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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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(In)verosímil e fantástico ou a arte de provocar o medo
Carnets, 2011 Child of the Enlightenment, fantastic literature refuses both the lack of truthlikeness of imaginary fiction and the Aristotelian verisimilitude present in classical and realistic literature.
Ana Alexandra Seabra de Carvalho
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Reality Status Judgments of Real and Fantastical Events in Children’s Prefrontal Cortex: An fNIRS Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2019 The present study aimed to examine neural mechanisms underlying the ability to differentiate reality from fantasy. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), we measured prefrontal activations in children and adults while they performed a reality judgment task.
Hui Li +3 more
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
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Studia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2018 The article examines Winston Morales Chavarro’s novel Dios puso una sonrisa sobre su rostro. It reflects on one of its principal themes: the limitations in the perception of reality, and attempts to determine the boundaries between the ...
Barbara Curzytek
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Fafnir, 2020 This article discusses how Doris Lessing’s Memoirs of a Survivor and Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere question notions of self and identity through engagement with the fantastic urban space. Through the examination of the cityscape, maturity, and reconciliation
Amanda Landegren
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The crisis of veridiction and the neo-fantastic: the reality through Franz Kafka
, 2020 Este artigo tem o objetivo de investigar a concepção de real que está implicada na reflexão feita pelos teóricos do (neo)fantástico, já que é o modo como se concebe a realidade que estabelece o que é fantástico ou não.
Oliveira, Gustavo Maciel de
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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald +3 more
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Reporting the Fantastic: Deferral and Pan-determinism in Ugo Tarchetti
, 2017 This article explores how Ugo Tarchetti balances between the fantastic and the real in his narratives through explicit real-world location together with a deferral of the impossible.
Reza, M, Reza, Matthew, Matthew Reza
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