Philosophy

The Brain, Gut and Consciousness: Microbiology of Our Mind

Radek Vana - This paper presents a view that the brain is not the only actor responsible for emergence of our consciousness and that our consciousness is in fact a product of the brain-gut-microbiome axis. The paper first shows relevance of the contemporary research on the symbiotic... Keep Reading »

A Postcolonial Theory of Value: Broadening Economic Scholarship Through Disciplinary-Mimetic Valuation

David L. Myers - This work aims to integrate postcolonial scholarship into some basic theoretical foundations of a mainstream economic curriculum. Noting the insufficiencies of neoclassical economics to deal with problems of cultural difference and priority, the work offers a basic... Keep Reading »

Aquinas, Just-War Theory, and Pandemic Response

Ezekiel Vergara - “Just-war theory,” as it is called, aims to guide action during warfare, so that states and individuals can act ethically. Because warfare is often analogized to epidemics, this paper will argue that just-war theory can recommend how one ought to conceive... Keep Reading »

Hume's Law and Genetic Engineering: Considering the Possible Implications of Positive Eugenics in Light of Our Horrific Past

Chad E. Brack - The eugenics movement of the 20th century epitomizes the danger that is possible when religion and science coalesce. Grounded in the emerging science of evolution and heredity, social Darwinists superimposed beliefs about social worth, racial superiority, and divine... Keep Reading »

Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation

Jacob Bell - In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain inadequate in... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Philosophy Of Mind
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
The Brain, Gut and Consciousness: Microbiology of Our Mind
By Radek Vana
This paper presents a view that the brain is not the only actor responsible for emergence of our consciousness and that our consciousness is in fact a product of the brain-gut-microbiome axis. The paper first shows relevance of the contemporary... Read Article »
Consciousness Mind Brain Gut Microbiome Existentialism
Economic Theory
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
A Postcolonial Theory of Value: Broadening Economic Scholarship Through Disciplinary-Mimetic Valuation
By David L. Myers
This work aims to integrate postcolonial scholarship into some basic theoretical foundations of a mainstream economic curriculum. Noting the insufficiencies of neoclassical economics to deal with problems of cultural difference and priority, the... Read Article »
Postcolonial Literature Value Theory Economic Value Cross-Cultural Communication
Ethics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Aquinas, Just-War Theory, and Pandemic Response
By Ezekiel Vergara
“Just-war theory,” as it is called, aims to guide action during warfare, so that states and individuals can act ethically. Because warfare is often analogized to epidemics, this paper will argue that just-war theory can recommend how... Read Article »
Thomas Aquinas COVID-19 War Ethics Government Political Theory
Ethics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Hume's Law and Genetic Engineering: Considering the Possible Implications of Positive Eugenics in Light of Our Horrific Past
By Chad E. Brack
The eugenics movement of the 20th century epitomizes the danger that is possible when religion and science coalesce. Grounded in the emerging science of evolution and heredity, social Darwinists superimposed beliefs about social worth, racial superiority... Read Article »
Eugenics Genetic Engineering Moral Philosophy David Hume
Ontology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation
By Jacob Bell
In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain... Read Article »
Ontology Ontological Pluralism Epistemic Pluralism Relation Existentialism Epistemology
Existentialism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Ergodic Textuality in Egan and Ozeki: The Rhetorical Dialogism of Time Being
By Taylor G. Hein
Human beings decided that time is linear. We continually assert that is made up of the past, present, and future, proceeding infinitely and mercilessly in an exclusively forward motion. Thus, our lives and our relationships are experienced linearly... Read Article »
Rhetoric Fiction Philosophy Existentialism Time Intersubjectivity
Metaphysics
2019, Vol. 11 No. 12
A Nietzschean Interpretation of the Self in Psychological Continuity
By Harry P. Chalklin
There are two views of personal identity that many people find plausible. The first is the psychological continuity view; the second is what I shall call multiplicity views of the self. Despite their plausibility, these positions appear incompatible... Read Article »
Friedrich Nietzsche Personal Identity Metaphysics Consciousness
Comparative Philosophy
2019, Vol. 11 No. 09
Unveiling Ultimate Reality in Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Bhagavad Gita
By Rocco A. Astore
Questions regarding the very foundations of our reality abound throughout the history of world philosophies. For example, if we examine Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” as well as the Bhagavad Gita, we find that both masterpieces... Read Article »
Comparative Philosophy Plato Hinduism Allegory Of the Cave Bhagavad Gita Reality
Metaphysics
2018, Vol. 10 No. 01
Debating Space Through the Göttingen Review: Why Kant's Transcendental Ideality of Space Exceeds Berkeley's Subjective Idealist Interpretation
By Rocco A. Astore
It is not often that one questions the nature of space, in fact, most people understand extension as independent of their mind as well as the objects that appear in their surrounding world. However, in a radical twist, fitting for the revolutionary... Read Article »
Metaphysics Epistemology Kant Berkeley Johann Feder
Plato
2017, Vol. 9 No. 10
Pederasty and Power in Plato's Mythological Dialogues
By Paul Regan
As a topic of philosophical interest the Socratic dialogues play a pivotal role in many of Plato’s works of more than thirty authentic dialogues. This paper discusses pederasty and power through myth and story-telling to teach Ancient Greek... Read Article »
Plato Socrates Pederasty Power Myth The Republic
Political Theory
2017, Vol. 9 No. 10
The Value and Benefit of an Enlightened People for the Continuity of Democratic Societies
By Rocco A. Astore
Political philosophers and theorists alike continue to debate if more enlightened populations would be of value or not. This piece will contribute to that dispute by claiming that an enlightened populace is integral to the progress of free-societies... Read Article »
Kant Rousseau Amartya Sen Political Theory Political Philosophy Democracy
Political Theory
2017, Vol. 9 No. 07
John Rawls' Primary Goods Approach to Justice: An Analysis of Indexing Problems
By Rhidoy Rashid
There has been extensive debate over the past few decades regarding the criteria by which we should measure distributive justice. In conceiving a just state of affairs it is imperative that we determine the most appropriate measure of the distributions... Read Article »
John Rawls Distributive Justice Social Justice Political Theory
Shakespeare
2017, Vol. 9 No. 05
The Psyscholinguistic Semiotics and Metanormative Ethics of Suicide and Death in Shakespeare's King Lear
By Conner R. Hayes
The fascination with death and the sensationalizing of suicide are prevalent metaphysical themes which traverse all Shakespearean tragedy. These brooding themes, despite their ubiquitous portrayal, take on an idiosyncratic ethical meaning in King... Read Article »
Ethics Shakespeare Existentialism Nihilism Semiotics Tragedy
Humanism
2017, Vol. 9 No. 05
Does Essence Precede Existence? A Look at Camus's Metaphysical Rebellion
By Scot N. DuFour
Albert Camus lived during a tumultuous time that included his experience of World War II and the Algerian War. Camus is most prominently known as an author of fine French literature but he was also a philosopher. While it is debatable whether Camus... Read Article »
Albert Camus Metaphysics Existentialism Absurdism The Rebel Humanism
Political Philosophy
2017, Vol. 9 No. 04
The Fundamental Illegitimacy of Facism and the Innate Desire for Freedom
By Rocco A. Astore
This piece examines the ideologies and tactics used by fascist governments to validate and enforce their authority through Michael Mann’s work Fascists. By explicating Kant’s view of autonomy and progress, found in “An Answer to... Read Article »
Political Philosophy Political Theory Legitimacy Fascism Michael Mann Kant John Stuart Mill Statism Nationalism
 
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