An Anscombean Reference For I?,
2018
University of Western Ontario
An Anscombean Reference For I?, Andrew Botterell, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Age On Cognitive Performance While Sitting And Walking At A Treadmill Workstation,
2018
Cleveland State University
Effects Of Age On Cognitive Performance While Sitting And Walking At A Treadmill Workstation, Audrey E. King
ETD Archive
Purpose: This study compared cognitive function and age using the Stroop test while sitting and while walking at a self-selected speed at a treadmill work station. Methods: 50 subjects aged 20-69 years completed the Stroop test while sitting and while walking at a self-selected speed at a treadmill workstation. A repeated measures ANOVA was conducted to analyze for an interaction between age and cognition. Results: The results showed a significant increase in reaction time as age increased (p<.01). The results also showed no significant difference in reaction time for any age group between sitting and walking (p>.05). Conclusion: As individuals age there is an expected increase in cognitive and motor function and an increase in reaction time, those …
“What Is He Whose Grief Bears Such An Emphasis?” Hamlet’S Development Of A Mourning Persona,
2018
Washington State University Tri-Cities
“What Is He Whose Grief Bears Such An Emphasis?” Hamlet’S Development Of A Mourning Persona, Jennifer Lodine-Chaffey
Quidditas
Long viewed by scholars as destructive to his selfhood and detrimental to his swift execution of revenge, Hamlet’s concern with the outward expression of his grief actually plays an integral part in his struggles to forge a mourning identity in the wake of his father’s death. The Shakespearean prince’s attempts to faithfully perform his interior bereavement, I contend, are challenged by his father’s command to enact his mourning through outward revenge, which at first seems contrary to Hamlet’s hope to discover a mourning persona consonant with his grief. By the conclusion of the drama, though, Hamlet embraces mourning as part …
An Unfinished Project: John Courtney Murray, Religious Freedom, And Unresolved Tensions In Contemporary American Society,
2018
Loyola University Chicago Libraries
An Unfinished Project: John Courtney Murray, Religious Freedom, And Unresolved Tensions In Contemporary American Society, Miguel H. Diaz
Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Religious freedom has re-emerged as a controversial issue in the courts, in the Church, and in the public square in the United States. This essay examines the groundbreaking contribution that John Courtney Murray, SJ made to bring about a paradigm shift in Roman Catholic teaching on religious freedom. This shift can be traced to the Church’s transitioning from the view that “error has no rights” to only people—not ideas—have rights. The essay underscores Murray’s focus on human conscience and addresses tensions that have emerged in the United States between voices that affirm the right to religious freedom and those that …
Theoria As Practice And As Activity,
2018
Loyola University Chicago
Theoria As Practice And As Activity, Julie Ward
Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works
In Book X chapter 7 of Nicomachean Ethics (henceforth, EN), Aristotle reaches two decisive conclusions: frst, the activity of our intellect which he terms θεωρία is the highest kind and comprises “complete happiness” (ἡ τελεῖα εὐδαίμονια, EN 1177a19); second, a theoretical life, being divine, counts as the highest, and is the one to aim at (EN 1178a5-7). These are compelling claims, rightly generating much scholarly comment, particularly about the balance of excellent theoretical and moral activity in the best human life.2 Yet the present paper proposes to follow a diferent standard, one with a broader, thematic approach to θεωρία. My …
Pollock And Sturgeon On Defeaters,
2018
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Pollock And Sturgeon On Defeaters, Albert Casullo
Department of Philosophy: Faculty Publications
Scott Sturgeon has recently challenged Pollock’s account of undercutting defeaters. The challenge involves three primary contentions: (1) the account is both too strong and too weak, (2) undercutting defeaters exercise their power to defeat only in conjunction with higher-order beliefs about the basis of the lower-order beliefs whose justification they target, and (3) since rebutting defeaters exercise their power to defeat in isolation, rebutting and undercutting defeaters work in fundamentally different ways. My goal is to reject each of these contentions. I maintain that (1) Sturgeon fails to show that Pollock’s account of undercutting defeaters is either too strong or …
De-Extinction And The Conception Of Species,
2018
Linfield College
De-Extinction And The Conception Of Species, Leonard Finkelman
Faculty Publications
Developments in genetic engineering may soon allow biologists to clone organisms from extinct species. The process, dubbed “de-extinction,” has been publicized as a means to bring extinct species back to life. For theorists and philosophers of biology, the process also suggests a thought experiment for the ongoing “species problem”: given a species concept, would a clone be classified in the extinct species? Previous analyses have answered this question in the context of specific de-extinction technologies or particular species concepts. The thought experiment is given more comprehensive treatment here. Given the products of three de-extinction technologies, twenty-two species concepts are “tested” …
Both Facts And Feelings: Emotion And News Literacy,
2018
Linfield College
Both Facts And Feelings: Emotion And News Literacy, Susan Currie Sivek
Faculty Publications
News literacy education has long focused on the significance of facts, sourcing, and verifiability. While these are critical aspects of news, rapidly developing emotion analytics technologies intended to respond to and even alter digital news audiences’ emotions also demand that we pay greater attention to the role of emotion in news consumption. This essay explores the role of emotion in the “fake news” phenomenon and the implementation of emotion analytics tools in news distribution. I examine the function of emotion in news consumption and the status of emotion within existing news literacy training programs. Finally, I offer suggestions for addressing …
The Nature Of Nature: Concerning The Efficacy Of Natural Law Reasoning,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
The Nature Of Nature: Concerning The Efficacy Of Natural Law Reasoning, Thomas V. Gourlay
Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles
Recourse to natural law reasoning has long been a part of how Catholics and Christians engage in debates about issues of public and private morality with people and communities of people who do not share the Catholic/Christian faith. But with the rise of modernity, the scientific revolution, and the relative success of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, many Catholics have begun to question traditional natural law reasoning. Some, including theorists like Germain Grisez, and John Finnis have sought to modify traditional natural law reasoning and continue to employ it within debates concerning public and private ethics, while others, acknowledging the …
Book Review: Dietrich Von Hildebrand, Liturgy And Personality,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Book Review: Dietrich Von Hildebrand, Liturgy And Personality, Thomas V. Gourlay
Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles
Book Review: Liturgy and Personality. By Dietrich von Hildebrand. Steubenville, OH: Hildebrand Press, 2016. Pp. 160. US$17.99. ISBN 9781939773005.
Thomas Aquinas On The Effects Of Original Sin: A Philosophical Analysis,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Thomas Aquinas On The Effects Of Original Sin: A Philosophical Analysis, Angus Brook
Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles
No abstract is available for this article.
"There Is Another Kingdom": On The Politics Of Virtue,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
"There Is Another Kingdom": On The Politics Of Virtue, Tracey Rowland
Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles
No abstract available for this article.
Pentateuch Exegesis: Pericope: Leviticus 8,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Pentateuch Exegesis: Pericope: Leviticus 8, Rebekah Walsh
Aristos
This exegesis will argue that the selection and consecration of the Levites followed a process of divine and human preparation. The transformation that occurs through the carrying out of the rite of ordination and through the new office, as priests for the Lord, is a notable example of God’s mercy and faithfulness to his people, to whom he offers a means of atonement for sin and the possibility of holiness for the people.
Aquinas’ De Malo And The Ostensibly Problematic Status Of Natural Evil As Privation,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Aquinas’ De Malo And The Ostensibly Problematic Status Of Natural Evil As Privation, Iñaki Xavier Larrauri Pertierra
Aristos
Arguments concerning the nature of natural evil vary in their conclusions depending on the particular approach with which they commence inquiry; one of the most contested conclusions regards evil as privation, sourcing its justification primarily from Aquinas’ metaphysical conception of good as being and evil as non-being. It should be of no surprise, then, that the dismissal of natural evil’s privative nature comes about when the understanding of natural evil favours a phenomenological approach rather than a metaphysical one. Proponents of said dismissal generally centre their claims around the notion of pain and suffering as substantially contentful – as in, …
Did Jesus Possess The Beatific Vision During His Incarnation?: A Comparative Essay On The Perspectives Of Thomas Joseph White And Thomas G. Weinandy,
2018
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Did Jesus Possess The Beatific Vision During His Incarnation?: A Comparative Essay On The Perspectives Of Thomas Joseph White And Thomas G. Weinandy, William Chami
Aristos
The idea that Jesus possessed the beatific vision during his earthly life had traditionally been upheld by Catholic theologians. However, in the last century or so, this idea has become heavily scrutinised by some of the biggest names in contemporary theology. This paper examines the works of two particular contemporary theologians on the issue, Thomas Joseph White and Thomas G. Weinandy. Thomas White defends the belief that Jesus, during his earthly life, possessed an immediate vision of the Father. White believes that the beatific vision is necessary for the Incarnate Son to know with certainty his own identity as …
In Defense Of Gun Control,
2018
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
In Defense Of Gun Control, Hugh Lafollette
Faculty Books
The gun control debate is more complex than we often acknowledge. What is often phrased as a single question -- should we have gun control -- Is actually made up of three distinct policy questions. First, who should we permit people to have guns? Second, which guns should be allowed? Thirdly, how should we regulate the acquisition, storage, and carrying of the guns people may legitimately own? To answer these questions we must decide whether (and which) people have a right to bear arms, what kind of right they have, and how stringent that right is. We must also evaluate …
Diversified Philosophy,
2018
University of Dayton
Diversified Philosophy, Aili W. Bresnahan
Philosophy Faculty Publications
In this essay, Aili Bresnahan notes that institutions and many others are working to diversify the field of philosophy, in terms of the persons who count as philosophers, what counts as a legitimate philosophical methodology, and which phenomena and entities it handles. She writes that this is a positive development that will enrich and enliven the field so that, ultimately, philosophy survives.
Phil 201 Logic Syllabus,
2018
CUNY City College
Phil 201 Logic Syllabus, Robert Robinson
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Phil 253 Logic Syllabus,
2018
CUNY City College
Phil 253 Logic Syllabus, Robert Robinson
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
If Nonhuman Animals Can Suicide, Why Don’T They?,
2018
University of Gloucestershire, England
If Nonhuman Animals Can Suicide, Why Don’T They?, C. A. Soper, Todd K. Shackelford
Animal Sentience
An evolutionary analysis suggests that selection is unlikely to have tolerated the capacity for intentional self-killing in nonhuman animals. The potential to escape pain by suicide would have presented a recurrent and severe adaptive problem for an animal with a reproductive future to protect. If the potential for suicide arose in the evolutionary past, anti-suicide mechanisms may have co-evolved, as we believe they have in adult humans. Peña-Guzmán’s (2017) argument that some nonhuman animals can suicide is incomplete without an account of the defences that result in the vast majority opting not to.
