Review Of Wesley J. Smith's A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy: The Human Cost Of The Animal Rights Movement,
2010
University of Victoria
Review Of Wesley J. Smith's A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy: The Human Cost Of The Animal Rights Movement, Angus Taylor
Between the Species
No abstract provided.
Proper Function Justification And Epistemic Rationality,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Proper Function Justification And Epistemic Rationality, Todd R. Long
Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Mechanisms (Oxford),
2010
Butler University
Mechanisms (Oxford), Stuart Glennan
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Mechanism is undoubtedly a causal concept, in the sense that ordinary definitions and philosophical analyses explicate the concept in terms of other causal concepts such as production and interaction. Given this fact, many philosophers have supposed that analyses of the concept of mechanism, while they might appeal to philosophical theories about the nature of causation, could do little to inform such theories. On the other hand, methods of causal inference and explanation appeal to mechanisms. Discovering a mechanism is the gold standard for establishing and explaining causal connections. This fact suggests that it might be possible to provide an analysis …
A Proper De Jure Objection To The Epistemic Rationality Of Religious Belief,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
A Proper De Jure Objection To The Epistemic Rationality Of Religious Belief, Todd R. Long
Philosophy
I answer Alvin Plantinga’s challenge to provide a ‘proper’ de jure objection to religious belief. What I call the ‘sophisticates’ evidential objection’ (SEO) concludes that sophisticated Christians lack epistemic justification for believing central Christian propositions. The SEO utilizes a theory of epistemic justification in the spirit of the evidentialism of Richard Feldman and Earl Conee. I defend philosophical interest in the SEO (and its underlying evidentialism) against objections from Reformed epistemology, by addressing Plantinga’s criteria for a proper de jure objection, his anti-evidentialist arguments, and the relevance of ‘impulsional evidence’. I argue that no result from Plantinga-style Reformed epistemology precludes …
Equations Without Equations: Challenges On A Way To A More Adequate Formalization Of Causality Reasoning In Physics,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
Equations Without Equations: Challenges On A Way To A More Adequate Formalization Of Causality Reasoning In Physics, Juan Ferret
Selected Works Temporary Series
No abstract provided.
Ontological Status Of Relational Quantum Mechanics,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
Ontological Status Of Relational Quantum Mechanics, Juan Ferret
Selected Works Temporary Series
No abstract provided.
The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
The Flow Of Nectar And Blood: Maya Philosophy And World Vision, Juan Ferret
Selected Works Temporary Series
No abstract provided.
The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
The Ontological Status Of Systems At The Juncture Of Quantum Mechanics And Relativity, Juan Ferret
Selected Works Temporary Series
No abstract provided.
What About The Children? Benjamin And Arendt: On Education, Work, And The Political,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
What About The Children? Benjamin And Arendt: On Education, Work, And The Political, Jules Simon
Selected Works Temporary Series
This article is a rough draft of an article that I contributed to an edited volume of articles dealing with progressive education theory. I reflect on articles that Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin wrote that deal with educational reform and innovation, both political in nature.
Worlds Apart In The Curriculum: Heidegger, Technology, And The Poietic Attunement Of Art,
2010
College of DuPage
Worlds Apart In The Curriculum: Heidegger, Technology, And The Poietic Attunement Of Art, James Magrini
Philosophy Scholarship
Margonis (1986) criticizes Heidegger’s philosophy and those who would attempt to adopt his views for the purpose of thinking education because of the "abstract nature of his discussions," which suggest "proposals regarding our political, economic and educational lives from the place of metaphysical argumentation" (p. 125). To the contrary, Dwyer, et al (1988) claim the Heidegger’s philosophy, "clearly suggests an educational theory" (p. 100). This, is perhaps an overly optimistic claim, for it glosses over the difficulty associated with plumbing the depths of Heidegger’s vast corpus in order to speculate on the legitimate potential his philosophy has for contemporary educational …
Trojan Women And Devil Baby Tales: Jane Addams On Domestic Violence,
2010
University of Dayton
Trojan Women And Devil Baby Tales: Jane Addams On Domestic Violence, Marilyn Fischer
Philosophy Faculty Publications
In this discussion I will show how Addams used these bodies of knowledge in shaping a pragmatist-feminist analysis of the devil baby tales and of domestic violence. Pragmatists begin with people's concrete experience within specific, lived contexts and then return to experience to test their theories and concepts. Feminist pragmatists such as Addams give women's experiences central place. In her analysis of the devil baby tales and domestic violence, Addams presents the most marginalized women, not merely as victims, but as agents and artists in their own right.
Pragmatic Impairments,
2010
University of Western Ontario
Pragmatic Impairments, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
This review essay addresses the question, "What, properly speaking, is a pragmatic impairment?" Drawing on work from two recent books, it presents three possible answers, and evaluates them.
Neoplatonism In The Risala (De Intellectu) Of Alfarabi,
2010
Roger Williams University
Neoplatonism In The Risala (De Intellectu) Of Alfarabi, John Shannon Hendrix
Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation Faculty Publications
The Neoplatonism of Plotinus and Proclus played an important role in the development of the Aristotelian concepts of intellect and perception in the Arabic commentators on Aristotle. Plotinus was not known to Arab scholars by name, but books Four to Six of the Enneads from the third century, as compiled by Porphyry, were paraphrased in the text called the Theology of Aristotle, which was translated between 833 and 842 by the circle of al-Kindi in Baghdad. The translation combined Aristole, Plotinus, and Christian and Islamic doctrines, and had a significant effect on early Islamic philosophy. The al-Kindi circle also …
The Politics Of The Romanticization Of Popular Culture, Or, Going Ga-Ga Over Pop Culture: A Critical Theory Assessment,
2010
Western Kentucky University
The Politics Of The Romanticization Of Popular Culture, Or, Going Ga-Ga Over Pop Culture: A Critical Theory Assessment, Eric Bain-Selbo
Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Politics Of The Romanticization Of Popular Culture, Or, Going Ga-Ga Over Pop Culture: A Critical Theory Assessment,
2010
Western Kentucky University
The Politics Of The Romanticization Of Popular Culture, Or, Going Ga-Ga Over Pop Culture: A Critical Theory Assessment, Eric Bain-Selbo
Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Quantum Mechanics And Ethical Antirealism: A Counter-Analogy To Boyd,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Quantum Mechanics And Ethical Antirealism: A Counter-Analogy To Boyd, Justin Lawson
Philosophy
In his paper How to Be a Moral Realist Boyd attempts to show how cases of ethical indeterminacy can be accounted for from an ethical realist’s standpoint. Boyd describes cases of extensional vagueness in the life-sciences which arise from knowable and definite underlying structures and draws an analogy to ethics to argue his case. This paper argues that an equally compelling analogy can be drawn between another type of scientific indeterminacy – that in quantum mechanics – and the related ethical cases. Because quantum mechanical uncertainty (on the Copenhagen interpretation) is a real and not merely epistemic limitation on physical …
Prayer And Subjective Well-Being: An Examination Of Six Different Types Of Prayer,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Prayer And Subjective Well-Being: An Examination Of Six Different Types Of Prayer, Bramdon L. Whittington, Steven J. Scher
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms of prayer had negative or null relations with the well-being measures. The prayer types having positive effects appear to be less ego-focused, and more focused on God, whereas the negative types have an opposite nature. These results highlight the role of psychological meaning …
Prayer And Subjective Well-Being: An Examination Of Six Different Types Of Prayer,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Prayer And Subjective Well-Being: An Examination Of Six Different Types Of Prayer, Bramdon Whittington, Steven Scher
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Participants (N = 430) were recruited online and completed a measure of six prayer types (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication, reception, and obligatory prayer). Measures of subjective well-being (self-esteem, optimism, meaning in life, satisfaction with life) were also administered. Three forms of prayer (adoration, thanksgiving, reception) had consistently positive relations with well-being measures, whereas the other three forms of prayer had negative or null relations with the well-being measures. The prayer types having positive effects appear to be less ego-focused, and more focused on God, whereas the negative types have an opposite nature. These results highlight the role of psychological meaning …
Ethics Of Human Enhancement: 25 Questions & Answers,
2010
Western Michigan University
Ethics Of Human Enhancement: 25 Questions & Answers, Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, James Moor, John Weckert
Philosophy
This paper presents the principal findings from a three-year research project funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) on ethics of human enhancement technologies. To help untangle this ongoing debate, we have organized the discussion as a list of questions and answers, starting with background issues and moving to specific concerns, including: freedom & autonomy, health & safety, fairness & equity, societal disruption, and human dignity. Each question-and answer pair is largely self-contained, allowing the reader to skip to those issues of interest without affecting continuity.
On The Value Of Philosophy: The Latin American Case,
2010
University of San Francisco
On The Value Of Philosophy: The Latin American Case, Manuel R. Vargas
Philosophy
There is very little study of Latin American philosophy in the English-speaking philosophical world. This can sometimes lead to the impression that there is nothing of philosophical worth in Latin American philosophy or its history. The present article offers some reasons for thinking that this impression is mistaken, and indeed, that we ought to have more study of Latin American philosophy than currently exists in the English-speaking philosophical world. In particular, the article argues for three things: (1) an account of cultural resources that is useful for illuminating the fact of cultural differences and variations in cultural complexity, (2) a …
