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Normativity and the Critical Functions of Genealogy: The Case of Modern Science1
Modern Theology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 682-707, October 2023., 2023 Abstract The first part of this article offers some general remarks about genealogical approaches to history, focusing on historical narratives that stress the role played by theological considerations in the formation of aspects of secular modernity. A central question is whether such genealogies can serve to critique the present without drawing upon ...
Peter Harrison
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Philosophy of religion as a way of life: Askesis and Ethics
The Heythrop Journal, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 886-898, September 2022., 2022 Philosophy as a way of life has been undergoing a revival in recent years. This essay explores how the central idea of the spiritual exercises can be used to develop an account of philosophy of religion as a way of life. It details some of the contemporary uses and trajectories of philosophy as a way of life.
Deborah Casewell
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Why Did the Origenist Controversy Begin? Re‐thinking the Standard Narratives
Modern Theology, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 318-337, April 2022., 2022 Abstract The Origenist controversy at the end of the fourth century was largely played out within a monastic context, and had, moreover, an immediate and extensive impact on the movement. In spite of this, studies of the controversy and its causes have mainly focused on the dogmatic issues foregrounded in the controversy, neglecting the more ...
Samuel Rubenson
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Spirituality in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit: An analysis in the wake of Foucault
Metaphilosophy, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 616-627, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Ancient philosophy is often distinguished from modern philosophy regarding its affinity to spirituality. In antiquity, philosophy meant a way of life rather than a body of knowledge. Yet according to Michel Foucault, Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit constitutes an important exception to modern philosophy’s break with spirituality, as it ...
Ariën Voogt
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The Persona of the Wolffian Philosopher in Early Eighteenth‐Century Germany
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 44, Issue 2, Page 189-204, June 2021., 2021 Abstract This article contributes to the scholarly discussion of identity formation and persona by focusing on the expulsion of the German philosopher Christian Wolff from Prussia in 1723, and on the wave of printed propaganda that surrounded the event. In these writings the Wolffian philosopher was depicted as a diligent practitioner in the service of
Andreas Rydberg
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Thinking with Origen Today: Hermeneutical Challenges and Future Directions
, 2022 Modern Theology, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 191-203, April 2022.
Pui Him Ip
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A CRIAÇÃO DE SI ENTRE A PARRÊSÍA E A HIPOCRISIA: ETOPOIÊTICA DO CUIDADO DE SI [PDF]
Kriterion, 2017 RESUMO Esboça-se neste artigo uma possível via de interpretação ao problema ético-estético, ou ainda ético-poiêtico da criação de si, a partir de uma reavaliação da noção de hipocrisia, enquanto arte do engano e arte do ator, reaproximando-a da ...
Gustavo Bezerra do Nascimento Costa
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Journal for Religion, Film and Media, 2022 This article investigates representations of ascesis in film. Ascesis (askesis, ἄσκησις) is an ancient Christian praxis that remains an integral part of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Radovic, Milja
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Public space and free action: Foucault vs. Lefebvre [PDF]
Sociologija, 2012 In this paper we will try to offer a systematic insight into the relation of everyday practices and public space. By examining the work of two of the most influential authors in this field, Foucault and Lefebvre, we will try to provide a theoretical ...
Prodanović Srđan, Krstić Predrag
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Ascetic Attitude and Ecological Thinking
Paedagogia Christiana, 2011 Asceticism is founded on the etymology of Greek word askesis, which means ‘toexercise’, ‘to practice’, ‘to give a shape’ and this meaning is connected with activityand practical skills.
Katarzyna Łukaszewska
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