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Are all names of the Absolute synonymous?
(University of Hawaii Press, 1983)
In one way different names of the Absolute may be synonymous,and in another way not synonymous. Using Frege's terminology, words may have the same reference but different "senses." Just as "Morning Star" and "Evening Star" ...
"Tat tvam asi": An Important Identity Statement or a Mere Tautology
(University of Hawaii Press, 1984)
Before one can reasonably investigate the question of whether two things are identical, it stands to reason that one must have a clear understanding not only of what counts as a thing but, even more importantly, of what ...
Philosophy Looks at Twentieth Century Music
(1950-05)
This paper is an attempt to evaluate the most significant
trends in the music of the first half of the present century by
discovering the aims of each and squaring them with the basic
principles defined by philosophy. ...
How well can one get to know a Strawsonian person?
(International Phenomenological Society, 1974)
I shall argue that one cannot get to know a Strawsonian person, to speak in a popular way. To speak more philosophically, Strawson has a metaphysical theory of persons which involves serious epistemological difficulties. ...
Infinite Utility and Temporal Neutrality
(Cambridge University Press, 1994)
Suppose that time is infinitely long towards the future, and that each feasible action produces a finite amount of utility at each time. Then, under appropriate conditions, each action produces an infinite amount of ...
Response-Dependence, Rigidification, and Objectivity
(Springer Verlag, 1996)
A response-dependent account of a given attribute, such as redness or wrongness, identifies the attribute with the disposition to produce specified sorts of response in specified sorts of being under specified conditions. ...
Critical Notice of G.A. Cohen's Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality.
(University of Calgary Press, 1998)
philosophy. As Cohen describes it, he was awakened from his “dogmatic socialist slumbers” by Nozick's famous Wilt Chamberlain example in which people starting from a position of equality (or other favored patterned distribution) freely choose to pay to watch...
Some Problems about Being and Predication in Plato's Sophist 242-249
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 1976)
One of the central tasks which Plato sets for himself in the Sophist is to say what being is. In doing this he makes a variety of philosophical moves. The first is to show that non-being in a very restricted sense of the ...
Paul Creston: His Life, Philosophies, and Selected Works
(1988)
The music of Paul Creston is known for its lyricism, shifting tonalities, and especially for the careful and deliberate attention given to the rhythmic element. His style is distinctive from American musical movements such ...
Childbirth Education
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 1999)
Although there are many types of prepared childbirth classes that teach the skills of birth utilizing many different techniques and philosophies, the goals of these classes are essentially the same--to have a happy, healthy, and safe childbirth...
Descartes on Theological Knowledge
(International Phenomenological Society, 1982)
Arnauld charged Descartes with circularity in his theological proof. I argue that Arnauld was correct. I also make suggestions about why Descartes fails to see the circularity. Both points are important. Many are uncomfortable ...
Philosophies of Music Education in the United States 1861-1970: Including an Historical Survey of the Philosophies of Music in Western Civilization
(1970)
The purpose of this study was to investigate pertinent
philosophies of music education from 1861 to the present.
Included was an historical overview of several significant
philosophies of music which have influenced ...
Om Shanti: The Voice of Veda Vedanta Mandiram, Number 2
(University of Missouri International Library Center, 1997-07)
Veda Vedanata Mandiram (precursor of Omshanti Mandiram) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to increasing awareness of Vedic culture and tradition by presenting ancient wisdom in a way that is relevant to our ...
Om Shanti: The Voice of Veda Vedanta Mandiram, Number 1
(University of Missouri International Library Center, 1997-01)
Veda Vedanata Mandiram (precursor of Omshanti Mandiram) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to increasing awareness of Vedic culture and tradition by presenting ancient wisdon in a way that is relevant to our ...
Om Shanti: The Voice of Veda Vedanta Mandiram, Number 3
(University of Missouri International Library Center, 1999-01)
Veda Vedanata Mandiram (precursor of Omshanti Mandiram) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to increasing awareness of Vedic culture and tradition by presenting ancient wisdon in a way that is relevant to our ...
Announcement of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1949-1950
(University of Missouri, 1948)
This Bulletin describes the educational programs of the College of Arts and Science.--Page 2.
Leland B. Sateren: His Philosophy as a Conductor and Composer
(1997)
This paper discusses the biography, philosophy, and works of Leland B. Sateren....
Perception, True Opinion and Knowledge in Plato's Theaetetus
(Brill, 1969)
Several years ago Mr. J. Xenakis proposed an interpretation of some aspects of the passage in the Theaetetus in which the thesis that is oc'LaO-?aLq receives its final refutation (184B4- 186El2). Although I agree in the ...
Teleology, Consequentialism, and the Past
(Spring Verlag, 1988)
Act teleological theories are theories that judge an action permissible just in case its outcome is maximally good. It is usually assumed that act teleological theories cannot be past-regarding, i.e., make the permissibility ...
Left-Libertarian Theories of Justice
(Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, 1999)
Libertarian theories of justice hold that agents, at least initially, own themselves fully, and thus owe no service to others, except through voluntary action. The most familiar libertarian theories (e.g., Nozick [1974]) ...