Academic Capitalism, Conceptualizations of
(2020)
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Findlow, S., Hayes, A., & Sundell, T. (2020). Academic Capitalism, Conceptualizations of. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395
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A Brief History of Nihilism (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. A Brief History of Nihilism. In A Defence of Nihilism. (1). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-2This chapter traces the origins of the term ‘nihilism’ (first used by Götze, and then Obereit) and connects it to the historical threat of atheism in the 18th century and the theme of the meaning of life. It shows how the negative status of nihilism... Read More about A Brief History of Nihilism.
Much Ado about Nothing (2020)
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Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Much Ado about Nothing. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-1Popular titles on nihilism in the market today are as bleak as they are catchy. They shock. They scandalise. More importantly, they sell. They appeal to the morbid fascination behind the claims that God is dead, life is meaningless, morality is a sha... Read More about Much Ado about Nothing.
Nihil Sine Deo (2020)
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Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Nihil Sine Deo. In A Defence of Nihilism. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-4Charles Taylor, Hubert Dreyfus, and Sean Kelly address residual fears about nihilism. They represent what we call the moderate view – moderate in the sense that for them, human beings can optimistically hope to overcome the supposedly bad effects of... Read More about Nihil Sine Deo.
Nil Desperandum (2020)
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Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Nil Desperandum. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-3The contemporary extremist views about nihilism, linked to the historical development of pessimism in the works of Leopardi, Schopenhauer, and Hartmann, claim that life is without hope and that the logical end to nihilism is the destruction of humani... Read More about Nil Desperandum.
Revaluating Nihilism (2020)
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Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. (2020). Revaluating Nihilism. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-5The conclusion summarises the implications of the book. Nihilism has been misunderstood. When understood as the view that there is no meaning of life, it is a view that needs to be reclaimed, because the idea of the meaning of life is not helpful wit... Read More about Revaluating Nihilism.
Menstrual Leave: Good Intention, Poor Solution (2020)
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King, S. (2021). Menstrual Leave: Good Intention, Poor Solution. In Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being (151-176). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53269-7_9Menstrual leave is an employment policy that allows individuals to take additional paid or unpaid leave from work during menstruation. In recent years, it has been attracting increasing global media and public attention. The motivation behind the pro... Read More about Menstrual Leave: Good Intention, Poor Solution.
In Defence of a Humanistically oriented Historiography (2020)
Book Chapter
D'Oro. (2021). In Defence of a Humanistically oriented Historiography. In Philosophy of History: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives (216–236). (1). Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350111875.0019
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the Myth of the Irrational Female (2020)
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King, S. (2020). Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the Myth of the Irrational Female. In The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies (287-302). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_23King’s chapter begins by describing the historical context of ‘premenstrual’ symptoms, which were first formally described in 1931. She then questions the prioritization of mood-based symptoms in the diagnostic criteria for Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS... Read More about Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the Myth of the Irrational Female.
Introduction: marketisation and privatisation in criminal justice - an overview (2020)
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Corcoran. (2020). Introduction: marketisation and privatisation in criminal justice - an overview. In Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv138wr8f.7
Conclusion: what has been learned? (2020)
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Corcoran. (2020). Conclusion: what has been learned?. In https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv138wr8f (325-330)
Two pillars of US global hegemony: Middle Eastern oil and the petrodollar (2020)
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Gökay, B. (2020). Two pillars of US global hegemony: Middle Eastern oil and the petrodollar. In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91206-6_334-1
Free Will and Determinism: A Solution to the Kantian Paradox (2020)
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Baiasu, S. (2020). Free Will and Determinism: A Solution to the Kantian Paradox. In The Concept of Will in Classical German Philosophy (7-28). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110654639-002
Against the humiliation of thought: The university as a space of dystopic destruction and utopian potential (2020)
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Featherstone, M. (2020). Against the humiliation of thought: The university as a space of dystopic destruction and utopian potential. In Educational Ills and the (Im)possibility of Utopia (26-38). (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003025849-4My objective in this paper is to write a pharmacology of the university by thinking about its relationship to systemic stupidity, intelligence, and the possibility of becoming. Starting with an exploration of the contemporary dystopia of drive-based... Read More about Against the humiliation of thought: The university as a space of dystopic destruction and utopian potential.
The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments (2020)
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(2020). The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments. In The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal Perspectives and Historical DevelopmentsHalf a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review of the subject that places the country’s achievements in an international context. Drawing on the archives of the British... Read More about The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments.
‘This isn’t just a case of taking someone to the hospital’: Police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental ill health in the custody suite and beyond (2020)
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Weston, S., & Trebilcock, J. (in press). ‘This isn’t just a case of taking someone to the hospital’: Police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental ill health in the custody suite and beyond. In Policing and Mental Health: Theory, Policy and Practice. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429470882-12Mental health is now acknowledged as the ‘core business of policing’ (Adebowale, 2013, p. °6), with a third of people in police custody estimated to have some form of mental health problem (Leese and Russell, 2017). While the Police and Crime Act 201... Read More about ‘This isn’t just a case of taking someone to the hospital’: Police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental ill health in the custody suite and beyond.
Staying Philosophically on the Surface: Constitutivist and Naturalist Quests for Normativity (2020)
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Baiasu, S. (2020). Staying Philosophically on the Surface: Constitutivist and Naturalist Quests for Normativity. In Reason, Normativity and Law. University of Wales Press
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (2020)
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Tartaglia, J. (2020). Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. In A companion to Rorty (77-99). (1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118972199.ch5This essay comprises an overview of the plot to Rorty's Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, followed by a more detailed examination of the three parts of the book. It begins by showing the importance of metaphilosophy to Rorty's project, while expla... Read More about Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.
Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness (2020)
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Tartaglia, J. Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness. In A companion to Rorty (43-58). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118972199.ch3This chapter begins by asking why Rorty would endorse a physicalist agenda which, on the face of it, ran counter to his aims in philosophy; and concludes both that his motivation was confused, and that he failed to detach physicalism from metaphysics... Read More about Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness.
Sartre and the transcendental tradition 1 (2020)
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Baiasu, S. (2020). Sartre and the transcendental tradition 1. In S. Baiasu (Ed.), The Sartrean Mind (38-51). (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315100500-2This chapter focuses on the extent to which J. P. Sartre endorses significant claim in the context of several interpretations in the literature. An evaluation of those interpretations will enable us to determine more precisely Sartre’s place within t... Read More about Sartre and the transcendental tradition 1.