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The Philosophy of Pluralism

metaphysics is to be traced to the great poem of Parmenides,who sets againstthis multiplicity of appearancesan eternal and uniform reality conformingto the demandsof reason.Parmenides' philosophy takes the form ... imaginationt,heir interestsand theirpassions.Spin­ oza's phHosophy,a prototype of a monist philosophy,stat>esin Ethics (Book IV, proposition69) that he is freewho isled by reasonaloneandsincefr eedom is

Inventing Philosophy

It is often suggested that Americans do not have a culture of their own, or a philosophy of their own. However, this charge assumes a European model of culture and philosophy, which Americans need ... . These sophisticated realiz:ations, these evolutions in political consciousness which uotstrip American primitivismh,ave occurred, providentially enuogh, just as all chsoe colonies werebeing lsot. Noc

Racism and the Discourse of Phobias: Negrophobia, Xenophobia, and More—Dialogue with Kim and Sundstrom

progress in exploring connections between racism and the discourses of non-clinical and often political phobic classification. The hope is thus to shed some light on what racism is and what it isn’t by ... ties all “political discrimination” to xenophobia, which she understands as fear of, being apprehensive about, “certain kinds of strangers, namely those who do not conform to one’s preconceptions about

Transcendental Semiotics and the Paradigms of First Philosophy

TRANSCENDENTALSEMIOTICS AND THE PARADIGMS OF FIRST PHILOSOPHY* by KARL-OTTOAIPEL I. Exposition** nI order to expose the main purpose of my lecture, I must point out that I do not intend to give a historical account of ... First Philosophy. I intend rather to display the systematical conception of transcendentalsemiotics as First Philosophy. I shall try torealize that aim throughan ideal-typical reconstruction and critique

Pragmatism in Philosophy: The Hidden Alternative

Epistemology Commons, Metaphysics Commons, and the Philosophy of Mind Repository Citation Article 1 Commons Simon Blackburn Pragmatism in Philosophy: the Hidden Alternative Simon Blackburn Pragmatism is an ... alternative to the analytic tradition, which dominated AngloAmerican philosophy in the twentieth century, and which still dictates the major part of work in many departments of philosophy. It is a real

Pragmatism in Philosophy: The Hidden Alternative

Epistemology Commons, Metaphysics Commons, and the Philosophy of Mind Repository Citation Article 1 Commons Simon Blackburn Pragmatism in Philosophy: the Hidden Alternative Simon Blackburn Pragmatism is an ... alternative to the analytic tradition, which dominated AngloAmerican philosophy in the twentieth century, and which still dictates the major part of work in many departments of philosophy. It is a real

Economic efficiency of Colombian agricultural companies: an empirical study of stochastic production frontiers

and intangible assets, aspects that provide competitive advantages for medium and large companies; therefore, we suggest to improve the political-private strategy of business management with incentives

God and Science in the Public Schools

controversy raises important questions in the philosophy of science, as well as questions about public education in a democracy. This paper considers some of the arguments on both sides of this debate. ... Exchange: Vol. 30 : No. 1 , Article 4. Available at: Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/phil_ex Part of the Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, and the Philosophy

Philosophy of Perception and the Phenomenology of Visual Space

philosophy of perception, direct realism has come into vogue. Philosophical authors assert and assume that what their readers want, and what anyone should want, is some form of direct realism.1 There are

Polar Terms and Interdependent Concepts

The notion of polarity, of polar terms and concepts, has been extensively used in the history of philosophy. However, there has never been a careful analysis or elucidation of the very concept of ... (.."lolarn.·laroinships. hsa been extensivelyused and widely appliedl,x)th in the history of philosophy nad in more recent times. Particularlyprom inenr examplesare Heraclitus's theroy of the war of opposites

Conceptual Analysis and its Limits

My topic is conceptual analysis and its limits. I will start by sketching what I mean by ‘conceptual analysis’, and saying a bit about how it is used in contemporary philosophy. Then I will point out ... paper, but you could have picked a different article, or chosen not to read a philosophy paper today at all. So your action is free because you could have acted differently. Now, if that’s what it means

Sources of conflicts in the execution of projects in companies of the oil sector in the Eastern Coast of the Lake of Zulia state

differences in philosophy and perception of how work should be done, as well as conflicting personal goals. Robbins & Judge [2], the origin of most conflicts is the transmission of poor communication, this ... , union and labor problems with the workers, by the doctrines or political inclination of some leaders. That is why the daily performance of companies, conflict situations of various nature and intensity

Analysis of the impact of eco-design on the circular economy: a bibliometric analysis of publications in Spain

main objective of the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050 and, in addition to having proposed a law that turns this political commitment into a legal obligation, to achieve this objective it will be ... conditions or under what philosophy or thought those goods have been produced. In addition, since Asia is responsible for a large volume of production over the world total, it would be interesting for Spain to

Preference by Race is Neither Just Nor Wise

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Comment on Dewart's Language and Religion

Philosophy Commons, Feminist Philosophy Commons, History of Philosophy Commons, Logic and Foundations of Mathematics Commons, Metaphysics Commons, Philosophy of Mind Commons, and the Philosophy of Science ... Commons - Associate Professor of Philosophy S.U. C.Brocl .•porl COMMENT ON DEWART'S LANGUAGE AND RELIGION by Professor Dewart's paper is an aLtemptto criticize a prolo-phenomenalcon­ CP.pLionor the

Tradition and Innovation: Metaphor in Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy aspires to be a radical discipline, with the power to critique existing social structures. However, the practice of philosophy as a discipline seems to be quite conservative, especially ... ://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/phil_ex Part of the Continental Philosophy Commons, Epistemology Commons, and the History of Philosophy Commons Repository Citation - Article 4 Duhan Kaplan: Tradition and Innovation: Metaphor in

Tradition and Innovation: Metaphor in Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy aspires to be a radical discipline, with the power to critique existing social structures. However, the practice of philosophy as a discipline seems to be quite conservative, especially ... ://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/phil_ex Part of the Continental Philosophy Commons, Epistemology Commons, and the History of Philosophy Commons Repository Citation - Article 4 Duhan Kaplan: Tradition and Innovation: Metaphor in

Sustainability and future of the oil and gas industry: a mini-review

an unstable policy and legal framework that ultimately, weakens a country’s political commitment towards energy policies; they downplay the investments needed to motivate research and development ... to reasonable amounts which now leads to O&G companies to be flexible and adapt their business models considering the changing regulatory environment owing to the political compliance pressures. These

Aristotle and Darwin: Antagonists or Kindred Spirits?

Aristotle’s essentialism as it is actually displayed in his philosophy of biology and in his biological practice. It has nothing to do with the ‘mythic’ version. We then turn to what Darwin was really up ... defenders. I am not the first to make this claim2, but I will go about my task informed both by four decades of study of Aristotle’s zoological inquiries and the philosophy that made those inquiries possible

Lear and Nature

Number Lear and Nature Marshall Cohen 0 Philosophy Commons 0 0 Th e Rockefeller University Part of the Esthetics Commons; Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons; and the History of - S. MARSHALL