T h e theory of ideo-motor action has been for a generation one of the stock ”laws” of orthodox psychology. It is taught as almost axiomatic in standard treatises-is made the explanatory principle for phenomena of suggestion, hypnotism, obsessions and the like-and is used as the basis for recommended practices in education, psychiatry, religion-even in salesmanship and advertising. In spite of ...

Abstract Many Muslims take the position that religious doubts constitute a serious problem for anyone who regards himself or herself as Muslim, arguing such predicament may even result in apostasy. According to this position, main with Muslim harbours doubts, ‘Sceptical Muslim’, is he she culpable failing respond appropriately epistemic certainty about fundamental Islamic doctrine, primarily ex...

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This chapter is an effort to build an ironic political myth faithful to feminism, socialism, and materialism. Perhaps more faithful as blasphemy is faithful, than as reverent worship and identification. Blasphemy has always seemed to require taking things very seriously. I know no better stance to adopt from within the secular-religious, evangelical traditions of United States politics, includi...

For over forty years the dominant view in scholarship has been that Deuteronomy 13 is a composition of the seventh century B.C.E. Remarkable similarities of language and norms exist between the apostasy laws of Deuteronomy 13 and the disloyalty provisions set out in section 10 of the Vassal Treaty of Esarhaddon of 672 B.C.E. The claim has proven especially attractive in light of the wealth of h...

The law of information platforms has blurred numerous doctrinal categories within the law and has begun to assimilate a widening array of nonlegal disciplines.2 Communications law alone has become “so vast that fully to comprehend it would require an almost universal knowledge ranging from” engineering, economics, and management science “to the niceties of the legislative, judicial, and adminis...