A Manifest against Optimism and Self-consciousness: A Critique of the Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer Based on the Book of "Ethics, Law, and Politics” by Reza Nasiri Hamed

“…The book of Ethics, Law, and Politics includes the translation of the essays by famous German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The various sections of the book encompass concrete issues that Schopenhauer has, like any other philosopher, expounded on the basis of his ontological and epistemological foundations. …”
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Lack of Method, Physicalism Approach and Lack of Phenomenological Perspective in Philosophy of Superstitions by Mahmood Hedayatafza, Rasool Rasoolipour

“…“Philosophy of Superstitions” has been authored as a work of second-order knowledge and philosophical perspective concerning the conceptual explanation and identification of different types of superstition, causes of human tendency towards superstitions and the method of battle with this problem. …”
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“Past fearing death”: Epicurean ethics in Measure for Measure by Jonathan Pollock

“…The numerous allusions to Montaigne’s Essays and Lucretius’ De rerum natura, especially in Act III of Measure for Measure, suggest that non only an “evangelical” but an Epicurean reading of the play is possible, according to which the Duke is not so much a divine figure as an atomist philosopher, advocating measure (and pleasure) in all things.…”
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«PHILOSOPHY» AS AN EDUCATIONAL COURSE: THE CHANGE OF THE CONCEPT by V. M. Karelin, N. I. Kuznetsova, I. N. Griftsova

“…The thematic waymarks we offer have been developed as a part of the Government Contract Project for the layout of the according conception of the course and the indicative working program of the discipline for undergraduate students of non-philosophical humanitarian specialties.…”
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Bouvard et Pécuchet et la clôture by Anne Herschberg Pierrot

“…Flaubert constructs this encyclopedic and philosophical novel as a kind of geographical and social huis clos, where the debates of ideas and their social repercussionsare experienced. …”
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Moral Economy by Asonzeh Ukah

“…These include the contemporary analysis of religious morality and regulation in Northern Nigeria, the entanglements of Muslim-owned restaurants and Islam-ic morality in Mumbai (India), Zulu ethnic nationality and morality in the Nazareth Baptist Church in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), and finally, the pre-modern theoretical and philosophical reflections of the 14th-century Tunisian Muslim philosopher, Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldun. …”
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DECONSTRUCTION, APORIA AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF JUDGEMENT by Audronė Žukauskaitė

“… Deconstruction can be defined as a philosophical project which in the process of interpretation seeks to reveal contradictory or undecidable values within the philosophical text. …”
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L’homme obscur et l’esprit du jeu vidéo by Michaël Crevoisier

“…Béla Balázs is one of the first philosophers of the cinema. He bases his praise on an aesthetic characteristic of the cinematic image, made possible by the technique of the projection of moving images : we discover immense faces revealing the life of the spirit in their expressive movement. …”
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Spinoza’s EIp10 As a Solution to a Paradox about Rules: A New Argument from the Short Treatise by Michael Rauschenbach

“…Developing and defending the argument for this single proposition, it turns out, is vital to Spinoza’s philosophical project. Indeed, it’s virtually impossible to overstate its importance. …”
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Memory and Recalling in Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory of Water by Kader Güzel

“…Expressing the thoughts and research of various thinkers and philosophers, this study represents the variable approaches to memory. …”
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VOLTAIRE’S PHILOSOPHY: HUMAN NATURE AND INTERPRETATION OF RELIGION by Yu. Zimaryova

“…In order to achieve this purpose it is necessary to complete the following tasks: to analyse academic literature on Voltaire’s interpretation of the phenomenon of religion; to expose Voltaire’s basic ideas about human nature; to substantiate the importance of anthropological approach to the phenomenon of religion with the ideas of Voltaire’s philosophical works. Methodology. The achievements of anthropocentric philosophical thought of the XIX century possess great potential in the process of constructive comprehension and theoretical reconstruction of the anthropological intention that accompanies the process of philosophising. …”
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A. A. ZINOVIEV ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOVIET MANAGERIAL ELITE by E. M. Amelina

“…The article analyses the views of the famous Russian sociologist and philosopher, A. A. Zinoviev (1922–2006) on the Soviet administrative elite and the stages of its social and spiritual evolution. …”
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A Technique Socratic Questioning-Guided Discovery by M. Hakan Türkçapar, A. Emre Sargın

“…“Socratic Method” is a way of teaching philosophical thinking and knowledge by asking questions which was used by antique period greek philosopher Socrates. …”
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A Critical Review of the Book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language by Shahram Shahryari

“…Kripke’s interpretation of Wittgenstein’s question and answer has provoked many philosophical debates, which have important implications for the methodology of the social sciences as well as the humanities. …”
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LANDASAN QUR'ANI DALAM HUBUNGAN ANTAR AGAMA: TITIK TEMU HERMENEUTIKA GERAK GANDA DAN TAFSIR FILOSOFIS THABATHABAI by Amrizal Amrizal

“…Fazlur Rahman with his double movement hermeneutics and Thabathabai with his philosophical interpretation. Although hermeneutics and interpretation are often disputed, the interpretation of these two figures has a common point that can be synthesized through logical dialectics. …”
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DECONSTRUCTION, APORIA AND THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF JUDGEMENT by Audronė Žukauskaitė

“… Deconstruction can be defined as a philosophical project which in the process of interpretation seeks to reveal contradictory or undecidable values within the philosophical text. …”
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Identifying the Prophetic Legal Ethos in the Death Penalty Provisions of the Indonesian Criminal Code by Basto Daeng Robo

“…The concepts of humanization, liberation, and transcendence serve as foundational elements of the philosophical framework of prophetic law, which coherently and sequentially aligns with the structures of ontology, epistemology, and axiology. …”
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„Anwärter auf die Hölle“: Stepan Trofimowitsch und die Menippea der Pharisäer by Ruth Karin Lévai

“…Five specific aspects of the Menippea as defined by Bakhtin are employed in the analysis: 1) the absence of epic or tragic distance, with the subject presented on the plane of the present day, 2) the bold and unrestrained use of the fantastic and adventure devoted to a purely ideational and philosophical end, 3) insanity of all sorts, 4) no abstractly philosophical or religiously dogmatic resolution to ultimate questions, rather their embodiment in carnivalistic acts and images, and 5) the creation of an extraordinary plot situation or a provocative anacrisis.…”
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Of Human Bondage and the Question of Free Will by Mahinur Akşehir Uygur

“…In this questioning, Maugham’s main philosophical inspiration is Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and he borrows the title of his book from Spinoza’s magnum opus, Ethics (1677) in which “Of Human Bondage” is the title of an episode. …”
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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. …”