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Foundationalism and the metaphysics of practical reasons

auslegung: a journal of philosophy, 2019
This paper argues that much contemporary thought about practical reasons is saddled with a questionable assumption. The assumption is that practical reasons owe their normative force to their metaphysical nature; or in other words, that "practical reason"
Heath White
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Justification and Inquiry: Resolving the Easy Knowledge Problem

Theoria, Volume 91, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Bootstrapping and the easy knowledge problem can be understood as puzzles about conflicting intuitions. On one hand, each step of the inference seems correct, but on the other, the overall process seems unacceptable. These puzzles will be resolved by establishing two distinctions.
Guido Melchior
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Making Sense of Public Policy in a Fragmented World: the Search for Solutions and the Limits of Learning [PDF]

, 2012
This paper explores innovation, learning and change in an environment where the historical moment of ‘New Public Management’ (NPM) has given way to unprecedented fluidity in public policy and decision making. To begin, we examine key elements of the post-
Fenwick, John, McMillan, Janice
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Repoliticising the Coast: A Post‐Foundational Commentary on Integrative Governance and Blue Infrastructure

Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 12, Issue 2, July‐December 2025.
ABSTRACT European coasts are contested spaces due to conflicting uses and impacts, prompting the introduction of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). These governance frameworks aim to promote cooperation, resolve conflicts and ensure socio‐ecological outcomes acceptable to multiple actors, even as large‐scale ...
Luca Scheunpflug, Kira Gee
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UNIQUENESS, THE IMAGE OF GOD, AND THE PROBLEM OF METHOD: ENGAGING VAN HUYSSTEEN

Zygon, 2008
Wentzel van Huyssteen's book Alone in the World? provides a thoughtful and nuanced account of human evolution from a theological perspective. Not only does his work provide what is perhaps the only sustained theological reflection specifically on human ...
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Mulla Sadra’s View of the First Pillar of Foundationalism: The Number of Basic Statements [PDF]

آموزه‌‌های فلسفه اسلامي, 2020
One of the most important epistemological theories is about the justification of foundationalism theory. Although this theory has not been independently debated in the Islamic philosophical tradition, it has been dealt with in the works of Muslim ...
Abbas Ali Mansouri
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The logic of idealization in political theory

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 69, Issue 3, Page 930-942, July 2025.
Abstract The role of ideals and idealizations is among the most vigorously debated methodological questions in political theory. Yet, the debate seems at an impasse. This paper argues that this reflects a fundamental ambiguity over idealization's intended inferential logic: the precise way in which idealizations might yield normative knowledge.
Jonathan Leader Maynard
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Researching the Teaching Context: Faithful Practice [PDF]

, 2013
Christian teachers are called to a teaching practice that is biblically grounded or based on a biblical world and life view, but can the same imperative be applied to those wishing to conduct research in Christian education contexts? This paper considers
Beech, Geoff
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Grenz and Franke’s Post-Foundationalism and the Religion Singularity

Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry, 2019
Termed the “religion singularity” by Kenneth Howard, the habitual fragmentation of institutional Christianity has led to the exponential growth in denominations and worship centers despite the annual growth rate of new believers remaining the same ...
Jeshua B. Branch
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Karl Barth's Anti‐Ideological Theology: A Reconsideration of Barth's Approach to Philosophy

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 372-400, July 2025.
Abstract Barth's approach to borrowing from philosophical figures and schools is underwritten by several convictions that made such an approach intelligible. These convictions entailed that (1) Barth had no firm commitment to a philosophical school; (2) Barth's use of philosophy and philosophical terminology displays a pragmatic though principled ...
Kimlyn J. Bender
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