scholarly journals Husserla redukcja fenomenologiczna a „pusty umysł” w buddyzmie zen

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Sławomir Barć
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Zen Buddhism ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Phenomenological Reduction ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Mind

The text compares two themes: Edmund Husserl’s phenomenological reduction, and the category of „empty mind” in Zen Buddhism. The similarities and the difference between the two epistemological strategies are shown and the common ground for metaphysical and partly ethical solutions are outlined. The basic thesis is that different cognitive strategies can lead to very similar effects. In other words, meditation does not exclude discursive knowledge which does not necessarily oppose meditation. Husserl and the great Zen masters see the principle of all principles in consciousness (mind). An empty mind is like the mind of a philosopher who has made a phenomenological reduction.

scholarly journals Kierkegard and Solov’yov as religious thinkers and critics of public religion

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
P. Huiting
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
Public Religion ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Mind

On the basis of the work of S. Kierkegaard «Exercises in Christianity» and V.S. Solovyov's «Readings on God-manhood» the article presents a comparative analysis of the positions of the authors as religious thinkers, formed in line with the problem of limiting the claims of the mind, which in earlier philosophy had become the only and comprehensive explanatory principle. The article outlines the common ground of their positions, which is a criticism of the official religion and the formalism of state churches. It notes that the innovative and original religious philosophies of Kierkegaard and Solovyov have a common mission – the revival of Christianity degenerated into a public religion, but at the same time they differ in character and structure. It concludes that Kierkegaard and Solovyov, critically reinterpreting the Christian religion that is contemporary to them, offer their religious philosophy as a way out of the crises of their time.

The Difference between Lying and Misleading

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Stokke
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
What Is Said ◽  
Conversational Implicatures ◽  
The World ◽  
Question Under Discussion ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Prosodic Focus

The notions of what is said and assertion, as relative to questions under discussion, are used to provide an account of the lying-misleading distinction. The chapter argues that utterances are sometimes interpreted relative to the so-called Big Question, roughly paraphrased by “What is the world like?” This observation is shown to account for the fact that, when conveying standard conversational implicatures, what is asserted is likewise proposed for the common ground. The chapter applies the resulting account of the lying-misleading distinction to ways of lying and misleading with incomplete predicates, possessives, presuppositions, pronouns, and prosodic focus. A formal notion of contextual questionentailment is defined which shows when it is possible to mislead with respect to a question under discussion while avoiding outright lying.

scholarly journals URBAN CORRIDOR AS A PUBLIC SPACE CASE STUDY : CORRIDOR PANTAI LOSARI STREET, MAKASSAR CITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Sriany Ersina
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Public Place ◽  
The Public ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Space Case ◽  
Urban Corridor

Abstrak_ An ideal public space should be a common ground, open and accessible for all including for people with disabilities. However in fact, along the beach Losari in Makassar City have inaccessible public space. Ideally, the various people who use and do interaction in the public space should be accommodated in the space. The Potential for conflict exist whenever and wherever people contact. Conflict is natural, normal and inevitable whenever people interact together. The disagreement and the difference on values conflict can be indicated by the unavoidable situation in human relationship. Therefore, defining the difference and strategy to manage the conflict in public space will be the focus of the paper. A Synergy, compromise, accommodative action and using a power are among others of the strategy to manage conflict to create a built environment towards an open and accessible public place. A Public space is the common ground where people carry out the functional and ritual activities that bind a community, whether in the normal routines of daily life or in periodic festivities [3] Urban Corridors that deals with mostly public space should serve the public at large, the plural society and the variety of human behavior.Keywords : Public Space; Conflict in Public Place; Urban Corridor.

The “Supervisor”—A Hypothetical Mental Function Impaired by Brain Damage

1962 ◽  
Vol 108 (454) ◽  
pp. 329-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. G. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Brain Damage ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Mental Function ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Brain

The common ground between neurology and psychiatry is regrettably slight, but in either field there have been men who sought to bring about a rapprochement between them by evolving broad conceptions of the structure of mind. For example, Hughlings Jackson's concept of “levels” and Freud's description of the mind in terms of Ego, Super-Ego and Id are both essentially attempts to define and classify the intellectual and behavioural functions of the brain, so as to form a coherent basis for the study of the interactions and disorders of these functions.

Musical imagery and the temporality of consciousness

2019 ◽  
pp. 271-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freya Bailes
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Conscious Experience ◽  
Internal Representation ◽  
Musical Imagery ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Mind

Musical imagery can be defined as the conscious experience of an internal representation of music—a form of inner hearing. This chapter adopts a psychological approach to considering temporal aspects of musical imagery, from the characteristics and frequency of episodes ranging in scale from seconds and minutes (e.g. the mental continuation of interrupted music), to the potential impact of circadian (24-hour) rhythms upon the subjective experience of musical imagery. The common ground between musical imagery and other forms of spontaneous cognition, combined with evidence of temporal fluctuations in our conscious awareness of inner music, suggests a new cyclical model of musical imagery. Exploring the music in our ‘mind’s ear’ has the potential to shed light on the time course of consciousness, with consequences not just for what it means to re-present music in the mind but also for how and when new ideas come to be experienced in our imaginations.

Beyond the “Hullabaloo” of the Vaccine “Debate”: Understanding Parents’ Assessment of Risks When Making Vaccine Decisions

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-92
Author(s):  
Lauren Kolodziejski
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Vaccine Debate

To ascertain the risk assessments parents use when making vaccine decisions, I conducted semi-structured interviews with mothers of young children. Treating these interviews as texts, I rhetorically analyzed how parents talk about their chil­dren’s vaccination in order to better understand reasons for vaccine hesitancy. My analysis reveals that despite the difference in behavior between parents who vac­cinate and parents who hesitate, there is a commonality in discourse. Three topoi emerged within these mothers’ explanation of their vaccination decisions: percep­tions of diseases, perceptions of environmental threats, and assessment of their child’s vulnerability. Considering the common ground these topoi reflect, I explore possible alternative messaging about vaccines that might better encourage vaccine uptake. Ultimately, I argue a rhetorical approach to studying public and personal discourses about health issues can prove useful for identifying key topoi, which can generate communication strategies for addressing public concerns while potentially improving support for public health initiatives

scholarly journals Transcendent Mind, Emergent Universe in the Thought of Michael Polanyi

Open Theology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent M. Smiles
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Human Mind ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Emergent Universe ◽  
Tacit Knowing ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Universe

AbstractThis essay vindicates two major aspects of the science-based philosophy of Michael Polanyi: 1. His concept of tacit knowing, and 2. His concept of the multi-levelled character of reality. These two notions relate closely with one another, and together support the thesis to be argued here, that when it comes to understanding human beings, and most especially the human mind, science and religion have to meet on the common ground of the transcendent capacities of human beings, which are pointers to the transcendent character of the universe. The mind is an emergent of the universe, as are all of its other amazing characteristics, but mind is also, therefore, a clue to the character of the universe and its encompassing reality. Mind reflects reality; reality invites mind.

Unjust Sex vs. Rape

Hypatia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 746-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann J. Cahill
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Sexual Ethics ◽  
Theoretical Account ◽  
Gray Area ◽  
Philosophical Account ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference

This article returns to a philosophical conundrum that has troubled feminist theory since the topic of sexual violence has been taken seriously, what I call the problem of the “heteronormative sexual continuum”: how sexual assault and hegemonic heterosex are conceptually and politically related. I continue my response to the work of Nicola Gavey, who has argued for the existence of a “gray area” of sexual interactions that are ethically questionable without rising to the category of sexual assault, but whose analysis did not explicitly articulate what these two categories share or what distinguishes them from each other. After summarizing Gavey's position, I summarize my previous articulation of the common ground between instances of sexual assault and examples of sexual interactions in the “gray area.” I then develop a theoretical account of how the two categories differ, arguing that the victim's agency plays different roles in the two types of interactions. Both the fact of that distinction—that we are capable of providing a philosophical account of the difference between sexual interactions that fall into the gray area and those that constitute sexual assault—and its particular content are crucial for the development of a tenable feminist sexual ethics.

scholarly journals A Practical Comparison between Islamic and Christian End-of-life Moral Guidelines towards Harmonization of End-of-life Care

JAHR ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-203
Author(s):  
Pierre Mallia
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Passive Euthanasia ◽  
Futile Treatment ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
End Of Life Issues

This paper aims to identify common ground on end-of-life issues between the Islamic and Christian cultures. Since these two cultures are more and more coming to live in the same countries, it is important to acknowledge common ground since the laws of countries apply to all. The paper will deal with several issues, including the stopping of futile treatment, the administration of ordinary and extraordinary care, defining the difference between death and allowing one to die, and accepting death as sometimes being an inevitable and acceptable outcome. The paper will also discuss palliative care including pain relief and sedation. From here one delves into the case of Persistent Vegetative States and the morality of over-enthusiastic treatment which pushes people into this state. It will also focus on the differences, such as passive euthanasia and analyze whether this is merely a difference in the interpretation of terms. There is also a phenomenon in some countries on querying the removal futile treatment and on lacking a legal framework in general on end-of-life. At least one study shows concern on religious moral grounds. The conclusion attempts to identify the common grounds on the end-of-life and whether morality and laws in this regard are guided by religious positions. It is important that laws respect the moral normative values of populations, especially with pressure coming from more liberal positions. Even if practices such as euthanasia (the discussion of which is not the scope of this paper) are introduced in countries, it is important that health care (and legislation) recognizes the common moral ground, the lack of which may lead to more suffering.

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