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Museum “Diaspora” Collections for Archaeological Research: Edo-Period Shogun Family’s Funerary Lanterns Outside Japan
No full textThis paper advocates using museum collections for archaeological research by offering a new approach to generate questions on the sociocultural lives of ancient people. I define “diaspora” collections as historical and archaeological artifacts excavated in a homeland site but currently stored in museums that are outside the homeland country. Of particular importance in this approach is the identification of artifacts’ diagnostic traits, including material composition, morphology, and symbolic decoration, that are to be linked to the “original” data in their homeland. Diaspora collections-based research necessitates provenience studies, as well as direct observation of both the diaspora collection and its original data. It also takes advantage of the recent development of various digital and remote technologies. A case study to show this methodology comes from dedicatory lanterns currently stored outside Japan that were part of the shogun (Tokugawa) family’s graveyards in modern Tokyo during the 18th and 19th centuries A.D
To Have Done With the Death of Philosophy: Derrida’s Theory and Practice Seminar
No full textIn this essay, we read Derrida’s Theory and Practice seminar against the backdrop of the theme of the “death of philosophy,” prominent in 1960s French philosophy. This theme takes two forms—one Nietzschean-Heideggerian and the other Hegelian-Marxian. We summarize both before turning to Derrida’s treatment of Althusser’s views on the Hegelian-Marxian form of this death. Althusser posits a distinction between theory in the general sense and Theory as a designation for Marxist dialectical materialism. Derrida gives two specific criticisms of Althusser that we discuss: (1) Althusser commits himself to a tautology, by arguing that Theory only makes explicit what is implicit already in Marxist practice; (2) Althusser ultimately establishes the priority of practice over theory. We refute both of these charges before concluding that, prior to the distinction between theory and practice, is the world itself; and presenting itself to us as unthinkable, the world places the demands upon us that it be engaged with, in theory and in practice
The Faculty Notebook, September 2023
Get PDFThe Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost
Gender Role Stereotypes and the Work-Life Interface
No full textAnalysis of the correspondence between respondents\u27 gender role beliefs and work-life balance; results varied depending on the way gender role beliefs were measured.
Poster presented at or the 14th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health: Work, Stress, and Health, Miami, FL
Philosophy of Science: An Exploration through Geological Case Studies
Get PDFScience, especially the field of geology, cannot be separated from culture. Through an examination of six different philosophies of science and relevant case studies, this work will highlight how foundational geologists created and developed their theories in order to align with cultural constructs, specifically religion. As technology progressed and competing viewpoints arose, the field of geology has become more and more complex since the 17th century. Therefore, this piece will conclude with an explanation of my own philosophy of science. This methodology aims to reconstruct our cultural cognitions regarding science, creating a method which acknowledges biases in the science based on our values, socioeconomic status, race, and gender
Religious Discrimination Against Minorities: Theories and Findings
Get PDFOne of the established trends in religion and international relations (IR) scholarship is the awareness of a rising level of religious discrimination against minorities. Although there is variation in rates, religious restrictions are widely observed across the globe, including in Western democracies. Scholarship on the restrictions on religious practices has advanced through seeking answers to the following questions: Who discriminates? Who is discriminated against more? What are the causes of restrictions on religious freedom? What are the forms of discrimination? The purpose of this article is to connect the theories and findings of two religious discrimination studies of IR via the graphic method of systemism. Featured works engage with religious discrimination in a sub-group of states—Western democracies and those with a Christian majority. While one study focused on government-based restrictions, the other one engaged with societal ones. Collectively, these works revealed the fragility of freedom and the importance of understanding the mechanisms that protect it
Rik Peels’ Ignorance: A Philosophical Study
No full textAlthough Rik Peels modestly subtitles his book A Philosophical Study, he promptly declares his ambitious, two-fold plan: to develop a “full-blown epistemology of ignorance” and then to use his epistemology “to enlighten several important debates that involve the notion of ignorance” (14, 18). The opening chapter includes a seven-page history of the philosophy of ignorance including brief notices of Hindu and Buddhist concepts, an account of the historic neglect of ignorance in analytic epistemology, and notice of recent scholarship. Though this introduction is largely self-contained, it does set a scholarly context for Peels’ study, which he then previews. [excerpt
African Metaphysics or African Existentialism?: Some Critical Remarks on Aribiah David Attoe’s “Groundwork for a New Kind of African Metaphysics”
Get PDFAribiah David Attoe’s Groundwork for a New Kind of African Metaphysics is a bold, courageous, passionate, and controversial book. It is erudite, well-informed, well-written, and at times even poetic. It combines the scholarship of Western and African philosophers in elegantly yet naturally flowing language. The book is bold because it aspires, as the title states, to be a groundwork for a new (African) metaphysics, thus claiming to solve those problems which previous metaphysicians of both African and Western origin have been unable to resolve. This is where the book becomes somewhat controversial, which is hardly a surprise. [excerpt
Wang Bi and the Hermeneutics of Actualization
No full textI was unsure whether I should take on this new project—so I confided in a Spanish friend in a recent conversation. After reluctantly listening to my complaints about overloads and overwork, she settled the issue with the cutting saying, “Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente,” which literally translates into “A shrimp that sleeps gets carried by the tide,” and approximates the meaning of “You snooze, you lose.” Obviously, my friend had no interest in discussing shrimp, yet I effortlessly understood her position regarding my hesitation. Reflecting on the process of understanding, I had to forget the literal nonsense of her uttered words referring to sleeping shrimp and tides in order make room for her intention. Although she chose a proverb to caution me of the dangers of not actively making timely decisions and missing opportunities, she could have expressed her opinion in a variety of other ways. I was able to understand her meaning by virtue of her words, but only by letting the specific referents of her words go. [excerpt