Deftly summarizing the current scholarly conclusions, Ehrman sees the apocalyptic strain in Biblical Judaism (as in, say, the Book of Daniel) as a response to different foreign oppressions in the second century B.C.E., and again in the first century B.C.E.
As we reach a time in American history when fewer than 50percentt of the U.S. population claims to believe in the Christian God, the Pope's scholarly conclusions illustrate more clearly than ever that it's not necessary to believe literally in any organized religion's founding story.
Penley told me anti-porn advocates are hardly a blip on the intellectual radar of those in the field, saying "There isn't a pro v. anti-porn argument among scholars, but a protest of porn scholarship by anti-porn activists, some of whom try to pass for scholars, who don't like the scholarly literature's conclusions," she says.
Penley told me anti-porn advocates are hardly a blip on the intellectual radar of those in the field, saying, "There isn't a pro- v. anti-porn argument among scholars but a protest of porn scholarship by anti-porn activists, some of whom try to pass for scholars, who don't like the scholarly literature's conclusions," she says.
But for most students, filling two notebook pages with compelling arguments, insightful conclusions and scholarly examples — in less than 25 minutes — is quite a challenge.
But as a general proposition, I don't regret what I've said and my conclusions in various scholarly articles.
If anything, Isaacson engages in a bit of scholarly overkill at the end, providing a separate conclusion and epilogue on Franklin's legacy, a chronology of important dates, brief biographies of all the supporting characters in the story, conversion tables that provide modern dollar equivalents for British and colonial currency, an annotated bibliography and about 50 pages of endnotes.
For example, a 2012 scholarly review, while cautious in its conclusions, states that "despite the uncertain or low quality of most of the studies, and given the importance of avoiding plaque deposition, plus the absence of any major disadvantages, these results support the use of regular flossing with toothbrushing".
Exactly how much Locke differs from Hobbes in his conclusions is a matter of scholarly dispute, but there is no doubt that he puts the same concepts to work for what seem to be more limited ends.
However, I do strongly suggest making a number of changes: First, the tone of the paper begins as a scholarly discussion, then changes abruptly in the Conclusions section, becoming negative, polemical and defensive.
Our conclusions were: that men are more scholarly, curious, early-rising etc. than women.
