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In this paper, the author offers an interpretation of the present day philosophical significance of the Scottish Enlightenment. After a broad review of the main characteristics of that movement and of the thought of major Scottish figures of the 18th century, the author proposes that contemporary debates concerning the nature and perspectives of progress in history could derive benefit from a critical reconsideration of some views put forth by the Scottish literati.

The author probes into the epistemological roots of Rorty's liberalism & describes the mental evolution by which the unpolitical ideas presented in Philosophy & the Nature's Mirror obtained political meaning in Rorty's philosophical-political writings. Focusing on Rorty's usage of the notion of incommensurability, the author claims that Rorty fails to explain to the liberals of enlightenment why his postmodern liberalism is better than modern liberalism. 18 References. Adapted from the source document.

SummaryThis article addresses the responsibility of Canada for ensuring that Canadian transnational mining corporations do not cause environmental harm in other countries. The author discusses the liability of parent companies under Canadian law for the actions of their subsidiaries abroad and considers the jurisdictional and choice of law problems in bringing a tort action in Canadian courts. The author also considers the implications under international law of any extraterritorial application of Canadian law.

This article mainly focuses on the work of Eric Voegelin as was received in Germany, particularly with reference to his work on Gnosticism & secularization. The author centers n works & debates by German authors & historians discussing Voegelin's work. The author also includes Voegelin's reactions to being the center of these discussions. The article also includes brief discussions of the reaction to Voegelin's work as seen in other countries in Europe, beginning with his native Austria. E. Miller

The article examines empirical indices related to some political leaders and their supporters. Basing on these indices, the author proposes a concept of typical alliances of leaders and their supporters in the present-day Russian society. ; The article examines empirical indices related to some political leaders and their supporters. Basing on these indices, the author proposes a concept of typical alliances of leaders and their supporters in the present-day Russian society.

Metadata only record ; This paper critically examines recent concepts and developments in fieldwork and qualitative methodology within the discipline of human geography. Specifically, the author focuses on the contributions and constraints of the Anglo-Saxon perspective. The author suggests that although geographers attempt to overcome the contradictions of neopositivist perspectives, they often lack a complete understanding of social, cultural, and political factors necessary for full comprehension of interactions and processes.

The author criticizes those Euro-sceptics who still treat the European Union as an open project that requires major decisions on the road to its fruition, as if the Union had not relinquished the model of the classical nation-state a long time ago. The author also promotes a reinterpretation of those aspects of European history that have given rise or might give rise to anti-European sentiments. Adapted from the source document.

In this paper the author investigates how well five theoretical approaches explain the task expansion witnessed in European Union (EU) environmental policy since the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957. He explores the arguments of the five perspectives and examines their utility in illuminating four chronological periods in EU environmental policy history, The author then presents an overview of key issues and processes that shed light on the merits of the analytical approaches.

According to the author, China and Japan complement each other in their trade and investment. Using Chinese and Japanese data, he shows that Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) has been underrepresented in China since 1980, but especially before 1992, compared with Japanese FDI in some other East and Southeast Asian countries. The author examines historical legacies and uncertainties that have left their toll on the growth of Japanese FDI in China. (DÜI-Sen)

This article starts from the premise that democratisation in the South has generally been disappointing in terms of deepening citizenship and widening socio-economic entitlement through national societies. Using examples from Chile and Venezuela, the author explains the poor performance of new democracies, first through an examination of the historical, cultural and institutional legacies which new democracies inherit. Secondly, the author emphasizes the impact of the global political economy on the South. (DSE/DÜI)

An event of great significance takes place every October in Hong Kong: the head of government presents his policy address to the legislature. According to the author, with the return of Hong Kong to the PRC, the first policy address by the new chief executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-Hwa, deserves careful examination. The author contrasts this address with the final policy address delivered by the British governor, Chris Patten. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, one of the reasons that few writers have addressed the foreign-policy making process in Vietnam is that Vietnamese foreign policy-making is highly centralized at the top echelons of the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) and state. He examinesthis country's foreign policy-making. The author points out that Vietnam's foreing policy-making has been decentralized since the 1986 implementation of the country's economic reform programme. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, China is an insecure country profoundly worried about erosion on its frontier areas. The Chinese know that historically, the edges break away when the centre does not hold, and the dynasty falls. The author briefly looks at separatist movements in Xinjiang and Tibet, Taiwan's attitudes towards the PRC, its economic, social and other political problems, what is China doing about them and its relations with the USA. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, Islamic resurgence in Malaysia represents a confluence to several different streams of styles of faith and behaviour. Against the background of Islamic revivalism in this country, the author attempts to show how this revivalism has served to rekindle or reactivate the Hindus in Malaysia into taking a serious look at their own religion. He notes that, in many ways, this re-evaluation has caused changes within the Hindu community. (DÜI-Sen)