Программа дисциплины «Основы философии»

Philoxenia: The Love of Strangers
In these passages, hospitality is not primarily associated with how we treat friends, 
neighbors, or members of our own family. When Abraham catches sight of the 
messengers in the distance, he has no way of knowing who they are. The blessed have 
earned praise for welcoming the 
stranger
. Indeed, in the Christian Bible, the word often 
used for hospitality is 
philoxenia
, from the Greek for one who loves strangers.
 
Baker’s 
Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology 
associates hospitality with aliens or 
strangers in need, who were particularly vulnerable in the ancient Middle East: The 
plight of aliens was desperate. They lacked membership in the community, be it tribe, 
city-state, or nation. As an alienated person, the traveler often needed immediate food 
and lodging. Widows, orphans, the poor, or sojourners from other lands lacked the 
familial or community status that provided a landed inheritance, the means of making a 
living, and protection. In the ancient world, the practice of hospitality meant graciously 
receivi
ng an alienated person into one’s land, home, or community and providing 
directly for that person’s needs. Part of the goodness in hospitality is in receiving a 
person outside the community from whom one has no immediate expectation of 
reciprocity. The person you help may never be in a position to help you
—
he or she may 
even bring you harm. Still, hosts are obliged to extend themselves. During the Nazi 
period, those who helped to rescue Jews were motivated by this vision, according to 
Philip Hallie, who studied the inhabitants of Le Chambon, a French village that 
sheltered many refugees. 
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Education Study: Parental Involvement Enriches College Experience 
Nov 06, 2007 
Overprotective parents have often been accused of ruining the whole college 
experience. But according to a new education survey, college students today have closer 
contact with their parents than ever before and are more satisfied with college because 
of it. 
Parents with a tendency to hover and get too involved in their child's life are 
frequently referred to as 'helicopter parents'. The term is rarely used in a complimentary 
context. 
ABC News
, 
Wall Street Journal
, and several other news publications have 
produced features on helicopter parents and the dangers they pose to their children's 
ability to be self-reliant. 

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Much of the coverage has been mere speculation. There has been no hard research 
done to determine what kind of effect parental involvement has on a student's college 
experience. Until now. 
2007 National Survey of Student Engagement 
The annual National Survey of Student Engagement collected data from students at 
24 colleges and universities in 2007. According to the survey, parents are more involved 
in their college student's life than ever before. More than 80 percent of parents report 
being more involved than their own parents were. 
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