Climate change justice: getting motivated in the last chance saloon

A key reason for pessimism with respect to greenhouse gas emissions reduction relates to the ‘motivation problem’, whereby those who could make the biggest difference prima facie have the least incentive to act because they are most able to adapt: how can we motivate such people (and thereby everyone else) to accept, indeed to initiate, the changes to their lifestyles that are required for effective emissions reductions? This paper offers an account inspired by Rawls of the good of membership of ‘intergenerational cooperative union’ to achieve justice that provides a solution to the motivation problem.

Untitled (Abstraction of labour time eternal recurrence monad)

An AHRC funded project titled: Picturing ideas? Visualising and Synthesising Ideas as art (2009-10). Outputs including: 4 exhibitions; 4 publications; 3 papers; 2 largescale backlit digital prints; 1 commissioned print. (See Additional Information) ----ABSTRACT: Utilising the virtuality of digital imagery this practice-led project explored the possibility of the cross-articulation between text and image and the bridging or synthesising potential of the visual affect of ideas. A series of digital images were produced 'picturing' or 'visualising' philosophical ideas derived from the writings of the philosopher Giles Deleuze, as remodellings of pre-existing philosophical ideas; developed through dialogues and consultation with specialists in the fields from which the ideas were drawn (philosophy, psychology, film) as well as artists and theorists concerned with ideas of 'mental imagery' and visualisation. Final images were produced as a synthesis (or combination) of these visualisations and presented in the format of large scale, backlit digital prints at a series of prestigious international exhibitions (see details above). Evaluation took the form of a four page illustrated text in Frieze magazine (August 2009) and three papers delivered at University of Ulster, Goldsmiths College of Art and Loughborough University. The project also included the publication of a catalogue essay (EAST 09) and an illustrated poem (in the Dark Monarch publication). A print version of the image was commissioned by Invisible Exports Gallery, New York and subsequently exhibited in The Devos Art Museum, School of Art & Design at Northern Michigan University and in a publication edited by Cedar Lewisohn for Tate Publishing. The project was funded by an AHRC practice-led grant (17K) and Arts Council of England award (1.5K). The outputs, including high profile, publicly accessible exhibitions, prestigious publications and conference papers ensured the dissemination of the research to a wide range of audiences, including scholars/researchers across the arts and humanities engaged in practice-based and interdisciplinary theoretical work (in particular in the fields of contemporary art and art theory and those working on the integration of art and theory/philosophy/psychology) but also the wider audience for contemporary art.

Probabilistic forecasting: why model imperfection is a poison pill

This volume is a serious attempt to open up the subject of European philosophy of science to real thought, and provide the structural basis for the interdisciplinary development of its specialist fields, but also to provoke reflection on the idea of ‘European philosophy of science’. This efforts should foster a contemporaneous reflection on what might be meant by philosophy of science in Europe and European philosophy of science, and how in fact awareness of it could assist philosophers interpret and motivate their research through a stronger collective identity. The overarching aim is to set the background for a collaborative project organising, systematising, and ultimately forging an identity for, European philosophy of science by creating research structures and developing research networks across Europe to promote its development.

A busca do "caminho do meio" em educação: contribuição à pedagogia dialética

Este trabalho é uma tentativa de pensar o ato de educar a partir de uma concepção dialética, isto é, considerando os pólos de uma contradição como complementares, e não excludentes. Nos quatro primeiros capítulos são apresentadas unidades de contrários observadas, respectivamente, na filosofia oriental, na ciência moderna, na psicanálise e na filosofia da linguagem, destacando-se contribuições e questionamentos que essas ciências e saberes podem oferecer à educação. No quinto e último capítulo avaliam-se as principais correntes de pensamento que influenciaram a teoria e prática educacionais, no Brasil, nas últimas décadas. A partir desse contexto, confrontam-se com os referenciais teóricos trabalhados, algumas questões colocadas pela prática em escolas de 1º e 2º graus, especialmente no projeto de 5ª e 8ª séries da Escola Senador Correia (escola particular, no Rio de Janeiro). Assim, busca-se livrar de abordagens maniqueístas a consideração de oposições tais como: escola moderna x tradicional; liberdade x coerção; autonomia x dependência diretivismo x espontaneísmo; e transmissão x construção do conhecimento.

Justiça distributiva aplicada a realidade brasileira: um estudo teórico

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a aplicação da justiça distributiva na realidade brasileira. A fim de se ter uma perspectiva histórica dos conceitos de justiça e justiça distributiva, ao longo da filosofia moral e política antiga e contemporânea, procurou-se mostrar a evolução do princípio geral de justiça com relação a sua construção e fundamento, bem como a introdução do estudo da justiça distributiva na psicologia social. Analisou-se os estudos e pesquisas empíricas realizadas pelos psicólogos sociais brasileiros e pela comparação de pesquisas e estudos de outros países, procurou-se concluir sobre a aplicação das normas de justiça distributiva na realidade brasileira. Concluiu-se, que se faz necessário uma atuação mais sistemática dos psicólogos sociais no estudo dessa área, devido a exiguidade de estudos e pesquisas nacionais.

Bioética e biodireito: interfaces e confluências

This thesis addresses the development of technoscience in times of transnational globalization and highlights the vulnerability of the discourse of social progress, which may be replaced by evidence of social risk before the artificiality of nature and humanity. That demands an ethical and legal responses to events that impose the necessity of an ethical control in biotechnology research involving human beings contributing to the rise of Bioethics and Biolaw as fields of knowledge. This theme is studied from a multidisciplinary perspective seeking a dynamic dimension in the interpretation of research data reconnecting Social Sciences to Legal Sciences (Biolaw) and to Philosophy (Bioethics), in order to obtain answers to the problems posed. The objective delimited is to examine the interfaces between Biolaw and Bioethics, in order to observe the confluence of these areas of knowledge. Biolaw is considered as a new legal branch derived from the paradigmatic transition of Law and wonders how it will stand before questions resulting of social transformations caused by biotechnological development that endangers humans and society. It is concluded that the relationship between Bioethics and Biolaw is recursive and inseparable and it contributed to the "unthink" of traditional legal model of linear view/reductionist allowing that the "certainties" will be replaced by "possibilities", which comes to enable Biolaw to confront the issues caused by the development of biotechnology that violates physically and morally the human person. It is perceived, therefore, that Biolaw is driven and aided by bioethical reflections and it positions itself before the dilemmas caused by biotechnology in creating, interpreting and applying coercive rules which aims to protect the human being, his offspring and society