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An Aristotelian Account of Evolution and the Contemporary Philosophy of Biology [PDF]
, 2014 The anti-reductionist character of the recent philosophy of biology and the dynamic development of the science of emergent properties prove that the time is ripe to reintroduce the thought of Aristotle, the first advocate of a “top-down” approach in life-
Tabaczek, Mariusz
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Multisituationality and Social Sensibility. Insights From Neophenomenological Sociology
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Sometimes, we do not act in accordance with what we know. For example, we may purchase products that we know are the result of production chains with questionable ethics. This contribution investigates the paradox between social action and rational knowledge, starting from the ambivalence between emotion and reason.
Michele Granzotto
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Kant, i Woodabe e gli uccelli giardinieri. Ontogenesi e filogenesi dell'istinto artistico
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2014 Kant, the Woodabe and the Bowerbirds. Ontogenetics and Phylogenetics of the Artistic Instinct – Can we talk about art in terms of biological evolution? This article aims to revisits Kantian approaches to aesthetics in light of recent developments in the ...
Danaae Crocchiola
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Variations on the Theme of Conning in Mathematical Economics [PDF]
, 2007 The mathematization of economics is almost exclusively in terms of the mathematics of real analysis which, in turn, is founded on set theory (and the axiom of choice) and orthodox mathematical logic.
Velupillai, Kumaraswamy
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Respatializing Toxic Harm: The Case Against Sacrifice Zones
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Describing heavily polluted areas as “sacrifice zones” has become commonplace in recent decades, as diverse groups resist their unwitting exposure to destructive and toxic industrial, municipal, and military activities. However, pollutants tend to seep, spill, leak, and drift from wherever they are concentrated, defying any notion of physical ...
Kimberley Anh Thomas +2 more
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Teleology, Causation and the Atlas Motif in Plato's _Phaedo_ [PDF]
, 2020 In this paper, I propose a new reading of Phaedo 99b6-d2. My main thesis is that in 99c6-9, Socrates does not refer to the teleological αἰτία but to the αἰτία that will be provided by a stronger ‘Atlas’ (99c4-5).
Vazquez, Daniel
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Karoline von Günderrode on Human Freedom
Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This essay examines how the engagement with Spinoza that resulted from the pantheism controversy shaped the philosophical outlook of Karoline von Günderrode. I focus on her Spinozist view of human freedom and contend that she understands freedom as a form of self‐determination that does not require the capacity to do otherwise.
Karin Nisenbaum
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'Obsessed with goals': functions and mechanisms of teleological interpretation of actions in humans [PDF]
, 2007 Humans show a strong and early inclination to interpret observed behaviours of others as goal-directed actions. We identify two main epistemic functions that this ‘teleological obsession’ serves: on-line prediction and social learning.
Baker +65 more
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Ideas as the ‘Divinity of Our Soul’: Kant's Theocentric and Platonic Model of Human Cognition
European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1375-1390, December 2025.Abstract I pursue Kant's characterization of the ideas of reason as the ‘divinity of our soul’ with the aim of correcting a highly influential reading of his philosophy as rejecting the theocentric cognitive model, one measuring human cognition against the norm of the divine intuitive intellect.
Kimberly Brewer
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TOWARD A CONJECTURAL HISTORY OF CONJECTURAL HISTORIES
History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 56-74, December 2025.ABSTRACT Most intellectual historians use the term “conjectural history” to designate a new form of speculative history created in eighteenth‐century Scotland by Adam Smith and a few others. These writers traced the development of human society and culture through conjectural reasoning based on philosophers’ views about human nature and travelers ...
ANTHONY GRAFTON
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