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political order through the abandonment of traditional esotericism and a radical politicization of philosophy, involves an ideal of rationalization of human life that is ultimately problematic for both ... University of São João del-Rei Department of Philosophy São João del-Rei - M. G. Brazil Abstract The problem of modernity occupies a central place in the political reflection carried out by Leo
education outcomes given a postcolonial context, such as South Africa. I use an egalitarian political philosophy position to posit the notion of schools as enabling spaces, so as to counter a dis-enabling ... into that which supports education, where chronic poverty renders society as characteristically less equal. Keywords: barriers to education; buffers in education; egalitarian political philosophy
I discuss Paul Guyer’s contribution to the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant series. The author argues that Kant derives the fundamental principle and the object of morality from ... the result of the application of some constructive procedure? The latter position was famously defended by John Rawls, who labeled the method employed in his political philosophy Kantian
This article discusses the relationship between law and ethics in Kantian political philosophy. Unlike the dominant interpretation, I attempt to show that, in order for politics to achieve its goals ... present. Two theses are defended here: first, that there is no gap between the political theses of the 1780s and those of the 1790s regarding an abandonment of the need for good will in the field of
We review Linnebo's Philosophy of Mathematics, briefly describing the content of the book.Keywords : Philosophy of Mathematics; Ontology; Epistemology; Set Theory. ... ALBARELLI2 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-7553 1University of Campinas. Department of Philosophyv. Brazil. 2University of Campinas. Department of Philosophy. Brazil. LINNEBO, Ø
This article discusses the relationship between law and ethics in Kantian political philosophy. Unlike the dominant interpretation, I attempt to show that, in order for politics to achieve its goals ... present. Two theses are defended here: first, that there is no gap between the political theses of the 1780s and those of the 1790s regarding an abandonment of the need for good will in the field of
education outcomes given a postcolonial context, such as South Africa. I use an egalitarian political philosophy position to posit the notion of schools as enabling spaces, so as to counter a dis-enabling ... into that which supports education, where chronic poverty renders society as characteristically less equal. Keywords: barriers to education; buffers in education; egalitarian political philosophy
In this paper, I aim at relating passions to evil in Kant's philosophy. I begin by explaining the difference between affects and passions in the textAnthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant ... ethical community as a way to overcome the evil, which goes beyond political and anthropological solutions suggested by Kant. 1 I will use the following abbreviations: G for Groundwork , TL for Doctrine of
passions to evil in Kant's philosophy. I begin by explaining the difference between affects and passions in the textAnthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant claims that both affects and passions are ... the degrees of the propensity to evil in theReligion. I analyze the idea of an ethical community as a way to overcome the evil, which goes beyond political and anthropological solutions suggested by
of biological insights and the relevance of Philosophy of Biology's contributions to the study of the extensive and multifaceted issues of time and temporality. Keywords: Temporality; Biological ... processes; Evolution; Development; Philosophy of Biology 1. The processes of life and their multiple temporalities One of the main issues studied by philosophers of science corresponds to the
Philosophy of Biology's contributions to the study of the extensive and multifaceted issues of time and temporality.Keywords : Temporality; Biological processes; Evolution; Development; Philosophy of Biology.
argument offered against the Simple Intention Theory appears to be based on false data.Keywords : Reference; Demonstratives; Indexicals; philosophy of language. ... 1University of Campinas. Department of Philosophy Campinas, S.P. Brazil. Abstract In this brief discussion piece I try to offer some considerations in favor of the so-called Simple Intention
. MÉXICO. Attempts to summarize the achievements of the last one and half century of work and the open problems in the field of the anglo-american philosophy of language there have been various
BOOK REVIEW Scott Soames. Philosophy of Language. Princeton University Press, 2010, p. 199 ISBN 9780691128664 Silvio Mota PintoDepartamento de Filosofia. UAM - Iztapalapa. MÉXICO. [email protected] ... . MÉXICO. Attempts to summarize the achievements of the last one and half century of work and the open problems in the field of the anglo-american philosophy of language there have been various
Building on Ndofirepi's plea for an approach to teaching philosophy to high-school learners in Africa that is a hybrid of western and African thought, I argue that a critical touchstone is needed if ... Philosophy: the Example of Placide Tempels". [ Links ] Hellsten S 2006. "Leadership ethics and the problem of Dirty Hands in the political economy of contemporary Africa". Ethique et Economique, 4:2
Building on Ndofirepi's plea for an approach to teaching philosophy to high-school learners in Africa that is a hybrid of western and African thought, I argue that a critical touchstone is needed if ... Philosophy: the Example of Placide Tempels". [ Links ] Hellsten S 2006. "Leadership ethics and the problem of Dirty Hands in the political economy of contemporary Africa". Ethique et Economique, 4:2
special issue dedicated to the philosophy of time. Here I outline a number of new trends in philosophical theorizing about time, detailing how the various contributions fit into the picture. I argue that ... establish uncharted philosophical junctures between Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Morality, and the Philosophy of Mind. Keywords: Philosophy of Time; Tense Realism; Passage of time; A-theory of time; McTaggart
This essay is an introduction to Time and Reality I, the first part of a special issue dedicated to the philosophy of time. Here I outline a number of new trends in philosophical theorizing about ... establish uncharted philosophical junctures between Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Morality, and the Philosophy of Mind. Keywords: Philosophy of Time; Tense Realism; Passage of time; A-theory of time; McTaggart
In this review, I present and discuss the main aspects of Peter Ludlow's theory of interperspectival contents.Keywords : Indexicality; Perspectival contente; Philosophy; of language; Information
The debate as to whether philosophy is suitable for children is an ancient one and the discussion of philosophical issues has been withheld from the young since Plato's time. This paper seeks to ... Philosophy for Children: the quest for an African perspective Amasa Philip Ndofirepi Keyw ords: African perspective; children; philosophy for children; philosophy Introduction Didactic teaching
