A comparative study of Mencius's thoughts through human nature and harmony by Meng Xiaohong, Yunrui Zhong

“…The results indicate that the concept of human nature being inherently good, advocated by Mencius, is the foundation for achieving social harmony, and his idea of harmony provides a new perspective for solving contemporary social problems, as well as important theoretical resources for modern ethics and political philosophy. …”
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Hannah Arendt, Little Rock et la question de la neutralité scolaire by Michel Fabre

“…Yet many tensions into Arendt's political philosophy suggest resting the problem of school neutrality in a less radical way when the subject concerns preservation of life, that is a necessary, although insufficient, condition of education. …”
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Ontological and intercultural anthropology of health among the shuar peoples of Zamora-Chinchipe by Christian Tym

“…This article shows the connections between Anglophone anthropology and the political philosophy of interculturality, to which little attention has been given in Latin America. …”
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A Critical Recognition of the A Philosophy of War from Moseley’s View by Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Tabatabai

“…Alexander Moseley is a Political Philosophy Editor for the IEP (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy and he has lectured on the Philosophy and morality of war at several British universities. …”
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Review and Critique of the Justice Theory: The Universality or Contextuality of the Principles of Justice by Majid Tavasoli Roknabadi, Mokhtar Nouri

“…But, Rawls's main claim, which is justice as fairness, has been critically criticized by some schools of thought and thinkers in contemporary political philosophy. These critiques include critiques of libertarians, communitarians, and contemporary feminists. …”
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Consideration of Digital Divide in Societies of Globalised Control (Extension of Social Contract) by Hüseyin Tolu

“…What the current reality is that we cannot escape from a global prison even if we do know we are in one, in this sense, this paper is interested in arguing how the definition of DD leads technocratic reasoning in which societies of globalised control cannot be separated from speculation, accumulation and circulation of technological commodities that actually lead an unspecific but an extension of social contract in any developed or developing nations throughout technological education.[A3]Political philosophy is then inseparable from ethnics of social cybernetics because the relative issue is rather assemblage of abstract technological control.Keywords:Cybernetics; Digital Divide; Sociology of Technology; Sociology of Education, Social Contract; Communication…”
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KENAS BINMORE'AS: SOCIALINIS KONTRAKTAS LOŠIMŲ TEORIJOS KONTEKSTE by Nida Vasiliauskaitė

“…KEN  BINMORE:  THE  SOCIAL CONTRACT WITHIN  THE CONTEXT OF GAME THEORY Nida Vasiliauskaitė Summary The article discusses Ken Binmore's conception of the social contract, which is an attempt to make political philosophy "more scientific" by means of Rational Choice Theory. …”
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What Remains of Manhood by Eleonora Belligni

“…By extension, the so-called ‘paradigm of exceptionalism’ (in the modern state, women in power are the exception that proves the rule) is an invention, or rather a recreation, of modern political philosophy, which reflects on the relationship between sovereignty and power and assigns it a masculine identity value (whose non-feminine character is emphasised). …”
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La notion de société civile dans les politiques et pratiques du développement by Gautier Pirotte

“…Old concept of the western political philosophy, the notion of civil society has known an almost global popularity since about three decades. …”
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A Book Review of "Max Weber and the Theory of Modern Politics" by Mohammad Hossein Jamshidi

“…This book is an authoritative guide about Max Weber’s political philosophy. Although it relatively has a logical structure, it is rather understandable and it is away from complexity, grandiloquence, literary gravity and ambiguity. …”
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RACIONALAUS KONSENSUSO PROBLEMA: J. RAWLSAS VERSUS J. F. LYOTARD’AS by Nida Vasiliauskaitė

“…LYOTARDNida Vasiliauskaitė Summary The article deals with the problem of a rational consensus in contemporary political philosophy, arosed by postmodern critique of modern Reason. …”
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KENAS BINMORE'AS: SOCIALINIS KONTRAKTAS LOŠIMŲ TEORIJOS KONTEKSTE by Nida Vasiliauskaitė

“…KEN  BINMORE:  THE  SOCIAL CONTRACT WITHIN  THE CONTEXT OF GAME THEORY Nida Vasiliauskaitė Summary The article discusses Ken Binmore's conception of the social contract, which is an attempt to make political philosophy "more scientific" by means of Rational Choice Theory. …”
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RACIONALAUS KONSENSUSO PROBLEMA: J. RAWLSAS VERSUS J. F. LYOTARD’AS by Nida Vasiliauskaitė

“…LYOTARDNida Vasiliauskaitė Summary The article deals with the problem of a rational consensus in contemporary political philosophy, arosed by postmodern critique of modern Reason. …”
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Baldwin, l’homotextualité et les identités plurielles : une rencontre à l’avant-garde by Jean-Paul Rocchi

“…On the one hand, focusing more particularly on the interplay of identifications between the individual and the American community in Giovanni’s Room and on the other hand between the reader and the writer in “Notes of a Native Son”, this essay explores Baldwin’s major themes such as memory, homotextuality, the writer’s political philosophy, his ethics of inclusion and his position as an outsider. …”
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The Difference between Moderate and Limited Communitarianism by Lungelo Siphosethu MBATHA

“…This article uses philosophical analysis to defend the status of limited communitarianism as a standalone theory in African political philosophy. Early African scholars like Ifeanyi Menkiti argued that the community takes priority over the individual in all important respects. …”

Wealth: A Family Matter by Céline Bessière, Maude Pugliese

“…The accumulation of wealth brings into play the three major dimensions of kinship: descent, siblingship, and alliance.Objectives: To establish a dialogue between the literature on socio-economic inequalities and the social sciences of the family.Methodology: This introductory article is based on a literature review of various social science disciplines in economics, sociology, demography, history, anthropology, political philosophy and law.Results: This issue of the journal Enfances Familles Générations is a plea for the social sciences to take into account both family ties and family assets, based on the concrete issues of inheritance, marriage, indebtedness and home ownership. …”
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The ethics of DeCSS posting: towards assessing the morality of the Internet posting of DVD copyright circumvention software by K.R. Eschenfelder, R.G. Howard, A.C. Desai

“…</b> Drawing on theorizing from political philosophy and the existing frameworks, the paper compares characteristics of actual DeCSS posting to the existing frameworks. …”
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Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin, Yunusa Kehinde Salami and Kola Abimbola (eds.) Exploring the Ethics of Individualism and Communitarianism. Harvest Day Publications ,2016,365p. by Adeshina Afolayan

“…This is a herculean task because Gbadegesin’s philosophical outputs straddles philosophy of culture, bioethics, social and political philosophy, ethics, and African philosophy. With his African Philosophy: Traditional Yorùbá Philosophy and Contemporary African Realities (1991), Professor Gbadegesin effectively brought deep philosophical insights into significant issues in Africa’s postcolonial malaise. …”
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The Concept of Freedom and Its Boundaries: A Critical Look at Content, Methodology, Claims of Nigel Warburton’s Book by Ghadir Nasri

“…According to this review, liberty (or freedom) is an ancient discussion and discusses issues concerning whose liberty, why liberty, how liberty, and the criteria of liberty in political philosophy. However, this an important achievement that Warburton has succeeded in bringing an abstract problem to politics and policymaking. …”
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COMMUNITARIAN DIMENSION OF SOCIAL INTEGRITY PROBLEM by Yuliia Yu. Brodetskaya

“…Modern social theory appears against the background of the classical research methodology issues – Aristotle's political philosophy, which interprets sociality as a political aspect. …”
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