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PSR, Modal Collapse, and Open Future in Ibn Sīnā's Philosophy
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It has been contended that the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) implies necessitarianism—that is, the view that everything occurs out of necessity. Discussing a well‐known argument for this claim developed by contemporary metaphysicians, I show that Ibn Sīnā has anticipated a counterpart of this argument, and that is precisely why he is ...
Mohammad Saleh Zarepour
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Modal Logic and Modal Metaphysics: An Avicennian Division of Labour
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues that Avicenna was both a necessitarian and a realist about contingency. The two aspects of his modal metaphysics are reconciled by arguing that Avicenna's modal metaphysics is founded on realism about essences: strictly speaking, an individual has no contingent properties, but a modal distinction can be made between the ...
Jari Kaukua
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Decolonial limits to Henri Lefebvre's spatial revolution
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract This commentary appreciates Hamish Kallin's (2024) account of the prospects for reconciliation of anarchist and Marxist approaches via engaging Henri Lefebvre's work, but signals equivocation about Lefebvre triggered by his depictions of colonialism, Islam and the tropics. I argue that these are inconsistent with ongoing decolonial moves
James D. Sidaway
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Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex‐gay stories
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.Abstract Formatted stories rely on spatiotemporal cues to evoke recognizability through linearity, which prescribes a particular template for meaning‐making. This article examines stories narrated by ex‐gay members of a Christian organization in Singapore and considers how chronotopes within the stories are ordered to regiment ways of feeling for ...
Vincent Pak
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The Curriculum Journal, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 107-123, March 2026.Abstract This paper examines the intensified conflict over sexualities education curricula brought about by anti‐(trans)gender and anti‐Muslim policy and political discourse transnationally. Backlash against inclusive sexualities education has taken shape across several policy territories, driven in part by de‐democratising right‐wing populist ...
James Sutton +2 more
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Homological Correspondence: Israel as a Frontier of Global Domination
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article offers a novel framing for enquiring the deep entanglement between Israel and Western‐led global centers of domination. Moving beyond geopolitical reasonings and historical analogies, it locates this relationship within a dynamic space of homological correspondence, positioning Israel as its frontier.
Wassim Ghantous
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Maternal autonomy, caste system, and children's school enrollment in India
Family Relations, Volume 75, Issue 1, Page 619-642, February 2026.Abstract Objective This study examined the relationship between maternal autonomy and children's school enrollment in India and assessed how caste‐based social stratification moderates this association. Background Maternal autonomy, encompassing financial control, decision‐making power, and mobility are key determinants of child development.
Poulami Chatterjee +2 more
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MU'TEZİLE KELAM SİSTEMİNDE ÖTEKi
Fırat Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2006 The philosophers were aware of what the original thoughts of Mu'tezile meant when they emerged as the school of Islamic theology. When the strong opposition was comibined by the public, hadis ehli, Hanbelis and Es'aris; Mu'tezile was in a bad situation ...
İsa Yüceer
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