he saw values in the Christianity of his youth and, more important, found elements in it which contributed to the formation of a distinctively religious, communitarian philosophy that was broader than and did not require allegiance to any creed. Although he is forthright about his own Christian commitment, Oppenheim is effective in presenting Royce in a nonsectarian manner.

Royce grew up in the rough-and-tumble world of mining in early California under the deep influence of his mother who, together with Peirce, James, and Dewey is one of the figures studied in this book. Early in his career, Royce wrote a still valuable history of the early days of California. Oppenheim uses this work well to establish the theme of his study. In it, Royce critiqued the driven, materialistic, self-centered world of miners and speculators and urged the development of a society based upon "reverence for the relations of life." By this Royce meant beginning with the value of life in the family and household, moving to the community, and ultimately moving to a wide world of all persons and a moving spirit. The concept of "reverence for the relations of life", Oppenheim argues, infuses all of Royce's subsequent thought. The emphasis on this concept also shapes the manner in which Oppenheim conducts his study. He does not offer the reader a detailed sytematic exposition of Royce's thought. Instead, he views Royce's thought in relation, primarily, to the thinkers I have mentioned, Peirce, James, Dewey, and his pioneer mother.

In successive lengthy chapters of his study, Oppenheim examines the relationship between Royce and Peirce, James, and Dewey personally and philosophically. Oppenheim is at pains to show how Royce influenced and was influenced by each of his colleagues. And he compares and contrasts the views of the mature Royce with that of his colleagues in philosophical questions involving logic, ethics, metaphysics, comunitarianism, and religion. I was pleased to note (because it confirmed my own sketchy thinking on these matters) that Oppenheim sees Royce's closest philosophical relationship to be that with Peirce. Late in his career, Royce was deeply influenced by Peirce's logic and, even more so, by his theory of signs and interpretation. Peirce's insight was and remains radical in its approach to interpretation as a human way of knowing over and above perception and conception. Oppenheim helped me understand the significance of interpretation and meaning to the thought of Royce and Peirce and the continuing importance of their insight into signs.

Oppenheim gives a great deal of space to the long personal and professional relationship between James and Royce. He clearly prefers Royce's communitarianism to Jame's individualism, and he prefers as well the primacy Royce gave to logic and to long-range consequences of ideas over James's experientialism. In the communitarian thought of John Dewey, Oppenheim finds many parallels with Royce and much to be learned. But Oppenheim again critiques Dewey for the "wall" he drew, beginning in his middle years, against any transcendentally spiritual component of human life; and he praises Royce's thought for its recognition of and openness to this component of human experience.

Oppenheim's book expects a great deal of its readers. This is a scholarly work that probably will appeal only to readers who already have at least a basic understanding of American thought at the turn of the century and of at least some of the philosophers who get discussed -- if not of Royce himself, then at least of James or Dewey. Because of the relational, comparative way in which Oppenheim presents his material, the basic explanations of the thought of Royce, Peirce, James, and Dewey tend to be rather eliptical and short. In addition, the expositionary material is scattered throughout the book as Oppenheim compares and contrasts Royce to others, further increasing the difficulty of following his account and leading to a substantial amount of repetition.

For all the difficulties of the book, Oppenheim has written a useful and impressive study. Oppenheim has shown me that Royce is, indeed, a thinker whose present day neglect is undeserved. I tend to agree with Oppenheim that Royce and Peirce represent one distinctive, logically-based approach to American pragmatism while James and Dewey represent a different, experientially based approach. Oppenheim has shown that there is much of value in both these approaches, and I tend to think he may be correct in arguing for an increased emphasis on Peirce and Royce. Oppenheim has written a thoughtful, detailed book about the development of American pragmatism, and he stresses carefully as well the spiritual component of this characteristically American school of thought.

Robin Friedman

Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review

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Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review
Albert B. Stewart
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Title: Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life.(Brief Article)
Author: Albert B. Stewart
Publication: The Antioch Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1994
Publisher: Antioch Review, Inc.
Volume: v52 Issue: n1 Page: p171(2)

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Signs, Pragmatism, and Abduction: The Tragedy, Irony, and Promise of Charles Sanders Peirce.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues

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Signs, Pragmatism, and Abduction: The Tragedy, Irony, and Promise of Charles Sanders Peirce.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
Warren J. Samuels
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Title: Signs, Pragmatism, and Abduction: The Tragedy, Irony, and Promise of Charles Sanders Peirce.(Review) (book review)
Author: Warren J. Samuels
Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2000
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Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life. Revised & Enlarged Edition.

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Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life. Revised & Enlarged Edition.
Joseph Brent
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Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life
Joseph Brent
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Amino acids have arrived-big time. News about amino acids is even the stuff of headlines and best sellers. Research and clinical use are booming worldwide. Aminos are becoming part of everyday life-helping people sleep, feel better, and overcome anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. They are in dietary sweeteners. They are part of new anti-aging compounds. They are used in emergency rooms for treatment of medication overdose and liver detoxification. And they are now gaining repute in blood tests, as powerful indicators of mental and physical illnesses. The two dozen amino acids present in the human body are now being shown to be among the most potent healing substances ever discovered. These constituents of protein are necessary to everyday life processes, but research and clinical work in the last two decades have revealed a vast range of therapeutic functions for amino acids, including phenylalanine's pain-relieving powers, tyrosine's energizing ability and addiction-fighting potential, methionine's role in Parkinson's disease treatment and as an antiallergen, and homocysteine's emergence as a new and precise marker of heart disease risk. This update and revision of the landmark book on amino acids covers the exciting discoveries of the last decade and shows how to use them in your personal health-management program.

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Get off prozac, etc. .......2006-07-15

This is a wonderful book for those who are serious about using amino acids to balance the neurotransmitters and avoid the need for prescription medications.

a basic text.......2006-02-17

quite a bit of the research on which it is based is now dated, and some important aspects of nutrition have been completely ignored. It does however give a simple introduction to amino acids, and this is a complex topic, so that it is a good place to start

Amino healing power.......2004-01-16

The amino acids in the human body are proving to be potent healing substances. This book reveals the findings of research in the 1980s and 1990s on the beneficial role of the aminos in Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, heart conditions, stress and many other disease states.

The different amino acids are discussed in chapters according to type: Aromatic, Sulphur, Urea Cycle, Glutamate, Threonine and Branched Chain. Their food sources, nutrient interactions and proven benefits are given in detail.

The therapeutic functions of specific aminos include pain relief (Phenylalanine), fighting addiction (Tyrosine), treatment of Parkinson's (Methionine), heart protection (Homocysteine), herpes killer (Lysine). Many of them also play a part in immune stimulation or as anti-oxidants.

There are three appendices: 1. The Problems of Vegetarianism. 2. The Much Maligned Egg: The Best Amino Acid Food. 3. Continuing Breakthroughs in Amino Acids. This informative book with its good news concludes with an extensive bibliography, a glossary of terms and an index.

Everyone can benefit from the use of supplemental amino acids. This excellent book shows how to integrate them in one's own health management programme. Similar helpful books include The Amino Revolution by Erdmann and Amino Acids In Therapy by Chaitow.

Buy this book........2001-06-28

The Healing Nutrients Within is a must if you want to stay healthy. It's about proteins and amino acids. Amino acid deficiencies and inborn errors of amino acid metabolism are important causes of diseases, some of them deadly.

Problems with amino acids may cause mental or physical illnesses or both. So you should own this book if you want to have a sound mind in a sound body.

There is a separate chapter for each of the amino acids found in the human diet. And there are an amazing hundred-plus pages of scientific references.

Serous subject, vital information.......2000-08-17

This book strikes at the core of nutritional know how. If your serious about fueling your nutritional knowledge base and intrested in real world application of that data. This boook is for you. Really, this is not an light reading. This book is chock full of information that you will keep going back to. This is a book that you keep for life! After you read this book the benchmark is raised.

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Taste of Home's 2001 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes

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good recipes.......2005-09-25

I got this for my newly married daughter, many recipes she asked me for are in the Quick Cooking series of books. There is good variety and they are all quick

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2001 Quick Cooking Annual Recipes
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Finch and Softbilled
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An Outstanding,Marvelous, Fantastic Book!.......2000-03-31

I bought this book a little while ago and i LOVE it! Since i am going to get some finches soon, I decided to by this book. I am SO glad I did! I reccomend this book to everyone and anyone who is going to get finches or soft-billed birds or needs a good reference!

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Naked Clay: Ceramics Without Glaze
Jane Perryman
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A growing number of ceramic artists now choose not to glaze their work. Instead, they use an unglazed--naked--surface to express their ideas and concerns. From slips and terra sigillata to burnishing, engobes, oxide washes and additions to the clay body, there is a wide range of techniques these artists can employ to achieve the finishes they desire. As these techniques are suitable for a broad spectrum of processes, subject matter and context (from slipcasting to handbuilding, from high to low firing temperatures, from figurative to conceptual, from domestic to public), the scope of the work produced by these artists is enormous.

In Naked Clay Jane Perryman not only presents the finished ceramics and techniques of an international group of artists but she also investigates their ideas and areas of inspiration to further an understanding of their work. Each artist presented here has a unique style and way of working, but they are all connected through their committed relationship to the material and their desire to express their ideas using 'naked' clay.

This beautifully illustrated book will inform and inspire not only students, professionals, and teachers, it will fascinate collectors and, indeed, anyone with an interest in contemporary ceramics.

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Favourite Book of all time.......2007-01-10

This has to be the best book about naked clay around. It is filled with inspirational artists who have been very generous with sharing their working methods and knowledge. The photographs of the art work are fabulous and show good detail of the work. A must in any collection.

EXCELLENT!.......2006-11-13

This book is quite a spiritual book, a holistical approach to clay, art and human beeings. I did love it! It shows people achieving his own voice in clay, out of glazes. A real treasure!

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In this beautifully designed book, a variety of California plants are looked at from the perspectives of a botanist, a Native American, and an artist.

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Thank you, Amy Shore!!

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Waiting for Lucinda is a book that takes the reader on a journey through international adoption. Written with passion, honesty, humor, and love, author Amy Shore describes the ups and downs of adopting a child from Guatemala. The truths and the fictions, the myths and the realities, the highs and the lows: this is how adoption really is. From hope to heartache, anger and determination, the will to believe when all else fails, bureaucratic red tape, an interesting cast of international characters, and the agony of the wait - come along on this incredible, heartwarming journey to meet Lucinda.

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Thank you, Amy Shore!!.......2006-06-09

My husband and I are in the process of adopting a baby boy from Guatemala. I was so excited to find a book about the international adoption process, specifically tailored to Guatemala! I started reading this book two days ago, and I haven't been able to put it down. Amy provides heartwarming stories, as well as the reality of the process in Guatemala. Thank you, Amy, for sharing your story with us!

Warm-hearted; quick read.......2005-11-29

This is a great book for those looking into or in the process of an adoption from Guatemala. I read the book through in two days while completing our dossier paper work. The book was enjoyeable and I was glad the writer chose to include some photos. This isn't a "how-to" book, but a nice story of one families journey. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

A Must-read when thinking of adopting from Guatemala.......2005-08-22

This is a great book to buy in the early stages of adoption from Guatemala.

Accurate... and Charming.......2005-03-22

In _Waiting for Lucinda_, Amy Shore uses a series of short chapters to string together her sometimes frustrating but ultimately joy-filled adoption journey. Although I would definitely classify this as a light read, perhaps that's not such a bad thing, especially considering the heavy topic of adoption. Written in 2003-2004, the information about the specifics of the Guatemalan adoption experience is accurate (my husband and I are currently in the process of adopting a baby from Guatemala as well), complete (Ms. Shore begins at the point where her family decided to adopt and ends after her daughter has been home for several months) and sprinkled with personal and touching information about her immediate and extended family. I especially appreciated Ms. Shore's perspective on telling yet another well-meaning person that there is no news during the extended wait for their daughter--and I had to smile when she mentioned her dentist on page 92: "I cringe when I see on the calendar that my six-month dental appointment is nearing. The friendly dental receptionist looked shocked the *last* time I was in without a baby in my arms!" Anyone who is in the process of adoption understands how the simplest routines can turn into just another ugly milestone of exactly how long the wait has been.
I am thankful that Ms. Shore shared her journey on paper for those who come through the process next. _Waiting for Lucinda_ was a treat to read, and I suspect I'll turn to it again the next time I have a question about the process.

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Tom Roberts chose to be a painter at the age of eight and never strayed from his path. He dedicated his life to producing works that captured the natural beauty and the history of Canada. "I want people to feel this wonderful country," Roberts once said. This insightful and heartfelt biography by his daughter Celia chronicles the life of a valuable Canadian artist from his childhood in Toronto's Parkdale district, through his years of formal education and rigorous outdoor practicum, his near starvation during the Great Depression, and his years as husband and father, traveling coast to coast with his family in tow, setting up his easel in all seasons to capture everything he could of his beloved country -- from the grand ruggedness of Newfoundland to timeless images of children playing hockey on a frozen pond.

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