Habermas And Public Reason In The Digital Age: Technology And Deliberative Democracy,
2016
Loyola University Chicago
Habermas And Public Reason In The Digital Age: Technology And Deliberative Democracy, Asaf Bar-Tura
Dissertations
Scholars defending the deliberative model of democracy have focused much of their attention on argumentation and criteria for offering public reasons in deliberative processes, but have paid little attention to the ways in which digital technologies mediate such deliberations. Conversely, critical theorists of technology have emphasized the socially determined nature of technology, but have lacked a theory of democracy through which to normatively assess technologies that mediate public discourse. Through a reworking of Jürgen Habermas’s discourse-based theory of democracy, my research provides a new understanding of the flows of political communication and power in the democratic public sphere and the …
Process And Mind: Exploring The Relationship Between Process Philosophy And The Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Science Of Cognition,
2016
University of Central Florida
Process And Mind: Exploring The Relationship Between Process Philosophy And The Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Science Of Cognition, Larry A. Moralez
Honors Undergraduate Theses
This work examines the relationship between Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and the nonlinear dynamical systems framework for studying cognition. I argue that the nonlinear dynamical systems approach to cognitive science presupposes many key elements of his process philosophy. The process philosophical interpretation of nature posits events and the dynamic relations between events as the fundamental substrate of reality, as opposed to static physical substances. I present a brief history of the development of substance thought before describing Whitehead’s characterization of nature as a process. In following, I will examine the both the computational and nonlinear dynamical systems frameworks for …
Situating Political Obligation In Political Ontology: Ethical Marxism And The Embedded Self,
2016
University of Central Florida
Situating Political Obligation In Political Ontology: Ethical Marxism And The Embedded Self, Chris A. Chambers
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Though various obligations typically affect our behavior without being recognized, they have a substantial impact on how we operate as human beings. The relationships we have between, say, our parents when in their household obligate us to take out the trash at certain times and wash the dishes after dinner. The relationships we have between our closest friends often oblige us to hear them out when they have undergone a traumatic experience. Upon reflection, it may be easy to point out a number of the obligations which inform our social behavior. What is not so easy, however, is pointing out …
Gendered Virtue: A Study Of Its Meaning And Evolution In Early Modern France,
2016
University of Central Florida
Gendered Virtue: A Study Of Its Meaning And Evolution In Early Modern France, Mariela Saad
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Virtue in early modern France was a broad concept considered by clergymen, philosophers, and moralists as an instrument for measuring and implementing human ethics. This unprecedented research seeks to track the development of the notion of virtue from a gendered and dichotomous notion to a unique and undivided term. The word virtue is constantly present in French texts such as manuels de conduite1 , since the medieval period. Thus, it can be regarded as one of the most significant concepts defining genders in Western civilization. However, it is difficult for modern readers to grasp the complexity of the debate unless …
The History Of Inequality In Education And The Question Of Equality Versus Adequacy,
2016
University of Central Florida
The History Of Inequality In Education And The Question Of Equality Versus Adequacy, Diana Carol Dominguez
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Although the U.S. Constitution espouses equality, it clearly is not practiced in all aspects of life with education being a significant outlier. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote about inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These two theories are related to education through educational adequacy and equality. Sufficientarianism, or educational adequacy, says that what is important is that everyone has “good enough” educational opportunities, but not the same ones. Egalitarianism, or educational equality, says that there is an intrinsic value in having the same educational opportunities and only having good enough opportunities misses something …
Sacred Women Of Africa And The African Diaspora: A Womanist Vision Of Black Women’S Bodies And The African Sacred Feminine,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
Sacred Women Of Africa And The African Diaspora: A Womanist Vision Of Black Women’S Bodies And The African Sacred Feminine, Arisika Razak
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Contemporary U.S. society is full of stereotypical images that marginalize and degrade Black women’s bodies (Bogle, 1994; Collins, 2000; Gilkes, 2001). However, many precolonial, spiritually based cultures of North and West Africa (Badejo, 1996; Gleason, 1987; Jell-Bahlsen, 2008) developed indigenous concepts of the African Sacred Feminine, a term I use to describe African representations of the feminine aspects of nature and divinity, as well as the innate, human and spiritual powers embodied by women. Using artistic depictions from ancient Algeria, dynastic Egypt, and West and Central Africa, this essay explores several iconographic traits of the African Sacred Feminine: nudity or …
Mbiti And Current Issues In African Philosophy,
2016
The University of Frankfurt
Mbiti And Current Issues In African Philosophy, Uchenna Okeja
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
African And African-Influenced Sacred Music,
2016
Center for Black Music Research
African And African-Influenced Sacred Music, Suzanne Flandreau
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Women And Religion In Nigeria,
2016
Obafemi Awolowo University
Women And Religion In Nigeria, Fatai A. Olasupo
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Home Burials, Church Graveyards, And Public Cemeteries: Transformations In Ibadan Mortuary Practice, 1853-1960,
2016
University of Lagos
Home Burials, Church Graveyards, And Public Cemeteries: Transformations In Ibadan Mortuary Practice, 1853-1960, Olufunke Adeboye
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Acknowledgments And Disclaimer,
2016
The RASHAD Center, Inc.
Acknowledgments And Disclaimer, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
An Illustrated Introductory Note,
2016
The RASHAD Center, Inc.
An Illustrated Introductory Note, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2016
The RASHAD Center, Inc.
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
From John S. Mbiti To Jacob K. Olupona: A Literary Journey In Review,
2016
The RASHAD Center, Inc.
From John S. Mbiti To Jacob K. Olupona: A Literary Journey In Review, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2016
Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams Phd
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Souvenir Program Booklet For The Women And Spirituality Symposium,
2016
Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora
Souvenir Program Booklet For The Women And Spirituality Symposium, Regennia N. Williams Phd, Patricia A. F. O'Luanaigh Ma
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
The Circumference Of Community,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
The Circumference Of Community, Patricia A. F. O'Luanaigh Ma
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Nietzsche On Language And Our Pursuit Of Truth,
2016
Trinity University
Nietzsche On Language And Our Pursuit Of Truth, Le Quyen Pham
The Expositor: A Journal of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities
No abstract provided.
Hannah Arendt And The Political Meaning Of Human Dignity,
2016
Collin College
Hannah Arendt And The Political Meaning Of Human Dignity, John Macready
Staff Publications
In Hannah Arendt and the Fragility of Human Dignity, Professor John Douglas Macready offers a post-foundational account of human dignity by way of a reconstructive reading of Hannah Arendt. He argues that Arendt’s experience of political violence and genocide in the twentieth century, as well as her experience as a stateless person, led her to rethink human dignity as an intersubjective event of political experience. By tracing the contours of Arendt’s thoughts on human dignity through a close reading of her published works, letters, lectures, and journals, Professor Macready offers convincing evidence that Arendt was engaged in retrieving the political …
Cultivating Wildness,
2016
University of Montana
Cultivating Wildness, Christopher Reed
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The thesis discusses wildness within the context of agriculture. Wildness can be characterized as autonomous, innate and Other. As autonomous, wildness can never be fully controlled. Because it is innate, wildness is inborn in human beings and inherent in the Other-than-human world. As Other, wildness cannot be fully understood. Because wildness is Other, our only avenue to knowledge is experience of the Other-than-human world through which wildness is present.
Our ultimate concern is the wildness inherent in humans. By experiencing manifestations of wildness, we provide ourselves with opportunities for co-creation. Co-creation requires humans to be receptive to the Other-than-human world …
