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An ‘Aristotelian’ Philosophy of the Internet [PDF]
The paper argues for the necessity of building up a philosophy of the internet and proposes a version of it, an ‘Aristotelian’ philosophy of the internet. First, a short overview of some recent trends in the internet research is presented. This train of thoughts leads to a proposal of understanding the nature of the internet in the spirit of the ...
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
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REPORT: DAVID MALET ARMSTRONG’S NEO‐ARISTOTELIANISM [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to establish criteria for designating the Systematic Metaphysics of Australian philosopher David Malet Armstrong as neo‐ Aristotelian and to distinguish this form of weak neo‐ Aristotelianism from other forms, specifically ...
d'Atri, Annabella
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Aesthetic values as relational values: Environmental aesthetics in go‐along interviews
Abstract Aesthetic values are often categorised as a type of relational values, yet their shared characteristics with other relational values remain largely unexplored. To address this gap, we turn to Emily Brady's theory of environmental aesthetics; her interpretation of aesthetic value exhibits important parallels with the concept of relational ...
Rafael Zinnenlauf +3 more
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Philosophical Interpretation of Bereshit (Ralbag on Creation of the Universe)
The philosophical and theological legacy of Rabbi Levi ben Gershon (1288–1344), better known as Gersonides or Ralbag, remains significant. Based on the study of the original text of Ralbag’s treatise Wars of the Lord, the article aims to identify and ...
V. V. Sleptsova
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Les Lumières Écossaises et le roman philosophique de Descartes [PDF]
The paper reconstructs the reception of Descartes's work by the Scottish Enlighteners, from Colin MacLaurin to Dugald Stewart. The Scots' image of Descartes was a byproduct of a scientific controversy; philosophical arguments were brought into
Cremaschi, Sergio Volodia Marcello
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Alexander Koyré, Fifty Years after his Death: Regarding Four Recent Publications [PDF]
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Stoffel, Jean-François
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Mass digitisation of natural science collections and archives has increasingly become a priority for scientific heritage institutions. Here, we explore the potential of mass digitisation to improve our understanding of the nature and history of scientific collaboration. Focusing on mycologist Greta B.
Christopher Kreuzer +2 more
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The transmission of Greek philosophy and sciences to the Islamic world through the translation movement in the eighth and ninth centuries played a major role in accelerating the Hellenizing process of that world.
MUFTI ALI
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What was the level of philosophical discussion in the sixteenth-century Turin? The controversy conducted by Agostino Bucci in 1572 against the Neo-Platonic interpretation of Parmenides’ ontology in theological terms, in addition to being a little lesson ...
Simone Mammola
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