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"Although the importance of literacy is widely acknowledged in society and remains at the top of the political agenda, writing has been slow to establish a place in the cognitive sciences. Olson argues that to understand the cognitive implications of literacy, it is necessary to…
Philosophical anthropology: selected chapters
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Philosophical anthropology: selected chapters
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The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder's economic thought--and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire's constrained innovation and economic growthThe elder Pliny's Natural History (77 CE), an astonishing compilation of 20,000 "things worth knowing," was av…
Biographical note: João Constâncio and Maria João Mayer Branco, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Les fondements de la théorie du choix rationnel, dans ses multiples déclinaisons (économie théorique, théorie de la décision, théorie des jeux, théorie de l'action que l'on trouve au cœur de la philosophie analytique, etc.), ne sont plus aussi assurés en cette fin du XXe siècle …
"It is fashionable to criticize economic theory for focusing too much on rationality and ignoring the imperfect and emotional way in which real economic decisions are reached. All of us facing the global economic crisis wonder just how rational economic men and women can be. Beh…
This dissertation is a philosophical exploration of the formulation, convergence and divergence of conceptions of freedom1 in selected contemporary South African feminisms. I engage critically with concepts and conceptions that I identify as dominant within the feminisms underpi…
