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What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
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Partisan bias in a sorted party system: A problem of epistemic inequality
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Normative and empirical scholars typically treat partisans’ distrust of their political rivals as a product of individual cognitive biases. But even if bias is inevitable, it is parties’ coalition‐building and messaging strategies that determine who bias is directed toward.
Justin Pottle
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Reconstructing Al-Farabi's ethical framework in contemporary bioethics: genetics, reproduction, and technological challenges. [PDF]
Philos Ethics Humanit MedTattibek N +3 more
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American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Arabic phrase Allāhu a‘lam—“God knows best”—is used frequently in everyday Muslim speech and to conclude seemingly assertive statements or fatwas. At its heart lies the recognition that God is the All‐Knowing, whereas humans know next to nothing. Reflecting on this recognition, this essay discusses Sufi refusals of the ethnographic project
Amira Mittermaier
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Toward multiplex health: integrating complexity, normativity, and Open Science. [PDF]
Front PsycholQadir J +3 more
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American Ethnologist, EarlyView.Abstract In South Korea, forest scientists refashion themselves as “climate sentinels” as they confront subtle yet disquieting shifts in plant seasonality brought about by climate change. Unlike traditional sentinels, who watch for external threats from a frontier, climate sentinels face ecological anomalies and surprises—such as untimely flowering ...
Sumin Myung
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Can you feel meaning? Spirituality involves stronger sensorimotor associations with abstract concepts. [PDF]
R Soc Open SciZarzeczna N +3 more
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Breathing in Plants and Chaos—Cosmic Tree Events in Cameroon and Beyond
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contemporary practices of tapping into the wisdom of ancestral trees are described through three entangled recent events lived within the context of Bantu practices in Cameroon. In the three instances, the steered or chance encounters with high potency trees were serendipitous telling moments which brought something new to the horizon.
Julie Laplante +3 more
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Empathy as ontological orientation: Embodiment, therapeutic presence and mirror‐touch synaesthesia
British Journal of Psychotherapy, EarlyView.Abstract Empathy is widely regarded as a foundational element of effective psychotherapy and is routinely framed as a core clinical skill within training and accreditation frameworks. Despite this consensus, persistent conceptual and experiential tensions remain regarding whether empathy can genuinely be taught or whether it reflects a deeper ...
Nikolaos Souvlakis
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