Browsing by Subject "Philosophy"
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An assault on modern theatre's dichotomous foundations
(Dublin Business School, 2010)Modern theatre exists within a framework of different schools of thought, different ways of interpreting how art is or should be presented on the stage, systems which have been constructed or constructed themselves around ... -
Beyond the subjectivity trap
(Imprint Academic, 2015)Beyond the Subjectivity Trap challenges the paradigm of the hard problem of consciousness by contesting the relevance and primacy of human thought. By tracing the evolved egocentricity of the 'I' as an entrapping limitation ... -
The conflict between the concept of ECB’s political independence with regard to the EU member states and the influence they exerted on the Italian political scene in 2011, culminating with prime minister Berlusconi’s resignation, interpreted throughout classics on statecraft by Plato, Machiavelli and Hobbes
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This research focuses on the conflict between the platonic concept or pure ideal of central banks‟ independence from Governments and its practical application in real life. Plato taught us that a pure ideal is perfect ... -
The Fideism of the Wittgensteinians
(Metalogicon, 2001)Among the various English philosophical currents that have dealt with religion, “Wittgensteinian fideists” have, more than anyone else, stressed the relativity of beliefs and their relation to the forms of life in which ... -
The meaning of life for elderly in a nursing home
(Dublin Business School, 2010)This Final Year Project will explore the aspects of life that provide meaning to life for elderly in a Nursing Home. The elderly people range in age from mid sixties to late seventies. Each participant is of different back ... -
One does not need religion to lead a good life
(Dublin Business School, 2010)How life is lived is infinitely varied. We are all different. How we look at life is the same. We have many questions about life and ourselves and how we fit in. Questions about why we are here, do our lives have meaning. ... -
Social Ecology and Aesthetic Criticism
(SAHkartell, 2016)While ecocriticism has become a respected field in literary theory and in the broader landscape of aesthetic philosophy, it could benefit from an enhanced ethical-political framework which social ecology – an underrated ... -
Systems theory as an approach to the study of literature : origins and functions of literature
(The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999)This text offers an alternative account of literary reception as communications-based. It seeks an alternative to post-Saussurean theories of language and discourse. The author makes a case for literature as a form of ... -
Translation and Justice in Paul Ricoeur
(Peter Lang UK, 2011)In the recent philosophical literature the problem of translation has been treated by a relatively small number of thinkers. We might recall the contributions of Donald Davidson and Willard van Orman Quine in the analytical ... -
The truth behind the door - Strindberg and existentialism
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The objective of this Final Year Project is to examine the connection between August Strindberg‟s drama and Existential philosophy. I will attempt to identify the main concepts of Existentialism, and demonstrate how these ... -
The Vanishing Mediator and Linguistic Hospitality
(Department of Philosophy of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), 2010)In We, the People of Europe? Balibar argues for a Europe as the interpreter of the world, a ‘vanishing mediator’ translating languages and cultures. Ricoeur in his last works has considered translation as a paradigm of ... -
We need critique more than ever. Critical librarianship as a tool for thought and action
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What might a School be?
(The School of Psychotherapy at SVUH, 2010)This paper is a response to Lacan 's reference to the ancient philosophical schools when he was launching the school in 1964. It aims to shed light on the reference through a consideration of material which describes the ...