Place et contrat institutionnels des discussions à visée philosophique pratiquées à l’école primaire by Emmanuèle Auriac-Slusarczyk

“…Philosophical discussion has been practiced in French schools for the last 15 years. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL PROFILES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY: CIVIC VIRTUE VERSUS CIVIL ASSOCIATION by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…The professional sensu stricto usage of the concept unfolds and could be as such identified only on the diachronic and synchronous background of different theoretical contexts that were articulated in the millennial history of ever controversial Western philosophical discourse. The horizon of its possible meaning is extremely differentiated and connot be summarized in an all-embracing universaly valid meaning. …”
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Oscar, Derrida’s Cat, and Other Knowing Animals by Wendy Harding, Jacky Martin

“…Our knowledge is limited, a premise that Derrida analyses in The Animal that Therefore I Am, where he admits that the philosophical literature about animals does not satisfactorily justify his human difference. …”
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Soma-esthétique, art et libération by Richard Shusterman

“…The essay concludes with a discussion of the philosophical and political import of this distinctively embodied performance art, an example of somaesthetics in action.…”
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ŽMOGAUS IR GAMTOS SANTYKIŲ PROBLEMOS RAIDA FILOSOFIJOJE by Jūratė Mackevičiūtė

“…THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN AND NATURE RELATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY Jūratė Mackevičiūtė Summary The article analyses an ecological problem from the philosophical standpoint. I discuss the way which led human reason has covered from the cosmological ideas to the concrete scientific investigations of the present ecological situation. …”
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Conceptualising Fan Persona by Kim Barbour, Mark Stewart

“…Their shared interest and investment in the fan object provide fans with common ground on which to build a collective identity, while the fan object can be a rich source of identity markers, from logos and colour schemes to moral values and philosophical positions. As argued by Busse and Gray in The Handbook of Media Audiences (2011, p. 426), being a member of a fandom facilitates “a particular identity that affects and shapes its members in ways beyond shared media consumption”. …”
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Adolescencja współczesnej kultury zachodniej –kryzys tożsamościowy i sekularyzacja by Marcin Kłosowski

“… Description of modern Western culture is especially made from philosophical, sociological and political science perspective. …”
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Roman Ingarden’s Ontology and Non-anthropocentric Humanities: On (Non-)Obvious Relationships by Monika Cyzman-Eid

“…The problems considered by researchers such as Bjørnar Olsen and Graham Harman appear to allign with those of the Polish philosopher. Concepts problematized in both non-anthropocentric discourse and Ingarden’s theory include self-containedness, autonomy and independence of the object from the cognizing subject, together with the manner in which the object itself is endowed as a subject with its own merits. …”
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Souvenirs rétrospectifs de l’Anthropocène : la ville dans la cli‑fi italienne by Lucia Della Fontana

“…Since the beginning of the century, the urgency of environmental awareness has marked a turning point in the Western philosophical and aesthetic landscape. In order to rethink our cognitive and affective structures, from the 2000s onwards, many writers have moved away from realism to adopt estranging devices. …”
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HISTORY AND MORALITY XXI SHISHKIN READINGS REVUE by S. M. Medvedeva

“…23d December 2016 the Department of Philosophy of MGIMO-University conducted annual XXI Shishkin Readings in memory of famous Russian philosopher A. F. Shishkin, the founder of the Department of Philosophy in MGIMO. …”
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Vasile Pârvan by Eugen Simion

“…Călinescu, Tudor Vianu, Șerban Cioculescu) evaluated him as a philosopher with ambitions to spiritualize Romanian culture and pointed to the oratoric qualities embedded in his texts as an expression of his talent. …”
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The Ethical Significance of the Consequences of Our Actions: Contemporary Theory of Action, Aquinas, and the Utilitarian Point of View by Stefan Hofmann

“…In section 2, I compare the normative accounts of three exemplary moral philosophers: the act utilitarian theory of John J. C. …”
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DINAMIKA TEKS DAN KONTEKS: MODEL DIALEKTIKA ALQUR’AN DAN REALITAS by Supriyanto

“…With the content analysis method, based on the Mushaf Utsmani as its reference, the results show, that there are at least Eleven dialectical models offered by the Qur'an, namely: Alsibr wa Altaqsim (breaking and showingthe opponents' opinions), Istifham Taqriri (questions that have one answer to the truth), Qiyas Mudhmar (Enthimeme), Qiyas Khalaf (Syllogism per Impossible), Qiyas Tamtsil (Reasoning by Analogy), Istidlal by using stories, Altaslim (Presupposition), Almunaqadhah (Refutation), Dalik Alikhtira' and Dalil Alhuduts (the argument which shows everything has its creator), and the continued Dalil. One of the philosophical functions that can be applied with these various dialectical models areto strengthen the argument for the truth of life in the hereafter.…”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN AND WESTERN PEACE BUILDING by TANKO SHAWULU PAUL PAUL, KINGSLEY PHILIPS NOYE, EMMANUEL ACHUS JAH

“…African traditional methods of conflict resolution have lost its potency in recent times due to Western Methodology in conflict resolution and its interference with African Philosophical approach. However, traditional African conflicts resolution mechanism is still relevant, as the Western concept is not providing the answers to peace. …”
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THE AXIOLOGICAL ASPECT OF THE NOTION “TOLERANCE” by V. V. Matyushina

“…The article shows the philosophical and sociopolitical nature of the notion “tolerance” together with a special stress on the usage peculiarities of the word “tolerance” in the Russian language. …”
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The Idea of «Concept» in the Studies of Culture by T. D. Tatarskaya

“…Meanwhile, the discourse about "concept" firstly appeared in philosophical literature. Then at the early twentieth century an interest to "concept" arose in Russian linguistics. …”
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Perspective models of developing educational activities of Sunday schools by Maxim A. Sannikov

“…The author of the paper offers several models of educational activities and describes the activities of Sunday schools basing on the analysis of philosophical pedagogical literature: Sunday school supplementary education, supplementary Sunday training and pedagogical support for children, currently undergoing experimental testing at the parishes of Izhevsk diocese. …”
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Cinematic Mythmaking in Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Return and The Banishment by Louis Samuel Mealing

“…This article will engage with Zvyagintsev's first two features, The Return (2003) and The Banishment (2007), considering metaphysical aphorisms of one of Zvyagintsev's constant reference points, Georgian philosopher Merab Mamardashvili. This will allow us the opportunity to rethink the relations between cinematic form, the human and the consciousness.…”
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Indigénisme et pragmatisme au Mexique : l’expérience éducative de Carapan par Moisés Sáenz Garza by Philippe Schaffhauser

“…The objective of this article is to shed light on the use and diffusion of certain pragmatist theses concerning the methods of the philosopher John Dewey’s instrumentalism in relation to indigenous issues in the first half of the 20th century. …”
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On the epistemology of resilience in public health: a novel perspective in a changing world by Alessandro Jatobá, Paula Castro-Nunes, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…By integrating logical, sociological, historical, and philosophical perspectives, the paper delineates resilience as a structured and measurable concept, distinguishing it from common ambiguities in academic and policy discourse. …”
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