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John Henry Newman: Shaping the Philosopher
Abstract The difficulties in placing Newman in a philosophical school or in putting some sort of shape on Newman the philosopher stem in part from Newman's (understandable) near failure to guide the reader as to his overt philosophical method. On the other hand, in the many discussions and controversies that occupied Newman throughout his life—whether ...
Paul James McHugh
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Neste ensaio, o conceito de desenvolvimento humano na pós-modernidade apóia-se em uma filosofia pós-moderna de direitos humanos, e na modernidade apóia-se em uma filosofia moderna de direitos humanos. O Estado moderno fracassou na realização da filosofia
José Antônio Damásio Abib
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Toward a political ontology of the State [PDF]
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo presentar algunos de los aportes que efectúa una perspectiva ontológica política para pensar el Estado. Para ello, en primer lugar, presenta lo que se ha denominado el "giro ontológico" del pensamiento de ...
Biset, Emmanuel
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Theology and higher education: The place of a Faculty of Theology at a South African university
In 2017, the Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary at the University of Pretoria. Celebrating a centennial is as much as looking back as looking forward. In a changing world with changing paradigms how does one remain relevant?
Jaco Beyers
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Explorations between philosophy and history [PDF]
This introduction summarizes the basic ideas behind the articles collected in Przekraczanie granic: eseje z filozofii historii i teorii historiografii [Bordercrossings: essays on the philosophy of history and theory of historiography].
Lorenz, Chris F.G.
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Is there a wall to peek over? : exploring approaches in the science and religion conversation [PDF]
Is there a metaphorical wall that separates science and religion? In the continued interaction between science and religion, the questions of ontology (what is there?) and epistemology (how do we know what is there?) plague efforts to come to an ...
Bentley, Wessel
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The social life of natural experiments in epidemiology and public health
Abstract Over the twentieth century, the concept of the natural experiment has become increasingly prominent across a variety of disciplines, albeit most consequentially in epidemiology and public health. Drawing on an analysis of the scientific and medical literature, we explore the social life of the natural experiment, tracing its changing use ...
Clare Herrick, Kirsten Bell
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Pragmatism as practice theory: The experience of systems and OR scholars
Abstract The paper examines the application of American pragmatism by systems and OR scholars who attempt to understand the interactions between consultants and clients at a detailed level. Specifically it examines whether pragmatism can be considered to be a practice theory by examining the empirical evidence of published case studies.
Richard Ormerod
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This article focusses on parallels to Simmel’s concept of the Hidden King (heimlicher König) of a cultural era in the social theory of Durkheim, Bergson, and Castoriadis.
Heike Delitz, Stefan Maneval
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Veiksmas ir komunikacija niklaso luhmanno socialinėje teorijoje
Santrauka. Straipsnyje siekiama atskleisti keletą intriguojančių Niklaso Luhmanno socialinės teorijos aspektų. Trumpai aptarus, kaip Luhmannas nutolsta nuo ankstesnių funckionalizmo formų (ypač Talcotto Parsonso idėjų) ir kaip jo darbai iš esmės skiriasi
A. Salem
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