Remembering Richard [Obituary, Richard A.Newton]

Obituary: Richard Lewis.

Richard Lewis, RCN employment solicitor, based in the West Midlands, died suddenly on December 16 1998 at the age of 32.

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The Introductory Essay: Richard Wright's Covert Challenging of Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism

Richard Wright’s introductory essay to his collection of short stories Uncle Tom's Children describes hidden forms of resistance against Jim Crowism and Uncle Tomism. The essay entitled The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch relates Wright’s daily confrontations with Jim Crowism with a particular emphasis on his evasive actions, and his covert activities, such as silence, pla...

Ehics Captured by the Genes; A Survey on Richard Dawkin’s Opinions about Ethics Based on the Theory of Evolution

As an evolutionist biologist, Dawkins has commented on some non-biological fields of knowledge such as ethics. Regarding ethics, he has utilized different areas of knowledge like social biology, evolutionary psychology, genetics etc. The most important aspect of Dawkins theory is that he negates any form of moral distinction between human and animals. His concerns about dealing with ethics orig...

Has Richard Rorty a moral philosophy?

در این مقاله سعی دارم نشان دهم که رورتی هرچند همانند کانت فیلسوف اخلاق محسوب نمی­شود، ولی با این حال فلسفۀ اخلاقی دارد که باید آن را جدی گرفت. رورتی به نحو نظام­مند با مسائل اخلاقی درگیر نمی­شود آنطور که فیلسوفان مدرن و معاصر درگیرند. این مقاله دو بخش دارد: بخش نخست با مبانی فلسفۀ رورتی مثل ضد ماهیت باوری، داروین­گرایی، فرویدگرایی و تاریخ­گرایی سروکار دارد. بخش دوم که تا حدودی مفصل است، بسیاری ...