Hope, Contentment, And Shame: The Formulation Of Agency In Children,
2023
Eastern Michigan University
Hope, Contentment, And Shame: The Formulation Of Agency In Children, Niamh Quinnan
Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy
In this paper, I examine how agency develops in children and I evaluate where parents and guardians are responsible for facilitating this development. I explain how parental scaffolding allows children to be supported by their parents to learn to hope, both as it is relevant to their growth and development, and as they begin to acquire particular skills relevant to their agency. Through what I call collaborative agency, I express the importance of parental facilitation and nurturing of the moral agency of their child so that they may better develop complete agency by adulthood. I explain the roles that hope, …
"The Algorithm Decides": Unintentional Agency Laundering & Explanation,
2023
University of Guelph
"The Algorithm Decides": Unintentional Agency Laundering & Explanation, Carson Johnston
Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy
In this paper I explore a situation under-explored by AI researchers where those who deploy decision-making algorithms unintentionally launder their moral agency to algorithms through anthropomorphic ascriptions of their underlying architecture. Often, this kind of agency laundering occurs rather innocently, by attempting to render an otherwise opaque system transparent through simplified and analogous explanations intended to enhance the decision subject’s understanding. Consequently, when unintentional agency laundering happens, the decision subject’s agency to seek recourse for adverse outcomes is undermined in the process of laundering the data controller’s moral agency to a non-agent. This paper explores this situation as it pertains …
On Radical Moral Encroachment: Distancing Epistemology From Truth,
2023
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
On Radical Moral Encroachment: Distancing Epistemology From Truth, Roshan Dahale
Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy
Rima Basu has described radical moral encroachment as a theory that detaches wronging from action and attaches it to the belief instead. Furthermore, the stakes are associated with the wrongness of the belief rather than the risk of being false. Basu believes that this form of encroachment accurately captures our modern intuition on how racism functions. However, this paper lays out objections to this form of thinking. The rebuttal includes making the distinction between assumptions, probabilities, and outright beliefs. Probabilities and assumptions cannot be equated with an outright belief. Next, there is the issue of making the wronging of another …
Letter From The Editors,
2023
Eastern Michigan University
Letter From The Editors, Edgar J. Vasquez, John Milkovich
Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Becoming What One Is: Nietzsche And Buddhism - A Transcultural Perspective,
2023
University of South Florida
Becoming What One Is: Nietzsche And Buddhism - A Transcultural Perspective, Sarah Linda Jacob
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) prophetically called himself an untimely philosopher. But what inspired this untimely genius? In what follows, I argue that Nietzsche’s philosophical departure from the Western metaphysical and epistemological tradition marks a paradigm shift enabled by the European encounter with the East. My thought is that the “untimely” philosopher was very timely—timelier than his educators and philosophical compadres—because he recognized that the Western religious and philosophical system would be, and had to be, forever altered due to the confrontation with new ontological horizons enabled by new, wholly foreign, perspectives. My argument is founded upon the historical significance of India …
On Virtue Ethics Theory And Elementary Music Education,
2023
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
On Virtue Ethics Theory And Elementary Music Education, Joshua Burgos
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation uses virtue ethics theory, teacher research method, and self-study to examine how I perceive myself as contributing to cultivating virtuous persons. Virtue ethics theory, teacher research method, and self-study are empirical, using concrete methods of data generation and analysis, and conceptual, relating to studying philosophical research, ideas, and interpretations (Annas, 2007; Check & Schutt, 2012; Kemmis & McTaggart, 1988). The study aimed to discover how virtue is cultivated through music education and improve teaching practice using virtue ethics theory and empirical research to offer insight into how virtue is cultivated. The study was conducted in an elementary school …
Self-Inflicted Frankfurt-Style Cases And Flickers Of Freedom,
2023
Chapman University
Self-Inflicted Frankfurt-Style Cases And Flickers Of Freedom, Michael Robinson
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
According to the most popular versions of the flicker defense, Frankfurt-style cases fail to undermine the Principle of Alternative Possibilities (PAP) because agents in these cases are (directly) morally responsible not for making the decisions they make but for making these decisions on their own, which is something they could have avoided doing. Frankfurt defenders have primarily focused on trying to show that the alternative possibility of refraining from making the relevant decisions on their own is not a robust alternative, while generally granting that this alternative cannot easily be eliminated from successful cases of this sort. In a …
The Basic Dualism In The World,
2023
Portland State University
The Basic Dualism In The World, Martin Zwick
Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations
Graham Harman writes that the “basic dualism in the world lies…between things in their intimate reality and things as confronted by other things.” This paper supports Harman’s assertion from a systems theoretic perspective and illustrates it with some examples, including conceptions about truth, ethics, value, and intelligence. But dualism implies irreconcilable difference; what Harman points to is better expressed as a dyad, where the two components not only imply one another but are related, and where this spatial dyad is usefully augmented with a temporal dimension, expressed in a third component or an additional orthogonal dyad.
Bloody Rationality: The Dialectic Of Modern Reason And Sacrifice In Hegel, Adorno, And Horkheimer,
2023
University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Bloody Rationality: The Dialectic Of Modern Reason And Sacrifice In Hegel, Adorno, And Horkheimer, Cara S. Greene
Philosophy ETDs
In my dissertation, I argue that Hegel, Adorno, and Horkheimer develop theories of modern sacrifice grounded in their critiques of modern reason—what Hegel calls “the Understanding” and Adorno and Horkheimer call “instrumental reason.” I contend that these thinkers recognize the process of rational cognition, which abstracts conceptual data from empirical reality and establishes the dominance of the universal over particular phenomena, as a sacrificial process—a view supported by their routine description of this process using the language of violence and death. However, this sacrificial conception of modern reason isn’t metaphorical: when read alongside their analyses of discursive cunning, an instrumental …
Encounter-Oriented Subjectivity In Levinas And Barth: Conditioned Freedom In Resistance To Ethnonationalism,
2023
University of Denver
Encounter-Oriented Subjectivity In Levinas And Barth: Conditioned Freedom In Resistance To Ethnonationalism, Michael Laminack
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines philosophical and political subjectivity, or how an individual knows the world and relates to society, through a comparative analysis of the phenomenologist Emmanuel Levinas and the Christian theologian Karl Barth. Levinas and Barth share a deep structure of “encounter-oriented subjectivity,” meaning subjectivity oriented by encounter with the Other that calls into question the subject’s freedom and, in this same moment, calls the subject to concrete response. Encounter-oriented subjectivity is critical of the “unconditioned freedom” that orients liberal subjectivity and offers an alternative sense of a “passively conditioned” freedom, or a freedom always already called into question by …
How To Save Pascal (And Ourselves) From The Mugger,
2023
Portland State University
How To Save Pascal (And Ourselves) From The Mugger, Avram Hiller, Ali Hasan
Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this article, we re-examine Pascal's Mugging, and argue that it is a deeper problem than the St. Petersburg paradox. We offer a way out that is consistent with classical decision theory. Specifically, we propose a “many muggers” response analogous to the “many gods” objection to Pascal's Wager. When a very tiny probability of a great reward becomes a salient outcome of a choice, such as in the offer of the mugger, it can be discounted on the condition that there are many other symmetric, non-salient rewards that one may receive if one chooses otherwise.
Are We Living In A Simulation?,
2023
DePauw University
Are We Living In A Simulation?, Michell-Lee Graham
Student Research
If we are living inside of a simulation, what’s wrong with that? Nick Bostrom, a swedish philosopher has proposed the question of whether we are living in a simulation. Philosophers in the past have grappled with this concept, from Plato to George Berkeley. In this thesis, I intend to argue or prove that we may be living inside of a simulation or to my best ability find some approximation to the truth of the matter.
Is There Really Anything Wrong With That? An Aristotelian Analysis Of Duty,
2023
Georgia Southern University
Is There Really Anything Wrong With That? An Aristotelian Analysis Of Duty, Luke J. Mcgrath
Honors College Theses
In the iconic Seinfeld series finale, Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer find themselves in a peculiar legal predicament when they mock a crime rather than intervene to help the victim. The show’s commitment to portraying reality, even in its finale, vividly demonstrates the potential consequences of a society lacking the legal obligation to aid others. This comical incident raises a thought-provoking question about the legitimacy of duty-to-act laws in the United States. This thesis examines the application of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics to the concept of duty-to-act laws and argues for the necessity and benefits of such laws in promoting a …
Pseudo-Dionysius’S Response To Neoplatonism: An Exploration Of Pseudo-Dionysius’ Historical Context And His Source Utilization In “The Mystical Theology”,
2023
St. Mary's University
Pseudo-Dionysius’S Response To Neoplatonism: An Exploration Of Pseudo-Dionysius’ Historical Context And His Source Utilization In “The Mystical Theology”, Mhanna Joseph Kallas
Theses
This research delves into the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, particularly his blending of Neoplatonic ideas with Christian theology in his work "The Mystical Theology." Pseudo-Dionysius, a significant figure in Christian mysticism, draws upon a diverse array of sources to articulate his theological vision. An in-depth analysis of "The Mystical Theology" and its foundational texts reveals Pseudo-Dionysius's aim to align Neoplatonic apophatic strategies with Christian thought, suggesting that the essence of many Neoplatonic theological concepts is either inherent in or can be extrapolated from Christian doctrine. By shedding light on Pseudo-Dionysius's strategic selection and adaptation of various sources, this study …
Review Of Bénédicte Boisseron's Afro-Dog: Blackness And The Animal Question,
2023
Valdosta State University
Review Of Bénédicte Boisseron's Afro-Dog: Blackness And The Animal Question, Thomas Aiello
Between the Species
This review evaluates Bénédicte Boisseron's Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question. In the process, it tracks the development of the academic relation between Blackness and animality.
Experiential Time In Some Modern Poetry,
2023
Louisiana Stae University, Baton Rouge
Experiential Time In Some Modern Poetry, Aaron Lercher
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Experiential or lived time (A-series time) can be many things. Gertrude Stein claims, in her 1935 Narration lectures, that experiential time is a plenum: all experiential time is full of vivid experience, if one is alert to perceive it. Stein, however, then poses a problem of narration that seems to obstruct poetic access to this vivid plenum. Bernadette Mayer and Lisa Jarnot take up Stein’s challenge with time-defined and time-filling poetic writing processes. Much like children, these processes can come to have their own experiential times.
How To Rewrite A Tagalog Novel Into An English Classic: Danton Remoto’S English Translation Of Lope K. Santos’S Banaag At Sikat,
2023
University of the Philippines Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University
How To Rewrite A Tagalog Novel Into An English Classic: Danton Remoto’S English Translation Of Lope K. Santos’S Banaag At Sikat, Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly
Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia
To appeal to a contemporary global readership, Danton Remoto in his English translation of Lope K. Santos’s Banaag at Sikat omits much of the original’s political passages. Such an approach to translation, however, hollows out elements of the original. Following the work of Annette Damayanti Lienau and Akshya Saxena, this essay understands colonial and vernacular languages as dialectically interdependent. It argues that Remoto’s abridgement of Banaag at Sikat is produced not by a refusal to translate the Tagalog of the original, but a refusal to translate the coconstitutive difference between English and Tagalog, which inheres precisely in the excessive political …
Melacak Pengetahuan Yang Terpinggirkan: Analisis Teori Standpoint Dalam Kebijakan Food Estate Di Kalimantan,
2023
Program Sutdi Magister Ilmu Filsafat, Departemen Ilmu Filsafat,
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas
Melacak Pengetahuan Yang Terpinggirkan: Analisis Teori Standpoint Dalam Kebijakan Food Estate Di Kalimantan, Fajar Yudha Sentana, Fristian Hadinata
Multikultura
Krisis pangan dunia merupakan persoalan dunia yang belum terselesaikan oleh berbagai organisasi yang menaruh perhatian terhadap isu tersebut. Ditambah lagi, pandemi Covid-19 menjadi variabel yang memperburuk krisis pangan dunia. Hal itu direspon oleh pemerintah Indonesia melalui kebijakan food estate di Kalimantan sebagai bagian dari Proyek Strategis Nasional 2020-2024 sebagai solusi dari krisis pangan dunia dan mengurangi kebergantungan impor pangan serta sebagai upaya untuk mencapai kedaulatan pangan. Food estate memiliki catatan sejarah kegagalan yang panjang dan menimbulkan banyak persoalan di Indonesia. Tentunya hal ini menjadi fenomena yang menarik untuk dianalisa menggunakan gagasan standpoint dari Sandra Harding. Gagasan ini mencoba membongkar praktik …
Penerapan Konsep Environment, Social And Governance Di Perusahaan Di Asia Timur,
2023
Program Studi Asia Timur, Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia
Penerapan Konsep Environment, Social And Governance Di Perusahaan Di Asia Timur, Chintya Hanindhitakirana Wirawan, Filia Filia
Multikultura
Studi ini melakukan penelitian mengenai konsep ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) yang diterapkan oleh perusahaan-perusahaan di wilayah Asia Timur dalam pengembangan teknologi berkelanjutan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis penerapan konsep ESG dalam perusahaan di negara-negara Asia Timur serta menganalisis dampak penerapan konsep ESG dalam perusahaan di negara-negara Asia Timur. Studi ini menggunakan data kualitatif yang diperoleh melalui sumber-sumber kajian pustaka dari buku, jurnal, dan artikel dalam situs web. Hasil penelitian ini adalah negara-negara di Asia Timur memiliki perusahaan dengan penerapan konsep ESG yang baik. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan dengan dampak positif yang mereka berikan bagi dunia internasional. Hal …
Kosakata Bahasa Arab Laras Permainan Daring Dalam Gim Mobile Legends Bang Bang Sebuah Analisis Morfo-Semantik,
2023
Program Studi Arab,Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia
Kosakata Bahasa Arab Laras Permainan Daring Dalam Gim Mobile Legends Bang Bang Sebuah Analisis Morfo-Semantik, Ibrahim M. Akadji, Basuni Imamuddin
Multikultura
Permainan daring saat ini sangat digemari oleh semua kalangan usia, salah satunya adalah gim Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Gim ini telah dimainkan oleh jutaan pemain dari seluruh dunia. Oleh karena itu gim Mobile Legends: telah diterjemahkan ke dalam berbagai bahasa di dunia, salah satunya adalah bahasa Arab. Penelitian ini akan menjelaskan kosakata bahasa Arab laras permainan daring yang digunakan dalam gim Mobile Legends: Bang Bang dengan analisis morfologi dan semantiknya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan data dikumpulkan berupa kosakata bahasa Arab laras permainan daring yang digunakan dalam gim Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis …
