Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
M. Capasso - P. Davoli, Soknopaiou Nesos Project. I (2003-2009)
NEW PUBLICATION BY CENTRO DI STUDI PAPIROLOGICI OF UNIVERSITÀ DEL SALENTO  Soknopaiou Nesos Project. I (2003-2009). Edited by Mario Capasso and Paola Davoli Biblioteca degli “Studi di Egittologia e di Papirologia”, 9 and plates in black and white + 15 colour plates and 2 folding plans. Euro 195.00 ISBN: 978-88-6227-435-7 ISSN: 1828-874X SKU: 2752 INDEX Premessa/Preface 9/10 M. Capasso, P. Davoli, Introduzione: Dime in età moderna 11 Abbreviazioni e sigle 19 PARTE I. IL SITO capitolo primo I. Chiesi, P. Davoli, S. Occhi, N. Raimondi, I rilievi topografici del sito 23 i. Introduzione 23 ii. Il survey topografico del sito: metodologia e strategia operativa 26 iii. La documentazione precedente 29 iv. L’impianto urbano 68 capitolo secondo G. A. Minaya, Il dromos 83 i. Introduzione 83 ii. La documentazione precedente 83 iii. Analisi archeologica 85 iv. Conclusioni 106 capitolo terzo T. Smekalova, The geophysical survey 111 i. Geophysical investigations 111 ii. Dime survey 115 PARTE II. LO SCAVO ARCHEOLOGICO capitolo quarto P. Davoli, Lo scavo archeologico: 2003-2009 119 i. Introduzione 119 ii. Il temenos e le strutture al suo interno 122 iii. Lo scavo 2003-2009 127 iv. Conclusioni 217 Appendice. Harris Matrix 220 PARTE III. I CATALOGHI capitolo quinto M. Capasso, I papiri e gli ostraka greci, figurati e copti (2001-2009) 231 i. Introduzione 231 ii. I papiri 231 iii. Gli ostraka 234 iv. Tabelle riepilogative dei papiri 235 v. Tabelle riepilogative degli ostraka 243 vi. Considerazioni preliminari 246 capitolo sesto M. A. Stadler, Demotica aus Dime: ein Überblick über die in Dime während der Kampagnen 2001-2009 gefundenen Demotischen Texte 249 i. Der demotistische Forschungsstand Dime betreffend 249 ii. Das von der Missione Archeologica in Egitto del Centro di Studi Papirologici dell’Università del Salento, Lecce, neu ausgegrabene demotische Material 250 iii. Die Bedeutung der neu ausgegrabenen Demotica 264 iv. Perspektiven zukünftiger Forschung 267 capitolo settimo A. Cervi, L’arredo ligneo del tempio di Soknopaios 269 i. Introduzione 269 ii. Contesto di rinvenimento e distribuzione dei frammenti 69 iii. L’analisi delle fonti iconografiche 274 iv. Catalogo 278 v. Conclusioni 311 capitolo ottavo D. Dixneuf, Introduction à la céramique de Soknopaiou Nesos 315 i. Introduction 315 ii. Présentation du matériel 315 iii. Présentation des contextes 323 iv. Conclusion 324 v. Catalogue 325 capitolo nono C. Caputo, Le terrecotte figurate 363 i. Introduzione 363 ii. Catalogo 365 iii. Conclusioni 373 PARTE IV. GLI STUDI capitolo decimo M. A. Stadler, Interpreting the architecture of the temenos: Demotic papyri and the cult in Soknopaiou Nesos 379 i. Papyri describing the temple’s decoration 379 ii. Ritual texts from Soknopaiou Nesos 381 iii. Interpretation of the temple’s architecture on the basis of the aforementioned texts 382 iv. The cult of Isis at Soknopaiou Nesos 385 v. Conclusion 386 Tavole 387 INDICI Tavole di concordanza 407 Indice dei nomi e delle cose notevoli 415 Abbreviazioni dei periodici 419 Bibliografia 421 Appendice 431 |
Is It True? Today at 5:30pm
The Multifaith Centre at the University of Toronto is sponsoring a series of talks. I represent the control group (no faith).
The title of the series is "Is It True?" Tonight I will defend the negative position from 5:30-7:00pm in room 52 University College. If you're in Toronto, come out and participate.
The title of the series is "Is It True?" Tonight I will defend the negative position from 5:30-7:00pm in room 52 University College. If you're in Toronto, come out and participate.
Is it True? Uncovering the Heart of Each of the World's Religions
The University of Toronto Secular alliance (UTSA), in conjunction with Power 2 Change, Muslim Students Association and the Multifaith Centre is hosting a lecture and discussion series entitled "…is it true?"
This series will feature the following speakers:
Oct. 24: Islam (Amjad Tarsin, Muslim Chaplain, U of T)
Oct. 31: Christianity (Kyle Hackmann, Grace Toronto Church)
Nov. 7: Judaism (Yishaya Rose, Chaplain, Chabad House, U of T)
Nov. 14: Atheism (Professor Larry Moran, U of T, Secular Alliance)
Each speaker will speak on behalf of the philosophical framework to which they subscribe to. Following the lecture, there will be a period of Q and A following by an open discussion amongst attendees.
I encourage you to attend these talks as I suspect a lot of fruitful conversations can emerge. To this end, specifically, we are delighted to have biochemist Dr. Larry Moran, represent our side of the conversation.
University College 5:30pm-7:00pm, rm 52. Light dinner will be served.
Please find event page below:
Hope to see some of you there!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Monday's Molecule #192
I thought of this week's molecule while I was in Los Angeles last week. We got to sample some excellent examples of cuisine that's hard to find in Toronto. You need to supply the common name AND the formal IUPAC name.
Post your answer as a comment. I'll hold off releasing any comments for 24 hours. The first one with the correct answer wins. I will only post mostly correct answers to avoid embarrassment. The winner will be treated to a free lunch.
There could be two winners. If the first correct answer isn't from an undergraduate student then I'll select a second winner from those undergraduates who post the correct answer. You will need to identify yourself as an undergraduate in order to win. (Put "undergraduate" at the bottom of your comment.)
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Evolution and Design
Arrington claims that there are only three positions in this debate.
In summary, there are three positions in play here.This isn't correct. I support the 4th position; namely ....
(1) The traditional theist observes the overwhelming appearance of design in living things and is content to conclude that things are they way they appear to be, i.e., that living things appear to be designed for a purpose because they are in fact designed for a purpose.
(2) The atheist admits that the appearance of design in living things is overwhelming but asserts that the appearance of design is an illusion and in reality natural law and random chance combine to produce a result that only appears to be designed.
(3) The Barr-type theistic evolutionist admits that the appearance of design in living things is overwhelming but asserts — like the atheist — that the appearance of design is an illusion and in reality natural law and random chance combine to produce a result that only appears to be designed. The TE then goes one step further by asserting that the explanation of the illusion of design is itself an illusion, because the randomness of evolution is in fact directed.
(4) When you step back and look at the big picture, living things do not appear to be designed and they do not appear to have a purpose. While there may be some features of living things that have been honed by natural selection, they are the exception, not the rule. Even those features with a strong illusion of design look much less designed when you examine them closely.
When I talk about Evolution by Accident I intend that to be an attack on Intelligent Design and also an attack on the Dawkins' view of evolution.
J. William Schopf Wins Paleontological Society Medal
NCSE is delighted to congratulate J. William Schopf on receiving the Paleontological Society Medal, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Paleontological Society, on November 4, 2012, at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting. A life member of NCSE, Schopf is Professor of Paleobiology in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Cradle of Life: The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils (Princeton University Press, 1999). Previous recipients of the medal include NCSE Supporters Niles Eldredge, Stephen Jay Gould, and Malcolm C. McKenna.I'm quite surprised by this award since Schopf's main claim to fame is the discovery of fossil cyanobacteria in Australian deposits that date back 3.45 billion years. These "fossils" are definitely not cyanobacteria and they most likely aren't even fossils [Did Life Arise 3.5 Billion Years Ago?.
Does anyone know more about this award? Does the paleontological society still believe that these "fossils" are actually ancient bacteria or was the medal awarded for some other contribution to paleontology?
Michael Behe in Toronto!
There's also a reception for him at Hart House on Thursday afternoon. Let me know if you plan to attend either event. Maybe we can meet for dinner.
The talk on Thursday evening is on "What Are the Limits of Darwinism?" I assume he's going to talk abut irreducible complexity and the edge of evolution. Neither topic is suitable for discussion during question period. I think I'll ask him to explain how common descent is compatible with the actions of an intelligent designer.
The lectures are sponsored by The Copernicus Group.
The Copernicus Group is based in Toronto, Canada. The group provides lectures in the Greater Toronto Area on Science and Faith issues particularly in Origins Science – that is: the origin of the universe, life, species and related subjects.
The Copernicus Group derives its name from Nicholas Copernicus the Polish astronomer who in 1543 published his finding that the earth revolved around the sun. His discovery was not readily accepted because the view held by most educated people of the day was that the sun revolved around the earth. The conventional view was wrong because the foundational assumption regarding the universe – that the earth and human life must be at its center – was wrong. Today science has a very similar foundational assumption – all processes must be understandable to humans by naturalistic processes.
Foundational assumptions affect conclusions. As a result The Copernicus Lectures on Science & Faith will attempt to present scientific observations in a neutral manner – meaning that neither the Naturalistic assumption nor any religious assumption will be made as a starting point – and conclusions will be left to the audience members.
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