The Philosophy of a Persona

Summary

The essay collects Ian Hunter's central theoretical and methodological arguments from their various interpretative contexts and restates them in order to consider criticisms, real and imagined. Is Hunter's criticism of common forms of philosophical history itself open to such criticism, making its validity dependent upon prior adoption of a philosophical stance? Is his empirical intellectual history a form of ‘social’ reductionism?     

Promise and Blessing: Gen 12,1-3

ABSTRACT

Gen 12,1-3 is a text which plays an important part in the dis-cussion about the establishing of the modern state of Israel. The question is, whether this text defends this event in the 20th century’s history or if one should find the defence elsewhere. In order to find an answer to this question three classic German commentaries have been reread. The commentaries, written by Herman Gunkel (GHAT), Gerhard von Rad (ATD), and Claus Westermann (BKAT), are from different periods of the 20th century. The result is that the commentators find that the text is more interested in the blessing and the promise than in the history of the possession of the land of Canaan.     

Reviews

Else Kragelund Holt &; Kirsten Nielsen (eds.), Bibelkundskab. Introduktion til Det Gamle Testamente. Aarhus Universitetsforlag 1997, pp 317.

Göran Eidevall, Grapes in the Desert. Metaphors, Models, and Themes in Hosea 4–14. CB Old Testament Series 43, Almqvist &; Wiksell, Stockholm 1996, pp xii + 274. ISBN 91 22 01709 7.

Mogens Müller, Det Garnie Testamente som kristen bog, Anis, Frederiksberg 1997, pp 92. ISBN 87 7457 200 8.

March Vervenne (ed.), Studies in the Book of Exodus. Redaction — Reception — Interpretation. Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium CXXVI. Leuven University Press‐Uitgeverij Peeters, Leuven 1996, pp xi + 660. ISBN 90 6186 755 X1/90 6831 825 X.     

Environmental Regulations and New Plant Location Decisions: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis

Stricter environmental regulations are often opposed on the grounds that they will alter equilibrium capital flows. Empirical evidence in this area remains largely unresolved, mainly due to the quite disparate results found in the literature. This paper takes a positive look at the relationship between new manufacturing plant location decisions and environmental regulations by examining data from 11 studies that provide more than 365 observations. One major result from our meta-analysis is that methodological considerations play a critical role in shaping the body of received estimates. Our empirical estimates also lend insights into future research that is necessary before any robust conclusions can be made regarding the effects of environmental regulations on capital flows.