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Special Issue Call For Papers: Ethics In Mathematics, Catherine Buell, Victor Piercey
Special Issue Call For Papers: Ethics In Mathematics, Catherine Buell, Victor Piercey
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue on Ethics in Mathematics. Please send your abstract submissions via email to the guest editors by September 1, 2021. Initial submission of complete manuscripts is due December 1, 2021. The issue is currently scheduled to appear in July 2022.
Narrative Value And Well-Being, Franchesca Fu
Narrative Value And Well-Being, Franchesca Fu
Scripps Senior Theses
Some philosophers think that one’s well-being increases when one obtains more objective goods, and one of those objective goods under debate is one’s narrative. In this thesis, I examine how one’s narrative can increase one’s well-being by itself by drawing from David Velleman’s argument for narrative value. After finding Velleman’s argument compelling, I clarify what a narrative is, including how it has an objective and subjective component. I then explore what criteria are necessary for one’s narrative to make a positive contribution to one’s well-being by presenting Connie Rosati’s argument that one’s narrative needs to be chosen or internalized, affirming, …
Honesty And Love In Plato's Symposium, Cheng Rui Yap
Honesty And Love In Plato's Symposium, Cheng Rui Yap
CMC Senior Theses
Plato’s account can be understood in two sections, his critical method, which prioritizes true nature over false praise, and his account of Love. This paper is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the importance of the critical spirit and explains his praise of honesty and truth. The second section describes the nature of Love as virtues of passion. In the third section, I criticize Plato for going against his virtues of passion because of his bad passions, disinterest and malice.