This volume provides a new and nuanced appreciation of David Hume as a historian. Gone for good are the days when one can offhandedly assert, as R. G. Collingwood once did, that Hume “deserted philosophical studies in favour of historical” ones. History and philosophy are commensurate in Hume’s thought and works from the beginning to the end. Only by recognizing this can we begin to make sense of Hume’s canon as a whole and see clearly his many contributions to fields we now recognize as t...

John Beale Bordley (1727-1804) first had “Necessaries” printed in 1776 as a 17-page pamphlet. In 1799, he revised his work and reprinted it as a chapter in “Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs.” “Necessaries” published a 3rd time in 1801, when “Essays and Notes” saw a corrected and expanded edition. With its history spanning Colonial, Revolutionary, and early national America, Bordley’s work provides an advantageous window from which to view some of early America’s central deba...

Notes and Introduction by Mark G. Spencer, Brock University, OntarioJohn Locke (1632-1704) was perhaps the most influential English writer of his time. His Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690) and Two Treatises of Government (1690) weighed heavily on the history of ideas in the eighteenth century, and Locke’s works are often ? rightly ? presented as foundations of the Age of Enlightenment. Both the Essay and the Seco...

Volume 25 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era investigates the local textures that make up the whole cloth of the Enlightenment. Ranging from China to Cheltenham and from Spinoza to civil insurrection, volume 25 celebrates the emergence of long-eighteenth-century culture from particularities and prodigies. Unfurling in the folds of this volume is a special feature on playwright, critic, and literary theorist John Dennis. Edited by Claude Willan, ...

Die Zeitbombe für die öffentlichen Haushalte der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten tickt. Scharf gemacht hat sie die britische Kaufhauskette Marks & Spencer. Diese wehrt sich vor dem EuGH dagegen, dass sie Verluste ihrer ausländischen Tochterunternehmen nicht gegen Gewinne im Heimatland aufrechnen kann. Der Schlussantrag des Generalanwalts im Fall Marks & Spencer stellt klar, dass die Konzernbesteuerungssysteme innerhalb der EU grenzüberschreitend ausgestaltet sein müssen. Der Schlussantrag sollte der B...

Hugo O’Conor: A Shadow of Ireland in New Spain presents a comprehensive biography of Hugo O’Conor (1734–1779), the first Commandant Inspector of the Interior Provinces of New Spain. Demonstrating the remarkable breadth of O’Conor’s life experiences, the narrative moves from his early life in Ireland to a successful career in the Spanish military spanning both sides of the Atlantic.O’Conor’s story reads like an action-packed nail-biter. He grew up on “the Isle of Slaves,” a...

An exquisite memoir of a life saved by poetry."This is a portrait of the artist, narrated by a priest and a poet and a gay man with tenderness and searing honesty. Spencer Reece weaves the poetry he loves into how he has lived, the poetry as solace and relief, as confirmation and rescue, as redemption." —Colm ToíbínThe Secret Gospel of Mark is a powerful dynamo of a story that delicately weaves the author's experiences with an appreciation ...

In the heart of modern Japan, a phenomenon grows in the shadows. "Hikikomori" explores the life of Kazuo, a young man who has withdrawn from society to live in isolation. Through his eyes, readers journey into the depths of solitude, confronting the complexities of social withdrawal, family pressures, and the quest for identity in a hyper-connected world. This poignant narrative not only sheds light on the psychological struggles of hikikomori but also offers a broader commentary on the so...

Unlock the Secrets of the Tiny Device That Revolutionized Our WorldImagine a world without smartphones, laptops, or the internet. That was reality just a few decades ago before the invention of the transistor—a tiny device that has become the foundation of modern technology. From Jack Kilby to Intel: A Journey through the History of Transistors is for anyone fascinated by the story of how this groundbreaking invention has shaped the world we live in today.

Group taxation - special schemes according to which a group of companies meeting certain requirements may be assimilated for tax purposes to a single company - exists in several European Member States and is now under consideration in an EU proposal concerning a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB). Its rationale as a potential EU tax regime has arisen from a series of high-profile ECJ cases concerning cross-border tax relief claims - decisions which have been criticized for lack...

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Mark K. Spencer publishes an article in the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (volume XX, 2021). The full title is "The Many Phenomenological Reductions and Catholic Metaphysical Anti-Reductionism".There are as many types of phenomenology as phenomenologists. Or, so it seems. But, according to Spencer, they have one feature in common. They all follow Husserl in attempting to experience the noumenon, the thing itself. In doing so, they swim against the tide of science. Scient...