Toward a “strong” normativity of fear in Hans Jonas and Aristotle
The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract What does it mean to say that one “ought” to undergo an emotion? In The Imperative of Responsibility, Hans Jonas provocatively asserts that twentieth‐century citizens “ought” to fear for the well‐being of future generations. I argue that Jonas's demand is not straightforwardly reducible to claims about the fittingness, expedience, or aretaic ...
Magnus Ferguson
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Ronald E. Emmerick, Mauro Maggi. « A New Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Khotanese », in : Carlo G. Cereti & Mauro Maggi, eds., Orientalia Romana, 8: Middle Iranian Lexicography: Proceedings of the Conference Held in Rome, 9-11 April 2001. Roma, Istituto italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, 2005, pp. 227-234. (Serie orientale Roma, 98). [PDF]
, 2007 Rédaction
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Heidegger and Levinas on the phenomenology of the hand: Between work and gesture
The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores how Heidegger and Levinas develop distinct phenomenological accounts of the hand. Both thinkers refuse to treat the hand as merely an anatomical organ, instead viewing it as an essential dimension of human existence. Yet their interpretations diverge sharply. In the first section, I show how Heidegger grounds the function
Cristian Ciocan
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Finn Thiesen. « Eleven Etymologies », in : Dieter Weber, ed., Languages of Iran: Past and Present. Iranian Studies in memoriam David Neil MacKenzie. Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2005, pp. 213-216. (IRANICA, 8). [PDF]
, 2008 Samra Azarnouche
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The Religious Nature of Ethics
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyses the nature of ethical concepts, views, and theories and inquires in particular to what extent they may be considered religious. The analysis is not limited to the religious aspects of specific religious worldviews (such as Christianity). The concepts ‘good’ and ‘dignity’ are examined as representative examples.
Jasper Doomen
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Who Is Afraid of Love? Adam Smith and the Rational Analysis of Bonding
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For Smith, love inextricably involves negative feelings, what this paper calls “bonding cost”. The bonding cost can be moderate. However, it can easily become excessive, taking the form of turbulent emotions, obsessions, vulnerabilities, and ego‐centrism. Hence, it is no wonder that Smith is highly critical of love.
Elias L. Khalil
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