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Altruism, Impartiality And Moral Demands, Jurgen De Wispelaere Dec 2002

Altruism, Impartiality And Moral Demands, Jurgen De Wispelaere

Jurgen De Wispelaere

Advocates of altruism maintain that altruism is an inherently beneficial and, therefore, morally desirable motivational disposition towards furthering other people’s good. In this paper I dispute this claim by showing various ways in which altruism might come into conflict with plausible moral demands. The underlying problem is always one of moral myopia, an altruistic blind spot that interferes with altruism’s capacity to track moral demands. To resolve the moral dilemmas associated with altruism, I argue, we need to embed altruistic dispositions in a more comprehensive moral framework. I propose that a theory of impartiality might succeed in embedding altruism in …


Bishop Connop Thirlwall: Historian Of Ancient Greece, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Oct 2002

Bishop Connop Thirlwall: Historian Of Ancient Greece, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

The purpose of this article is to revisit and reappraise Connop Thirlwall’s much-neglected 8-volume History of Greece (London, 1835-1844). It is shown that the historical work of the great classicist and theologian represents the practical embodiment of the spirit of transition between partisan and “scientific”, as called at the time, historiography. Constituting a bridge between the old and the new, and having fulfilled its role, Thirlwall’s work was destined to sink into oblivion, virtually obscured in the shadow of George Grote’s Greece.


A 'Legend' In Crisis: The Debate Over Plato's Politics, 1930-1960, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Oct 2002

A 'Legend' In Crisis: The Debate Over Plato's Politics, 1930-1960, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

From the early 1930s to the early 1960s many scholars, whether liberal-minded or socialist ideologues, Marxist or scientific positivists, classical scholars or political theorists and historians, have shown a widespread consensus in discrediting and assailing the man and political philosopher Plato. Such an extensive assault led the ‘Platonic Legend’ to an unprecedented crisis. Philosophically, it was a reaction to the undisguised Platonolatry coming from Oxford and the school of the British Idealists. Ideologically, the appropriation of Plato by Nazi apologists fostered further this vehement indictment. But a lot of other causes worked to the same effect. The general anguish and …


Foucault À Luz De Heidegger: Notas Sobre O Sujeito Autônomo E O Sujeito Constituído, Andre De Macedo Duarte Jan 2002

Foucault À Luz De Heidegger: Notas Sobre O Sujeito Autônomo E O Sujeito Constituído, Andre De Macedo Duarte

Andre de Macedo Duarte

Partindo da distinção informal proposta por Foucault entre os filósofos sobre os quais ele escreveu, e aqueles a partir de cuja leitura ele orientou seu próprio pensamento, pretendo mostrar que a filosofia de Heidegger permite iluminar certos aspectos difíceis e problemáticos do pensamento foucaultiano, sobretudo aqueles relativos ao seu derradeiro interesse pela constituição ética do ‘si mesmo’ autônomo. O problema que cumpre discutir aqui reside em que nos textos das fases arqueológica e genealógica, Foucault tornara-se célebre por demonstrar a constituição do ‘homem’ por uma trama de discursos de saber e de relações poder, em análises que desmontaram impiedosamente as …


Thomas Kuhn E A Psicossociologia Da Pesquisa Científica, Paulo S. Peres Jan 2002

Thomas Kuhn E A Psicossociologia Da Pesquisa Científica, Paulo S. Peres

Paulo S. Peres

O objetivo deste texto é introduzir alguns elementos analíticos básicos para uma reflexão acerca da Filosofia das Ciências de Thomas Kuhn e de sua proposição de uma nova historiografia científica. Para isso, são discutidos sua concepção acerca da atividade científica, seus conceitos principais [paradigma, ciência normal, anomalia científica, revolução científica, comunidade, etc.] e as conseqüências epistemológicas advindas de sua discussão positiva.


Epistemologia Sem Sujeito: A Filosofia Das Ciências Proposta Por Karl Popper, Paulo S. Peres Jan 2002

Epistemologia Sem Sujeito: A Filosofia Das Ciências Proposta Por Karl Popper, Paulo S. Peres

Paulo S. Peres

O objetivo do texto é discutir algumas das propostas centrais da epistemologia de Karl Popper. Para isso, serão tratados dois conjuntos de problemas. Em primeiro lugar, serão abordadas a questão da indução e a concepção de ciência associada à preferência por esse método. Em segundo lugar, serão discutidas as observações centrais que o autor fez a respeito do problema da indução e a falha lógica e metodológica do indutivismo na demarcação da ciência.


Fang Dongmei Philosophy Of Life, Creativity, And Inclusiveness, Chenyang Li Jan 2002

Fang Dongmei Philosophy Of Life, Creativity, And Inclusiveness, Chenyang Li

Chenyang Li

No abstract provided.


Confucian Value And Democratic Value, Chenyang Li Jan 2002

Confucian Value And Democratic Value, Chenyang Li

Chenyang Li

No abstract provided.


Straf(Begrip) En Procesbeginsel. (Meaning And Concept Of Punishment And The Principle Of Trial Before Punishment), Mireille Hildebrandt Jan 2002

Straf(Begrip) En Procesbeginsel. (Meaning And Concept Of Punishment And The Principle Of Trial Before Punishment), Mireille Hildebrandt

Mireille Hildebrandt

Deze dissertatie gaat in op de consensuele - althans buitengerechtelijke - afdoening van strafzaken als instrument voor het terugdringen van het tekort in de rechtshandhaving. De vraag is of, en zo ja in hoeverre consensuele punitieve rechtshandhaving een bijdrage kan leveren aan het terugdringen van dit tekort. Deze vraag vormt de aanleiding tot een grondslagenonderzoek naar straf en strafbegrip en naar de relatie met het procesbeginsel. Straf en strafbegrip worden benaderd vanuit rechtshistorisch en rechtsantropologisch perspectief en vergeleken met de punitieve rechtshandhaving in de Oudgermaanse niet-statelijke samenleving. De rode draad vormt een aan Glastra van Loon ontleend rechtsnormbegrip dat - …