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The purposes of the present article are to note the paucity of tests in the politological literature and to advance the thesis that some social movements have unwittingly supported certain political philosophies, whereas others have undermined them. For example, recent trends in longevity statistics favor free and universal health care policies while undermining the private health care ones. Likewise, economic statistics can be used to test the view that free trade favors its practitioners.

Tekst razmatra Tezu o kraju filozofije, vrlo popularnu u kontinentalnoj tradiciji. Teza kaže da bi filozofi trebali napustiti tradicionalno filozofske razmišljanje i zamijeniti ga aktivnim sudjelovanjem u teoretsko-kulturalnim djelatnostima, uglavnom obilježenima oštrim političkim angažmanom. Najneočekivanji događaj u povijesti Teze bilo je stapanje dviju struja: politizirana zamisao o ukidanju filozofije povezala se s pjesničkom alternativom, a taj je novi par zadobio ogromno poštovanje u kontinentalnoj tradiciji, i tijekom se vremena više puta promijenio i preobrazio. Današnja verzija Teze naglašava sudjelovanje u politički relevantnim kulturalnoumjetničkim praksama kao konačno usmjerenje filozofije. Čini se da je taj zanimljiv put danas završio s prilično katastrofalnim posljedicama, s pozivom da se filozofiju »ukine« u nizu slabo povezanih političko-kulturalnih djelatnosti, od kojih su neke prilično efemerne. Povijesni dio teksta objašnjava kako je do tih posljedica došlo, i smješta problem u širi okvir. ; The paper explores the Continental End-of-philosophy Thesis according to which philosophers should abandon the traditional philosophical reflection in favor of participating in more concrete theoretical-cultural practices, possibly marked by strong political engagement. It offers a historical-interpretative genealogy of the Thesis. The most unpredictable development in its history came with the fusion of the two streams: the politicized idea of abolishment of philosophy became coupled with the poetic thinking line, and the newly formed couple achieved a spectacularly high status, undergoing several transformations as a sequel. The final form of the Thesis stresses the participation in politically relevant cultural-artistic practices as the ultimate destination of philosophy. The paper suggests that this interesting route has ended in a quite disastrous result, an appeal to abolish philosophy in a dispersed array of politico-cultural practices, many of which quite ephemeral. The historical part explains the result and places it in wider context. ; Le texte traite de la thèse de la fin de la philosophie, sujet très populaire dans la tradition continentale. Selon celle-ci, les philosophes devraient abandonner la pensée philosophique traditionnelle pour la remplacer par une participation active dans les activités théoriques et culturelles, notamment marquée par un engagement politique fort. Un événement qui n'a pas été prévu par l'histoire est liée au fait que cette Thèse représenterait une fusion de deux courants : l'idée politisée de l'abolition de la philosophie connectée avec une alternative poétique. Cette nouvelle création a gagné un énorme respect/écho au sein de la tradition continentale. Elle fut d'ailleurs plusieurs fois changée et transformée au cours du temps. La version actuelle de la thèse insiste sur la participation dans la pratique culturelle et artistique, de l'importance politiquement pertinente de l'orientation finale de la philosophie. Il semble que ce voyage intéressant en ait terminé aujourd'hui avec les conséquences catastrophiques, en référence à la philosophie de « l'abolir » dans une série d'activités politico-culturelles mal connectées, dont certaines sont tout à fait éphémères. La partie historique du texte explique comment ces conséquences ont été produites, et situe ainsi le problème dans un cadre plus large. ; Der Text behandelt die in der kontinentalen Tradition sehr populäre These vom Ende der Philosophie, nach der die Philosophen die traditionelle philosophische Auffassung aufgeben sollten, um sie mit der aktiven Einbindung in theoretisch-kulturelle Aktivitäten, die hauptsächlich politischer Natur sind, zu ersetzen. Das am wenigsten erwartete Ereignis in der Geschichte der These war die Vermischung zweier Strömungen: Die politisierte Idee von der Abschaffung der Philosophie verband sich mit der dichterischen Alternative. Dieses neue Paar stieß in der kontinentalen Tradition auf großen Respekt und durchlief im Laufe der Zeit stetige Veränderungen und Abwandlungen. Heutige These betont die Teilnahme an der politisch relevanten kulturgeschichtlichen Praxis als endgültige Richtung in der Philosophie. Es scheint, dass dieser interessante Weg heute relativ katastrophale Folgen nach sich zieht, mit dem Aufruf, die Philosophie in einer Reihe von politisch-kulturell schwach verbundenen Aktivitäten, von denen einige ziemlich kurzlebig sind, abzuschaffen. Der geschichtliche Teil des Textes erklärt, wie es zu diesen Folgen gekommen ist, und bettet das Problem in einen breiteren Kontext ein.

"Philosophies of Gratitude is a study of gratitude as a philosophical concept. It explores what past philosophers from Aristotle to Kant have said about gratitude, and examines what role the idea of gratitude has played in their philosophies. It also looks at the three primary ways we think about gratitude - as an emotion we feel in response to a gift or benefit, as an act we perform to express our thankfulness, and as a virtuous disposition in which we are and feel ready to be grateful to the world we inhabit. Like love and trust, gratitude is a way we react to other people in our lives, sometimes for who they are (lovable or trustworthy) and sometimes for what they do (act benevolently towards us). It is a way we feel and act towards others. It is, in other words, a primary way we situate ourselves in relationships. Philosophies of Gratitude examines the key historical moments when gratitude was an important philosophical concept - in classical antiquity, in the early modern era, and in the Enlightenment - in order to discover what gratitude meant for those who produced our fundamental Western notions of ethics. It then examines the forms gratitude assumes - as a feeling, an act, a disposition - in order to discern what role our emotions play in our ethical responses to the world. Finally, it examines what we can say about ingratitude as a response that usually strikes us as base, in other words, as a moment when a human being fails to act morally, but also as a response that sometimes indicates a deeper kind of ethical stand against injustice"--

"Die ökonomische Forschung nutzt bei der Analyse der Religion im Wesentlichen zwei Herangehensweisen. Der erste Ansatz beschäftigt sich mit dem Einfluss der Religion auf die Wirtschaft. Die Religionen beinhalten ein Wertesystem, welches ökonomische Einstellungen und die Produktion beeinflussen. Innerhalb des zweiten Ansatzes wird religiöses Verhalten mit Hilfe ökonomischer Modelle erklärt. Diese zeigen, wie Individuen Nutzen aus Religion ziehen können. Die moderne Glücksforschung ermöglicht es des Weiteren, den Einfluss von Religion auf das subjektive Wohlbefinden empirisch zu messen. Wir bestätigen die positive Korrelation von Religion und Glück für die Schweiz und zeigen, dass vor allem der positive Effekt des Kirchgangs auf das Wohlergehen robust und beträchtlich ist." (Autorenreferat)

"The contributions address the multi-dimensional category of the unconscious in Nietzsche's philosophy, in order to analyze the modern dilemmatic human existence. The approaches originate from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, cognitive sciences, gender studies, literary studies, philosophy, psychology, and psychoanalysis. An equally broad range of topics are discussed, such as aesthetics and psychic energy in the arts, philosophy of consciousness, epistemology, morality, culture, and religion"--Provided by publisher

Race -- chapter 1. What you should know about the history of race / Sylvester A. Johnson -- chapter 2. Religion and the racial status quo / Corey D. B. Walker -- chapter 3. Religion's challenge to racism / Paul Harvey -- chapter 4. Ongoing issues and concerns / Jennifer Harvey -- Gender -- chapter 5. What you should know about the history of gender / Monica R. Miller -- chapter 6. Religion and the gender status quo / Mary McClintock Fulkerson -- chapter 7. Religion's challenge to gender discrimination / Susan Abraham -- chapter 8. Ongoing issues and concerns / Michelle M. Lelwica -- Class -- chapter 9. What you should know about the history of class / Keri Day -- chapter 10. Religion and the class status quo / James W. Perkinson -- chapter 11. Religion's challenge to classism / Jason A. Springs -- chapter 12. Ongoing issues and concerns / Joerg Rieger -- Environment -- chapter 13. What you should know about the history of environmentalism / Anne Marie Dalton -- chapter 14. Religion and the human's relationship to the world / Roger S. Gottlieb -- chapter 15. Religious ethics of food and water / Christiana Z. Peppard -- chapter 16. Ongoing issues and concerns / Lois Ann Lorentzen -- Humans in the future -- chapter 17. Transhumanism and the study of religion / Clay Farris Naff -- chapter 18. Futurism and the study of religion / Laura Ammon.