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Kraemer examines classical Jewish literature to see how Rabbis answered questions arising from the existence of suffering. The many and varied responses to events such as the defeat of Palestine by Rome, and the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem, are as relevant as ever to the theological controversy surrounding the problem of suffering....

Essays in Philosophy of ScienceThe 15 essays in this volume by the distinguished philosopher of science Peter Achinstein address three fundamental questions: What is required for a fact to be evidence for a scientific hypothesis? What is involved in giving a scientific explanation of a phenomenon? And should scientific theories be construed as...

This is essential reading for anyone interested in or already working towards a social work doctorate, and for faculty and directors of schools of social work determined to understand and shape the future of doctoral education in social work....

Hasidism is a Kabbalah-inspired Jewish spiritual revival the centers on charismatic leaders and miracle workers known as 'Zaddikim.' By the beginning of the 19th century, Zaddikim and their devotees had forged Hasidism into a movement of such power and scope that it had dramatically altered the spiritual, cultural, and social timbre of Jewish...

This book offers a fresh look at the often-censured but imperfectly understood        traditions of Utilitarianism and political economy in their bearing for Victorian        literature and culture. It treats writings by Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith, Thomas        Malthus, David Ricardo, James and John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens, Thomas...