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Risd Press December 6, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating into one digestible pile all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of December 6, 1974 included an article about the RISD presidency, a record review of Gregg Allman, recipes and events on the RISD campus and the Providence area. A list of books missing from the RISD Library was also mentioned.

Propositional And Nonpropositional Perceiving, Dan D. Crawford

Department of Philosophy: Faculty Publications

The general theory of perception proposed by Roderick Chisholm in his book Perceiving: A Philosophical Study¹ has gained considerable acceptance among contemporary philosophers of perception. In this paper, I will review and evaluate one part of this theory and show where I believe an important modification is necessary.

Chisholm distinguishes what he thinks are two importantly different senses of “perceive,” a propositional and a nonpropositional sense, and then proposes a definition of each. The propositional sense of “perceive” is expressed in contexts in which what is perceived is referred to by a propositional clause, as in

1. George perceives …

Aristotle's Doctrine Of Elements, L. Shannon Dubose

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In his studies of nature, Aristotle pursues a series of connected inquiries. He elicits a series of sets of elements; none of the steps is abandoned in favor of later ones. Each set of elements discovers primary constituents of an appropriate sort. Substratum, form, and privation are the most fundamental for the study of generable objects.

The Tragic And Comic Poet Of The Symposium, Diskin Clay

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Focus on the final scene in Plato's Symposium leads to consideration of the relationship between tragedy and comedy in Plato's composition of dialogues and thought. The tragic poet and comic poet are the same person; Plato combines tragedy and comedy in his portrait of Socrates.

Heart And Soul In Aristotle, Theodore Tracy S.J.

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

When Aristotle speaks of the soul 'in the heart' he has in mind the heart as primary and proximate material organ of the soul, the controlling organ originally informed and activated by the soul, upon which all the other organs depend for their formation and activation by the soul. They too live, are informed and activated by the soul, but in a way that is secondary and more remote. To speak of the soul as existing 'in the heart' is not to deny its presence in the other organs, but to indicate the primary and proximate subject it informs and …

Confessional Scholarship?, Nick Van Til

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

Tradition And Chance In The Indo-Anglican Novels Of The Post-Independence Era, Margaret Lindley Koch

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The theme of the conflict of old and new, tradition and modernity, east and west in contemporary India has been a major concern of many Indo-Anglican novelists of the post-independence era. This study focuses on the reactions of various authors to this theme, as expressed by their treatment of it in the novels.

Four particular aspects of the theme which are explored in the novels, the fate of the family, economic upheaval, a questioning of religion, and the impact of the conflict on the individual person are discussed.

Three reactions to the tension facing contemporary India are expressed by the …

Risd Press November 22, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating into one digestible pile all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of November 22, 1974 included an interview with Murray Danforth, Jr. treasurer of the RISD Corporation and a member of the RISD Board of Trustees. The Centennial building project was discussed. This issue also includes an article about the RISD Art History department and notes from the RISD student board meeting. Record and film reviews were also mentioned. Event listings on the RISD campus …

Risd Press November 15, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of November 15, 1974 included reviews, classifieds, RISD student board Club guidelines, and new books at the RISD Library. There were two articles about the RISD Centennial building project of the Bank building and one article about the RISD Interior Architecture program.

Risd Press November 8, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of November 8, 1974 includes an article about the RISD textile department. There also is another article about the RISD presidential search. Also mentioned is an Art History trip to Washington, DC. Film, record and play reviews, photos and classifieds are included. Events on the RISD campus and the Providence area for RISD students are listed.

Experimenting On Human Subjects, William E. May

The Linacre Quarterly

The problems surrounding "free and informed consent" are discussed in this article by Dr. May, who is Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion and Religious Education at the Catholic University of America.

Testimony Before The Subcommittee Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, Paul Ramsey

The Linacre Quarterly

This testimony was originally published in the May 81, 1974 issue of Commonweal under the title " Protecting the Unborn." Reprinted with permission from Commonweal, 232 Madison Avenue, New York , N. Y. 10016.

Dr. Ramsey is Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. A scholar and teacher in the fields of religious ethics and social philosophy, he is also concerned with the serious moral issues emerging in the area of medical ethics.

[Book Review Of] Proceedings Of A Research Conference On Natural Family Planning Edited By William Uricchio, Ph.D. And Mary Kay Williams, Hanna Klaus

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

[Book Review Of] Pastoral Care Of The Sick, Edited By The National Association Of Catholic Chaplains, John R. Connery

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

[Book Review Of] The Pastor And The Patient: An Informal Guide To New Directions In Medical Ethics, By William Jacobs, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

[Book Review Of] Law And Ethics Of A.I.D. And Embryo Transfer, Ciba Foundation Symposium J7, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

[Book Review Of] Ethical Issues In Human Genetics, By Bruce Hilton Et Al., Editors, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Risd Press November 1, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of November 1, 1974 includes an interview with Steven Ostrow RISD Museum director. The discussion was about RISD Museum renovations. An article about jazz musicians was also included. Movie and record reviews were mentioned along with a listing of events for RISD students on the RISD campus and in the Providence area.

Risd Press October 25, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. There was an article about the Architectural Association School of Architecture in England. The new books at the RISD Library were also listed. An article about RISD graduate studies and teacher education with Dr. David Manzella, department head also is in this issue. There also is an article about Wintersession, block planning and grades at RISD with Merlin Szosz, Assistant Dean at RISD.

Risd Press October 18, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of October 18, 1974 includes an article about Cathedral and City two books by David Macaulay, RISD faculty. An interview with Richard Merkin, RISD faculty is also included. Peter Scotti, a politican running for office in Rhode Island was also interviewed. Record reviews, play and films reviews are also mentioned. Events for RISD students on the RISD campus and in the Providence area are also included.

Risd Press October 11, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of October 11, 1974 includes an article about the RISD bookstore, an interview with the new associate dean of students at RISD Marjorie Newmann and voter registration information. An interview with Al Falk of RISD dining services is also featured. Films, new records and events for RISD students are also listed.

Risd Press October 4, 1974, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. The issue of October 4, 1974 includes an article about Wintersession, Freshman Foundation and a faculty report. There also is an addendum to the RISD building study. Also, there is an article entitled Towards a theory of the auteur critic (film). Film reviews and synopsis, events listed for RISD students on the RISD campus and in the Providence area are also mentioned.

Intention And Interpretation In Art: A Semiotic Analysis, Gary Shapiro

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Kant was perhaps the first philosopher to note the distinctive puzzle, verging on paradox, which marks our dealings with art. Works of art seem to place us under an obligation to interpret them and yet we are convinced that our interpretations will never be exhaustive. Kant attempts to account for this peculiar phenomenon by talking of "purposiveness without purpose" or of the aesthetic idea as "a representation of the imagination to which no concept is adequate." We are constrained to see some pattern or organization in a work of art and this is typically understood as a teleological or purposive …

Skepticism, Psychology, And Philosophical Criteria, Kristin Shrader

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

Throughout the ages, philosophers seem to have attempted to steer a course between the Scylla of dogmatism and the Charybdis of relativism or skepticism. Perhaps this course has been stormy because philosophical dogmatism and the making of ontological and evaluative commitments can be easily caricatured into closed-mindedness. On the other hand, the relativism sometimes implicit in the jargon of philosophical neutrality threatens to collapse Sophia into sophistry. My solution to the problem of philosophical neutrality rests on three theses, the substantiation of …

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University of Dayton Review

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The Philosopher's Character And Praxis, Martin A. Bertman

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

Not inappropriately, as an invitation to conversation, the title of this colloquium — “The Philosopher: Neutral or Committed?" — is ambiguous and provocative. For one, the word “neutral” opposes “committed,” thereby suggesting the conflation of the meanings of “neutral” and “uncommitted,” as the latter is the formal opposite of committed.

To understand the meaning of “uncommitted” as positive hostility and abnegation of political action, however, would bring forward few advocates: Diogenes or Sinope, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche come to mind.

Polanyi's Theory Of Commitment, Lawrence P. Ulrich

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

Michael Polanyi capsulizes his understanding of man’s knowing activity by the phrase “personal knowledge.” In order to understand any subordinate theme, e.g., commitment, which he treats, one must first have some appreciation of the force of his central theme, namely, the “personal” feature that is present in our knowing.

Philosophy, Commitment, And Their Institutional Setting, Robert N. Beck

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

The question before this colloquium, whether the philosopher is neutral or committed, arises in a variety of contexts and takes on multiple meanings. It can be asked more broadly so as to refer to the humanities generally, to scholarship, even to the university itself; and it can be asked with precise reference to philosophy. Having at least these two contexts, the question calls for separate, though I think interrelated, considerations. I shall begin with some broader issues, and turn to the question …

Ought Cats Be Tuesday? Reflections On The Neutrality Of Philosophers, Xavier Monasterio

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

Should walls be brown. or white? The question is ridiculous because, as it stands, it is unanswerable. Why should walls be brown rather than white, or white rather than brown? On what basis can we decide that one color is more fitted than another for walls? In order for the question to become truly intelligible and answerable, its context needs to be specified. Tell me whether you are talking about the walls of a house or the walls of an industrial plant, …

Philosophical Commitment As Artistic Expression, Robert K. Mcmaster

University of Dayton Review

Editor's note: This paper was read at the fourth annual University of Dayton Philosophy Colloquium, held in 1974.

In this paper I will deal with and try to give acceptable answers to three basic questions that deal with the topic of philosophical commitment. The questions and the order in which they will be dealt with are:

• What is philosophical commitment?
• How does philosophical commitment develop?
• What is the best way to describe, talk about, or understand this commitment?