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383 pages of results. 301. The 'Unconscious' as a Literary Revolt Against Science [Books] [de Grazia books]
... ) in the early nineteenth century. That is, the Unconscious is not explainable merely as an accident of the history of psychology, nor as a necessary, pure scientific discovery coming at a certain stage of scientific development. Nor ... , or belief-system). How the accommodation of literature to science was accomplished is to be shown by a general historical analysis and an intensive study of the "unconscious" as employed by eight great authors. The hypothetical Table of ... among the three worlds and maintained their defenses until a generation of thinkers and writers had crossed over them. The historiography of ideas here proposed may make some contribution methodology (see below). If the proposed "hard" component ...
302. Abraham In Egypt [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... could be called upon in support. However, my main purpose here is to attempt a reconstruction of early Hebrew history on the supposition that Velikovsky's ideas could be correct. If he was on the right track, we may suppose ... important character. His name, which implies father of a multitude', speaks of. a person of some historical stature. This is supported by the fact that many peoples, including the Arabs, recognised him as their forebear ... Egypt, no contemporary record pertaining to him is known to exist. Nevertheless, in agreement with Scriptural chronology, historians generally place him around 2000 B.C ., in the unsettled age that followed the collapse of Ur's splendid ...
303. On the Foundations of the Assyro-Babylonian Chronology [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... nor was the year certainly 763 BC. Historians like to suppose it was because then it makes their account of history "certain", but they may be mistaken in both respects. Not every astronomer has agreed that the eclipse ... of Rawlinson's era placed it in 748 BC. To place the accession of Tiglath-Pileser in 745 or 744 makes little historical sense. It is well established that his first campaign was fought in Babylonia and it used to be understood that ... , perhaps back to Tukulti-apul-eshara I; however, it may not be quite as well established in its entirety as historians would like it to be. The date for Psarhaddon is often given as 681 in preference to 680; and ...
304. A REVISED CHRONOLOGY FOR THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST [Journals] [SIS Review]
... the hypotheses advanced in Worlds In Collision', in which the most fundamental assumptions about the solar system and its history had been questioned. Ages in Chaos' deliberately left aside the issues raised in the preceding volume and was intended ... the XXIXth and XXXth Dynasties had already been positively identified on the Egyptian monuments is examined and found wanting. The historical model for the XXth Dynasty is rounded off by comparing trends in the language, art and religion of the XXth ... c ) Society for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1977. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER is to draw the attention of ancient historians and archaeologists, particularly those concerned with Biblical and Near Eastern Studies, to Ages In Chaos', by Dr ...
305. A Chronology for the Eighteenth Dynasty [Journals] [SIS Review]
... Gammon Copyright (c ) 1977 G. J. Gammon Geoffrey Gammon has an Honours B.A . in History from London University and is currents studying for a Diploma in Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, London University. ... from Dynasty XVIII is rich but far from comprehensive. The rulers of this period were not concerned to establish objective historical truth, but to glorify themselves and magnify their achievements. No pharaoh could possibly be expected to record a military ... , so that where such events happened we either learn of them from other sources, usually the victorious adversary, or infer them by reading between the lines of an implausible claim of victory, as in the case of Amenhotep II ...
306. The Velikovsky Affair [Books] [de Grazia books]
... Several scientists and intellectuals who attempted his defence were silenced or sanctioned severely. I. Bernard Cohen, Professor of history of science (Harvard University), wrote sympathetically, almost enthusiastically, of Velikovsky's work in the advance summary of ... reception system for consideration. What accounts for the favourable or unfavourable reception of men, beliefs and practices? The historical sociology of science is obliged, in the long run, to provide materials and analysis in a large enough number ... . These obligations were, of course, fulfilled by Dr Velikovsky. He consulted many special-ists, among them the historian Pfeiffer and astronomers Adams and Motz. The book was examined carefully before publication. Macmillan held it for three years ...
307. Failure of a Concept? [Journals] [SIS Review]
... , I fear to have observed what could well be the first unconscious tremblings of reaction, i.e Revised History Yes, Catastrophes No. While attending members may have gained similar impressions from a number of the ongoing discussions, ... 19th Dynasty to the late period in Egypt.] On raising such objections, to receive the answer that here historical questions only are being discussed to the exclusion of those relating to natural history is not just begging the question, ... really is strongly indicative of a deep-seated resistance against the catastrophes. Because on a genuinely interdisciplinary basis, as demonstrated in Dr Velikovsky's work again and again, and taking care not just to make a few singularities fit a notion when ...
308. Society News [Journals] [SIS Review]
... replica Piri Re'is map he had purchased in Istanbul. After a short break, Trevor Palmer led us through the history of ideas on human evolution, showing that, just as astronomers are beginning to take a more catastrophic approach to ... his audience to ponder on all these anomalies which indicated that Earth had suffered at least one major catastrophe in the historical past and that people had been able to record the planet before it happened. It was pointed out that those ... and this was the subject for today's group discussion. Introducing his subject, David stressed that he was not a historian. He was not discussing Saul as a historical character influencing world events outside Judah, as had David Rohl and ...
309. Science's Unscientific Reception of Velikovsky [Articles]
... ridiculous. Actually, Velikovsky does not claim that his work is a scientific theory. It is a work of history. The advance claims which he makes so successfully are a result of deducing what one would expect to find in ... solar system today, if his historical model is reasonable. It is therefore wrong and wholly irrelevant to say he is not a scientist and has not provided a mathematical theory. Yet the historians have been intimidated by the scientists. ... Velikovsky published "Ages in Chaos", historians felt obligated to ignore it, since they would open themselves to severe criticism if they even suggested that the book might be on the right track. This occurred despite the fact that ...
310. Radiocarbon Dating The Extinction [Journals] [Velikovskian]
... T. Pecora and Meyer Rubin of the U. S. Geological Survey in their "Absolute Dating and the History of Man." "Our crying need for absolute dating of geologic events of materials has spurred such massive efforts ... ...makes interesting reading for archaeologists, and indeed for those concerned with the problems of interpretation in the historical sciences, with the aid of an ingenious experiment, he analyzes the way the human mind works and identified five ... were like the Chaldeans who apparently lived in tents, since houses for them were not discovered. But did the historians embrace this discovery and the fact that radiocarbon buttressed it? Of course not. Although the discovery was made in ...
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