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Leo Strauss On Machiavelli: Athens Vs. Jerusalem Or Ontological Assumptions About Human Nature And Power, Dickson Tiphaine, Jokić Aleksandar
Leo Strauss On Machiavelli: Athens Vs. Jerusalem Or Ontological Assumptions About Human Nature And Power, Dickson Tiphaine, Jokić Aleksandar
Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article we focus on the true nature of a disparity asserted in Leo Strauss's discussion of Machiavelli to amount to a virtue battle of sorts between Athens and Jerusalem. To convey this conflict Strauss is drawing both on his once Talmudic scholarship and his expertise in the history of political philosophy. We explore the stunning distortions, both theological and philosophical, in Strauss's discussion that appears aimed to support a conservative position on leadership, which calls for the magnanimous few to exercise power over the many (the lowborn, the poor and the vulgar). Not only does Strauss distort the …
Building Community Capacity With Philosophy: Toolbox Dialogue And Climate Resilience, Bryan Cwik, Chad Gonnerman, Michael O'Rourke, Brian Robinson, Daniel Schoonmaker
Building Community Capacity With Philosophy: Toolbox Dialogue And Climate Resilience, Bryan Cwik, Chad Gonnerman, Michael O'Rourke, Brian Robinson, Daniel Schoonmaker
Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article, we describe a project in which philosophy, in combination with methods drawn from mental modeling, was used to structure dialogue among stakeholders in a region-scale climate adaptation process. The case study we discuss synthesizes the Toolbox dialogue method, a philosophically grounded approach to enhancing communication and collaboration in complex research and practice, with a mental modeling approach rooted in risk analysis, assessment, and communication to structure conversations among non-academic stakeholders who have a common interest in planning for a sustainable future. We begin by describing the background of this project, including details about climate resiliency efforts in …
Does The Anthropocene Require Us To Be Saints?, Bennett B. Gilbert
Does The Anthropocene Require Us To Be Saints?, Bennett B. Gilbert
University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation is one of several salients for thinking through the place of moral life and thought in human temporality and historicity, including that of future history, such as the Anthropocene, and in particular questions about personhood in a milieu in which non-human species might have moral claims upon us. I hope to launch your further consideration of these matters in your work on the Anthropocene and anti-anthropocentrism.
Book Review Of, Nietzsche: Ethics Of An Immoralist, R. Kevin Hill
Book Review Of, Nietzsche: Ethics Of An Immoralist, R. Kevin Hill
Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations
Reviews the book "Ethics of an Immoralist" by Peter Berkowitz
"Is Human Understanding Finite?", Peter Brian Medawar
"Is Human Understanding Finite?", Peter Brian Medawar
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
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"A Philosophy For Complexity", Charles West Churchman
"A Philosophy For Complexity", Charles West Churchman
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
No abstract provided.
"Historical Roots Of The Death Of God", Thomas J.J. Altizer
"Historical Roots Of The Death Of God", Thomas J.J. Altizer
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
No abstract provided.