Michael Edward Moore
Biographic Data
| ID | 300010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Edward Moore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Moore |
| SIGNATURE | MOORE M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5409-2674 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Monastic Counter-Culture and Its Medieval Origins
Monastic life presents a contrast to many aspects of modern existence (the rule of ideology, consumerism, various forms of negativity, dominance of the virtual, forgetfulness). The following essay explores this contrast and its presence throughout the long history of monasticism, with a focus on early Northern and Western monasticism on the one hand, and the modern Benedictine tradition on the other. The counter-cultural dimensions of monastic li…
Kulturwissenschaft in Dark Times: Ernst Cassirer
This essay is a response to Samantha Matherne’s book, Cassirer, which provides a comprehensive guide to every aspect of Ernst Cassirer’s wide-ranging thought, and does so with cool clarity. It is n
Nicholas of Cusa and the Kairos of Modernity: Cassirer, Gadamer, Blumenberg
In this far-reaching essay, historian Michael Edward Moore examines modernity as an historical epoch following the end of the medieval period — and as a “messianic concept of time.” In the early twentieth century, a debate over the meaning and origins of modernity unfolded among the philosophers Ernst Cassirer, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans Blumenberg. These thinkers tried to resolve the puzzle of the fifteenth-century master Nicholas of Cusa. Was …
The Age of Regicide
This study of royalty and monarchical government in France and England over the course of a crucial century will be important reading for all historians of politics, political thought, religion, or
Philology and Presence
Various scholars have argued that the rise of modern information technology over the past century has coincided with a steady decline of traditional methods of learning and interpretation, and has contributed to the general sense of “worldlessness” or anomie. In the words of Paul Ricoeur, “we are overwhelmed by a flood of words, by polemics, by the assault of the virtual, which today create a kind of opaque zone.” Philology, the ancient disciplin…
The Dante Encyclopedia
The study of Dante’s life, mind and poetry introduces us to a realm of vast extent. His ideas and art were situated in a cosmos meaningfully structured, supported by righteous powers and spiritual
Caligula: A Biography
The Gadamer Dictionary
Passage to Arcadia
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism Michael Edward Moore (bio) "O my love, where are they, where are they going" —Czeslaw Milosz, "Encounter" (1978, 3) The awkward term "humanism" has served as the title of too many movements and ideals, and seems drained of significance, like a wrinkled old balloon. To speak of revising and retrieving the term for a new form of humanism, as will be done here, is to invite many possible misconceptions. I…
Books, Banks, Buttons, and Other Inventions from the Middle Ages . Chiara Frugoni , William McCuaig
Reading Livy against Livy: The dream and nightmare of (American) empire1
Recent debates over the rise of an American Empire have relied on analogies to past empires, from ancient Athens to modern Britain. Such historical analogies, while inexact and debatable, are a basic mode of understanding our relation to the past. This article explores the analogy of the United States to the Roman Empire. The figure of Rome is a contested legacy, as can be seen in the long-ago writings of Livy and Tacitus, in the developing ideal…
Demons and the battle for souls at Cluny
The liturgical program at Cluny was directed toward a struggle against demons. Demons attacked souls in this world by bringing plague and violence, and in the next world, by punishing sinful souls. This article discusses how concern about such demons drew upon an ancient tradition regarding the pervasive influence of demons. The monks at Cluny sought to end this demonic tyranny. The battle for souls at Cluny reached a highpoint with the introduct…
Dress in the Middle Ages . Françoise Piponnier , Perrine Mane , Caroline Beamish
The God of Culture
The God of Culture
La Monarchie Carolingienne et les Anciens Modèles Irlandais
Vers 775, Charlemagne reçut une lettre, venant probablement d'Angleterre, envoyée par un certain Cathwulf, par ailleurs inconnu. Sa lettre est fort intéressante pour les singuliers modèles de royauté qu'elle présente. Cathwulf les avait trouvés dans une collection de droit canonique irlandais, et sa lettre illustre un courant de la pensée sociale irlandaise qui devait avoir une large influence sur le royaume franc, en y pénétrant selon divers can…
Philology and Presence
Various scholars have argued that the rise of modern information technology over the past century has coincided with a steady decline of traditional methods of learning and interpretation, and has contributed to the general sense of “worldlessness” or anomie. In the words of Paul Ricoeur, “we are overwhelmed by a flood of words, by polemics, by the assault of the virtual, which today create a kind of opaque zone.” Philology, the ancient disciplin…
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism Michael Edward Moore (bio) "O my love, where are they, where are they going" —Czeslaw Milosz, "Encounter" (1978, 3) The awkward term "humanism" has served as the title of too many movements and ideals, and seems drained of significance, like a wrinkled old balloon. To speak of revising and retrieving the term for a new form of humanism, as will be done here, is to invite many possible misconceptions. I…
Demons and the battle for souls at Cluny
The liturgical program at Cluny was directed toward a struggle against demons. Demons attacked souls in this world by bringing plague and violence, and in the next world, by punishing sinful souls. This article discusses how concern about such demons drew upon an ancient tradition regarding the pervasive influence of demons. The monks at Cluny sought to end this demonic tyranny. The battle for souls at Cluny reached a highpoint with the introduct…
La Monarchie Carolingienne et les Anciens Modèles Irlandais
Vers 775, Charlemagne reçut une lettre, venant probablement d'Angleterre, envoyée par un certain Cathwulf, par ailleurs inconnu. Sa lettre est fort intéressante pour les singuliers modèles de royauté qu'elle présente. Cathwulf les avait trouvés dans une collection de droit canonique irlandais, et sa lettre illustre un courant de la pensée sociale irlandaise qui devait avoir une large influence sur le royaume franc, en y pénétrant selon divers can…
La Monarchie Carolingienne et les Anciens Modèles Irlandais
Vers 775, Charlemagne reçut une lettre, venant probablement d'Angleterre, envoyée par un certain Cathwulf, par ailleurs inconnu. Sa lettre est fort intéressante pour les singuliers modèles de royauté qu'elle présente. Cathwulf les avait trouvés dans une collection de droit canonique irlandais, et sa lettre illustre un courant de la pensée sociale irlandaise qui devait avoir une large influence sur le royaume franc, en y pénétrant selon divers can…
Dress in the Middle Ages . Françoise Piponnier , Perrine Mane , Caroline Beamish
The God of Culture
The God of Culture
Demons and the battle for souls at Cluny
The liturgical program at Cluny was directed toward a struggle against demons. Demons attacked souls in this world by bringing plague and violence, and in the next world, by punishing sinful souls. This article discusses how concern about such demons drew upon an ancient tradition regarding the pervasive influence of demons. The monks at Cluny sought to end this demonic tyranny. The battle for souls at Cluny reached a highpoint with the introduct…
Books, Banks, Buttons, and Other Inventions from the Middle Ages . Chiara Frugoni , William McCuaig
Reading Livy against Livy: The dream and nightmare of (American) empire1
Recent debates over the rise of an American Empire have relied on analogies to past empires, from ancient Athens to modern Britain. Such historical analogies, while inexact and debatable, are a basic mode of understanding our relation to the past. This article explores the analogy of the United States to the Roman Empire. The figure of Rome is a contested legacy, as can be seen in the long-ago writings of Livy and Tacitus, in the developing ideal…
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism
An Historian's Notes for a Miloszan Humanism Michael Edward Moore (bio) "O my love, where are they, where are they going" —Czeslaw Milosz, "Encounter" (1978, 3) The awkward term "humanism" has served as the title of too many movements and ideals, and seems drained of significance, like a wrinkled old balloon. To speak of revising and retrieving the term for a new form of humanism, as will be done here, is to invite many possible misconceptions. I…
Passage to Arcadia
The Gadamer Dictionary
Caligula: A Biography
The Dante Encyclopedia
The study of Dante’s life, mind and poetry introduces us to a realm of vast extent. His ideas and art were situated in a cosmos meaningfully structured, supported by righteous powers and spiritual
The Age of Regicide
This study of royalty and monarchical government in France and England over the course of a crucial century will be important reading for all historians of politics, political thought, religion, or
Philology and Presence
Various scholars have argued that the rise of modern information technology over the past century has coincided with a steady decline of traditional methods of learning and interpretation, and has contributed to the general sense of “worldlessness” or anomie. In the words of Paul Ricoeur, “we are overwhelmed by a flood of words, by polemics, by the assault of the virtual, which today create a kind of opaque zone.” Philology, the ancient disciplin…
Nicholas of Cusa and the Kairos of Modernity: Cassirer, Gadamer, Blumenberg
In this far-reaching essay, historian Michael Edward Moore examines modernity as an historical epoch following the end of the medieval period — and as a “messianic concept of time.” In the early twentieth century, a debate over the meaning and origins of modernity unfolded among the philosophers Ernst Cassirer, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans Blumenberg. These thinkers tried to resolve the puzzle of the fifteenth-century master Nicholas of Cusa. Was …
Kulturwissenschaft in Dark Times: Ernst Cassirer
This essay is a response to Samantha Matherne’s book, Cassirer, which provides a comprehensive guide to every aspect of Ernst Cassirer’s wide-ranging thought, and does so with cool clarity. It is n
Monastic Counter-Culture and Its Medieval Origins
Monastic life presents a contrast to many aspects of modern existence (the rule of ideology, consumerism, various forms of negativity, dominance of the virtual, forgetfulness). The following essay explores this contrast and its presence throughout the long history of monasticism, with a focus on early Northern and Western monasticism on the one hand, and the modern Benedictine tradition on the other. The counter-cultural dimensions of monastic li…
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