471 research outputs found
Gilson, Darwin, and Intelligent Design
No full textThe article starts with stating the fact that today there is an increasing recognition of difficulties with Darwinism accompanied by vigorous responses on the part of Darwin’s defenders; among the instances of challenge to the dominant theory, one can find a book of Gilson, From Aristotle to Darwin and Back Again, and those behind the Intelligent Design movement. Inrelating the book of Gilson to the ID proponents, the author concludes that, while in some ways they are on the same side in opposing the anti-creation thrust of Darwinism, Gilson is neutral on the validity or truth of Darwin’s biological hypothesis. Gilson, however, whose book preceded the ID movement by some twenty years, seeks to analyze Darwinism from the perspective of the classical philosophy of nature. He well understands that, according to modern scientific method, final causes are excluded from consideration, but he calls for a biophilosophy which will be open to the reality of human experience as Aristotle was and recognize that teleology is present in nature. According to him, even if teleology seems to be a contestable explanation, chance as understood by Darwinists is the pure absence of explanation
The contribution of Étienne Gilson to the problem of the immortality of the human soul in Cajetan
No full textIn his article the author reviews Cajetan's different positions on the problem of the immortality of the human soul, and investigates possible reasons which led the Cardinal to dissent with the position of Thomas Aquinas. For this purpose, he Invokes selected interpretations of distinguished scholars, with special reference to the approach of Étienne Gilson. Against the background of his analyses the authors attempts to give a synthesis which, as he hopes, canbecome a modest contribution to contemporary comments on the thought of this great French medievalist about the problem of the immortality of the human soul in Cajetan.Fil: Muñoz Medina, Ceferino Pablo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Filosofia. Centro de Estudios Filosóficos Medievales; Argentin
Metal, Money and the Prince - John Buridan and Nicholas Oresme after Thomas Aquinas
No full textThe monetary theories that stem from the works of Thomas Aquinas on the one hand, John Buridan and Nicholas Oresme on the other hand, share common roots: they appear as the result of careful commentaries upon Aristotle's moral and political works. Nonetheless, they differ on both the understanding of money as a measure of values, and on the conditions that allow the emergence of money from a stock of metals which could be, like natural wealth, allocated to different uses. Therefore, they illustrate respectively a “conventional” and a “metalist” theory of money. The question raised by Buridan's and Oresme's political representations is to make them consistent with monetary theories elaborated separately. In this respect, they supplied a composite picture in which the Prince is an essential character. Acting as the efficient cause of money, he is expected to achieve the adjustments required by the real changes affecting money. But the question of the debasements of money gave rise to different lines of answers. While Buridan concluded with an identification of the Prince and the common good, Oresme drew a Prince whose power is partly controlled through adequate institutions and incentives, partly limited by the consequences of his policy choices.Oresme; Buridan; Thomas Aquinas; Thomas d'Aquin; money; monnaie; conventional theory of money; théorie métalliste de la monnaie; metalist theory of money; théorie conventionnelle de la monnaie
A CHANGE IN “TONE” IN GILSON’S NOTION OF CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
No full textThe author undertakes four points: (a) There was no major change in Gilson’s position on Christian philosophy as it was defined and justified in his 1931 Gifford Lectures and later developed in the sixties. (b) During the 1960s, Gilson’s Christian philosophy placed more emphasis on its Christian aspect, faith guiding reason. Earlier formulations emphasized philosophy searching within the faith for what can become rational. (c) During the 1960s Gilson emphasized faith and the Church as the guardian of Christian philosophy, expressed a relative indifference to the validity of rational proofs for the existence of God, and empathized with those accepting questionable philosophical approaches to understand the faith. (d) Gilson’s Christian philosophy fits into the framework of post-modernism
Estilos individuais de escolha no processo de aprendizagem
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro TecnológicoNa evolução tecnológica da educação, paralelamente ao desenvolvimento de técnicas e métodos voltados para como ensinar, corre-se o risco de relevar a questão que, acreditamos, deva ser considerada prioritariamente: se existem padrões de como ensinar, devem existir padrões de como aprender. Este trabalho busca identificar, dentre as características pessoais de estudantes, aquelas que moldam seu estilo de organizar estratégias mentais de aprendizado. Emprestando da Programação Neurolingüística o conceito de metaprograma para definir estilos individuais de comportamento, procura-se classificar pessoas segundo seu modelo particular de aprendizagem. Metaprogramas descrevem a estrutura subjacente a processos comportamentais que revelam como as pessoas ordenam e processam informações, tomam decisões, relacionam-se com os outros e com o mundo que os cerca. Este trabalho propõe critérios que nos permitam conhecer um pouco sobre como as pessoas funcionam em determinados contextos. Os estilos obtidos revelam o modelo de mundo a partir do qual o estudante cria sua realidade interna. Este modelo cognitivo de administração da consciência nos proporciona não só uma explicação de por que tão freqüentemente parecemos morar em mundos diferentes, mas também nos fornece meios de preparar planos e condições de ambientes de aprendizagem mais adequados à eficácia que esperamos do process
Experiences of a walking intervention in a University community : Qualitative perspectives
No full textBackground: This study explored the experiences of university employees that participated in a walking intervention that encouraged individuals to walk more throughout their workday. The 10-week program was comprised of 5 phases (i.e. baseline, anticipating barriers, short planned walks, longer planned walks and maintenance) and utilized a pedometer diary and an online website for logging steps. The pedometer diary included “action plans” for addressing barriers and planning walking and the online dashboard provided graphical outputs that allowed participants to visualize whether they were reaching or exceeding their step targets. \ud
Methods: A subsample of 12 academic and administrative employees from the study completed open ended questionnaires at the end of the study. The questions focused on capturing the major themes of benefits/mediators and problems/moderators of the program and were assessed using phenomenological approaches. Results: Participants found a raised consciousness of physical inactivity throughout the work day. They also found it useful to have a graphical display of physical activity patterns, but found time constraints and lack of managerial support to be the primary barriers/moderators of the program. Those most likely to withdraw from the program experienced technical difficulties with objective monitors and the online website. \ud
Conclusions: Findings highlight the value in being involved in a group forum and provide insights into the challenges of supporting such programs within the workplace
Health systems for all in the SDG era: Key reflections based on the Liverpool statement for the fifth global symposium on health systems research
No full textNo abstract available.The authors would like to acknowledge and thank the delegates and rapporteurs from the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Liverpool, UK (8-12 October 2018) for generously sharing their research, experience, perspectives and insights throughout the symposium, for the support of the HSG secretariat, and for the real-time editorial inputs from Sara Bennett during the symposium. A.G. is supported by Health Systems Extra-Mural Unit funded by the South African Medical Research Council and the South African Research Chair's Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant No 82769). Any opinion, finding and conclusion or recommendation expressed in this material is that of the author and the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard. A.G. and L.G. are board members of Health Systems Global
L\u27idée de la philosophie chrétienne chez saint Augustin et saint Thomas
No full textSpanish translation of a publication of the author in the French magazine "La Vie Intellectuelle". La Vie Intellectuelle ~ July-August 1930Traducción al español de una publicación del autor en la revista francesa "La Vie Intellectuelle". La Vie Intellectuelle ~ Julio-Agosto 1930Traduction espagnole d\u27une publication de l\u27auteur dans le magazine français "La Vie Intellectuelle". La Vie Intellectuelle ~ juillet-août 193
Interested in Promoting Walking at Work?: First Things First, Assess Your Workplace Environment!
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