Citations with the tag: PHILOSOPHY

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• University Philosophy in Russia.
  Pavlov, A. T. // Russian Studies in Philosophy; Fall2003, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p6 

  Delves into the study of university philosophy in Russia. Definition of university philosophy; History of university philosophy; Professors who have been expelled from the university due to their actions; Process of obtaining a license to teach philosophy; Development of the specializations of...

• University Philosophy in Russia.
  Pavlov, A. T. // Russian Studies in Philosophy; Fall2003, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p6 

  Delves into the study of university philosophy in Russia. Definition of university philosophy; History of university philosophy; Professors who have been expelled from the university due to their actions; Process of obtaining a license to teach philosophy; Development of the specializations of...

• Start the New Year with Love: Feel Good About Yourself.
  Durbin, Paul // Subconsciously Speaking; Jan/Feb98, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p7 

  No abstract available.

• The Special Language of Encouragement.
  Durbin, Paul // Subconsciously Speaking; May/Jun98, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p7 

  No abstract available.

• Philosophy into fiction.
  Ziolkowski, Theodore // American Scholar; Autumn97, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p547 

  Provides information on the fictionalization of philosophy in a variety of books mainly focusing on `Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder. Detailed information on these books.

• The concept of a cause of the universe.
  Smith, Quentin // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1993, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1 

  Argues against the extant definitions of causality, on the basis that they do not cohere in the proper way with the concept of a cause of the universe. Importance of understanding the cause of the universe; Concept of the cause of the universe; Singularity of the state of the universe; Anselmian...

• Straight versus constrained maximization.
  Sobel, Jordan Howard // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1993, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p25 

  Criticizes David Gauthier's argument of a constrained maximizer as the best transparent agent. Gauthier's book `Maximization Constrained: The Rationality of Cooperation'; Straight maximization; Author's definition of a constrained maximizer; Failure of Gauthier to explicitly negotiate the two...

• Rawl's communitarianism.
  Alejandro, Roberto // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1993, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p75 

  Attempts to fully discuss Rawlsian understanding of community as it was presented in `A Theory of Justice' and its possible implications for a pluralist society. Sandel's interpretation of Rawl's concept of self; Comparisons of views regarding community utopia with Kant and Plato.

• Surviving souls.
  Mosser, Paul; Nat, Arnold vander // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1993, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p101 

  Presents the failure of Richard Swinburne's Cartesian argument owing to an instructive dilemma concerning the logical possibility of conscious beings surviving bodily destruction. Swinburne's book entitled `Personal Identity: The Dualist Theory'; Comparison between the Cartesian and Humean argument.

• Desert and responsibility.
  Cupit, Geoffrey // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1996, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p83 

  Argues that the claim that we can deserve only on the basis of that for which we are responsible, the desert-responsibility thesis, is false. Denial of moral luck; Counter examples to the desert-responsibility thesis; Attribute requirement account.

• Thought experiments and the epistemology of laws.
  Sorensen, R.A . // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1992, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p15 

  Shows how thought experiments can help us learn about laws. Examples of nomic illumination; Promotion of the idea that biology is a promising source of predictions and diagnoses of thought experiment failures; Galileo's anticipation of the law of inertia; Role of modal beliefs; Source of modal...

• Pride, virtue, and self-hood: A reconstruction of Hume.
  Chazan, P. // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1992, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p45 

  Focuses on Hume's account of how the self enters the moral domain and comes to a consciousness of itself as a moral being. Presents a reconstruction of Hume' s account that shows that the idea of self is not, strictly speaking, the effect of pride; `The Treatise'; The concepts of pride and...

• Two types of autonomy accounts.
  Double, R. // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1992, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p65 

  Argues that the diversity of autonomy exemplars guarantees that an acceptable account of autonomy will have to be much less specific than typical accounts are about what characteristics we need in order to be autonomous. Philosophical exemplars such as Socrates, Aristotle's magnanimous man,...

• Descartes' secular semantics.
  Hausman, A.; Hausman, D. // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1992, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p81 

  Comments on the literature on Cartesian semantics which has tended toward examining the relationship between the physical world and ideas. Problems created by the assumption of the mind-body distinction in a discussion of Descartes' semantics; Argument that Descartes does not conceive of escape...

• Alston on iterative foundationalism and Cartesian epistemology.
  Jacobson, S. // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Mar1992, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p133 

  Focuses on the paper `Two Types of Foundationalism,' (TTF), by William Alston. Distinction between `simple foundationalism' (SF) and `iterative foundationalism' (IF); Alston's apparent change of views since TTF; `Epistemic Justification'; Argument that Alston's second level argument against IF...

• Reflections on surfaces.
  Stroll, Avrum // Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Jun92, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p191 

  Ponders whether there can be a first-order, philosophical or psychological theory that explains all the facts of surface perception. J.J. Gibson's discussion of `the ecological environment'; Discriminating first-order theories from those who se primary subject matter is something other than the...

• The fateful rift: The San Andreas Fault in the modern mind.
  Percy, W. // Design for Arts in Education; Jan/Feb90, Vol. 91 Issue 3, p2 

  Discusses the third element of meaning in the human being, as illustrated by language and the theories of Charles Sanders Pierce. Dyadic versus triadic events; Gaps in scientific knowledge; Brain structures; The soul.

• American excess-are we shopping our planet to death?
  Durning, Alan Thein // E: The Environmental Magazine; Jan/Feb1993, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p26 

  No abstract available.

• Gainsborough's wit.
  Asfour, Amal; Williamson, Paul // Journal of the History of Ideas; Jul97, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p479 

  Focuses on the work of Gainsborough, and the vivacity with which he handles the language. William Jackson of Exeter's comparison of Gainsborough's style with Sterne's; What Gainsborough's letters show; Comparison of Gainsborough's work with that of John Locke.

• Dead ends.
  Howe, S. // New Statesman & Society; 4/26/91, Vol. 4 Issue 148, p36 

  Examines the failure of postmodernism by looking at some books, including: `Modernity and Ambivalence,' by Zygmunt Bauman and `Philosophical Papers, volume 1: Objectivity, Relativism and Truth; volume 2: Essays on Heidegger & Others,' by Richard Rorty.

• The philosopher is in.
  Douglas, Lawrence; George, Alexander // New Yorker; 06/01/98, Vol. 74 Issue 14, p90 

  Presents a dialogue conducted between a philosopher and a patient. Details on questions the philosopher asked the patient; Type of problems the patient was experiencing.

• Crossroads.
  Komunyakaa, Yusef // Ploughshares; Spring97, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p5 

  Presents the author's philosophical definition of the term `crossroads.' Perception that the crossroads is a place where negotiations take place; Reference to the book `The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James.'

• Captains of industry: Our modern managers.
  King, Ed // Trains; Mar98, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p16 

  Looks at the philosophy taught in universities and colleges about business and industrial management in the United States. Perception of the philosophy; Information on the capitalization of this philosophy.

• The philosophical tradition.
  V.S.N. // UNESCO Courier; Feb89, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p28 

  Gives an overview of India's philosophical traditions. Philosophical knowledge as a means to inner liberation (Nirvana); Jaina philosophical school; Buddhist thought; The Hindu tradition and its six systems of philosophy (`Six Doctrines').

• From Hegel to Marx.
  Terray, E. // UNESCO Courier; Apr90, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p36 

  Examines the philosophies of history expounded by German philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) and Karl Marx (1818-1883). Impact of philosopher Immanuel Kant's dualism of Hegel's theories about the reconciliation of opposites; Hegel's dialectical philosophy, `absolute...

• From Socrates to Spinoza.
  Moreau, Pierre-Francois // UNESCO Courier; Sep92, Vol. 45 Issue 9, p17 

  Comments on the teaching of philosophy throughout history and today. Socrates; Plato's Dialogues; The inner teacher; Dutch philosopher Spinoza; Mathematics as master.

• Consulting the oracle.
  Wood, Michael // Essays in Criticism; Apr93, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p93 

  Cautions on the subjectivity of interpretations. Delphic oracular style; Assignment of meaning; Revisions of meaning; Certainty and ambiguuity.

• THE SECRET OF CREATING YOUR FUTURE.
  Wood, Michael // Subconsciously Speaking; Feb90, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p10 

  No abstract available.

• HOW TO STAY WELL.
  Siegel, Bernie S. // Subconsciously Speaking; Aug90, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p1 

  No abstract available.

• THE ULTIMATE VIDEO GAME.
  Park, T.L. // Subconsciously Speaking; Aug91, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p4 

  No abstract available.

• Don't worry, be still.
  Garvey, J. // Commonweal; 9/22/89, Vol. 116 Issue 16, p489 

  No abstract available.

• Controversy in the philosopher's academy.
  Frank, W.A. // Modern Age; Winter92, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p155 

  Examines the current philosophical controversy in which academians, philosophers and scholars are requested to choose between Friedrich Nietzche's discourses or Aristotle's classical philosophy. Nature of both philosophies and what current socialtrends they represent; A third alternative...

• AMBIVALENCE AND NON-A THINKING.
  Moore, M. // ETC: A Review of General Semantics; Winter90/91, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p341 

  Suggests examining the instructive history of the concept of `ambivalence,' to illustrate the issue of the possible existence of contrary attributes. Heraclitus's violation of what Aristotle viewed as the law of contradiction.

• RELATIVE INVARIANCE UNDER TRANSFORMATION: ABOUT HANGING ON AND LETTING GO.
  Dawes, M. // ETC: A Review of General Semantics; Winter90/91, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p407 

  States that relative invariance under transformation is a general semantics generalization of the important scientific and mathematical principle `invariance of principles and laws under transformations of frames of reference.' Fully functioning human beings abstract; Alfred Korzybski's great...

• On philosophy's canon, and its Nutzen und Nachteil.
  Schacht, Richard // Monist; Oct93, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p421 

  Proposes the establishment of a philosophical canon. Relation of philosophy to its history; Differing views of prominent past and contemporary philosophers; Interpretation and assessment of associated thoughts as a matter of perpetual dispute.

• The canon as flexible, normative fact.
  Westphal, Merold // Monist; Oct93, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p436 

  Proves that the canon of philosophy is a flexible, normative fact. Parallelism in the classification of literary works as classics; Internal conflict as a synchronic feature of the canon; Internal pluralism as regularly overlooked in contemporary discussions.

• Canons of conceptualization.
  Wiredu, Kwasi // Monist; Oct93, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p450 

  Studies some philosophical canons of conceptualization by way of a critique of relativism. Use of African and Western thought materials for illustrations of contrasting canons and other reverberations; Relativity to a conceptual framework; Analogy with the language learning process.

• Canons for objectivist interpretation.
  Margolis, Joseph // Monist; Oct93, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p494 

  Argues that there is no reliable methodology of interpreting philosophical canons. Objectively valid interpretation advanced by Hirsch; Strongest candidates for canonical standards as provided by romantic hermeneutics; Comparison of relevant works by prominent philosophers.

• Al-Ghazali on necessary causality in the incoherence of the philosophers.
  Riker, Stephen // Monist; Jul96, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p315 

  States that the issues relating to philosophy which had been dealt with over some period of time has not been recognized by philosophers with special indication to the issue of the necessity of nature on causality. Background history on this issue; Reference to skepticism made by Al-Ghazali who...

• Unpacking the Monad: Leibniz's theory of causality.
  Bobro, Marc; Clatterbaugh, Kenneth // Monist; Jul96, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p408 

  Presents information on the philosophy of Leibniz being described as monadological. Information on the comparison on Monads; What are Monads; What are their perceptions as regards to philosophy.

• Hobbes's theory of causality and its Aristotelian background.
  Leijenhorst, Cees // Monist; Jul96, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p426 

  Presents information regarding the philosophy of Hobbes making mention of one of his main topics namely causality. Statements made by philosopher F. Brandt; Reputation of Hobbes; What is Hobbes's definition of causality.

• `No necessary connection:' The medieval roots of the occasionalist roots of Hume.
  Nadler, Steven // Monist; Jul96, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p448 

  Presents information concerning the medieval philosophy of historians making mention of the skepticism of Hume. What role did Al-Ghazali played in this aspect; Information on the tradition involved; Description of Hume's beliefs.

• In what sense can there be talk of an African philosophy:...
  Rauche, Gerhard A. // South African Journal of Philosophy; Feb96, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p15 

  Discusses African philosophy and the traditional mythological way of African thinking. lack of critical, conceptual and methodological approach of Western philosophy; Definition of philosophy; Problems associated with African philosophy; Evaluative exposition of tradition African thought...

• Dialogue Disrupted: Derrida, Gadamer and the Ethics of Discussion.
  Swartz, Chant�lle; Cilliers, Paul // South African Journal of Philosophy; 2003, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1 

  This essay gives an account of the exchanges between Jacques Derrida and Hans-Georg Gadamer at the Goethe Institute in Paris in April 1981. Many commentators perceive of this encounter as an "improbable debate," citing Derrida's marginalization, or, in deconstructive terms, deconcentration of...

• Not `conversant'? William James and Huang Zongxi on being and knowing.
  Struve, Lynn A. // Philosophy East & West; Jan92, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p139 

  Discusses the establishment of a valid comparison or genuine communication between different, large-scale system of thought, such as those found in different cultures and civilizations. `Incommensurability, Truth, and the Conversation between Confucius and Aristotelians about the Virtues,' paper...

• David Hume, David Lewis, and decision theory.
  Byrne, Alex; Hajek, Alan // Mind; Jul97, Vol. 106 Issue 423, p411 

  Looks at philosophy focusing on the decision-theoretic formulation called the `Desire as Belief' (DAB). Information on DAB: Comparison to other versions of decision theory; Mathematical application of DAB; Problems relating to the DAB concept.

• Metaphysical necessity: Understanding, truth and epistemology.
  Peacocke, Christopher // Mind; Jul97, Vol. 106 Issue 423, p521 

  Opinion. Offers an account of the understanding of statements involving metaphysical modality. Examination of the metaphysics and the epistemology of modality; Details on the concepts of metaphysical modality; Characteristics of modalism.

• Pragmatics, semantic underdetermination and the referential/attributive distinction.
  Bezuidenhout, Anne // Mind; Jul97, Vol. 106 Issue 423, p375 

  Offers an account of the referential/attributive which is intended to give a unified treatment to the attributive uses of indexicals and singular terms. Suggestion on the way account for the referential/attributive distinction; Details on the uses of definite descriptions.

• Evolution of the Practitioner.
  Morrison, Roger // Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy; Sep93, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p144 

  No abstract available.

• Respecting the Patient.
  Castro, Miranda // Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy; Mar1994, Vol. 87 Issue 1, p30 

  No abstract available.

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