Sentences with phrase «social philosophy»

It appears to attribute desirable changes in social philosophy in the past too exclusively to the influence of science.

I think that all of these propositions fit together into a self - consistent social philosophy.

It seems unlikely that a public servant would know about this theory, unless they were specifically trained in some kind of field involving social philosophy.

One of the strongest convictions of American social philosophy is that education is the doorway through which individuals can pass from hardship to opportunity.

Proponents of increased public spending refer repeatedly to our «starved public sector,» and they look to the potential peace dividend as an opportunity to return to liberal social programs fallen on lean days because of budget restrictions and the conservative social philosophy of the Reagan and Bush administrations.

In this book, he moves away from social philosophy and toward metaphysics, where he sets out to rebuff atheistic criticisms that focus on the doctrine of God.

Here, then, is the distinctive task of Christian social philosophy: to raise in every social order the question, «What is its consequence for the community of mutuality among men?»

In the post-Cold War situation and the post-modernization process, the breakdown of modern social philosophies and political ideologies, as well as traditional social thoughts opened the door to great confusion in social thinking among Asian peoples and to a lack of ecumenical theological direction in the Christian communities; but at the same time it has opened a new era of creative and active social thinking in ecumenical movements and social movements around the world.

Pfuetze's comment is not so much a criticism of Buber's social philosophy as a reminder of the difficulties which would attend the attempt to apply it in any large - scale industrial society, difficulties Buber himself would be the first to recognize.

These four process thinkers thus find themselves grappling with the two great conundrums that inevitably confront every attempt at social philosophy: the problem of the one and the many, and the problem of justice.

On behalf of the majority decision, Justice Marie Deschamps wrote: «The societal changes that Canada has undergone since the middle of the last century have brought with them a new social philosophy that favours the recognition of minority rights.

This essay is adapted from a forthcoming article in the journal Social Philosophy and Policy.

Breakdown of modern secular social philosophies and sciences and political ideologies as well as traditional social thoughts opens doors to a great confusion of social thought; and at the same time it opens a new era of creative and active social thinking in the ecumenical movements as well as social movements in the world.

As a final note, even if 50 or 100 years from now all armies have been abolished (or if they haven't), there will still be an ongoing debate between the advocates of differing social philosophies.

Much of the government policy change follows from the position on social philosophy adopted by the Chinese Protestant Three - Self Patriotic Movement when it was founded in the early 1950s.

In social philosophies dualism sustains in society a sense of cultural insulationism and isolationism.

Though Falcke did not propose an alternative social philosophy, the idea that something (not capitalism) outside socialism could improve socialism challenged many and threatened some party leaders.

Ultimately Teilhard's evolutionist theory serves as the basis for a comprehensive social philosophy and prophetic - religious vision of the human future.

It is legitimate to consider that Moral Sentiments contains the basic social philosophy that informs The Wealth of Nations.

«Here is your first assignment — go out and find some more men,» says social philosophy lecturer Lee Perlman.

In the past two years, the book has won the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association, the Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, a Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association, and the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award.

Call for papers «International Society for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy World Congress — Peace Based on Human Rights»

To state the political requirement in this way illustrates the difference of this approach to Christian social philosophy from the attempt to create the Good Society according to an ideal plan.

[1] The societal changes that Canada has undergone since the middle of the last century have brought with them a new social philosophy that favours the recognition of minority rights.

In the post-Cold War situation and the post-modernization process, the breakdown of modern social philosophies and political ideologies, as well as traditional social thoughts opened the door to great confusion in social thinking among Asian peoples and to a lack of ecumenical theological direction in the Christian communities.

Drawing on the existential theology and social philosophy of Martin Buber, I wrote in my thesis that God is our «power in relation» and that justice, the actualization of love among us, is the making of right, or mutual, relation.

I am not sure what more I would add... That we need to develop utterly new moral, ethical and social philosophies that recognize human consciousness as embedded in a process of evolutionary ecology which is in turn embedded in a thermodynamic process.

In Principles of Political Economy, with Some of their Applications to Social Philosophy (1848), Book V, ch.

In 1954 he ended his formal training with all of these intellectual forces converging into a social philosophy.

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Thus, he has metaphorically established his social philosophy in Star Maker.

Stapledon lends most credence to the Marxists in social philosophy, if they recognize the spirituality which Stapledon sees as an essential aspect of their thought.

Stapledon's philosophical presumptions are clearly expressed in his two volume work, Philosophy and Living (1939).1 In social philosophy he rejects both the supreme individuality in democratic systems and the herd mentality in socialistic thought.

Although Reinhold Niebuhr considers Buber the greatest living Jewish Philosopher, he is, in contrast to Hammarskjold, highly critical of Buber's social philosophy.

It is this domination of the political principle that stands in the way of recognizing the realistic significance of Buber's social philosophy.

But I have also drawn Buber's thoughts together in terms of his attitude toward the nature and redemption of evil, and I have attempted to show the significance of this attitude for such fields as ethics, social philosophy, psychotherapy, and education.

In addition to numerous changes and additions throughout, I have added to the present Torchbook edition of this book two pages of bibliography since 1955 and important supplementary notes at the end of the chapters on «Psychotherapy» and «Social Philosophy.»

This does not mean any optimism about the ease with which Buber's social philosophy can be applied.

A significant confirmation of Buber's social philosophy is contained in Kurt Riezler's article, «What Is Public Opinion?»

Both moral and social philosophy are basically determined by whether one believes the individual, the organic group, or the dialogue between man and man to be of basic reality and value.

The articles in Volume 15, Number 1 of Process Studies comprise a special issue devoted to social philosophy.