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Introduction to Philosophical Anthropology - Frankpastore.com
frankpastore.com
overview of the nature, methods, and goals fo this branch of philosophy. [PDF]
Human Nature and the Limits of Science - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Harmon R. Holcomb III reviews this book by John Dupre.
The Feeling of Pain - Paideia Project
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Article by Claudia Márquez Pemartín subtitled "A Metaphysical Interpretation from Thomas Aquinas".- A Materialist Metaphysics of the Human Person
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Eric Olson reviews this book by Hud Hudson. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 
Center for Psychoanalysis and Philosophical Anthropology
hiw.kuleuven.be
The CPPA stimulates and coordinates academic research, especially research focused on the philosophical roots and implications of psychoanalysis. With events, publications, and related links.- On Human Persons - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Klaus Puhl reviews this book edited by Klaus Petrus. - The Architecture of Reason: The Structure and Substance of Rationality
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Ish Haji reviews this book by Robert Audi. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. - The Nature and Possibility of Philosophical Anthropology
bu.edu
Paper by Chin-Tai Kim defining the field and addressing the question of whether philosophical inquiry about human nature and human phenomenon is possible. From Paideia Project. - Theoretical Difficulties and Prospects of the Western Subjectivity Thought
bu.edu
Duan Dezhi's essay analyzes the Western subjectivity thought through the history of philosophy. - Philosophical-Anthropological Approach to Historic-Cultural Research
bu.edu
Lioudmila Tchernaya's article holds that the problem of humanity determines the history of culture, according to Max Scheler. From the Paideia Project. - Environmental Destruction: A Philosophical-Anthropological Perspective
bu.edu
Article by E. Meinberg examining the ecological crisis through the application of philosophical anthropology. From the Paideia Project. - Narrativity, Modernity, and Tragedy - Paideia Project
bu.edu
Article subtitled "How Pragmatism Educates Humanity". By Sami Pihlström. - Passionate Engines: What Emotions Reveal about Mind and Artificial Intelligence
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George Graham reviews this book by Craig DeLancey. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. - Understanding Human Nature: Examples from Philosophy and the Arts
bu.edu
María G. Amilburu's paper examines prototypes of the aesthetic existence. From Paideia Project. - Ressentiment and Rationality - Paideia Project
bu.edu
Elizabeth Murray Morelli's examines the contdition of ressentiment. - The Body as Teacher - Paideia Project
bu.edu
Essay by Carol Collier subtitled "From Source of Knowledge to Object of Knowledge". - Autonomy in Determinism - Paideia Project
bu.edu
Article by Dieter Wandschneider attempting to show that determinism and autonomy are compatible. - Achieving Our Humanity: The Idea of the Postracial Future
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Frank M. Kirkland reviews this book by Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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how do you link the Borat movie to social commentary?
Q. i'm writing a paper on the Borat movie for my cultural anthropology class, and i'm having trouble finding deep, profound things to say about it and how to link it to philosophical issues regarding social commentary and the like. does anyone know what exactly the movie was trying to do with its biting satire and humor?
Asked by IrvineMonarch - Sat Feb 21 20:19:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I can probably get you started with a couple of angles to investigate / discuss in your paper... - the people Borat interviewed or otherwise interacted with were told he was a foreign reporter and under the impression his 'documentary' would only be shown his his country, not in the USA. (that lead to more than a couple of the lawsuits subsequently filed against the movie studio etc). Therefore a lot of the people were very candid about their prejudices, because they figured no one they knew would see what they said. ie. the Frat Boys in the mobile home made some misogynist and racist comments (albeit while drunk). Two of them (3?) sued because they felt the exposure would harm their chance of being hired in the future. And along with… [cont.]
Answered by steve g - Tue Feb 24 13:50:44 2009
Q. i'm writing a paper on the Borat movie for my cultural anthropology class, and i'm having trouble finding deep, profound things to say about it and how to link it to philosophical issues regarding social commentary and the like. does anyone know what exactly the movie was trying to do with its biting satire and humor?
Asked by IrvineMonarch - Sat Feb 21 20:19:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I can probably get you started with a couple of angles to investigate / discuss in your paper... - the people Borat interviewed or otherwise interacted with were told he was a foreign reporter and under the impression his 'documentary' would only be shown his his country, not in the USA. (that lead to more than a couple of the lawsuits subsequently filed against the movie studio etc). Therefore a lot of the people were very candid about their prejudices, because they figured no one they knew would see what they said. ie. the Frat Boys in the mobile home made some misogynist and racist comments (albeit while drunk). Two of them (3?) sued because they felt the exposure would harm their chance of being hired in the future. And along with… [cont.]
Answered by steve g - Tue Feb 24 13:50:44 2009
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