Since the publication of the Guide, scholars have struggled with a thorny issue: whether to take Maimonides' words at face value or whether to take them as hints or clues pointing to a hidden or deeper meaning (Ravitzky, 1981, 1990, 2005; Strauss, 1952).
We decided that it was heuristically more effective to ask questions rather than to consider statements, and to conceive these questions as a pragmatic aid to guide scholars and help them reflect on their own research.
Manetti's analysis was reflected in Botticelli's famous Chart of Hell and guided scholars and artists for centuries thereafter.
He said Stocking's work guided scholars in how the field has come to understand culture and cultures, and in how to assess the influence of internal and external factors on the field since its inception.
What the emerging field lacks are senior researchers who can guide young scholars and enforce standards for research.
Deeply researched and including a formidable bibliographic component, the volume also serves as a reference guide to scholars desiring to study, at greater length, one of the many topics raised.
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Chandler utilized a wide range of sources to develop his volume: censuses, scholarly reports, travelers' diaries, encyclopedias, gazetteers, travel guides, librarians, scholars, tax documents, street density, public bath counts, military records, disaster records of lives lost, and religious histories of cities2.
That he carries a green holly branch, and the comparison of his beard to a bush, has guided many scholars in this direction.
These evaluative questions serve to firstly guide the scholar in organizing relevant evidence and second, serve as a guide for the evaluator in the process of assessing the evidence.
National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, "Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies," National Academies Press.
