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Why Philosophy Makes No Progress

This paper offers an explanation for why some parts of philosophy have made no progress. Philosophy has made no progress because it cannot make progress. And it cannot because of the nature of the ... . This version is the Problem of the Subjective and Objective. Then it is argued that the unsolvability of this latter problem is why there are other unsolvable philosophy problems. Consciousness; Mind

The Ideal of Global Philosophy in an Age of Deglobalization

circle . In: Philosophical papers 1913- 1946 . Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 48 - 51 Parekh B ( 1991 ) Nehru and the national philosophy of India . Econ Political Weekly 26 ( 1-2 ): 35 -48 Sokolov AV ... the affirmation of intercultural philosophy and internationalism but it goes well beyond cultural and geographic cosmopolitanism. To embrace global philosophy is to reject any approach to philosophy

Philosophical Reflections on Child Poverty and Education

of schooling during the COVID pandemic, the paper sketches some of the ways in which sociological analysis and normative evaluation can be linked in taking forward an “ethically engaged political ... this paper we discuss problems with both these narratives. In attempting to overcome the limitations of both positions we adopt an approach of “ethically engaged political philosophy” (Wolff 2018) and

Exploring Criticality in Chinese Philosophy: Refuting Generalisations and Supporting Critical Thinking

cross-cultural differences. In this paper I review literature problematising these tendencies. I then shift focus from inferences about how philosophy shapes culture and individual students, toward ... (Chan, 1963) . The Legalists integrate aspects of Xunzi’s Confucianism, with the argumentation of the Logicians to forge a highly pragmatic (and temporarily influential) political philosophy. The Mohists

The Diplomatic Teacher: The Purpose of the Teacher in Gert Biesta’s Philosophy of Education in Dialogue with the Political Philosophy of Bruno Latour

perspectives while teaching ethics. The issue is discussed by analyzing Bruno Latour's political philosophy. He argues that conflict is an essential feature in any democratic society where everyone's concerns ... teaching a class, or if it would disrupt an endeavor for peace. As a scholar in political theory and philosophy of religion, one of my teaching responsibilities is ethics, mainly as it is expressed in world

Visual Education and the Care of the Figuring Self. Mr. Palomar’s Exercises as Pedagogy

being the archetype of this kind of (new?) readership. By referring to two influential notions in the contemporary debate in educational philosophy and theory, this pedagogy is finally interpreted in term ... with the political, social, and economic reality in which we live [...] is based exclusively upon thinking through concepts, which are invisible and inexistent entities to the naked eye. [...] Summing up

Fictitious Language Games, Otherness, and Philosophy of Education: A View on the Later Wittgenstein

The article combines later Wittgenstein’s fictitious language games, along with the forms of life associated with them, with the concept of otherness and places them both within the philosophy of ... the philosophy of education. The account of otherness overlaps with the view of fictional language games in that the latter deviates from our ordinary, extant uses of language and our Lebensform, and

Signifiers of Bildung, the Curriculum and the Democratisation of Public Education

is to be employed. The Empty Dimensions of Bildung Laclau and Mouffe’s political philosophy is poststructuralist and referred to as a discourse theory. In agreement with discourse approaches to ... : Emerald. Ruitenberg , Claudia W. 2009 . Educating Political Adversaries: Chantal Mouffe and Radical Democratic Citizenship Education . Studies in Philosophy and Education . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217

Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit as Bildungsroman

historical understanding. This is the article’s main argument which will be split up in three parts. First, it seems that Hegel tries to lead the uneducated reader to his own ideal philosophy. If so, the ... Spirit taught us to see not only the history of philosophy, but that of Europe, as portions of a Bildungsroman” (Rorty 1996, p. 91). Lars Løvlie, too, states that The Phenomenology of Spirit “[…] runs in

The Janus-Faced Nature of Philosophy of Science: Eleven Theses

Elsewhere I have tried to provide the justification of both the irreducible (transcendental) distinction of science and philosophy and their inevitable (naturalistic) complementarity. Unlike ... decades, we need a new concept of philosophy of science, which must not only recur to epistemology, formal logic and philosophy of language, but also to ethics, social and political philosophy, axiology

Where’s the Body?: Victimhood as the Wrongmaker in Abortion

Much of the work in moral philosophy and the political debate on abortion has focused on when in human development personhood begins. In this article, using a variant of Derek Parfit’s view on ... criteria proposed by philosophers, legal theorists and political activists to answer the question—when, if ever, is abortion permissible? Entering into this moral and political fray means one must generally

“Skam” (shame) as Ethical–Political Education

read Skam analytically, to consider Badiou’s claim that cinema is a democratic emblem. In sum, what may be the series’ potential for shaping the viewers’ ethical–political awareness?

Teaching Philosophy of Science to Science Students: An Alternative Approach

Although most scientists and their students probably are skeptical towards philosophy, there has been an increasing demand for philosophy, among others philosophy of science, in science education programs ... . However, for this endeavour to be successful, some obstacles must be overcome. One obstacle is scientists' skepticism towards philosophy. Another obstacle is that the traditional philosophy of science

An Odd Coupling: Nietzsche and W.E.B. Du Bois on 21st Century Philosophy of Education

This essay contrasts Nietzsche’s remarks on elite education with W.E.B. Du Bois’ demand for democratized education. The essay takes their remarks as springboards for a twenty-first century philosophy ... philosopher Virginia Held believes that philosophy has begun to attack “real problems…such as global poverty, or terrorism and political violence or environmental issues” (2018, 154). She reasons that “women

Bataille and the Poverty of Academic Form

critique in the context of near silence in relation to Bataille’s work within the anglophone world of philosophy of education and educational theory. There is little to no work on Bataille and education ... published to date in Philosophical Inquiry in Education, Educational Theory, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Studies in Philosophy and Education, and Research in Education, and only one paper-length

Ecosocial Philosophy of Education: Ecologizing the Opinionated Self

-than-human world. Educational philosophy is largely grounded in a worldview that privileges human-centered conceptions of the self, valuing its own opinions with little regard for the ecological ... ecological crises. In this paper, we develop an ecosocial philosophy of education (ESPE) based on the idea of an ecological self. We aspire to consolidate voices from deep ecology and ecofeminism for

Debating as a Deliberative Instrument in Educational Practice

In recent decades, deliberation about public issues has become a central theme in citizenship education. In line with an increasing philosophical and political appreciation of the importance of ... has become a central theme in political philosophy. Pluralistic democracy, it is argued, requires intersubjective agreement or accommodation, which in turn requires citizens' deliberative communication

Fear, Angst, and the “Startling Unexpected”. Three Figures of Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic

attempt is phenomenologically developed and is framed by Heidegger’s and Arendt’s thoughts. Methodologically, my attempt falls within an emerging research horizon that combines educational philosophy with ... , my endeavor falls within an emerging research horizon combining educational philosophy with empirical research (d’Agnese 2016; Feinberg 2006; Golding 2015; Hansen 2017; Mejia 2008; Newman and Glass

“Cheerleaders” and “Mama Bears”: Combatting Sexist Teacher Strike Discourse

. We fear that, at the level of public rhetoric if not necessarily in philosophy, an emphasis on interdependence may give political opponents an opportunity to exploit the (very blurry) line between self ... well-being . The Journal of Political Philosophy 21 ( 4 ): 405 - 425 . Smith , Rebecca Hannah . 2020 . The morality of resisting oppression . Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 6 ( 4 ). https://doi.org

Nominalism and Mathematical Objectivity

for the nominalist philosophy of mathematics. But in the end it can lead to a serious challenge to the nominalist account of mathematical objectivity if some minimal assumptions about the relation ... mathematical realism on the other. But this attitude is not shared by every nominalist. For instance, in Hellman’s view, the first desideratum of a philosophy of mathematics should “rest on the view that the