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Green Nationalism: The Case for Integrating Ethnosymbolism

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article makes the case for integrating elements of ethnosymbolism from Anthony D. Smith in the study of green nationalism. It presents a Smithian critique of Ernest Gellner's theory while accounting for criticisms of ethnosymbolism, partially grounding it in modernist foundations. Gellner's theoretical perspective is undoubtedly valuable,
Alexander Robinson
wiley   +1 more source

Nature's Complexity Alive: Farewell to Several Unificatory Cosmological Arguments for Monism

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Throughout history, numerous thinkers have claimed that monism—in the form of priority monism, existence monism, monotheistic monism, or versions that posit an extra‐cosmic ultimate being—theoretically surpasses pluralism, above all by positing a unified universe.
Lok‐Chi Chan
wiley   +1 more source

What Do Mini‐Publics Prove?

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lottocracy is a novel political arrangement that replaces elected politicians with ordinary citizens selected at random. It is unlike any political system that currently exists, so it is natural to have anxiety about how it would work in practice. To mollify these concerns, many lottocrats point to the successful performance of mini‐publics as
Brian Kogelmann
wiley   +1 more source

On the Identity of Facts: A Reply to Lowe

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT According to a traditional conception, a fact is individuated by its constituents and the way these are structured. Lowe (1998) argues against this, claiming that there is no principled way to ascertain what the constituents of facts are and, therefore, there is no way to coherently individuate them.
Guido Imaguire
wiley   +1 more source

Artifex Ars Cartographica: Collaboration Between Portuguese Painters and Cartographers in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, there was no statutory difference between cartography, drawing and painting. These activities were performed then by craftsmen who were part of a vast group under the umbrella of ‘mechanical arts’ and fell under the ‘artifex’ category. Artifex were experts in any particular art, whether a craftsman,
Vasco Medeiros
wiley   +1 more source

Human enhancement, past and present. [PDF]

open access: yesMonash Bioeth Rev
Moeller A, Andres Porras JM.
europepmc   +1 more source

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