An Ecological Critique Of Capitalism, 2016 University of San Diego
An Ecological Critique Of Capitalism, Macauley Berg
Undergraduate Honors Theses
I will be addressing the broad set of impacts generally referred to as "the environmental crisis.” I argue that this environmental crisis is truly an ecological one, insofar as humans are its primary drivers as well as its primary victims. I then investigate the structural cause (or structural causes) which produce this multitude of effects. In turn, this leads me to seek out and address the social underpinnings of this problem. I identify capitalism (specifically, its current form of global neoliberal economics) as a major driver of the ecological crisis and explore the relationship between capitalism and environmental practice. As …
Answer To Commentators, 2016 Universität Hamburg
Answer To Commentators, Harald R. Wohlrapp
OSSA Conference Archive
No abstract provided.
Wohlrapp’S The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation, 2016 University of Windsor
Wohlrapp’S The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation, Ralph Johnson
OSSA Conference Archive
No abstract provided.
Commentary On The Concept Of Argument By Harald Wohlrapp, 2016 McMaster University
Commentary On The Concept Of Argument By Harald Wohlrapp, Katharina Stevens
OSSA Conference Archive
No abstract provided.
The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation - Issues Of Logicism And Objectivity, 2016 University of Lethbridge
The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation - Issues Of Logicism And Objectivity, Trudy Govier
OSSA Conference Archive
I would first like to congratulate Harald Wohlrapp on the substantial success of his book on the philosophy of argument. The learning, originality, and energetic dedication shown in this work are impressive indeed. Concerning Harald Wohlrapp’s theories, many fascinating issues arise, as we will be hearing today and in further conversations. In this presentation I shall concentrate on two aspects especially relevant to the treatment of pro and con argumentation; as will be apparent, even on this single topic more could be said. What I will discuss today are the themes of logicism and objectivity.
Commentary On Harald R. Wohlrapp, The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation, 2016 University of Toronto
Commentary On Harald R. Wohlrapp, The Concept Of Argument: A Philosophical Foundation, Derek Allen
OSSA Conference Archive
No abstract provided.
The Concept Of Argument: Introductory Statement, 2016 Universität Hamburg
The Concept Of Argument: Introductory Statement, Harald R. Wohlrapp
OSSA Conference Archive
How to provide, in only 10 minutes, a kind of insight into the conception of argument that I have displayed in my book? This book has 500 pages and is the result of more than 25 years of work with my research group in Hamburg. Therefore it is a delicate task to give a substantive information about it in just some minutes. Despite this, I will start with something outside that task: I will deeply thank my commentators to have studied my book and have made up their minds about it. In particular I thank David Hitchcock who has initiated …
Pornography, Contemporary-Mainstream, 2016 University of Dayton
Pornography, Contemporary-Mainstream, Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
Once a relatively small‐niche market, pornography in recent years has become a mainstream, technologically sophisticated multi‐billion‐dollar industry, one that plays a significant role in shaping our ideas about gender and sexuality. Like many complex and politically contested concepts, pornography can be defined in a number of different ways. While some defined pornography simply as any sexually explicit written or graphic material, others include additional criteria, such as that the material be produced for the purpose of sexually arousing its audience or that the material convey certain (typically sexist and degrading) ideas and attitudes about women, men, and sexuality. While these …
Global Feminist Ethics: Feminist Ethics And Social Theory, 2016 University of Dayton
Global Feminist Ethics: Feminist Ethics And Social Theory, Rebecca Whisnant, Peggy Desautels
Rebecca Whisnant
This volume contains four sections, the first of which examines some of the special moral concerns that arise from assigning distinct activities and responsibilities to women and men respectively. It is difficult to argue against the view that women and not men are the birth-givers. But it is also true that death rates tied to pregnancy and birth-giving are unacceptably high in developing countries. Are women better off giving birth in hospitals with attending physicians (often male) or in homes with attending midwives (usually female)? Which approach should be "exported" to the developing world?
In the first chapter, "Exporting Childbirth," …
Review: 'Challenging Liberalism: Feminism As Political Critique', 2016 University of Dayton
Review: 'Challenging Liberalism: Feminism As Political Critique', Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
In Challenging Liberalism: Feminism as Political Critique, Lisa Schwartzman brings her sharp interpretive and critical perspective to bear on the vexed relationship between feminism and liberal political philosophy. Noting (as have others before her) that the latter's central values -- such as autonomy, individual rights, and equality -- are both indispensable to and sometimes problematic for feminism, Schwartzman argues that these values must be reinterpreted in light of the insights gained from an alternative, non-liberal, and specifically feminist philosophical methodology. In this book, she explains why such an alternative methodology is needed, outlines some of its distinctive features, and …
'But What About Feminist Porn?' Examining The Work Of Tristan Taormino, 2016 University of Dayton
'But What About Feminist Porn?' Examining The Work Of Tristan Taormino, Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
This article examines the work of Tristan Taormino, a prominent self-described feminist pornographer, in order to illustrate themes and commitments common among those who produce, perform in, and/or support feminist pornography. I argue that her work is burdened by thin and limited conceptions of feminism, authenticity, and sexual ethics, as well as by the profit-based exigencies of producing “feminist porn” within the mainstream pornography industry. I conclude that, if indeed feminist pornography is possible, Taormino’s work falls far short of the mark. Public Health Significance Statement: This study suggests that Taormino’s pornographic films are unlikely to have salutary effects on …
Feminist Perspectives On Rape, 2016 University of Dayton
Feminist Perspectives On Rape, Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
Although the proper definition of rape is itself a matter of some dispute, rape is generally understood to involve sexual penetration of a person by force and/or without that person's consent. Rape is committed overwhelmingly by men and boys, usually against women and girls, and sometimes against other men and boys. (For the most part, this entry will assume male perpetrators and female victims.)
Virtually all feminists agree that rape is a grave wrong, one too often ignored, mischaracterized, and legitimized. Feminists differ, however, about how the crime of rape is best understood, and about how rape should be combated …
Philosophers On Prostitution’S Decriminalization, 2016 University of Dayton
Philosophers On Prostitution’S Decriminalization, Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
The decriminalization of sex work is currently being discussed around the world. Daily Nous invited a number of philosophers to join this public discussion here, with brief contributions that clarify some of its central issues and disputes. The idea of the “Philosophers On” series is to prompt further discussion among philosophers about issues and events of current public interest, and also to explore the ways in which philosophers can add, with their characteristically insightful and careful modes of thinking, to the public conversation.
Pornography And Humiliation, 2016 University of Dayton
Pornography And Humiliation, Rebecca Whisnant
Rebecca Whisnant
In discussions about pornography, the boundary of the harmful and unacceptable is, for many, the lack of consent. But my brief analysis here shows that this is a dangerous simplification. Images of women who accept and even welcome their own humiliation and degradation are deeply destructive, not only for the women portrayed, but for women in general.
Imagine The Audience – On Audience Research In Rhetoric, Argumentation, And Christopher Tindale’S The Philosophy Of Argumentation And Audience Reception, 2016 University of Bergen
Imagine The Audience – On Audience Research In Rhetoric, Argumentation, And Christopher Tindale’S The Philosophy Of Argumentation And Audience Reception, Jens E. Kjeldsen
OSSA Conference Archive
Without audiences there would be no rhetorical argumentation. Without audiences there would be no rhetoric. Without audiences there would be no argumentation. The importance of audiences for rhetoric and argumentation cannot be overstated. Thus, considering the constitutive necessity of audiences in our fields, it is strange, if not down right worrying, that we spend so few pages on researching audiences. Fortunately, Professor Christopher Tindale has addressed this lacuna in many publications, and now he has done it in a book length work on the Philosophy of Argumentation and Audience Reception (Tindale 2015) The thrust of the argument in his book …
Comments On Christopher W. Tindale’S The Philosophy Of Argument And Audience Reception, 2016 University of Tübingen
Comments On Christopher W. Tindale’S The Philosophy Of Argument And Audience Reception, Manfred E. Kraus, Manfred Kraus
OSSA Conference Archive
No abstract provided.
A Balancing Act: Reading 'Amoris Laetitia', 2016 Fordham University
A Balancing Act: Reading 'Amoris Laetitia', Peter Steinfels, Paige E. Hochschild, William L. Portier, Sandra A. Yocum, Dennis O'Brien
Religious Studies Faculty Publications
Five religious scholars provide commentary on Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Pope Francis's 2016 apostolic exhortation on love in the family.
A Performative Script: Play With(In) Me, 2016 CUNY Hunter College
A Performative Script: Play With(In) Me, Erik Patton
Theses and Dissertations
Patton continues his interest in the body, its relation to material, the notion of abstraction (specifically related to queerness), and the phenomenological with this performative script. Enter the bath first; you must wash your dirty asshole, as you shat only two hours ago. Collect your body in the Silver Pond.
Producing Knowledge: The Social Made Visible In The Division Of Environmental Biology Of The National Science Foundation, 2016 SIT Graduate Institute
Producing Knowledge: The Social Made Visible In The Division Of Environmental Biology Of The National Science Foundation, Patrick Southern
Capstone Collection
This inquiry explores how knowledge is produced in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) of the National Science Foundation. Beginning from a poststructuralist understanding of science as firmly embedded in the unequal relations of society, this study sought to examine how the policies and procedures of funding research proposals in DEB influence and are influenced by those relations. Using an institutional ethnography approach to analysis, data were collected from analyzing publicly available texts from the division, NSF, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the research community. The analysis demonstrates how the activities of DEB could maintain or exacerbate …
“Recognizable Goodness” A Response To Beversluis’ Understanding Of God’S Goodness, 2016 Liberty University
“Recognizable Goodness” A Response To Beversluis’ Understanding Of God’S Goodness, Emily Mccarty
Montview Journal of Research & Scholarship
In her rebuttal to John Beversluis’ C. S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion, Emily McCarty makes the following arguments. Lewis maintains throughout these three works that God’s goodness is recognizable. In The Problem of Pain, what seems unlike or even not good to us, is upon reflection, good. In fact, there are similar human examples that show God’s goodness is not so very unlike our own. In “The Poison of Subjectivism,” Lewis does not empty good of meaning: rather he sources that meaning in the divine so that our morals have enduring meaning. In A Grief Observed …