VOLUME 11 • 2012
BOOK REVIEW
The Furniture of the World: Essays in Ontology and MetaphysicsGuillermo Hurtado and Oscar Nudler (eds.)Amsterdam-New York: Rodopi, 2012, 335 pp.ISBN 978-90-420-3503-4pp. 203–208Reviewed by George Lăzăroiu, PhDInstitute of Interdisciplinary Studies inHumanities and Social Sciences, New York {downloa..
CRIME PREVENTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of the management of e-commerce, the fragmentation of social thought into artificial specializations, and the collapsing of social relations into mental constructs. The paper generates insights about the critical analysis of penal law, leg..
THE BIOLOGICAL ROOTS OF MUSIC
ABSTRACT. Considerable research attention has focused on the role of music as an instrument of communication beyond words, the cognitive and aesthetic aspects of music, the emergence of skills in performing and listening to music, and the meaning and emotion attached to perceptions of music. My pape..
ABSTRACT ENTITIES IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the ancient Greek conception of philosophy, Plato’s strategic use of the language and structure of theoria, and Aristotle’s theory of knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of the genuine insights of th..
ANDRÉ GIDE’S QUEST FOR AUTHENTICITY
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of Gide’s emphasis on movement and constant change, his wartime experience, and his theory that a mentor’s love can help cultivate his protégé’s finest qualities. My paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence on the nexus be..
THE ROLE PLAYED BY OBJECTS IN THE WORK OF ROBBE-GRILLET
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on Robbe-Grillet’s use of myth in Les Gommes, his contribution to French literature, and his account of narrative perspective in fiction. This study is grounded in the considerable body of scholarship examining the placement and perspective of human beings in ..
THE PROCESS AND CONTENT OF MUSICAL IDENTITY FORMATION
ABSTRACT. The theory that I shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on political and ethical issues affecting the music’s reception and production, the nature of music and the ways in which we position ourselves in relation to others, the use of music in cross-cultural encounters, mu..
THE LEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE ETHICAL CHARACTER OF SOCIETY
ABSTRACT. Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence describing the contemporary law of human rights, thinking and action on human rights, and actors’ formal power to influence collective decision-making. In the present paper, I focus on the recognition and enforcement of human rights,..
THE WHEEL OF SAMSARA AS DESCRIPTIVE DYSFUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL TYPOLOGIES
ABSTRACT. Organization theory has been dominated by occidental paradigms with ‘Asian’ philosophies making minimal contribution. This article descriptively explains the phases and realms within the Wheel of Samsara from Buddhist Dharma. These phases and realms are reframed and represented as a descri..
DE SE PUZZLES, THE KNOWLEDGE ARGUMENT, AND THE FORMATION OF INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE
ABSTRACT. Thought experiments about de se attitudes and Jackson’s original Knowledge Argument are compared with each other and discussed from the perspective of a computational theory of mind. It is argued that internal knowledge, i.e. knowledge formed on the basis of signals that encode aspects of ..
UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLAINING
ABSTRACT. The quest to provide a fundamental understanding and explanation of reality is an ambitious one. Perhaps it is too ambitious. The possible restrictions for such an enterprise to be successful must be inquired in order to determine the issue. Section 1 explores one’s understanding in reachi..
MODALITY, THEORETICAL REDUCTIONS, AND THE LYCAN OBJECTION: A REPLY TO CAMERON
ABSTRACT. Lewis argues for modal realism on the basis of the many philosophical benefits he thinks the theory provides. Among these benefits, Lewis argues that modal realism need not take any modal concept as primitive. He promises a reductive analysis of possibility in terms of existential quantifi..