Reforming Philosophy

Author : Laura J. Snyder
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226767352

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Reforming Philosophy by Laura J. Snyder Pdf

The Victorian period in Britain was an “age of reform.” It is therefore not surprising that two of the era’s most eminent intellects described themselves as reformers. Both William Whewell and John Stuart Mill believed that by reforming philosophy—including the philosophy of science—they could effect social and political change. But their divergent visions of this societal transformation led to a sustained and spirited controversy that covered morality, politics, science, and economics. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, Reforming Philosophy shows how two very different men captured the intellectual spirit of the day and engaged the attention of other scientists and philosophers, including the young Charles Darwin. Mill—philosopher, political economist, and Parliamentarian—remains a canonical author of Anglo-American philosophy, while Whewell—Anglican cleric, scientist, and educator—is now often overlooked, though in his day he was renowned as an authority on science. Placing their teachings in their proper intellectual, cultural, and argumentative spheres, Laura Snyder revises the standard views of these two important Victorian figures, showing that both men’s concerns remain relevant today. A philosophically and historically sensitive account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy, Reforming Philosophy is the first book-length examination of the dispute between Mill and Whewell in its entirety. A rich and nuanced understanding of the intellectual spirit of Victorian Britain, it will be welcomed by philosophers and historians of science, scholars of Victorian studies, and students of the history of philosophy and political economy.

Author : Wael B. Hallaq
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231550550

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Reforming Modernity by Wael B. Hallaq Pdf

Reforming Modernity is a sweeping intellectual history and philosophical reflection built around the work of the Morocco-based philosopher Abdurrahman Taha, one of the most significant philosophers in the Islamic world since the colonial era. Wael B. Hallaq contends that Taha is at the forefront of forging a new, non-Western-centric philosophical tradition. He explores how Taha’s philosophical project sheds light on recent intellectual currents in the Islamic world and puts forth a formidable critique of Western and Islamic modernities. Hallaq argues that Taha’s project departs from—but leaves behind—the epistemological grounds in which most modern Muslim intellectuals have anchored their programs. Taha systematically rejects the modes of thought that have dominated the Muslim intellectual scene since the beginning of the twentieth century—nationalism, Marxism, secularism, political Islamism, and liberalism. Instead, he provides alternative ways of thinking, forcefully and virtuosically developing an ethical system with a view toward reforming existing modernities. Hallaq analyzes the ethical thread that runs throughout Taha’s oeuvre, illuminating how Taha weaves it into a discursive engagement with the central questions that plague modernity in both the West and the Muslim world. The first introduction to Taha’s ethical philosophy for Western audiences, Reforming Modernity presents his complex thought in an accessible way while engaging with it critically. Hallaq’s conversation with Taha’s work both proffers a cogent critique of modernity and points toward answers for its endemic and seemingly insoluble problems.

Author : J. V. Fesko
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493411306

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Reforming Apologetics by J. V. Fesko Pdf

Challenging the dominant Van Tillian approach in Reformed apologetics, this book by a leading expert in contemporary Reformed theology sets forth the principles that undergird a classic Reformed approach. J. V. Fesko's detailed exegetical, theological, and historical argument takes as its starting point the classical Reformed understanding of the "two books" of God's revelation: nature and Scripture. Believers should always rest on the authority of Scripture but also can and should appeal to the book of nature in the apologetic task.

Author : Christopher M. Bellitto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317069492

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Reforming the Church before Modernity by Christopher M. Bellitto Pdf

Reforming the Church before Modernity considers the question of ecclesial reform from late antiquity to the 17th century, and tackles this complex question from primarily cultural perspectives, rather than the more usual institutional approaches. The common themes are social change, centres and peripheries of change, monasticism, and intellectuals and their relationship to reform. This innovative approach opens up the question of how religious reform took place and challenges existing ecclesiological models that remains too focussed on structures in a manner artificial for pre-modern Europe. Several chapters specifically take issue with the problem of what constitutes reform, reformations, and historians' notions of the periodization of reform, while in others the relationship between personal transformation and its broader social, political or ecclesial context emerges as a significant dynamic. Presenting essays from a distinguished international cast of scholars, the book makes an important contribution to the debates over ecclesiology and religious reform stimulated by the anniversary of Vatican II.

Author : Yuta Suzuki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000530476

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Reforming Lesson Study in Japan by Yuta Suzuki Pdf

This book elucidates the formation and development of theories of action in school reforms for Schools as Learning Communities (SLC) during ten years from its inception in 1998 in select Japanese elementary schools, junior high schools, and one secondary school. While growing international interest in Japanese lesson study is in pursuit of a standard lesson study, Suzuki offers a unique perspective into school reforms for SLC and how they resisted the standardization of lesson study out of concerns that it would limit a teacher’s autonomous judgment and choice. Through a theory-of-action approach in its examination of the pilot schools for SLC, this book clarifies: • Why did teachers reform lesson study? • What were the difficulties in reforming lesson study? • Why were teachers working on school reform for SLC? • Why did the school reform for SLC evolve from an elementary school to the junior high schools and high schools? This book provides a theoretical foundation for reviewing the past efforts and histories of Japanese lesson study reforms, and will interest academics and practitioners looking for insights into the future of lesson study.

Author : John Francis Baldovin
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814662196

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Reforming the Liturgy by John Francis Baldovin Pdf

"In this summary volume on the reform of the liturgy since the Second Vatican Council, Baldovin pinpoints and assesses - both sympathetically and critically - the objections to changes in the liturgy since the council, focusing on philosophical, historical-critical, and theological questions. After addressing each criticism in turn, in a final chapter he assesses the critique of post-Vatican II liturgy as a whole, affirming what is accurate and necessary, rejecting what is backward looking, and proposing a set of principles to guide future development. No one who studies or participates in liturgical action in the twenty-first century can afford to overlook this book."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : B. A. Mead
Publisher : Health Research Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0787306002

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Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. by B. A. Mead Pdf

1901 a critical study of the only existing record of the Philosopher-Reformer of the first century, A.D., with some account of the war of opinion concerning him and an introduction on the religious association and brotherhoods of the times and the possib.

Author : Edwin O.C. Ijeoma,Ogochukwu I. Nzewi
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781928396697

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Culture, philosophies and reforms in public administration for the globalizing world by Edwin O.C. Ijeoma,Ogochukwu I. Nzewi Pdf

The aim of this scholarly collected work is to contribute to the scientific discourse on public administration in a globalised environment. The book reflects on governance challenges in South Africa and in Africa, with its point of departure being the ‘master narratives’ (the so-called grand debates) such as New Public Management and, specifically, the role of technology. It also reflects on the so-called middle range discourses concerning organisational-level issues in government (e.g. leadership and work procedures) and explores new solutions to old governance challenges like corruption and service delivery. The uniqueness of this collected work lies in its ability to reflect on existing philosophies and practices in an innovative way. Through its multidisciplinary lens, the book opens up a new vision for the future of public administration in the South African context and on the African continent, not neglecting the current local, regional and global environment. Until recently, globalisation was considered an entrenched world order, but international political events during the course of the past few years have resulted in one of the biggest challenges to its endurance in recent history. This includes developments such as the successful referendum in Britain to exit the European Union, highlighting the growth of a severe nationalist and protectionist agenda that may be a signal of the unravelling of the current globalism world order. These developments inspire deeper interrogation of the challenges to effective public administration globally and the ripple effects in South Africa and Africa as a whole. Pointedly, it is evident that ensuring the voice of citizens in policy decision-making remains a critical governance challenge. On the policy front, there are perennial challenges of land reform, service delivery and poverty, while on the governance front, corruption has metastasised with a growing culture of impunity and lack of accountability in leadership. In the midst of growing corruption, and more than 20 years into democracy, South Africa’s income inequality remains one of the highest in the world. This setting constitutes the context of the research outcome published in this scholarly work.

Author : G. S. Rousseau
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520910430

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The Languages of Psyche by G. S. Rousseau Pdf

The Languages of Psyche traces the dualism of mind and body during the "long eighteenth century," from the Restoration in England to the aftermath of the French Revolution. Ten outstanding scholars investigate the complex mind-body relationship in a variety of Enlightenment contexts—science, medicine, philosophy, literature, and everyday society. No other recent book provides such an in-depth, suggestive resource for philosophers, literary critics, intellectual and social historians, and all who are interested in Enlightenment studies.

Author : Kostas Kampourakis,Tobias Uller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108491839

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Philosophy of Science for Biologists by Kostas Kampourakis,Tobias Uller Pdf

A short and accessible introduction to philosophy of science for students and researchers across the life sciences.

Author : Rico Vitz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319052816

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Reforming the Art of Living by Rico Vitz Pdf

Descartes’s concern with the proper method of belief formation is evident in the titles of his works—e.g., The Search after Truth, The Rules for the Direction of the Mind and The Discourse on Method of rightly conducting one’s reason and seeking the truth in the sciences. It is most apparent, however, in his famous discussions, both in the Meditations and in the Principles, of one particularly noteworthy source of our doxastic errors—namely, the misuse of one’s will. What is not widely recognized, let alone appreciated and understood, is the relationship between his concern with belief formation and his concern with virtue. In fact, few seem to realize that Descartes regards doxastic errors as moral errors and as sins both because such errors are intrinsically vicious and because they entail notably deleterious social consequences. Reforming the Art of Living seeks to rectify this rather common oversight in two ways. First, it aims to elucidate the nature of Descartes’s account of virtuous belief formation. Second, it aims both (i) to illuminate the social significance of Descartes’s philosophical program as it relates to the understanding and practice not of science, but of religion and (ii) to develop a kind of Leibnizian critique of this aspect of his program. More specifically, it aims to show that Descartes’s project is “dangerous,” insofar as it is subversive not only of traditional Christianity but also of other traditional forms of religion, both in theory and in practice.

Author : F. LeRon Shults
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802848877

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Reforming Theological Anthropology by F. LeRon Shults Pdf

With the profound changes in today's intellectual and scientific landscape, traditional ways of speaking about human nature, sin, and the image of God have lost their explanatory power. In this volume F.LeRon Shults explores the challenges to and opportunities for rethinking current religious views of humankind in contemporary Western culture. From philosophy to theology, from physics to psychology, we find a turn to the categories of "relationality." Shults briefly traces this history from Aristotle to Levinas, showing its impact on the Christian doctrine of anthropology, and he argues that the biblical understanding of humanity has much to contribute to today's dialogue on persons and on human becoming in relation to God and others. Shults's work stands as a potent effort to reform theological anthropology in a way that restores its relevance to contemporary interpretations of the world and our place in it.

Author : W. F. C. Wigston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11665367

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Francis Bacon Poet, Prophet, Philosopher versus Phantom Captain Shakespeare the Rosicrucian Mask by W. F. C. Wigston Pdf

Author : John P. Bradbury
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567388797

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Perpetually Reforming: A Theology of Church Reform and Renewal by John P. Bradbury Pdf

One of the slogans of the reformation was ecclesia reformata semper reformanda – 'the reformed church always reforming'. Churches throughout the western world are currently engaged in reform and renewal programmes through internal structural reforms as well as movements such as 'emerging church'. This book presents a challenging theology of church reform and renewal that offers a contemporary understanding of this historic slogan. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Bradbury discerns processes and practices which are perpetually reforming and renewing the identity of the church. It examines doctrinal and confessional conceptions of the church, re-examines texts concerned with covenantal renewal and explores Jewish-Christian dialogue as an example of renewal. A constructive theology is offered utilizing the categories of collective memory and mimetic practice. This upholds fundamental Christian identity, whilst driving the process of reform and renewal under God in the context of a three-way relationship between God, the church and the world.

Author : Charles Woodruff Shields
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Philosophy and religion
ISBN : OXFORD:600016690

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The Final Philosophy by Charles Woodruff Shields Pdf