Nach einer hundertjahrigen Ausgrenzung kehrt "das Bewusstsein" in den naturwissenschaftlichen Diskurs zuruck, nachdem gegen Ende dieses Jahrhunderts die Mauern des Positivismus fur den "Geist" durchlassiger geworden sind. Die Pluralitat der nunmehr zum Ausdruck gebrachten Anschauungen illustriert der vorliegende Band eindrucklich. Zwar verband alle Autoren die Akzeptanz des Themas und die Bereitschaft zur interdisziplinaren Auseinandersetzung, ein gemeinsamer Begriff von Bewusstsein konnte trotzdem nicht definiert werden: Jeder Autor versteht unter Bewusstsein etwas anderes. Die Sammlung...
Nach einer hundertjahrigen Ausgrenzung kehrt "das Bewusstsein" in den naturwissenschaftlichen Diskurs zuruck, nachdem gegen Ende dieses Jahrhunderts d...
From standing next to Adolf Hitler at a construction site, to cornering a bear in a Army Post Exchange in Maine, to flying through thunderstorms in a small airplane while study freezing ice nuclei, Gerhard Langer has always had an uncanny knack for finding adventure. His memoirs describe 90 years of adventure-first as a Jewish "Mischling" (person of mixed racial status) in Nazi Germany, and then as a cowboy, scientist, husband and father, and avid hiker in the US. This straightforward and captivating life story paints a detailed picture of the struggle of surviving and thriving during the...
From standing next to Adolf Hitler at a construction site, to cornering a bear in a Army Post Exchange in Maine, to flying through thunderstorms in a ...
English summary: Midrash is Jewish scholars' study of the Bible and its result, the eponymous literary genre. But Midrash is also teaching, mediation and preaching. Gerhard Langer examines the phenomenon of Midrash from its beginnings in inner-biblical interpretation up to the present. He thereby reveals the ways and means used by the scholars to make the writings accessible and keep them alive. The author presents the major Midrash works and highlights important topics with many examples. When it comes to the Jewish religion, Midrash is about nothing less than recognizing the ever-valid Word...
English summary: Midrash is Jewish scholars' study of the Bible and its result, the eponymous literary genre. But Midrash is also teaching, mediation ...