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The Guild Review is a blog of art, culture, faith and politics. We seek understanding, not conformity.

Showing posts with label etymology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etymology. Show all posts
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bureaucracy: Isn't It Strange?

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Has it ever struck you as just a little strange that the world today is governed by bureaucracies, in other words, that modern nations are r...
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Friday, August 7, 2009

Etymological Reflection

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In a field where the exact meaning of a word is crucial, it comes as perhaps no surprise that Roman students of law used to begin with a stu...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Authority & Power: A Little More Etymology

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When I wrote a week ago about natural authority , I left out an important aspect of the discussion: power. Again, I will examine this questi...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

Natural Authority: A Short Exercise in Etymology

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One of the hallmarks of modern political thought is the denial of natural authority. Just think of the social contract theory. According to ...
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