The Future Of Humanity: Heidegger, Personhood And Technology,
2011
San Jose State University
The Future Of Humanity: Heidegger, Personhood And Technology, Mahon James O'Brien
Comparative Philosophy
This paper argues that a number of entrenched posthumanist positions are seriously flawed as a result of their dependence on a technical interpretive approach that creates more problems than it solves. During the course of our discussion we consider in particular the question of personhood. After all, until we can determine what it means to be a person we cannot really discuss what it means to improve a person. What kinds of enhancements would even constitute improvements? This in turn leads to an examination of the technical model of analysis and the recurring tendency to approach notions like personhood using …
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Whole Set,
2011
San Jose State University
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Whole Set, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Cover Page,
2011
San Jose State University
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Information Page,
2011
San Jose State University
Comparative Philosophy Vol 2 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Daoism As Critical Theory,
2011
University of Macau
Daoism As Critical Theory, Mario Wenning
Comparative Philosophy
Classical philosophical Daoism as it is expressed in the Dao-De-Jing and the Zhuang-Zi is often interpreted as lacking a capacity for critique and resistance. Since these capacities are taken to be central components of Enlightenment reason and action, it would follow that Daoism is incompatible with Enlightenment. This interpretation is being refuted by way of developing a constructive dialogue between the enlightenment traditions of critical theory and recent philosophy of action from a Daoist perspective. Daoism's normative naturalism does neither rest on a primitivist call for a return to the past, nor does it suggest future-directed activism. By way of …
Assessing Law’S Claim To Authority,
2011
Chapman University
Assessing Law’S Claim To Authority, Bas Van Der Vossen
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
The idea that law claims authority (LCA) has recently been forcefully criticized by a number of authors. These authors present a new and intriguing objection, arguing that law cannot be said to claim authority if such a claim is not justified. That is, these authors argue that the view that law does not have authority viciously conflicts with the view that law claims authority. I will call this the normative critique of LCA. In this article, I assess the normative critique of LCA, focusing predominantly on the arguments presented by its most incisive proponent Philip Soper. I defend a …
The Impact Of Honor Codes And Perceptions Of Cheating On Academic Cheating Behaviors, Especially For Mba Bound Undergraduates,
2011
Ursinus College
The Impact Of Honor Codes And Perceptions Of Cheating On Academic Cheating Behaviors, Especially For Mba Bound Undergraduates, Heather M. O'Neill, Christian A. Pfeiffer
Business and Economics Faculty Publications
Researchers studying academic dishonesty in college often focus on demographic characteristics of cheaters and discuss changes in cheating trends over time. To predict cheating behavior, some researchers examine the costs and benefits of academic cheating, while others view campus culture and the role which honor codes play in affecting behavior. This paper develops a model of academic cheating based on three sets of incentives - moral, social and economic—and how they affect cheating behaviors. An on-line survey comprising 61 questions was administered to students from three liberal arts colleges in the USA in spring 2008, yielding 700 responses, with half …
Recovering A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Understanding Of The Human Being As "Learner": Exploring The Authentic Teacher-Pupil Relationship,
2011
College of DuPage
Recovering A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Understanding Of The Human Being As "Learner": Exploring The Authentic Teacher-Pupil Relationship, James Magrini
Philosophy Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Spinoza's Commentary On Genesis 29,
2011
St. John's University - Collegeville, MN
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Spinoza's Commentary On Genesis 29, Eugene Garver
Philosophy Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Philosophical Act Of Seeing With One’S Own Eyes: The Silent Films Of Stan Brakhage,
2011
College of DuPage
The Philosophical Act Of Seeing With One’S Own Eyes: The Silent Films Of Stan Brakhage, James Magrini
Philosophy Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Spinoza On Individuals And Individuation: Metaphysics, Morals, And Politics,
2011
Marquette University
Spinoza On Individuals And Individuation: Metaphysics, Morals, And Politics, Matthew David Wion
Dissertations (1934 -)
This dissertation examines Spinoza's position regarding the relationship of the individual to the community and to other individuals in the context of a particular reading of Spinoza's metaphysics as holistic. By the term "holistic metaphysics," I refer to a view of reality as a unified whole rather than as a collection of entirely separate parts. The latter I call a "reductionistic metaphysics." If a reductionistic metaphysics tends to see individuals as essentially separate and only secondarily relational, a holistic metaphysics pictures individuals as primarily relational and only by means of their relations capable of any meaningful "separateness" from other individuals. …
Ecopoetics And The Origins Of English Literature,
2011
Bucknell University
Ecopoetics And The Origins Of English Literature, Paul Siewers
Faculty Contributions to Books
An ecocritical survey of early English literature, focusing on the "green world" trope.
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning,
2011
Loyola Marymount University
Philosophy And Theology: Notes On Double Effect Reasoning, Christopher Kaczor
Philosophy Faculty Works
The article discusses the conditions to which an action with two effects or double-effect, one good and the other evil, can be considered ethically permissible. It cites hypothetical cases describing the conditions which include that the action itself, its object is not intrinsically evil; the evil effect is not a means to the good effect; the evil effect is not intended as an end and there is a morally serious reason justifying allowing the evil effect.
Knowledge And Thought In Heidegger And Foucault: Towards An Epistemology Of Ruptures,
2011
Marquette University
Knowledge And Thought In Heidegger And Foucault: Towards An Epistemology Of Ruptures, Arun Anantheeswaran Iyer
Dissertations (1934 -)
This dissertation shows how Martin Heidegger and Michel Foucault, by questioning the very understanding of the subject-object relationship on which all epistemology is grounded, challenge two of its most cherished beliefs: 1. Thought and knowledge are essentially activities on the part of the subject understood anthropologically or transcendentally. 2. The history of knowledge exhibits teleological progress towards a better and more comprehensive account of its objects. In contrast to traditional epistemology, both Heidegger and Foucault show how thought and knowledge are not just acts, which can be attributed to the subject but also events which elude any such subjective characterization. …
The Principle Of Fairness And States’ Duty To Obey International Law,
2011
University of Richmond
The Principle Of Fairness And States’ Duty To Obey International Law, David Lefkowitz
Philosophy Faculty Publications
Philosophers and political theorists have developed a number of different justifications for the duty to obey domestic law. The possibility of using one (or more) of these justifications to demonstrate that states have a duty to obey international law seems a natural starting point for an analysis of international political obligation. Amongst the accounts of the duty to obey domestic law, one that appears to have a great deal of intuitive appeal, and that has attracted a significant number of philosophical defenders, is the principle of fairness (or fair play). In this paper, I examine the possibility of using the …
The Status Of Students With Special Needs In The Instrumental Musical Ensemble And The Effect Of Selected Educator And Institutional Variables On Rates Of Inclusion,
2011
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Status Of Students With Special Needs In The Instrumental Musical Ensemble And The Effect Of Selected Educator And Institutional Variables On Rates Of Inclusion, Edward C. Hoffman Iii
Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances
The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of students with special needs in the instrumental musical ensemble and to examine the effect of selected educator and institutional variables on rates of inclusion. An online survey was designed by the researcher and distributed electronically to 600 practicing K-12 instrumental music educators in the states of Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. While 13.6% of the total school-aged population nationwide received special education services, demographic data provided by respondents revealed that students with special needs accounted for 6.8% of all students participating in bands, orchestras, …
Meet William Rudolph, New Curator At Milwaukee Art Museum: Bringing A Vision To Mam's American Collections,
2011
Marquette University
Meet William Rudolph, New Curator At Milwaukee Art Museum: Bringing A Vision To Mam's American Collections, Curtis L. Carter
Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Psychological Assessment: What Will The Future Bring?,
2011
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Psychological Assessment: What Will The Future Bring?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the (de)valuation of psychological assessment from various perspectives.
Evolving Machine Morality Strategies Through Multiagent Simulations,
2011
Galois, Inc.
Evolving Machine Morality Strategies Through Multiagent Simulations, David Burke
Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series
There is a general consensus among robotics researchers that the world of the future will be filled with autonomous and semi-autonomous machines. There is less of a consensus, though, on the best approach to instilling a sense of 'machine morality' in these systems so that they will be able to have effective interactions with humans in an increasingly complex world. In my talk, we take a brief look at some existing approaches to computational ethics, and then describe work we've undertaken creating multiagent simulations involving moral decision-making during strategic interactions. In these simulations, agents make choices about whether to cooperate …
The Center For The Study Of Ethics In Society At Twenty-Five,
2011
Western Michigan University
The Center For The Study Of Ethics In Society At Twenty-Five, Michael S. Pritchard
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers
Center for the Study of Ethics in Society: Celebrating 25 Years - Presented November 15, 2010.
