Monthly Archives: August 2011

Feyerabend and historiographic proliferation

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

In the introduction to his Against Method, Paul Feyerabend paraphrased V.I. Lenin by claiming that history is “always richer in content, more varied, more many-sided, more lively and subtle” than “the best historian and the best methodologist can imagine”. He … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life and The Way of Grace

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Abstract. Terrence Malick’s movie, The Tree of Life, suggests a stark contrast between the way of nature and the way of grace. At first, this contrast – but especially its starkness – seems to set the context for a choice … Continue reading →

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