Results 11 to 20 of about 107 (101)
Abstract The reception of Leibniz encompasses a wide range of authors influenced by his work, such as Wolff, Crusius, and Kant. In this article, I will address the problem of the reception of Leibniz's theory of principles in the context of the debate that arose during the eighteenth century about the meaning and purpose of metaphysics.
José Antonio Gutiérrez‐García
wiley +1 more source
Green fields, ugly ducklings and black swans: Aesthetic dimensions of ecological science
Abstract Despite its relative infancy, ecological science plays a pre‐eminent role in current environmental decision‐making globally and has, over recent decades, permeated a broad range of academic disciplines. Developments in two areas of philosophical thought in particular, environmental aesthetics and the aesthetics of science, beg an exploration ...
Samantha J. Capon +4 more
wiley +1 more source
ABSTRACT This article addresses the charge of “stupidity” leveled at nineteenth‐century thought by recent critical posthumanist and post‐anthropocentric theorists. The article's first section traces a particularistic reading of nineteenth‐century philosophy of history in the writings of Rosi Braidotti and Bruno Latour, both of whom have employed the ...
CALLUM BARRELL, SARA RAIMONDI
wiley +1 more source
Accommodation and critique: A necessary tension
Abstract A dilemma in critical systems thinking is how to balance a desire for critique to inspire far‐reaching transformations in society with the requirement for people to reach accommodations to enable on‐the‐ground change. Both critique and accommodation are necessary to realise transformations, yet they are often in tension.
Alistair J. Smith, Gerald Midgley
wiley +1 more source
Structural Eurocentrism in philosophy: An argument for sociometaphilosophy
Abstract This article has three main aims. First, it argues that the question of the inclusion of “non‐Western” thought in philosophy cannot be resolved by appealing to definitions of philosophy, as such definitions are an integral part of the epistemically hegemonic practices responsible for the exclusion of non‐Western thought in the first place ...
Philippe Major
wiley +1 more source
Administrative responses to democratic backsliding: When is bureaucratic resistance justified?
Abstract Populist, illiberal, or outright autocratic movements threaten democracies worldwide, particularly when such extreme political forces gain control of executive power. For public administration illiberal backsliders in government pose a dilemma.
Michael W. Bauer
wiley +1 more source
Theories on Conflict: Kant versus Hegel
The German philosophers Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Hegel are often regarded as two of the most significant minds during the Age of Enlightenment. This essay will examine the similarities and differences in how the two philosophers approached the concept of “conflict,” which takes up a major part in their systems of history and philosophy.
openaire +1 more source
Philosophy as dia‐philosophy: Hector‐Neri Castañeda's theoretical defense of pluralism
Abstract This paper focuses on Hector‐Neri Castañeda's significant contributions to metaphilosophy. In his 1980 work, On Philosophical Method, Castañeda articulates a unique perspective, characterizing philosophy as fundamentally a dia‐philosophical activity.
Nevia Dolcini
wiley +1 more source
Kant Versus Hegel: Two Views on Metaphysics
The article highlights the special features of metaphysics in Kant and Hegel. Kant’s attitude toward traditional metaphysics was defined by a critical stance that limited knowledge to the transcendental conditions of possible experience. Traditional metaphysics did not meet the transcendental criteria of cognition.
openaire +2 more sources

