The Lost Dialogue Of Artists: Negotiating The Conjuring Of Art,
2015
Professional Artist
The Lost Dialogue Of Artists: Negotiating The Conjuring Of Art, Diane L. Meyer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This article examines the nature of the duologue between artist and creative source, as a lost interplay and negotiation within the gestation of the work in a uniquely individual language that can never be fully revealed, translated, or understood by a viewer. The author, an elder, late career studio artist, draws comparisons to sacred language and interpretation positing that the conversations and relationships that form between artist and art are very different from those between works of art and humanity and have never been appropriately examined from an insider perspective. She offers reflections and writings of master artists as an …
Connecting To The Sacred Through Contemplative Gaze,
2015
Professional Artist
Connecting To The Sacred Through Contemplative Gaze, Diane L. Meyer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Visual contemplation can do more than convey images, it can transmit to the soul in ways that both inform and inspire. The artist shares the experience of empathic connection with another artist that may be cultivated by engaging with pieces that evoke emotional and somatic responses, and then entering into creative conversation with the artist by following their gestures, brush strokes, movement, marks, and color decisions.
Of The World That Freely Offers Itself: An Exploration Of Writerly/Artistic Rituals,
2015
Hunter College
Of The World That Freely Offers Itself: An Exploration Of Writerly/Artistic Rituals, Geri Lipschultz
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The author, a fiction writer, explores the relationship between the writer/artist and the so-called Muse, especially with respect to working rituals that precede the artist’s creative expression and make it more accessible. She takes an informal approach to a collaborative inquiry and experiments with her own musings as she navigates through her colleagues’ responses to a questionnaire in which she asks them to qualify and self-analyze their pre-writing/painting rituals and ensuing working habits. Her attempt to deepen her own experience by understanding the experience of others unfolds in this lyric essay in which linguistic strategies serve to differentiate inner process …
Non-Duality: Not One, Not Two, But Many (Editor's Introduction),
2015
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA
Non-Duality: Not One, Not Two, But Many (Editor's Introduction), Glenn Hartelius
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
Songwriting And Transformation: The Subjective Experience Of Sharing Self Through Song,
2015
Private Practice
Songwriting And Transformation: The Subjective Experience Of Sharing Self Through Song, Hilary F. Beech
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This qualitative heuristic study explored the subjective experience of transformation resulting from the practice of songwriting in nonclinical populations, through semistructured interviews with 12 songwriters, 6 men and 6 women, aged 35-69. Thematic content analysis yielded 6 top-level themes: Connecting, Communicating, Wellbeing, Affirmation, Personal Growth, and Making A Difference. Subthemes of Connecting reflect a wide variety of transpersonal experiences. The Communicating subthemes capture ways in which songwriting afforded participants a language superior to speech for Expressing Feelings, Sharing Self, and Sending A Message. Participants reported Personal Growth, expressed through subthemes Processing Experience (making meaning of painful material) and Empowerment. Learning …
From Temperament To Character,
2015
The University of Notre Dame Australia
From Temperament To Character, Andrew Mullins
Philosophy Conference Papers
No abstract is available for this paper.
Nonconsequentialist Precaution,
2015
Binghamton University
Nonconsequentialist Precaution, Christopher Morgan-Knapp
Philosophy Faculty Scholarship
How cautious should regulators be? A standard answer is consequentialist: regulators should be just cautious enough to maximize expected social value. This paper charts the prospects of a nonconsequentialist - and more precautionary - alternative. More specifically, it argues that a contractualism focused on ex ante consent can motivate the following regulatory criterion: regulators should permit a socially beneficial risky activity only if no one can be expected to be made worse off by it. Broadly speaking, there are two strategies regulators can use to help risky activities satisfy this criterion: regulators can mandate strict safety standards that protect those …
Consequentialism, Climate Harm And Individual Obligations,
2015
Binghamton University--SUNY
Consequentialism, Climate Harm And Individual Obligations, Christopher Morgan-Knapp, Charles Goodman
Philosophy Faculty Scholarship
Does the decision to relax by taking a drive rather than by taking a walk cause harm? In particular, do the additional carbon emissions caused by such a decision make anyone worse off? Recently several philosophers have argued that the answer is no, and on this basis have gone on to claim that act-consequentialism cannot provide a moral reason for individuals to voluntarily reduce their emissions. The reasoning typically consists of two steps. First, the effect of individual emissions on the weather is miniscule: the planet’s meteorological system is so large, and the size of individual emissions so tiny, that …
Mystical Poetry And Imagination: Inspiring Transpersonal Awareness Of Spiritual Freedom,
2015
Hofstra University
Mystical Poetry And Imagination: Inspiring Transpersonal Awareness Of Spiritual Freedom, Dorit Netzer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The author describes the philosophical and empirical aspects of an intuitive inquiry that explored 24 individuals’ (ages 30-80) mental images and creative expression in response to selected mystical poetry through a three-step procedure named Imaginal Resonance. Participants’ imaginal encounters with the poems inspired transpersonal awareness of spiritual freedom—a participatory, co-creative experience of self-awareness beyond personal concerns. Intuitive examination of the data and a hermeneutic analysis uncovered participants’ symbolic expressions of qualities such as awakening, personal development, introversion, expansion, connection, and liberation. Imaginal resonance facilitated a temporary glimpse of spiritual freedom, which was soon hindered by reasoning, questioning, commentary, comparison, anticipation, …
What, If Anything, Is Colored?: Color Perceptions - Color Judgments - Without Color,
2015
Connecticut College
What, If Anything, Is Colored?: Color Perceptions - Color Judgments - Without Color, Olivia Ziegler
Philosophy Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study: The Differences In Attitudes And Opinions On Advance Care Planning Among African, Caucasian, And Latino Americans,
2015
Bowling Green State University
A Cross-Cultural Qualitative Study: The Differences In Attitudes And Opinions On Advance Care Planning Among African, Caucasian, And Latino Americans, Jennifer Sims
International ResearchScape Journal
The purpose of this study is to identify African American and Latino Americans’ beliefs and attitudes about advance care planning (ACP) and compare these with beliefs held by Caucasian Americans. The objectives are to identify if there are differences in opinions between racial groups and to provide relevant information for health and social service providers. African American and Latino American participants in this study indicated many factors that affect their hesitation to utilize ACP services: spiritual and religious beliefs; family caregiving; and lack of knowledge about ACP services. Implications for practice include providing easy-to-understand information about ACP to clients of …
Introduction To The Special Topic Section On Arts And Consciousness,
2015
Hofstra University
Introduction To The Special Topic Section On Arts And Consciousness, Dorit Netzer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
Anger Is A Gift: How Psychology And Ethics Illuminate Moral Responsibility - Peter White Scholar Grant,
2015
Northern Michigan University
Anger Is A Gift: How Psychology And Ethics Illuminate Moral Responsibility - Peter White Scholar Grant, Zac Cogley
Grants
This proposal details a project that builds on my current interdisciplinary research program to articulate and develop a novel theory of moral responsibility. Like many philosophers, I maintain that whether someone is morally responsible for an action depends on whether it is appropriate to adopt attitudes such as anger and resentment toward the person. What makes my view unique is how I understand these “reactive attitudes.” I show they serve three functions: to appraise the action of a person (e.g. that it is wrong), to communicate the appraisal of wrongdoing to others, and to sanction the perceived wrongdoer. My defense …
Nursing Ethics And The 21st-Century Armed Conflict: The Example Of Ciudad Juárez,
2015
University of Texas at El Paso
Nursing Ethics And The 21st-Century Armed Conflict: The Example Of Ciudad Juárez, Kathleen A. O'Connor
Departmental Papers (S&A)
The purpose of this article is to call attention to the lack of caregiver safety in conflict settings; to bring awareness to nurses and health care professionals of new challenges, specifically the deliberate targeting of health care professionals, that they may encounter in local armed conflict situations; and to address a gap in knowledge about the social and cultural factors surrounding 21st-century armed conflict that directly affect the provision of health care. I argue that these are of interest to transcultural nursing in that violent actors belong to a dangerous subculture, the understanding of which is important to transcultural nursing …
Review Of Autonomy By Andrew Snodden,
2015
Cleveland State University
Review Of Autonomy By Andrew Snodden, William Simkulet
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications
Philosophers have various reasons to be interested in individual autonomy. Individual self-rule is widely recognized to be important. But what, exactly, is autonomy? In what ways is it important? And just how important is it? This book introduces contemporary philosophical thought about the nature and significance of individual self-rule.
Review Of Self And Soul By Mark Edmundson,
2015
Cleveland State University
Review Of Self And Soul By Mark Edmundson, William Simkulet
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Frowe's Machine Cases,
2015
Cleveland State University
Frowe's Machine Cases, William Simkulet
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications
Helen Frowe (2006/2010) contends that there is a substantial moral difference between killing and letting die, arguing that in Michael Tooley's infamous machine case it is morally wrong to flip a coin to determine who lives or dies. Here I argue that Frowe fails to show that killing and letting die are morally inequivalent. However, I believe that she has succeeded in showing that it is wrong to press the button in Tooley's case, where pressing the button will change who lives and dies. I argue that because killing and letting die are morally equivalent we have no reason to …
Transpersonal Art—Does It Bite?,
2015
California Institute of Integral Studies
Transpersonal Art—Does It Bite?, Judy Schavrien
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This article addresses the question of whether or not political perspective and content enrich transpersonal art and studies. The artist’s argument for making the range of the transpersonal inclusive, not just transcendent but also immanent, employs examples from her art as well as descriptions of her process. She sets the discussion in three contexts: that of art criticism, contemporary and traditional; that of art production; and that of the field of transpersonal studies. In regard to the latter, she both defines and examines the role of spiritual bypass, and argues the importance of resisting the temptation to take refuge in …
The Compensation Principle,
2015
Cleveland State University
The Compensation Principle, William Simkulet
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications
In "Should Race Matter?," David Boonin proposes the compensation principle: When an agent wrongfully harms another person, she incurs a moral obligation to compensate that person for the harms she has caused. Boonin then argues that the United States government has wrongfully harmed black Americans by adopting pro-slavery laws and other discriminatory laws and practices following the end of slavery, and therefore the United States government has an obligation to pay reparations for slavery and discriminatory laws and practices to those who have been harmed by them - in particular, to contemporary black Americans. Here I argue that the compensation …
Review Of Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings Edited By Eric O. Springsted,
2015
Cleveland State University
Review Of Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings Edited By Eric O. Springsted, William Simkulet
Philosophy and Religious Studies Department Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
