Review of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations by David Stern (2004)(review revised 2019) [PDF]
, 2019 Overall Stern does a fine analysis of Wittgenstein (W) and is one of the top W scholars, but in my view, they all fall short of a full appreciation, as I explain at length in this review and many others.
Starks, Michael
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Behind, Between, and Beyond Anthropomorphic Models [PDF]
, 2007 The plurality of models of ultimate reality is a central problem for religious philosophy. This essay sketches what is involved in mounting comparative inquiries across the plurality of models.
Wildman, Wesley J.
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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
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The most profound spiritual autobiography of all time?- a review of "The Knee of Listening" by Adi Da (Franklin Jones) [PDF]
, 2017 A brief review of the life and spiritual autobiography of the unique American mystic Adi Da (Franklin Jones). The sticker on the cover of some editions says `The most profound spiritual autobiography of all time` and this might well be true.
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
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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 +3 more
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What Do Paraconsistent, Undecidable, Random, Computable and Incomplete mean? A Review of Godel's Way: Exploits into an undecidable world by Gregory Chaitin, Francisco A Doria, Newton C.A. da Costa 160p (2012) (review revised 2019) [PDF]
, 2019 In ‘Godel’s Way’ three eminent scientists discuss issues such as undecidability, incompleteness, randomness, computability and paraconsistency. I approach these issues from the Wittgensteinian viewpoint that there are two basic issues which have ...
Starks, Michael
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Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki +1 more
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Review of The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker (2008) (review revised 2019) [PDF]
, 2019 I start with some famous comments by the philosopher (psychologist) Ludwig Wittgenstein because Pinker shares with most people (due to the default settings of our evolved innate psychology) certain prejudices about the functioning of the mind, and ...
Starks, Michael
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All the bedrooms a stage: Reconceptualizing sex as “performance” to sex as “rehearsal”
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract In the United States, sex is often spoken about in terms of performance, and naturally invokes language of theatricality. Sexual performance has been used as an umbrella term to refer to sexual satisfaction, behavior, embodiment, and also pathology in terms of conditions such as erectile dysfunction.
Taylor Harmon
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