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Political Fictionality: Vladislav Surkov and the Rise of the Authorial State

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces the concept of political fictionality as a theoretical framework for analyzing the convergence of literary authorship and political power in Russia during the Putin era, using Vladislav Surkov—a longtime presidential advisor and ideologue as well as fiction writer under the pseudonym Natan Dubovitskii—as its principal ...
Ekaterina Vassilieva
wiley   +1 more source

Solones, Solo Reproduction and Vice. [PDF]

Asian Bioeth Rev
Muralidharan A, Savulescu J.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Cognitive Sophistication in Science Capital

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science capital, a collection of science‐related forms of capital, promotes access to and utilization of scientific information, which is integral in a time of flourishing anti‐science attitudes. Nonetheless, it is not yet known which individual‐level characteristics are associated with science capital.
Kaisa Elovaara, Caitlin Dawson, Annika M. Svedholm‐Häkkinen, Johanna K. Kaakinen, Jaana Simola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spontaneous Anthropocentric Language Use in University Students' Explanations of Biological Concepts Varies by Topic and Predicts Misconception Agreement. [PDF]

CBE Life Sci Educ
Nielson C, Pitt E, Fux M, Nesnera K, Betz N, S Leffers J, Tanner KD, Coley JD.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Avicenna on the PSR and Causal Necessity in the Natural World

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Avicenna's account of causal necessity in the natural world is a key part of his metaphysical system and it is also historically significant. Yet, there is little scholarly discussion of the philosophical basis of his view. This is surprising not only because the topic is important, but also because the view is challenging to interpret ...
Kara Richardson
wiley   +1 more source

From "Information" to Configuration and Meaning: In Living Systems, the Structure Is the Function. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Renati P, Madl P.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Grammatical Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I examine the structural parallels between Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science and Ludwig Wittgenstein's later thought, focusing on the idea of grammatical frameworks. My central claim is that Kuhn's concept of paradigm and its later, more language‐centred forms in his philosophy can be read as a Wittgensteinian grammatical ...
Umut Morkoç
wiley   +1 more source

No History Without a Method: Anticipation and Other Bad Contexts

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper argues for the centrality of methodological awareness in writing the history of philosophy. It does this by analysing and comparing different interpretive proposals presented by those engaged with past philosophical texts. Taking the literature on Thomas Hobbes from past and present century as an example, it shows the merits of ...
Ieva Höhne
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation in ecological systems: an overview. [PDF]

Hist Philos Life Sci
Pinto Leite CM, de Carvalho ÍN, Coutinho JGDE, El-Hani CN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Descartes's Eudaimonism: The Virtuously Content Life

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines René Descartes's engagement with the ethical tradition of eudaimonism, which considers happiness or flourishing (eudaimonia) the highest good. On the one hand, Descartes can be read as an eudaimonist because he is in rich dialogue with certain ancient thinkers (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics) and shares ...
Brandon Smith
wiley   +1 more source