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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Religion, Philosophy of"”.
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Metaphysics as a science in the "Summa Contra Gentiles" of St. Thomas Aquinas.
The general historical study of the works of St. Thomas under the aspect of metaphysics has for its purpose the reconstruction of Thomistic metaphysics. This thesis is a contribution to that study. In its present form it is concerned with metaphysics as a science as exposed in the Summa Contra …
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The doctrine of divine adoption in the sermons of Saint Peter Chrysologus
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Perspectives historiques et doctrinales sur le "De Natura Materiae"
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The significance of divine adoption according to St John Chrysostom
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Religious "Interpersonal Network Proximity" and the Case for Recognition
… away from traditional, tight-knit forms of community to a more networked model. This social shift is interesting to consider in tandem with theories of secularization that emphasize the rise of an individualized social imaginary. Within a networked society, individuals remain inherently …
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Nietzsche as Philosopher of Religion
… is antireligious, I argue for his positive philosophy of religion, and for an affirmative religiousness of his own which finds expression in the figures of Dionysus and Zarathustra. Nietzsche's critique of Christianity must not be taken for hostility toward religion in general: he insists …
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John Dewey and Reinhold Niebuhr: An Uncommon Faith
"Therefore, the goal of this study is to address three main questions: One, what was the nature of Dewey and Niebuhr's conflict? Two, how did their assessment of liberalism differ? Three, what kind of synthesis is possible between their conflicting views of the value of ""religion"" and the …
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Materialism and Mental Attribution
… reports without being committed to the existence of phenomenological states. Finally, it is argued that commitment to the existence of phenomenological states is incompatible with commitment to materialism.
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Ritual and religion: Responses to positivism
This work is intended to shed light on the nature of ritual conduct, both within and without a religious context, by critically examining positivist construals of such conduct and showing them to be inadequate. The discussion consists of three parts. Part 1 sketches out the central features of …
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The Numinous and the ethical dimensions within holiness
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An Analysis and Rejection of Arguments for Religious Accommodation
… provides a comprehensive critical analysis of six main arguments for religious accommodation, with a specific focus on fundamentalist religious groups and the accommodation of their practices within liberal democratic societies. This analysis reveals that the types of practices that these …
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Religious belief and the problems of cognitivity and commitment: A reappraisal based on contemporary philosophy of science
… to RB. Both perspective sharply differentiate religion from science, maintaining that religious beliefs are either not cognitive or cognitively different and that religious commitment (RC) must be absolute. I suggest that both perspectives utilize inadequate and unnecessary perceptions of …
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Slavoj Zizek, Radical Theology, and the Materialist Defense of Christianity
This thesis explores the theological assertions of the philosopher Slavoj Žižek. Žižek, an atheist and a materialist, has produced a rather substantial body of work concerning Christianity in general and Christian theology specifically. My aim here is several. First, to provide an intellectual …
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DUALISM VS. MATERIALISM; TWO INADEQUATE PICTURES OF HUMAN NATURE
… discussion aims to demonstrate how the project of identifying the nature of humanity is ongoing. The dominant models have their own flaws to contend with, and in the end we are still left uncertain of what constitutes our nature. Of the two views vying for prominence (dualism vs. materialism) …
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The symbolism and self-imaging of Marcel Duchamp
"Revered as ""the father of modern art,"" Marcel Duchamp's idea inspired many new art forms after the 1960s including Neo-Dada, Op, Pop, Mobile Sculpture, Junk Art, Assemblage, Body Art, Happening, and Conceptual Art. Given his profound influence on contemporary and subsequent artists, Duchamp's …
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From Orientalism to Japonisme: Hugo, Baudelaire and Mallarme
… the arts? This thesis visualizes the esthetics of the Orientalist poetry of Hugo, Baudelaire and Mallarme through a parallel study of nineteenth-century Orientalist painting. The results of these Orientalist analyses are compared to the esthetic effects of the movement of Japonisme found in …
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Thoreau's Orientalism: A study of Confucian and Taoist elements in Thoreau's readings and writings
… attempt to elucidate the influences on Thoreau of the Orient, particularly Confucianism and Taoism, which has not received a systematic, scholarly treatment so far. In placing this discussion within the comparative tradition, the effort is oriented toward the emphasis on influences rather than …
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An Assessment of the Educational Philosophy of Johann Michael Reu Using the Hermeneutic Paradigms of J. F. Herbart and of J. C. K. Von Hofmann and the Erlangen School
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Patriarchal fallacies East and West: A comparative study of gender imposition in the writings of Hell
"In the structuralist's seemingly profound theory of ""binary opposition"" is a danger of institutionalizing gender. It is my contention in this project that ""gender imposition"" is a patriarchal and theological projection derived from the institutionalization of symbolic orders. By ""gender …
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Common minds, uncommon thoughts: a philosophical anthropological investigation of uniquely human creative behavior, with an emphasis on artistic ability, religious reflection, and scientific study
The aim of this dissertation is to create a naturalistic philosophical picture of creative capacities that are specific to our species, focusing on artistic ability, religious reflection, and scientific study. By integrating data from diverse domains (evolutionary and developmental psychology, …
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