what is talent? how can it be identified? who is responsible for identifying it? are there universally valued talents, or are they all culturally bound? there are at least three different levels of analysis to explore these questions. on the government level, we must philosophically decide on how our country chooses and expresses its values through what is taught, to whom, and for what periods ...

While philosophers have long been interested in proofs, their primary focus has traditionally been on the justificational role that they play, and particularly on the certainty that they provide. Mathematicians throughout history, however, have expected proofs to do more than “just” establish a certain result. For example, mathematicians have especially valued proofs which are fruitful, obtaine...

The article deals with the influence of Plato and Aristotle on philosophical work thought Leo Strauss. Significant issues are approached, which directly related to Platonic Aristotelian views politics, always in connection direct crisis nihilism brought about by age modernity. interpretations given should be taken as a result Strauss's own research into history philosophy an attempt deal politi...

Both modern evolutionary biology and its critics, the ID movement young earth-creationists, work from presuppositions of mechanistic world view, where premodern interest in form inherent teleology is replaced by a one-sided focus on external causality. Darwin rejects Paley’s theological interpretation article argues that this rejection relevant also relation to movement’s resurrection perspecti...

This article engages with medical practice to develop a philosophically informed understanding of epistemic engagement in medicine, and object relations more broadly. I take my point departure the clinical encounter draw on French psychoanalytical theory expand taxonomy already proposed by Karin Knorr-Cetina. In so doing, argue for addition an abject-type relation; that is, objects transgress f...

In this paper I will argue that the two main approaches to statistical mechanics, of Boltzmann and Gibbs, constitute substantially different theoretical apparatuses. Particularly, defend split must be philosophically understood as a separation epistemic functions within physical domain: while Boltzmannians are able generate powerful explanations thermal phenomena from molecular dynamics, Gibbsi...

Abstract COVID-19 and its social political consequences have led to increased attention the sometimes philosophically neglected concept of solidarity. This paper reflects discourse on solidarity in times from viewpoint philosophical debate We argue that currently – regarding this critical potential as a is often undermined. Solidarity should rather be used social-diagnostic lens focus criticise...

Natural organized systems adapt to internal and external pressures this happens at all levels of the abstraction hierarchy. Wanting think clearly about idea motivates our paper, so is elaborated extensively in introduction, which should be broadly accessible a philosophically-interested audience. In remaining sections, we turn more compressed category theory. We define monoidal double Org dynam...

This paper argues that in the Eudemian Ethics (EE), Aristotle aims to prove Pleasure Thesis (PT). According Thesis, happiness is most pleasant thing of all. Through a reconstruction argument favor PT, this shows for three reasons: (1) it by definition; (2) constituted activities (virtuous actions and contemplation); (3) nature. A PT philosophically interesting not only order better understand E...

The authors of the article proceed from fact that in Hegelian philosophy law, discursive content notion “court history” has not received a detailed explication, and it must be reconstructed on basis entire context Hegel’s philosophy. spiritual understanding history is inextricably linked with his role Christianity mankind formation itself as an integral process. According to authors, Christolog...