Edward Tverdek | Catholic Theological Union (original) (raw)
*PhD (1998), Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago
*Franciscan (OFM), Sacred Heart Province, US
*Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago
*Priest/Confessor at St. Peter's Church, Chicago
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Science & Society, Sep 1, 2002
Radical Philosophy Review, 2003
Science & Society, Mar 1, 2003
Science & Society, Dec 1, 2004
To oppose capitalism often means to oppose the economic principles that it promotes, nominally at... more To oppose capitalism often means to oppose the economic principles that it promotes, nominally at least. Radi- cal environmentalists and a number of Marxists share a special disdain for one of those key principles: economic efficiency. A closer examination of their misgivings, however, suggests that their estimation of the concept is constrained by the role they believe it plays in capitalist production — a nexus between effi- ciency's descriptive understanding and its prescriptive value that needs to be severed if the latter is to be fairly appraised. Once we jettison the notion (held by market advocates) that efficiency is a universal imperative of production that capitalism perfects, as well as the notion (held by many radical environmentalists and Marxists) that it is part and parcel of capitalism's drive toward crisis and self-destruction, we are left with a disarmingly mundane proposition: post-capitalist economies ought to produce effi- ciently, other normative considerations permitting.
Can the Bible make one a feminist? Note that the question here is not, “Can a feminist read (and ... more Can the Bible make one a feminist? Note that the question here is not, “Can a feminist read (and appreciate) the Bible?” Feminists, of course, do read the Bible. While most might find it at least occasionally a challenge to their feminist sensibilities, only some who approach the matter with Christian faith intact—most famously, perhaps, Mary Daly—walk away from it rejecting that faith. Many manage to retain their Christian convictions in spite of what may seem like a consistently dismal portrayal of Scripture’s female characters and its often tacit prescriptions for men in keeping women in line. Still others may even find their faith renewed and fortified by their feminist reading of Scripture, especially those who discover in the text a more feminine representation of God. 1
... Compare, for example, Minow's "seven clicks" scenario to the investigative tech... more ... Compare, for example, Minow's "seven clicks" scenario to the investigative technique adopted by IT entrepreneur and national-security impresario Hank Asher in the days following the 9/11 attacks. ... Indeed, Asher's approach is arguably not much different ...
Science & Society, Sep 1, 2002
Radical Philosophy Review, 2003
Science & Society, Mar 1, 2003
Science & Society, Dec 1, 2004
To oppose capitalism often means to oppose the economic principles that it promotes, nominally at... more To oppose capitalism often means to oppose the economic principles that it promotes, nominally at least. Radi- cal environmentalists and a number of Marxists share a special disdain for one of those key principles: economic efficiency. A closer examination of their misgivings, however, suggests that their estimation of the concept is constrained by the role they believe it plays in capitalist production — a nexus between effi- ciency's descriptive understanding and its prescriptive value that needs to be severed if the latter is to be fairly appraised. Once we jettison the notion (held by market advocates) that efficiency is a universal imperative of production that capitalism perfects, as well as the notion (held by many radical environmentalists and Marxists) that it is part and parcel of capitalism's drive toward crisis and self-destruction, we are left with a disarmingly mundane proposition: post-capitalist economies ought to produce effi- ciently, other normative considerations permitting.
Can the Bible make one a feminist? Note that the question here is not, “Can a feminist read (and ... more Can the Bible make one a feminist? Note that the question here is not, “Can a feminist read (and appreciate) the Bible?” Feminists, of course, do read the Bible. While most might find it at least occasionally a challenge to their feminist sensibilities, only some who approach the matter with Christian faith intact—most famously, perhaps, Mary Daly—walk away from it rejecting that faith. Many manage to retain their Christian convictions in spite of what may seem like a consistently dismal portrayal of Scripture’s female characters and its often tacit prescriptions for men in keeping women in line. Still others may even find their faith renewed and fortified by their feminist reading of Scripture, especially those who discover in the text a more feminine representation of God. 1
... Compare, for example, Minow's "seven clicks" scenario to the investigative tech... more ... Compare, for example, Minow's "seven clicks" scenario to the investigative technique adopted by IT entrepreneur and national-security impresario Hank Asher in the days following the 9/11 attacks. ... Indeed, Asher's approach is arguably not much different ...