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Eudaimonic Happiness, Temperament, and Political Ideology

This article looks at eudaimonic happiness and political ideology seen in terms of liberalism and conservativism. It appears that these two ideologies are driven by different temperaments that have ... –conservative ideologies are foundational aspects of politics and social life and have been widely researched in terms of personality, thus this paper thus looks at the relationship between political ideology and

How Infallibilists Can Have It All

agent S has to a fact P that makes P certain for S. I do not take a stand here on precisely what facts we can apprehend. This will largely depend on the outcomes of debates in the philosophy of mind and ... philosophy of mind and perception will differ on what kinds of factors are mentally accessible in this way. In section 1, I developed the concept of apprehension in a way that remains neutral on these debates

In The Beginning: Rousseau’s Discourse On the Origin of Inequality & The Socialist Book of Genesis

mandatory aspects of the human condition. Introduction Those conversant with socialism likely recognize a connection between socialism and labor. There are many political parties connected to socialism ... Rousseau’s philosophy of society corrupting man in the following way: “evil derives from society rather than from their sinful natures and that it may be cured or ameliorated through human . . . action.”14

Conservatism and Capitalist Dictatorship: The Impact of Conservative Ideology and Politics on Capitalism and Democracy

well as partly in political and other nonacademic discourse. In the early sociology literature, excluding orthodox Marxism, capitalist dictatorship or its equivalent appears as an economic and social ... , both in the industrial and in the political realm’, and as capitalism’s culmination in fascism by passing via ‘reactionary’ political regimes (Moore1993; Polanyi 1944). In the contemporary literature

Ideology in the Attention Economy: A Portal to the Post-truth Era

political, cultural, and commercial lenses, each reflecting an understanding of how competition operates in the ongoing shift from the information society to the attention economy. In the information society ... merchants get followers and convert these into resources, for instance, non-profits into funding or volunteers, religious institutions into believers, profit-orientated firms into capital, political parties

Classic Liberal Philosophers and their Contributions to Democracy & Justice: Discourses on Freedom, Equality, Reason, and Law

centuries, the Enlightenment was crucial for the institutionalization of liberal philosophy in Western civilization and the growth of the social sciences within the university system. This period's ... that has led us to civil society. The Enlightenment philosophers supported social, economic, and political changes, pushing for the rights to liberty and freedom while combating superstition, prejudice

The Impossibility of Conservatism? Insights from Russian History

in the Tsarist period to show that if they live in times of great hardship, or under arbitrary political rule, political actors and thinkers with conservative sympathies (such as respect for tradition ... developing conservative political philosophy, other parts of history where conservatism?s problems have emerged and have a recognizable connection with the situation today remain of great interest. In

Ideology and Anti-Ideology in Painting: ‎ The Case of Gerhard Richter and Luc Tuymans

creation – an extremely charged and traumatic political event. Hence, it seems probable to suppose that each painting conveys a certain ideology or at least a worldview.1 This article will explore the ... of art (Sontag, 1964). Thus, for instance, the term “political art”, is often used in a critical framework, since it evokes dark regimes that have deprived art of the free spirit and liberty that are

Ideology and Intolerance: The Case of Colonialism

. Jussim was addressing social psychologists, but his point is applicable to social science in general: You advocate for diversity and yet you are a political monoculture. Vanishingly few of your members ... nonliberals, and to upgrade the quality of your science in order to limit the role of political biases in distorting your conclusions. Likewise, Clark and Winegard’s survey of the literature points out that

Introduction

that there is an uninterrupted tradition from the age of humanism and the Renaissance to today. Focusing on political philosophy has led Karen Green to trace women’s argu ments for their status as the ... topic which is, of course, of considerable contemporary interest. Three papers extend our knowledge of the moral and political philosophy developed by women. Jacqueline Broad offers the first extended

The Social Current Of Capitalist Dictatorship? Neoclassical Economic And Non-Marxist Sociological Conceptualization

respect to democracy, especially after the 2016 Presidential elections and the formation of an ultra-conservative, radical-right government and more broadly political regime persisting at present. In ... conservatives and non-conservatives probably know, such a political and social system could only or primarily be capitalist or conservative dictatorship given the unchallenged status of capitalism as an economic

(White) Tyranny and the Democratic Value of Distrust

of Distrust,” The Journal of Philosophy 99.10 ( 2002 ), 532–48; Katherine Hawley, “Trust, Distrust, and Commitment,” Nous 48.1 ( 2014 ), 1–20. 3. I have argued that political solidarity is of value ... University Press, 1999 ); Patti T. Lenard, “ The Decline of Trust, The Decline of Democracy?” Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 8 .3 ( 2005 ), 363 - 78 ; Shayla Nunnaly , Trust

My Authentic Self: Rousseau and the Ethics of Authenticity in the Age of Gender Ideology

, fix our problems, and create the world he wished to live in? The answer is simple: shame. As Professor Jill Lock wrote in, Democracy and the death of shame: political equality and social disturbance ... . Melzer, A. (1996). The Origin of the Counter-Enlightenment: Rousseau and the New Religion of Sincerity. The American Political Science Review, 90 (2). Melzer, A. (1997). In eds. C. Orwin and N. Tarcov’s

Community Policing Relations: Texas Law Enforcement Practices in One Community

protests in our streets to political rhetoric in elections. In consideration of the nation’s turmoil regarding policing practices, the United States Conference of Mayors endorsed the philosophy of community ... origins in the work of Sir Robert Peel and the birth of the London Metropolitan police in 1829, the first ‘professional police’ force of its kind (Chriss, 2013) . In the wake of political reform in the

Nonprofit Reputation and Bitcoin Use

philosophy and utopian ideas behind the currency’s creation are presented. Next, possible donor concerns such as hacking, ethics, and volatility are explored. Then, the methods are presented along with results ... reason, some nonprofits may align with the philosophy behind Bitcoin and the motivation to empower individuals and pull power from corrupt systems. Bitcoin: Hacks, Ethics, and Perception At the same time

Nietzsche and Schiller on Aesthetic Semblance

components of a just social order.12 It is no surprise, then, that the work’s penultimate letter finds Schiller attempting to vindicate artistic imitation against the charge of perfidy and political subversion ... ). Abbreviations used in citing Nietzsche's works BGE   Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future BT   The Birth of Tragedy out of the Spirit of Music CW   The Case of Wagner: A Busker’s Problem

Ideology In The Evolution of Nonprofit Academic Programs

programs? Theories of Organizational Evolution and Change As Hall and Tolbert ( 2005: 154) point out, organizational change can be approached in a number of ways and two of them are the internal political ... intent of generating some guidance for examining four university case studies about the development of nonprofit academic programs. Internal Political Perspective of Change While Baldridge and Burnham

Rights, Goods, and Proportionate War

Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2012 ), 136f . 14. “Proportionality in the Morality of War,” 40 . 15. Ibid . 16. Ibid . 17. “Proportionality and Necessity,” in War: Essays in Political Philosophy, ed ... Thomas Hurka, “Proportionality in the Morality of War,” Philosophy & Public Affairs 33 (1), (2005), 34–66, at 37–38. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/monist/article-abstract/99/1/70/2563350 by

Vice Epistemology

factors than by reference to character traits as we ordinarily think of them. 8 If character traits are explanatorily redundant that would be a good reason for not positing them. In philosophy, situationism ... Heren because of, rather than despite, the prejudice to which his dictum gives expression. Prejudice abets rather than impedes political inquiry by insulating us against rampant insincerity in the