(See the Introduction to the collection for more background information.) DSS texts are identified by a number and letter combination, indicating the cave from which they were recovered: 1Q indicates the text was found in Qumran cave 1; 4Q means found in Qumran cave 4.
ETHICS IN A NUTSHELL. Ethics: A branch of philosophy that comes from the Greek word ethos (ÎµÎ¸Î¿Ï ) meaning habit or custom. In common English usage, it refers to a code or set of principles by which people live righteously. Ethics are the principles that regulate a just society and prescribe how one ought to behave.
The World Systems Theory is a moral doctrine guised as theory and stating itself as fact, one thing that Wallerstein tries to hammer consistently is the fact that his theory is a metaphysical oneâabove all others that have come before and a removed perspective from the science altogetherâand disregards all other theories as merely continuing a cyclical dialogue that has furthered no understanding.