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Socialism As A Life-Coherent Society, Jeff Noonan
Socialism As A Life-Coherent Society, Jeff Noonan
Philosophy Publications
All varieties of socialism share this trait in common: they are systematic alternatives to capitalism. But why should a systematic alternative to capitalism be necessary? Has it not proven to be the most productive economic system in history? Has it not created social conditions in which the powers of human imagination, creativity, and scientific understanding have grown to wider scope than in any previous society? Has it not enabled human beings to extend their life span and live healthier and more active lives than ever before? Has it not proven extraordinarily plastic, able to solve unforeseen problems in ways that …
Introduction: Life-Value And Social Justice, Jeff Noonan
Introduction: Life-Value And Social Justice, Jeff Noonan
Philosophy Publications
Since its publication in 1971, John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice has defined the terrain of political philosophical debate concerning the principles, scope, and material implications of social justice. Social justice for Rawls concerns the principles that govern the operation of major social institutions. Major social institutions structure the lives of citizens by regulating access to the resources and opportunities that the formulation and realization of human projects require. Rawls’ theory of social justice regards major institutions as just when they distribute what he calls “primary goods” in a manner that he regards as egalitarian. Hence, the subsequent social justice …
Use Value, Life Value, And The Future Of Socialism, Jeff Noonan
Use Value, Life Value, And The Future Of Socialism, Jeff Noonan
Philosophy Publications
The paper argues that the future of socialism depends upon the category of use value being grounded in a wider and deeper conception of life value. Only as such can it serve as the regulating principle of a future democratic socialist society. Life value is anchored in an understanding of the human life's space-time continuum understood as a continuum of life requirements. The multiple life crises regularly generated by capitalism are crises of its incapacity to adequately satisfy these life requirements. The practical conclusion is that a democratic socialist economy must prioritize the production not of use values as such, …
Feminist Empiricism, Catherine Hundleby
Thinkings 1: Collected Evocations, Interventions, And Readings, Jeff Noonan
Thinkings 1: Collected Evocations, Interventions, And Readings, Jeff Noonan
Philosophy Publications
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Taking A Feminist Relational Perspective On Conscience, Carolyn Mcleod
Taking A Feminist Relational Perspective On Conscience, Carolyn Mcleod
Philosophy Publications
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Eastern Approaches To Altered States Of Consciousness, Jonathan Shear
Eastern Approaches To Altered States Of Consciousness, Jonathan Shear
Philosophy Publications
Eastern civilizations have traditionally placed much greater emphasis on altered states of consciousness than the civilizations of the West. Altered, "higher" states are crucial to the major Eastern religions. They play an important role in the practice and content of cultural activities from poetry, painting, and dance to traditional martial arts throughout much of Asia. And their existence is taken for granted, and often emphasized, in popular mythology. So it is only natural that Eastern civilizations over the centuries have paid a great deal of attention to analyzing the nature of these states and developing techniques to produce them as …