10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIOUSNESS»
Discover the use of
speciousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
speciousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of ...
Chapter. One. The. Speciousness. of. Origins. Linguists have been somewhat
anthropocentric in defining language to be necessarily human language. Philip
Lieberman, On the Origins of Language The eighteenth century was marked by
an ...
Demosthenes, unfortunately for his own reputation, and still more unfortunately
for the reputation of his countrymen generally, has let the secret transpire, from
which much of this speciousness of appearance arose." Demosthenes has not ...
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Shakespeare and the Twentieth Century: The Selected ...
... is to the wise. For Antonius Pius used to say that the Sophists' speciousness is
like the spider's web, of great skill but little use.] This idea is echoed in one of
Schoonhoven's emblems,38 and iris's "rich scarf" and "ariachne's broken woof"
285.
International Shakespeare Association. World Congress, Jonathan Bate, Jill L. Levenson, 1998
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Debates in the Metaphysics of Time
Note that here too the argument for speciousness is logical or conceptual, rather
than phenomenological; it is ... leads to the present's speciousness in a positive
way, but that the non-speciousness of the present is ruled out conceptually.
L. Nathan Oaklander, 2014
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Faithful Labourers: a Reception History of Paradise Lost, ...
The reader who senses the links, though attending to the theme of speciousness,
cannot but feel a modicum of sympathy for the Fallen Archangel and,
simultaneously, the sharp contrast between him and Aeneas. (37) Di Cesare
wants to see ...
Assistant Professor Department of English John Leonard, John Leonard, 2012
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'The beast and his image'; or, The pope and the Council of ...
SPECIOUSNESS AND PLAUSIBILITY OF THE JESUITS. " like a lamb." — Verse
11. Our Saviour bid his disciples " beware" of those who should " come unto them
in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly would be ravening wolves." But the Beast ...
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Sophistication: a literary and cultural history
Ranging widely across historical documents, magazines, adverts, films and novels, this path-breaking book will be essential reading for sophisticates and scholars alike. --
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Point Blank: Guns And Violence In America
An Exercise in Ingenious Speciousness When gun control advocates and public
health scholars consider whether keeping a gun for defensive purposes is
sensible, they frequently bring up one of the oddest statistics in the gun control
debate.
The speciousness of its thesis is enhanced by a captivating simplicity.
Selfishness developing into benevolence is so beautiful an instance of Nature's
marvels that it delights even the Muse and sets her singing; witness Pope's
pebble dropped ...
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The History of the Crusades: For the Recovery and Possession ...
But it " has hitherto arisen from human frailty, that " you have erred ; and that,
deceived by the " speciousness * The speech of Urban is variously given by
different authors. " They all differ in the mould, but agree in the metal," as Fuller
says, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIOUSNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
speciousness is used in the context of the following news items.
The Sandra Bland Mug Shot and the Distrust of Photography
Spurred by the speciousness of the arrest, the possible complicity of the state in Sandra's hanging, the questions surrounding the dash cam video, and still ... «BagNews Notes, Jul 15»
California Appellate Court affirms “bad faith” attorney fees award in …
While the California Legislature has not defined “bad faith,” California courts routinely apply a two-prong test that requires (1) objective speciousness of the claim ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is America's Favorite SC Justice, Clarence …
I myself consider Scalia more dangerous than Thomas, because of the eloquent speciousness of his reasoning. I myself consider Scalia more dangerous than ... «PoliticusUSA, Jun 15»
Paul Giorgio: Hypocrisy
synonyms: dissimulation, false virtue, cant, posturing, affectation, speciousness, empty talk, insincerity, falseness, deceit, dishonesty, mendacity, pretense, ... «GoLocal Worcester, Mar 15»
Painting Featuring Mother Teresa and Margaret Sanger Fires Up …
... (ACLU) also sent a letter to Herbst stating that removal of the painting constituted a First Amendment issue “given the speciousness of any copyright concerns. «Breitbart News, Mar 15»
ACLU Weighs In on Trumbull Mother Teresa Painting Controversy
“[W]e wish to make clear that, given the speciousness of any copyright concerns, the removal of the painting raises serious First Amendment issues,” the ACLU ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
Hillary Does a Job on America Once Again
Mrs. Clinton's statement goes well beyond Obama's and Warren's muddle-headed formulations of Progressive class warfare into a level of speciousness so ... «American Spectator, Oct 14»
Plan for Stanley car park is unpopular shock
It then dabbled in what can only be called bureaucratic speciousness, claiming the group had asked to see a "traffic study", whereas it says it had only conducted ... «South China Morning Post, Oct 14»
The speciousness of “fetal pain”
Since 1980, the concept of “fetal pain” has been politically useful to anti-abortion advocates, never mind its medical speciousness. In that year, Dr. Bernard ... «OUPblog, Dec 13»
Court awards attorney's fees for “bad faith” trade secret …
“Objective speciousness exists where the action superficially appears to have merit but there is a complete lack of evidence to support the claim.” FLIR Systems ... «Lexology, Sep 13»
