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Study of Heat Treatment Parameters in Obtaining Glassceramic Materials with the Addition of Industrial Wastes
Authors: Kniess Cláudia Terezinha , Martins G.J.M. , Prates P.B. , Riella Humberto Gracher , Matsinhe Jonas V. , Junior Jose Carmino G.
Published: September 2014

The production of materials from crystallization of glass, called glassceramic, have proved interesting by the possibility of development of different microstructures, with reduced grain size and the presence of residual amorphous phase in different quantities. The method that uses the differential thermal analysis (DTA) provides research on the material properties over a wide temperature range, it ́s widely applied to crystallization processes of glassceramic materials. Within this context, this paper aims to study the kinetics of nucleation and crystal growth in glassceramic materials in the system SiO2-Al2O3-Li2O, obtained with the addition of mineral coal bottom ash as source of aluminosilicates, through the technique of differential thermal analysis.
Work and Dedication Expressing the Beauty of Glass in Decoration
Authors: Silveira Flavia Aparecida , da Silva Isabela Ribeiro , Donadoni Maiara Conti , de Almeida Teixeira Joselena
Published: September 2014

The paper aims to conduct a study of glass design in the decoration, emphasizing the work done by Dale Chihuly. The methodology applied in this article has the means to research the work of that artist as well as based on the knowledge acquired in lectures and reading books that address the subject hereof. One of the expected outcomes of this study is to traverse the course of the glass until it becomes a piece of art created by Chihuly.
Synthesis of 4A-Zeolite for Adsorption of CO2
Authors: Vieira Luciana Onofre , Madeira Alexandre Canarin , Merlini Aline , Melo Carolina Resmini , Mendes Erlon , Santos Maria Glória , da Rocha Márcio Roberto , Angioletto Elídio
Published: September 2014

The gas separation is a very expensive step in the chemical industry and unquestionable relevance. In this work, was verified the efficiency of the use of type A-zeolites in the separation of CO2 in a gas mixture containing 25% CO2, 4% O2 and 71% N2. These concentrations are similar to the effluent gases from combustion processes. To this end, was synthesized type A-zeolites using commercial kaolin and mounted to an adsorption column to test the effectiveness of zeolites in the adsorption of CO2. The synthesized zeolites had surface area equal to 66.22 m2/g. The CO2 concentration was determined by gas chromatography with TCD detector. After adjusting the data to the Langmuir model, it was obtained the kinetic parameters of adsorption. Based on these parameters was found the ability of the zeolite to adsorb CO2, using a column of 0.461285 mg/g. The adsorption results have proved promising and showed maximum adsorption of 78.4% after a time of 10 seconds.
Adsorption Capacity of Y Zeolite Using Organic Solvents such as Adsorbates
Authors: Araújo Ana Paula , Patrício Aline Cadigena Lima , de Sousa Anna Karoline Freires , Mota Mariaugusta Ferreira , Freire Rodrigues Meiry Glaúcia
Published: September 2014

The zeolites differ from traditional adsorbents for selective adsorption of small molecules, the high adsorption capacity at low concentrations and affinity for organic compounds and unsaturated polar molecules. In this work a Y-type zeolite was synthesized, characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and adsorption of nitrogen and subjected to test adsorption capacity where it was found that the Y zeolite has the potential adsorption capacity compared to other materials being studied and marketed.
Preparation and Characterization of Catalysts Fe/SBA-15 for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis
Authors: Nogueira Ângela da Costa , Rodrigues Jocielys Jovelino , Lima Liliane Andrade , Freire Rodrigues Meiry Glaúcia
Published: September 2014

In this study catalysts Fe/SBA-15 were prepared for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. SBA-15 samples were synthesized under acidic conditions using triblock copolymer Pluronic as a template and tetraethyl orthosilicate as a silica source.The molar composition was: 1.0 TEOS: 0017 P123: 8.14 HCl: 168 H2O. Fe/SBA-15 catalysts with different iron loading (15 wt. % and 20 wt. %) were prepared by wetness impregnation of relative SBA-15 with the desired amount of aqueous iron nitrate. The obtained catalyst were characterized by X ray diffraction (XDR), nitrogen adsorption-desorption and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX). After impregnation of Fe the XRD profiles were almost unchanged and exhibited the high diffraction peaks of SBA-15 at low angles. The analysis of nitrogen adsorption-desorption was observed that the values of specific surface area decreased as the concentration of metal impregnated increased. And by the EDX analysis verified that the iron contents obtained are close to nominal levels of iron.
Biocatalytic Activity of Glucose Oxidase Immobilized on Functionalized Supports for Enzymatic Biosensors
Authors: Marques Marco Elisio , Mansur Alexandra Ancelmo Piscitelli , Mansur Herman Sander
Published: September 2014

The present study reports on a novel approach for the development of enzymatic biosensor systems using chemically functionalized supports. Silica glass slides were surface-modified by reacting with organosilanes at room temperature and a glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme layer was covalently immobilized using the bi-functional linker glutaraldehyde (GA). The activities of enzymes in solution and immobilized on hydroxyl-, amine-and thiol-modified glass surfaces were tested by sensing β-D-glucose with the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) mediated oxidation of 3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidime hydrochloride (TMB) by H2O2based on biochemical reactions. The results indicated that the intensity and overall kinetics of the enzymatic catalysis were dependent on solid support chemical functionality with the amine-modified support providing the highest enzymatic catalytic activity.
Led by the Spirit: Missional Communities and the Quakers on communal vocation discernment
Authors: Love Curtis R. , Niemand Cornelius J.P.
Published: September 2014

This article argues that the term missional is an expression of the global shift towards a theocentric (rather than ecclesiocentric) understanding of mission. A Missional Community is a concrete, local embodiment of this missional ecclesiology and it comes to be through discerning its particular and ongoing vocation in the cosmic missio Dei. It is for this reason that we argued that communal vocation discernment lies at the heart of the Missional Community’s life and practice. This practice births, energises and renews the Missional Community in the wake of the boundary-breaking Spirit’s work in the local neighbourhood or context. Because communal vocation discernment is central to Missional Communities it seemed prudent to ask which other communities or traditions see discernment as central to their life and practice. In Western Christianity, the Quakers stand out as a significant example of communal discernment as their normal way of making decisions. We sought to answer whether the Quaker practice of communal discernment, in the Meeting for Worship in which Business is Conducted, is a suitable model for communal vocation discernment in Missional Communities. We suggested that it was not suitable in so far as it did not express an explicit commitment to being grounded and connected to a place or neighbourhood as a prerequisite for discernment. We suggested that it was suitable in so far as it continually reminds the community that communal discernment is not simply about making decisions or finding your vocation but at its heart is an act of worship. This awareness in the Quakers is primarily achieved through naming communal discernment spaces as worship spaces and through the strategic use of silence. We also suggested that the Quaker commitment to unity anddissent creates space for belonging, agency and responsibility in the community and that this is something which Missional Communities would do well to appropriate in their own communal vocation discernment.
Walter Scott and Contemporary Theory
Authors: Gottlieb Evan
Published: September 2014

A bestselling author in his own time and long after, Sir Walter Scott was not only a writer of thrilling tales of romance and adventure but also an insightful historical thinker and literary craftsman. Over the last two decades, scholars have come to see him as an important figure in Romantic-period literature, Scottish literature and the development of the historical novel.Walter Scott and Contemporary Theorybuilds on this renewed appreciation of Scott's importance by viewing his most significant novels - fromWaverleyandRob RoytoIvanhoe,Redgauntlet,and beyond - through the lens of contemporary critical theory. By juxtaposing pairings of Scott's early and later novels with major contemporary theoretical concepts and the work of such thinkers as Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida and Slavoj Žižek, this book uses theory to illuminate the complexities of Scott's fictions, while simultaneously using Scott's fictions to explain and explore the state of contemporary theory.
Environmental Networks and Social Movement Theory
Authors: Saunders Clare
Published: September 2014

Clare Saunders’ book is an important contribution to the literature on social movements and environmentalism. Using the concept of 'environmental networks', it explores the extent to which social movement theory helps us understand how a broad range of environmental organizations interact. It considers the practicalities of social movement theories and it goes on to relate them to the practices of environmental networks. Theoretically and empirically rich, the book draws on extensive survey material with 144 UK environmental organizations, as diverse as not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) groups, reformists, conservationists and radicals; interviews with more than 40 key campaigners and extensive participant-observation, particularly in London.

Focussing particularly on the crucial question of networking dynamics, the book reveals that there are broad ranging network links across the movements’ spatial and ideological dimensions. Combined with inevitable ideological clashes and a degree of sectarian rivalry, these links helps produce vibrant environmental networks that together work to protect and/or preserve the environment. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with environmental issues, politics and movements.
The Public Value of the Social Sciences
Authors: Brewer John D.
Published: September 2014

What is the purpose of social science?

How can social science make itself relevant to the intractable problems facing humanity in the twenty-first century?

The social sciences are under threat from two main sources. One is external, reflected in a global university crisis that imposes the marketization of higher education on the ancient practice of scholarship. The other, internal threat is social science's withdrawal from publicly–engaged teaching and research into the protective bunker of disciplinarity.

In articulating a vision for the public role of social science in the twenty-first century, John Brewer argues that these threats also constitute an opportunity for a new public social science to emerge, confident in its public value and fully engaged with the future of humanity in its teaching, research and civic responsibilities, while also remaining committed to science.

The argument is presented in the form of an interpretive essay: thought-provoking, forward-looking, and challenging to intellectual orthodoxy. It should be read and debated by all researchers and teachers in the social science disciplines who are concerned by the future of higher education and the relevance of their subjects to the future of humankind.
Aesthetics and Music
Authors: Hamilton Andy
Published: September 2014

The Continuum Aesthetics Series looks at the aesthetic questions and issues raised by all major art forms. Stimulating, engaging and accessible, the series offers food for thought not only for students of aesthetics, but also for anyone with an interest in philosophy and the arts. Aesthetics and Music is a fresh and often provocative exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It draws on the rich heritage of the subject, while proposing distinctive new ways of thinking about music as an art form.

The book looks at:

The experience of listening

Rhythm and musical movement

What modernism has meant for musical aesthetics

The relation of music to other ‘sound arts’

Improvisation and composition as well as more traditional issues in musical aesthetics such as absolute versus programme music and the question of musical formalism.

Thinkers discussed range from Pythagoras and Plato to Kant, Nietzsche and Adorno. Areas of music covered include classical, popular and traditional music, and jazz. Aesthetics and Music makes an eloquent case for a humanistic, democratic and genuinely aesthetic conception of music and musical understanding. Anyone interested in what contemporary philosophy has to say about music as an art form will find this thought-provoking and highly enjoyable book required reading.
Contemporary French Philosophy
Authors: Williams Caroline
Published: September 2014

French philosophy and cultural theory continue to hold a prestigious and influential position in European thought. One of the central themes of contemporary French philosophy is its concern with the theoretical and political status of the subject, a question which has been broached by structuralists and poststructuralists through an analysis of the construction of the subject in and by language, discourse, power and ideology.Contemporary French Philosophy outlines the construction of the subject in modern philosophy, focusing in particular on the seminal work of Althusser, Lacan, Derrida and Foucault. The book interrogates some of the most influential perspectives on the question of the subject to contest those postmodern voices which announce its disappearance or death. It argues instead that the question of the subject persists, even in those perspectives which seek to abandon it altogether.Providing a broad introduction to the field and an original analysis of some of the most influential theorists of the 20th Century, the book will be of great interest to political and literary theorists, cultural historians, as well as to philosophers.
Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed
Authors: Cox Gary
Published: September 2014

Jean-Paul Sartre in one of the most widely read and important of twentieth-century philosophers, an iconic figure, whose ideas and writings continue to resonate. A confident understanding of Sartre is essential for students of Continental philosophy.

Sartre: A Guide for the Perplexed is an illuminating and comprehensive introduction to the work of this major twentieth-century thinker. It identifies the four key themes that run through Sartre's writings - consciousness, freedom, bad faith and authenticity. It explores each theme in detail, building up a clear and thorough overview of Sartre's philosophy in its entirety. Anyone required to read Sartre will find this thematic account of his work an invaluable companion to study.
The Suspension of Reason in Hegel and Schelling
Authors: Lauer Christopher
Published: September 2014

In this rigorous historical analysis, Lauer challenges traditional readings that have reduced two of German idealism's most important thinkers to opposing caricatures: Hegel the uncompromising systematist blind to the novelty and contingency of human life and Schelling the protean thinker drawn to all manner of pseudoscientific charlatanry. Bringing together recent scholarship that is just beginning to realise Schelling's centrality in the overthrow of metaphysics and Hegel's openness to diversity and innovation, this book shows that both thinkers can be read as contributing to the Kantian project of showing both the utter necessity and the limitations of reason.

In readings of texts spanning each thinker's career, Lauer shows that animating much of Hegel and Schellings' most passionate work is their recognition of the need neither for a canonization of reason nor for its overthrow, but for its 'suspension'. Their lifelong willingness to revisit both their definitions of reason and their accounts of its role in philosophy give these discussions a vitality and depth that few in the history of philosophy can match.
Understanding Henri Lefebvre
Authors: Elden Stuart
Published: September 2014

Henri Lefebvre has been celebrated as one of the most influential social theorists of the twentieth century. Understanding Henri Lefebvre places Lefebvre in his historical and intellectual context and analyzes the extraordinary range of his work, across politics, philosophy, history, literature and culture.

Particular emphasis is given to Lefebvre's trilogy of inspirational thinkers-Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche; his links to contemporaries such as Heidegger, Axelos and the Situationalists; and his critiques of existentialism and structuralism. Analysis of his writings on cities are balanced with those on rural communities, the production of space connected to ideas of time and history, and everyday life linked to the festival and cultural revolution.

Understanding Henri Lefebvre offers the most wide-ranging and reliable account of this central theorist available.
Rethinking Philosophy and Theology with Deleuze
Authors: Adkins Brent , Hinlicky Paul R.
Published: September 2014

The debate between faith and reason has been a dominant feature of Western thought for more than two millennia. This book takes up the problem of the relation between philosophy and theology and proposes that this relation can be reconceived if both philosophy and theology are seen as different ways of organising affects.

Brent Adkins and Paul R. Hinlicky break new ground in this timely debate in two ways. Firstly, they lay bare the contemporary dependence on Kant and propose that our Kantian inheritance leaves us with an insuperable dualism. Secondly, the authors argue that the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze provides a way of resolving the debate between faith and reason that does justice to philosophy and theology by reconceiving of both as assemblages. Deleuze's philosophy differentiates domains of thought in terms of what they create. This seems like a particularly fruitful way to pursue the problem of the relations among philosophy and theology because it allows their distinction without at the same time placing them in opposition to one another.
Secular Steeples
Authors: Ostwalt Conrad
Published: September 2014

An exploration of secularization in America, this book provides students with an innovative way of understanding the relationship between religion and secular culture. In Secular Steeples, Conrad Ostwalt challenges long-held assumptions about the relationship between religion and culture and about the impact of secularization. Moving away from the idea that religion will diminish as secularization continues, Ostwalt identifies areas of popular culture where secular and sacred views and objectives interact and enrich each other.

The book demonstrates how religious institutions use the secular and popular media of television, movies, and music to make sacred teachings relevant. From megachurches to sports arenas, the Bible to Harry Potter, biker churches to virtual worship communities, Ostwalt demonstrates how religion persists across cultural forms, secular and sacred, with secular culture expressing religious messages and sometimes containing more authentic religious content than official religious teachings.

An ideal text for anyone studying religion and popular culture, each chapter provides questions for discussion, a list of important terms and guided readings.
Thackeray at Work
Authors: Sutherland J. A.
Published: September 2014

The study of Thackeray a’s major fiction reconstructs the novelista’s working methods with the help of manuscript material, much of it previously unpublished. The booka’s main argument is directed against the commonplace view that Thackeray was in some way a ‘carelessa’ artist. Much that appears casual or unpremeditated in his work can in fact be explained by the mode of composition which he developed in response both to the publishing conditions of his age and to his own artistic temperament. An appreciation of Thackeraya’s writing habits helps clear up much of the critical confusion which has surrounded his reputation in the last hundred years. A particular feature of interest in the book is the use made of Thackeraya’s preparatory working materials. These were widely dispersed after the writera’s death and have never been comprehensively examined.
Acts 15-28
Authors: Barrett C.K.
Published: September 2014

For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological-with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.

No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought. The first paperback editions to be published cover the heart of the New Testament, providing a wealth of information and research in accessible and attractive format.
Interreligious Studies
Authors: Leirvik Oddbjørn
Published: September 2014

The notion of Interreligious Studies signals a new academic perspective on the study of religion, characterized by a relational approach. Interreligious Studies defines the essential features of interreligious studies compared with alternative conceptions of religious studies and theology. The book discusses pressing and salient challenges in interreligious relations, including interreligious dialogue in practice and theory, interfaith dialogue and secularity, confrontational identity politics, faith-based diplomacy, the question of interfaith learning in school, and interreligious responses to extremism.

Interreligious Studies is a cutting-edge study from one of the most important voices in Europe in the field, Oddbjørn Leirvik, and includes case study material from his native Norway including interreligious responses to the bomb attack in Norway on 22nd July 2011, as well as examples from a number of other national and global contexts

Expanding discussions on interreligious dialogue and the relationship between religions in new and interesting ways, this book is a much-needed addition to the growing literature on interreligious studies.
Fame Attack
Authors: Rojek Chris
Published: September 2014

The follow up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful Celebrity, this book assesses celebrity culture today. It explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, social and economic consequences of fame both upon the public and celebrities themselves.

The book develops the framework for looking at celebrity culture which Rojek set out back in 2001, by showing how ascribed celebrity, achieved celebrity and celetoids overlap. The book gives a new emphasis to the role of the media and public relations in engineering fame, and the psychological consequences of celebrity - notably Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Celebrity Worship Syndrome.

The book is a landmark contribution in explaining how celebrities dominate the social horizon and why we need them.
Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism
Authors: Thomas Paul
Published: September 2014

How should we understand home-grown terrorism like the 7/7 London bombings? This is a classic monograph focusing on recent British attempts to 'prevent violent extremism', their problems and limitations, and what lessons this can offer for more effective policy approaches in future. Paul Thomas's extensive research suggests that the Prevent policy approaches, and the wider CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy, have been misguided and ineffective, further alienating British Muslim communities instead of supporting longer-term integration. He argues that new, cohesion-based approaches encouraging greater trust and integration across all communities represent the best defence against terrorism.
New neurotechnologies for the diagnosis and modulation of brain dysfunctions
Authors: Kropotov Juri D. , Pąchalska Maria , Mueller Andreas
Published: September 2014

This is a major review article to acquaint psychologists with new neurotechnologies for the diagnosis and modulation of brain abnormalities. While psychometrics measures brain functions in terms of behavioral parameters, a recently emerged branch of neuroscience called neurometrics relies on measuring the electrophysiological parameters of brain functioning. There are two approaches in neurometrics. The first relies on the spectral characteristics of spontaneous electroencephalograms (EEG) and measures deviations from normality in EEG recorded in the resting state. The second approach relies on event-related potentials (ERPs) that measure the electrical responses of the brain to stimuli and actions in behavioral tasks. The present study reviews recent research on the application of ERPs for the discrimination of different types of brain dysfunction. Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is used as an example. It is shown that the diagnostic power of ERPs is enhanced by the recent emergence of new methods of analysis, such as independent component analysis (ICA) and low resolution electromagnetic tomography (LORETA).
Satisfaction with life and posttraumatic growth in persons after myocardial infarction
Authors: Ogińska-Bulik Nina
Published: September 2014

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the level of satisfaction with life and posttraumatic growth as a consequence of experiencing the traumatic event of myocardial infarction. The study group consisted of 86 persons (62 men and 24 women), aged 36-87 (M = 60.50, SD = 10.05), who experienced myocardial infarction. Half of them participated in a rehabilitation program. Two methods were used in the study: the Satisfaction with Life Questionnaire and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory.

One in four of the participants revealed a high level of posttraumatic growth. Gender, age and time since the occurrence of myocardial infarction did not have an impact on the level of posttraumatic changes, while participation in a rehabilitation program was a factor which increased the level of benefits from trauma. The results revealed a poor relationship between satisfaction with life and positive changes after trauma. The overall score of the Satisfaction with Life Questionnaire correlates only with positive changes in relations to others. The most important dimension of satisfaction with life was found to be satisfaction with leisure time, which was positively related to changes in three areas: changes in relations to others, appreciation of life and spiritual changes.
Progressive pseudorheumatoid arthropathy of childhood – do we know this disease?ująca rzekomoreumatoidalna artropatia dziecięca
Authors: Gazda Agnieszka , Kołodziejczyk Beata , Rutkowska-Sak Lidia , Hernik Elżbieta , Szczygielska Izabela
Published: September 2014

Postępująca rzekomoreumatoidalna artropatia dziecięca to wrodzona dysplazja szkieletowa dziedzicząca się autosomalnie recesywnie. Choroba jest wynikiem mutacji genu WISP 3. Pierwotnie zmiany patologiczne dotyczą chrząstki stawowej ulegającej stałej degradacji i zanikowi. Ujawniające się ok. 3.–8. roku życia objawy klinicznie przypominają młodzieńcze idiopatyczne zapalenie stawów. Choroba charakteryzuje się postępującą niezapalną poliartropatią małych i dużych stawów oraz zmianami w kręgosłupie. Pojawia się poszerzenie zarysów stawów obwodowych, a następnie postępujące ograniczenia ruchomości stawów obwodowych oraz kręgosłupa. W badaniach radiologicznych stawów widoczne jest poszerzenie dystalnych części kości długich i krótkich oraz zwężenie przestrzeni stawowej i uogólniona osteoporoza. W kręgosłupie typowe są niskie, zwężające się ku przodowi trzony kręgów (platyspondylia) z nieregularnym ukształtowaniem przedniej krawędzi trzonów kręgowych oraz zwężenie przestrzeni międzykręgowych. W diagnostyce różnicowej poza młodzieńczym idiopatycznym zapaleniem stawów należy wykluczyć inne układowe zapalne choroby tkanki łącznej, młodzieńcze spondyloartropatie, mukopolisacharydozy oraz inne wrodzone dysplazje kostne.
A conquista espacial de Mark Rothko
Authors: Duarte Pedro
Published: September 2014

O objetivo deste ensaio é caracterizar a experiência estética do espaço na obra do pintor Mark Rothko, tendo em vista considerações filosóficas, sobretudo de Martin Heidegger e do Romantismo alemão. Pretende-se esclarecer o conceito de espaço que entra em jogo nos quadros desse pintor expressionista abstrato do século XX, através do acompanhamento de etapas da sua trajetória, e sugerir ainda uma concepção de espacialidade da arte em geral. Essa espacialidade, ao invés de ser parada, substancial e quantitativa, seria um movimento dinâmico qualitativo. Como afirmava Heidegger, “o espaço espaça”. Os quadros de Rothko oferecem, na própria experiência pictórica, o sentido concreto do espaçamento do espaço.
As respostas de Berkeley ao ceticismo
Authors: Smith Plínio Junqueira
Published: September 2014

O artigo compara alguns aspectos da refutação do ceticismo nos Princípios e nos Três diálogos. Embora normalmente não se veja nenhuma diferença importante entre essas obras, duas hipóteses são defendidas aqui: de um lado, Berkeley desloca o foco de sua crítica das idéias abstratas para a noção de matéria e, de outro, muda sua estratégia de combate, da enunciação imediata da verdade para a lenta elaboração das consequências céticas da noção de matéria. Berkeleys answers to skepticism Abstract The topic of this paper is a comparison between Berkeley´s refutation of skepticism in the Principles and in the Three Dialogues. It is usually held that there is no philosophical difference between these two works. However, I suggest that not only Berkeley´s diagnosis of the causes of skepticism changes from his criticism of abstract ideas to the notion of matter, but also that he changes his strategy of refutation: from a direct statement of the truth of immaterialism to an examination of the consequences of the notion of matter.
Sentidos da necessidade em Leibniz
Authors: De Mendonça Marta
Published: September 2014

Leibniz defende que há formas de necessidade compatíveis com a moralidade e outras que o não são. Para dar razão desta afirmação analisam-se diversas classificações da necessidade apresentadas por Leibniz, procurando salientar a sua irredutibilidade. Este facto permite pensar que a doutrina da necessidade de Leibniz não pode ser reduzida a um único plano de análise, seja ele lógico ou metafísico, mas deve ter em conta simultaneamente diversos planos de análise. The senses of necessity in Leibniz Abstract Leibniz considers that there are forms of necessity that are compatible with morality and forms that are not compatible with morality. In order to understand this thesis we analyze different classifications of necessity proposed by Leibniz, seeking to explore their irreducibility. This irreducibility allows us to propose that Leibniz doctrine of necessity is incomprehensible from a unique logical or metaphysical point of view, and it must consider simultaneously different irreducible perspectives.
Desvendando o sentido
Authors: Giannotti José Arthur
Published: September 2014

A terceira Crítica configura um papel inédito para a reflexão: a conformação da natureza em gêneros e espécies aparece como pressuposto de uma forma de pensar que é vaga na medida em que empresta sentido a modos particulares de finalidade. No entanto, como esse sentido vai ser pensado depende de uma leitura da lógica formal, quer porque fica subordinada a uma gramática universal, no caso de Husserl, quer porque se dissolve ela mesma numa linguagem, como em Wittgenstein. Unveiling the meaning Abstract The third Critique constitutes a new role for reflection: the conformation of nature in genres and species is taken as the assumption of a form of thinking which is vague in so far as it gives sense to particular manners of finality. However, the way that this sense is to be considered depends upon an interpretation of formal logic, either because it is subordinated to a universal grammar, in Husserl's case, or because it dissolves itself in a language, as it is in Wittgenstein's.
Sobre o filósofo como educador em Kant e Nietzsche
Authors: Giacoia Junior Oswaldo
Published: September 2014

Este trabalho pretende comparar a concepção de formação filosófica em Kant e Nietzsche. A metáfora do filósofo como legislador constitui a peça central na análise hermenêutica de ambos os pensadores. The Philosopher as an Educator in Kant and Nietzsche Abstract This paper aims to compare the conception of philosophical formation bei Kant and Nietzsche. The metaphor of the philosopher as lawgiver constitutes the central piece in the hermeutic analysis of both thinkers
A Crítica da razão prática e o estoicismo
Authors: Rohden Valério
Published: September 2014

No presente trabalho será demonstrada a estreita, embora discreta, relação da filosofia moral de Kant com a ética antiga, especialmente com o estoicismo de Cícero. O tema será explicitado mediante uma aproximação entre as obras da Crítica da razão prática e Sobre os fins (De finibus), respectivamente de cada um desses autores. Será destacada a crítica de Kant à identificação entre virtude e felicidade e sua reformulação sintética no conceito de sumo bem. Na conclusão se torna claro que a realização moral da razão, reivindicada por Cícero, encontra na reformulação de Kant sua determinação mais precisa. The crises of practical reason and stoicism Abstract The present paper shows the close albeit subtle relation of Kants moral philosophy to ancient ethics, especially Ciceros Stoicism. The subject is made explicit by means of a rapprochement between the Critique of practical reason and De finibus, so as to be highlight Kants criticism of the classical identifying of virtue and happiness and his synthetical recasting of the concept of the supreme good. The essay concludes by making clear that the moral actualization of reason, reclaimed by Cicero, finds in Kants reformulation its most precise determination.
Por que o Tractatus necessita de um sujeito transcendental?
Authors: Cuter João Vergílio G.
Published: September 2014

Há razões de ordem estritamente lógica para que Wittgenstein tenha postulado no Tractatus a existência de um sujeito transcendental. Sem esse sujeito, o Tractatus não teria como lidar com a constituição do sentido proposicional. É ele o responsável pela associação entre nomes e objetos e pela efetuação de operações lógicas como a negação, a quantificação e a atribuição numérica.
Sartre, Marx e o Marxismo
Authors: Grespan Jorge
Published: September 2014

O artigo destaca o interesse ainda atual da crítica sartre a na ao marxismo de seu tempo na Crítica da razão dialética. Destaca, no entanto, que o alvo desse interesse reside menos no indivíduo, como quer o humanismo sartreano, do que no evento individual, na singularidade histórica.
Filosofia, Literatura e Dramaturgia: liberdade e situação em Sartre
Authors: Da Silva Luciano Donizetti
Published: September 2014

A filosofia de Sartre é reconhecida pela defesa irrestrita da liberdade: a purificação absoluta do campo transcendental fundamenta O Ser e o Nada. Mas essa obra gerou uma série de críticas devidas à dificuldade para passar ao plano concreto e descrever a sociedade e a história. Esse artigo tem por objetivo colocar em relevo a situação, contrapartida da liberdade e, desse modo, mostrar que nos anos 40 Sartre amplia a noção de situação, ou engaja a liberdade, permitindo a passagem da ontologia à história.
Sartre e a Crise do Fundamento
Authors: Müller Marcos Lutz
Published: September 2014

Após uma sucinta rememoração da trajetória pessoal e intelectual de Gerd A. Bornheim (I), ressalta-se a originalidade da sua leitura da ontologia fenomenológica de Sartre, focada no tema da crise do fundamento, pensado na clave heideggeriana da crise da metafísica enquanto história do esquecimento do ser (II). A radicalização ontológica da intencionalidade, empreendida por Sartre mediante os conceitos de nada e nadificação, é analisada por Bornheim no horizonte da metafísica da participação, como um caso limite desta, que suprime a estrutura a sua estrutura relacional e a reduz ao próprio ato participante, absolutizado negativamente (III). A impossibilidade da dicção ontológica do em-si, enquanto figura empobrecida do fundamento e da derradeira entificação do ser, e a fantasma gorização do projeto humano e da sua temporalidade pelo ideal impossível do em-si- para-si, como miragem ontológica do si-mesmo, desembocam na tese onto-teo-lógica ao avessso, do homem enquanto paixão inútil (IV).
Elementos da crítica de Adorno a Kant
Authors: Musse Ricardo
Published: September 2014

Procura-se, por meio da análise imanente da segunda parte do livro Dialética negativa,destacar os elementos centrais da posição de Adorno frente a Kant. Torna-se assimpossível estabelecer a singularidade de Adorno perante as críticas empreendidas pelo idealismoalemão, por Nietzsche, pela psicanálise e pela própria tradição marxista na qual elese insere. Sua proposta consiste em submeter a filosofia transcendental a uma segundareflexão que desemboque no materialismo, constituindo um “duplo giro copernicano”.
Entre a crítica ao ceticismo e uma filosofia positiva: considerações a partir de “Ceticismo dogmático e dogmatismo sem dogmas” de Plínio J. Smith
Authors: Bolzani Filho Roberto
Published: September 2014

Este texto visa a desenvolver algumas análises filosóficas a respeito das ricas e intrincadas relações entre ceticismo e dogmatismo, tomando como referência o artigo de Plínio J. Smith intitulado “Ceticismo dogmático e dogmatismo sem dogmas”, que, por sua vez, empreende uma análise crítica de textos por mim anteriormente elaborados. Procuro aqui, sobretudo, retomar um ponto problemático que o referido artigo bem comenta, dele me servindo para avançar algumas novas formulações para uma posição crítica perante o ceticismo.
Do comissariado de Deus à vontade do princeps’: lei, autoridade e soberania no pensamento político medieval tardio
Authors: Kritsch Raquel
Published: September 2014

Os problemas da lei e da autoridade marcaram fortemente o pensamento políticomedieval ocidental, e em especial o desenvolvimento da noção de soberania, ponto deconvergência dos grandes conflitos de jurisdição no período. O debate acerca dadistribuição das jurisdições constituiu um dos momentos importantes para a construção damoderna idéia de soberania. Na medida em que se tomava a lei como dada, o sentido daautoridade tinha necessariamente de ser vinculado à idéia de comissão: a autoridade eraum atributo daquele que podia fazer cumprir a lei em nome do legislador divino. Outromomento relevante foi o da emergência do problema do poder legislativo, tal como entendidomodernamente. Jurisdição, a partir daí, passaria a incluir também o direito de criar ede impor as normas válidas para toda a comunidade por um legislador agora humano. Aospoucos, a vontade do príncipe, que não se limita mais pelo rigor da razão e da moralidade,passa a ser entendida como fonte criadora, transformadora e revogadora da lei. Mostrar aslinhas gerais deste percurso constitui o objetivo imediato deste artigo.
O momento estanque
Authors: Simões Bruno
Published: September 2014

questão do bom governante pode ser analisada a partir da perspectiva conservadora,que pretende retomar os ensinamentos da filosofia política antiga, bem como deum ponto de vista em defesa do projeto moderno. Leo Strauss e Alexandre Kojève propuseram-se, cada qual à sua maneira, o desafio de encontrar no diálogo Hierão de Xenofonte osaspectos “tirânicos” que, por um lado, aprimoram e, por outro, rebaixam a possível realizaçãode uma vida política perfeita. Nosso objetivo aqui é percorrer a polêmica dessedebate entre amigos que sustentam posições distintas, porém, complementares.
As Filosofias da Matemática de Wittgenstein: Intensionalismo Sistêmico e a Aplicação de um Novo Método (Sobre o Desenvolvimento da Filosofia da Matemática de Wittgenstein)
Authors: Engelmann Mauro
Published: September 2014

Este ensaio visa estabelecer o intensionalismo (infinitos são dados por regras, enão por extensões) e a idéia de múltiplos sistemas matemáticos completos (várias“matemáticas”) como as características centrais da filosofia da matemática de Wittgenstein.Tentaremos mostrar, em linhas gerais, como essas idéias surgem, como se relacionam, comoprogridem e, por fim, como são abandonadas em sua filosofia tardia. De acordo com o TractatusLogico-Philosophicus, infinitos só podem ser dados por regras e existe um únicosistema numérico (a essência do número consiste na idéia geral de ordenamento). O intensionalismoé mantido até pelos menos 1933, mas a idéia de sistema único é abandonada em1929-30 (já nas Philosophische Bemerkungen). Em seu lugar entra em cena a ideia de múltiplossistemas numéricos independentes e completos. Essa idéia determinará alguns desenvolvimentosna filosofia da matemática de Wittgenstein. A noção de “ver aspectos” do BigTypescript, por exemplo, surge para explicar a invenção de tais sistemas. A partir de 1934,contudo, Wittgenstein gradualmente abandona o intensionalismo e a idéia de múltiplossistemas completos e independentes. Em sua filosofia tardia, ambas idéias são usadasapenas como instrumentos para dissolver a prosa filosófica sobre a matemática.
Vontade (boulesis) e consentimento (sunkatathesis) em Aristóteles e Abelardo: atos do apetite (orexis) ou da razão (logos)?
Authors: Hamelin Guy
Published: September 2014

A questão principal levantada no presente artigo diz respeito à natureza ontológicado ato intencional, anterior à ação moral propriamente dita, nos pensamentos deAristóteles e de Abelardo. Mais especificamente, examinamos dois temas indiretamenteligados entre si. Primeiro, trata-se do problema secular da natureza exata da vontade(boulêsis) em Aristóteles, que certamente alude a um ato racional (logikos), cuja fonte seencontra, todavia, no apetite (orexis). A segunda interrogação diz respeito à noção deconsentimento (consensus) em Abelardo, que também coloca a questão do seu caráterontológico voluntário ou racional. Os dois assuntos estão ligados, na medida em que oconsentimento abelardiano se aparenta à idéia aristotélica de escolha (proairesis) e, sobretudo,à de assentimento (sunkatathesis) estóico, e não, como acreditam alguns comentadores,à noção agostiniana de vontade como ato livre e espontâneo. Essa identificação doconsentimento abelardiano com a vontade em Agostinho vem de uma confusão mais terminológicae perspéctica que interpretativa.
Tomás de Aquino e o Problema das Ideias Divinas de Coisas Singulares
Authors: Côté Antoine , Zachia Eduardo
Published: September 2014

Este artigo analisa diversos textos da obra de Tomás de Aquino relativos aostemas do conhecimento divino e das ideias divinas com o intuito de mostrar como duasinterpretações sustentadas por comentadores recentes da obra tomásica não se mantêmdiante da análise rigorosa dos textos. Uma primeira e menos radical interpretaçãosustenta haver ideias práticas distintas de cada coisa particular, enquanto que, deacordo com uma interpretação ainda mais forte, ideias em sentido estrito pertencemprimordialmente a coisas singulares. O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar que, emboraTomás sustente que Deus conhece todas as coisas, inclusive os particulares, a doutrinadas ideias, tal como Tomás a concebe, tem limites muito estreitos, não permitindo opleno desenvolvimento de suas convicções de cunho aristotélico concernentes àcognoscibilidade dos particulares.
Contingência e necessidade na causalidade externa segundo Ockham: argumentos para revisar a interpretação dominante
Authors: Fernández Carolina J.
Published: September 2014

Neste artigo, pretendemos resumir aquela que, acreditamos, ser, nas últimas trêsou quatro décadas, a corrente dominante na interpretação da doutrina de Ockham acercada causalidade. Buscaremos desenvolver três estratégias para criticar essa interpretação,cada uma delas pertencendo a um diferente nível: ontologia e linguagem, em um primeiromomento, física, no segundo, e epistemológica no terceiro. O resultado de nossa exploraçãoé uma visão menos otimista acerca da doutrina causal de Ockham.
Entre Aristóteles e a fé: Guilherme de Ockham e a determinação da verdade nas proposições sobre o futuro contingente
Authors: Oliveira Carlos Eduardo de
Published: September 2014

O artigo trata da análise ockhamiana do tema da determinação da verdade nasproposições sobre o futuro contingente, segundo a formulação proposta por Aristóteles emDe interpretatione, cap. 9, e de sua relação com o que é proposto sobre este assunto,segundo o próprio Ockham, “de acordo com a verdade e a fé”. A esse respeito, três pontosgeralmente são levantados como possíveis decorrências desta leitura de Aristóteles: aassunção de que Ockham discordaria efetivamente da solução aristotélica, porque errônea;a proposta de que Ockham tenha claramente vislumbrado na resposta aristotélica a indicaçãode uma lógica de três valores e, por fim, a recusa ockhamiana da tese da “necessidadedo conseqüente”. Pretendemos mostrar aqui, porém, que apenas o último desses trêspontos parece correto.
Autonomia e esclarecimento: o projeto crítico enquanto projeto político
Authors: Keinert Maurício
Published: September 2014

O artigo procura construir uma questão no interior da filosofia kantiana, por meiodos conceitos de esclarecimento e autonomia, acerca da necessidade de se compreender oprojeto crítico também como um projeto político. Para isso, no entanto, torna-senecessário confrontar certa tradição contemporânea, que remonta a Hegel e chega aHabermas, em que a ideia de crítica é vista como um elemento vazio e passivo (na medidaem que está centrada na abstração da lei moral). Trata-se, então, de apontar para umaleitura em que a faculdade de julgar prática, em sua atividade reflexionante e determinante,unificaria elementos políticos e jurídicos que encontrariam sua contrapartida nachamada “época da crítica”.
Filosofia natural e filosofia civil em Thomas Hobbes
Authors: Lisboa Wladimir Barreto
Published: September 2014

Este artigo procura expor diferentes pontos de vista acerca das possíveis relaçõesmantidas entre as diversas partes do pensamento filosófico de Thomas Hobbes. Trata-se deesclarecer se existe ou não uma relação de dependência dedutiva entre a ética e a política,de um lado, e sua filosofia primeira exposta, sobretudo, no De Corpore de 1655.
A reapropriação macIntyriana da noção de philia aristotélica: o animal apolítico?
Authors: Lopes Marisa
Published: September 2014

Pretende-se mostrar neste artigo que a noção macIntyriana de amizade, que,segundo este autor, seria uma recuperação da noção aristotélica de amizade (philia), aodeixar de contemplar o seu aspecto político, explicitamente marcado por Aristóteles,reduziria a noção de amizade ao seu aspecto social ou cívico, enfraquecendo, assim, anatureza política do homem.
Simpatia e sociabilidade no pensamento de Hume
Authors: Oliveira Salles Fernão de
Published: September 2014

O objetivo deste texto é, primeiramente, expor os contornos gerais as críticas deDavid Hume ao que o filósofo escocês chamou epicurismo moderno. Trata-se das filosofiasde Hobbes e de seus supostos epígonos, que, aos olhos de Hume, elegeram o amor própriocomo origem fundamental de nossas ações e juízos. Num segundo momento, trata-se dedelinear o lugar central do conceito de simpatia nesta crítica, bem como na constituiçãoda moral humeana.