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Spiritual Healing, Divine Assistance, and Peace of Mind

Ellen M. Umansky

in From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews

This chapter begins with an analysis of virtues of peace of mind as extolled by Tehilla Lichtenstein, Alfred Geiger Moses, Morris Lichtenstein, and Clifton Harby Levy. It then examines the reasons ... More

This chapter begins with an analysis of virtues of peace of mind as extolled by Tehilla Lichtenstein, Alfred Geiger Moses, Morris Lichtenstein, and Clifton Harby Levy. It then examines the reasons behind the lack of membership in the Society of Jewish Science. Finally, the emergence of Jewish community-based healing centers is discussed.Less

Bayesian and Regression Models of Human Information Processing: A Myopic Perspective

Jie W Weiss and David J Weiss

in A Science of Decision Making: The Legacy of Ward Edwards

This chapter presents an introduction written by Ward Edwards to the paper by Paul Slovic and Sarah Lichtenstein published in an issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. It gives ... More

This chapter presents an introduction written by Ward Edwards to the paper by Paul Slovic and Sarah Lichtenstein published in an issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. It gives credit to and takes potshots at streams of research that, while not antithetical to the Bayesian approach, failed to address its virtues. Ward praises Egon Brunswik for realizing that the task was an essential component of any theory of behavior, while pointing out that Brunswik's way of handling the probabilistic nature of the environment was somewhat primitive. Anderson's functional measurement approach was credited with bringing measurement theory into psychology, but criticized for lacking a theory of response selection. He laughed at the behaviorists, finding trivial examples that showed how rewarded responses did not increase in likelihood of occurrence when reasoned actions are under consideration.Less

“High Art Lowdown”: This Review Is Not Sponsored by AT&T

Art Spiegelman

in Comic Art in Museums

This chapter includes a 1990 highly critical review of MoMA’s High and Low: Modern Art, Popular Culture in cartoon format (image) by Art Spiegelman. This chapter discusses Roy ... More

This chapter includes a 1990 highly critical review of MoMA’s High and Low: Modern Art, Popular Culture in cartoon format (image) by Art Spiegelman. This chapter discusses Roy Lichtenstein as “dead” art, excluded artists and genres, high ticket prices, Krazy Kat, and overall conceptual issues. Spiegelman explains: “They made myopic choices not daring the risks that come with a risky topic.”Less

The Creation of a Movement

Ellen M. Umansky

in From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews

Morris Lichtenstein viewed Jewish Science as a means to turn American Jews away from Christian Science while revitalizing their spiritual lives. He assumed leadership of the Society of Applied ... More

Morris Lichtenstein viewed Jewish Science as a means to turn American Jews away from Christian Science while revitalizing their spiritual lives. He assumed leadership of the Society of Applied Judaism which he transformed into a society that disseminated his own ideas. He sought to form a movement that promoted an understanding of Judaism as a personal and practical religion concerned with the physical and spiritual well-being of American Jews.Less

Morris Lichtenstein: The Man and the Message

Ellen M. Umansky

in From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews

This chapter discusses the life, writings, and lectures of Morris Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein devoted himself completely to Jewish Science from 1922 until his death in 1938. He counseled hundreds of ... More

This chapter discusses the life, writings, and lectures of Morris Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein devoted himself completely to Jewish Science from 1922 until his death in 1938. He counseled hundreds of men and women who sought his advice. He believed that what the American Jewish community needed most were institutions that would teach them how to practice the teachings of Judaism.Less

Tehilla Lichtenstein and the Society of Jewish Science

Ellen M. Umansky

in From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews

This chapter discusses Tehilla Lichtenstein’s activities as leader of the Society of Jewish Science; she succeeded her husband Morris Lichtenstein after his death in 1938. She viewed Jewish Science ... More

This chapter discusses Tehilla Lichtenstein’s activities as leader of the Society of Jewish Science; she succeeded her husband Morris Lichtenstein after his death in 1938. She viewed Jewish Science as something that “reveals to the Jew the great treasures contained within Judaism”. She articulated her views in over 500 sermons, essays, lectures, and radio broadcasts.Less

Comics and Figurative Narration: What Pierre Couperie Contributed

Antoine Sausverd

in Comic Art in Museums

This chapter contains a new translation of the 2014 article by the French comics scholar Antoine Sausverd exploring Pierre Couperie’s role in the founding of the French intellectual comics fan ... More

This chapter contains a new translation of the 2014 article by the French comics scholar Antoine Sausverd exploring Pierre Couperie’s role in the founding of the French intellectual comics fan group SOCERLID; details about the 1967 Musee des Arts Decoratifs exhibit ‘Bande dessinée et figuration narrative’ and its influential catalog ‘A History of the Comic Strip,’ and Couperie’s disdain for Roy Lichtenstein.Less

The Rise of Constitutional Courts

Víctor Ferreres Comella

in Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values: A European Perspective

This chapter focuses on the 1920s, before the Second World War, when only Lichtenstein and Spain had decided to establish constitutional courts. During that period, a particularly powerful voice, ... More

This chapter focuses on the 1920s, before the Second World War, when only Lichtenstein and Spain had decided to establish constitutional courts. During that period, a particularly powerful voice, that of Hans Kelsen, could be heard in support of the new system. This important legal philosopher was very influential in the construction of the Austrian Constitutional Court—where he served as a judge from 1921 to 1930. There is no doubt that Kelsen deserves enormous credit for the introduction and theoretical defense of constitutional courts. It is very useful to examine Kelsen's ideas in order to understand the intellectual sources of the European model—which is often referred to as “Kelsenian.” Kelsen wrote extensively in favor of subjecting legislation to some type of judicial review and in favor of the centralized model, as opposed to the American alternative.Less

Is Comics a Branch of Contemporary Art?

Thierry Groensteen

in Comics and Narration

According to the historian Pierre Couperie, comics had been influenced by the evolution of other art forms. Jean-Christophe Menu, for his part, sees comics as having its own avant-garde movement that ... More

According to the historian Pierre Couperie, comics had been influenced by the evolution of other art forms. Jean-Christophe Menu, for his part, sees comics as having its own avant-garde movement that is embodied by works produced in the decades since 1990. This chapter examines the relationship between comics and contemporary art and argues that they differ in their essence. It explores how comics became a major source of inspiration for certain artistic movements such as Pop Art in the United States and New Figuration in France. In particular, it looks at the debate on whether Roy Lichtenstein magnified comics panels and reinvigorated comic art. It also discusses comics’ adoption of the language of contemporary art, focusing on the work of comics artist and painter Jerry Moriarty. Finally, it considers how exhibitions, particularly in France, have brought comics and fine arts together.Less

The World, My City: Home Grounds and Global Cities

in Mobility at Large: Globalization, Textuality and Innovative Travel Writing

This chapter examines how the most recent wave of globalization has been inscribed in innovative travel writing about major metropolitan cities. It analyzes Rachel Lichtenstein and Iain Sinclair's ... More

This chapter examines how the most recent wave of globalization has been inscribed in innovative travel writing about major metropolitan cities. It analyzes Rachel Lichtenstein and Iain Sinclair's Rodinsky's Room and Sam Miller's Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity and explains that both travel texts attempt to textualize the multivalent perspectives of megacities. This chapter contends that innovative travel texts about the global cities of London and Delhi can offer unique perspectives on the complexities of place in a hypermobile and rapidly changing world.Less

Foreign Law in International Legal Practice

Guido Alpa

in Courts and Comparative Law

This chapter begins by tracing the history of the application for foreign law in Italy. It then discusses examples of foreign models used by Italian courts; the use of the institute of Anstalt, a ... More

This chapter begins by tracing the history of the application for foreign law in Italy. It then discusses examples of foreign models used by Italian courts; the use of the institute of Anstalt, a typical device of the law of Lichtenstein; the foreign models used in Italian contractual practice; lex mercatoria and the principles developed by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT); and the rules of the common market of the European Union.Less