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Seeing With the Two Systems of Thought—a Review of ‘Seeing Things As They Are: a Theory of Perception’ by John Searle (2015) [PDF]

, 2017
As so often in philosophy, the title not only lays down the battle line but exposes the author’s biases and mistakes, since whether or not we can make sense of the language game ‘Seeing things as they are’ and whether it’s possible to have a ...
Starks, Michael R.
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A pipeline crisis or a sustainability crisis? Local and national succession planning for headteachers in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany, Pat Thomson, Tom Perry, Mike Collins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altruism, Jesus and the End of the World—how the Templeton Foundation bought a Harvard Professorship and attacked Evolution, Rationality and Civilization. A review of E.O. Wilson 'The Social Conquest of Earth' (2012) and Nowak and Highfield ‘SuperCooperators’(2012)(review revised 2019) [PDF]

, 2019
Famous ant-man E.O. Wilson has always been one of my heroes --not only an outstanding biologist, but one of the tiny and vanishing minority of intellectuals who at least dares to hint at the truth about our nature that others fail to grasp, or insofar as
Starks, Michael
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Saving the Planet, Saving the Team, and Shouting Down the Messenger: The Relationships Among Narcissism Subtypes and Misreporting of Emissions

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how three subtypes of narcissism—communal, antagonistic, and collective—relate to sustainability team members' willingness to misreport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using survey‐based online experiments with experienced professionals from the United States and United Kingdom, we assess whether narcissistic traits predict
Eric N. Johnson, Matthias Sohn
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Paradox and Platitude in Wittgenstein's Philosophy by David Pears (2006) [PDF]

, 2017
Pears is an eminent philosopher, notable among W scholars for his “The False Prison: a study of the development of Wittgenstein’s philosophy” in 2 volumes published 20 years ago.
Starks, Michael
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Towards justice‐oriented climate change and sustainability education: Perspectives from school teachers in England

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education, including school education, is widely understood as fundamental to a just response to global climate and ecological crises. We examined the practices of teachers based in England focused on climate change and sustainability education (CCSE).
Elizabeth A. C. Rushton, Nicola Walshe, Brian J. Johnston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between Theology and Psychotherapy. Studying Family Therapy at the Faculty of Theology

Bogoslovska Smotra
Interdisciplinary integration at theological faculties, as envisaged in the apostolic constitution Veritatis Gaudium, is a demanding challenge. The empirical-experimental method of the natural sciences, which is based on measurable quantities and their ...
Tadej Stegu
doaj   +1 more source

Is there such a thing as pragmatics?--Review of Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics 2nd ed (2009) [PDF]

, 2016
Clearly neither I nor anyone will ever read any substantial part of this massive tome so I will discuss the one article that interests me most and which I think provides the framework necessary for the understanding of all the rest.
Starks, Michael
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Creativity, collaboration and conformity: Curriculum making and teacher motivation

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a teacher recruitment and retention crisis in England. There is a particular challenge in recruiting physical science teachers, with government targets for recruitment being missed for the last 10 years and a high proportion of physical science teachers leaving early in their careers.
Victoria Wong
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring university student perspectives of a challenge‐based curriculum

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The world faces multiple global and local challenges, with some describing one challenge, climate breakdown, as an existential threat. Publications in this journal have highlighted the importance of curricula that help students better understand and address these challenges.
Miles Thompson, Alpesh Maisuria, Shona McCartney, Rhianna Hamilton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source