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- ItemA comparison of Eudaimonia and Satori(1993) Ormsby, Shalom Marks; Kosman, Louis Aryeh; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemA New Perspective on Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus(1991) Crompton, Sarah S.; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Outlaw, Lucius T., 1944-
- ItemA Philosophical Investigation of Virginia Wolf's A Room of One's Own(1994) McCanless, Katherine W.; Wright, Kathleen, 1944-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemA Prolegomena to a Possible Future Pedagogy(1991) Siegel, Benjamin; Outlaw, Lucius T., 1944-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemAn Analysis of Descartes' Real Mind-Body Distinction: When, and How, Does Descartes Prove that Mind and Body are Distinct(1992) Danzig, David; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Kosman, Louis Aryeh
- ItemArdmore and Ulster, or To Do Right in a World Gone Wrong: An Owner's Manual For The Golden Rule(1990) Kalil, Jeffrey R.; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Kosman, Louis Aryeh
- ItemAristotle: A Nondualist Critique(1991) Tittmann, Edward; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Desjardins, Rosemary, 1936-
- ItemBalancing Sustainable Development: Philosophy of Technology and Aesthetic Evaluation(2009) Gasperik, Dylan; Wright, Kathleen, 1944-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-My thesis is an attempt to explain the imbalanced and incomplete modes of thinking in the modern consciousness that I find to be responsible for humanity's collective irrational and violent destruction of the global environment. I argue that the environment is a direct material extension of human identities and its destruction is evidence of unbalanced behavior and thinking in need of rehabilitation. Furthermore, the discourse of sustainable development fails to provide an adequate alternative to the destructiveness of the modern consciousness. My thesis draws on three distinct traditions of thought to attempt to analyze the imbalance and propose an alternate mode of thinking: Albert Borgmann's "device paradigm," Martin Heidegger's "supreme danger" of modern technology, and David Hall and Roger Ames' "aesthetic cosmology" reading of the classical Taoist texts. The device paradigm highlights the important role of technology in distracting us from the destruction that has become so unavoidable and innocuous in the modern lifestyle. Heidegger's complex analysis of technology provides a foundation for understanding its power for salvation as well as destruction and distraction. Hall and Ames' readings of Taoism provide an example of an alternate mode of thinking that could potentially rehabilitate the imbalances endemic to the modern consciousness that cause us to be destructive. I am aware of and wary of the breadth and ambition of my thesis topic. This has not deterred me or distracted me from writing it, and I have found the process to be helpful in solidifying, clarifying, and justifying my philosophical explorations up to this point.
- ItemBeckett and the Philosopher(2004) Jones, Robert; Devenney, Christopher, 1961-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-This thesis is a three-part study exploring the challenges involved in reading Samuel Beckett. Starting with the problems philosophy has had in understanding his work, the study investigates the possibility of, and ultimately encourages, a meditative reading.
- ItemBeing and Existence(1991) Carlisle, Steven; Desjardins, Rosemary, 1936-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemBeyond Environmental Morality: Towards a Viable Environmental Ethic(s)(2009) Richards, Tim; Miller, Jerry; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-Environmental ethics assumes that humans are, at the core, environmentally "bad" because we are currently destroying nature. This operative assumption of environmental ethics as a field is what I want to term contemporary environmental morality, wherein humans and their industry, technology, and economy are considered to be "evil" in contrast to ecosystems, wilderness, or nature, which are valued as "good." More pointedly, environmental ethics as it stands presupposes that there is an entity called "nature" that we humans are differentiated from and have an obligation towards as outside actors. This is what I want to call environmental dualism, which holds humans as separate from, rather than a part of, nature; and, in keeping with contemporary environmental morality, as a force that is destroying this entity called "nature." Both the environmental dualism and the contemporary environmental morality that characterize environmental ethical thought are inaccurate for two reasons. Firstly, humans are a part of nature—we are organic beings and all of our actions occur within a larger ecological framework. Secondly, though humans could accurately be described as environmentally "bad" historically, our species can become a force for environmental "good," both industrially with respect to manufacturing processes and developmentally with respect to land use. If we reframe the basic story such that we humans, as an integral part of nature, can contribute positively as vital, productive parts of the whole, new ideas and possibilities emerge. Humans do not have to be detrimental to the environment; we are not fundamentally flawed in this respect despite what environmental moralists might say. By going beyond the environmental morality and dualism exemplified by modern environmental ethics as a field, we as ethical thinkers and activists can begin to be effective in our efforts to advocate for a more ecologically adapted society with environmentally conscious lifestyles.
- ItemCapabilities, Labor Participation, and Women's Freedom : A Discourse on the Relation between Paid Employment and Female Agency(2005) Le, B. Khanh; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Miller, Jerry
- ItemDescriptive Ontology: A Synthesis of Logos and Language-Game(1991) Brennan, William; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Desjardins, Rosemary, 1936-
- ItemDogen's "Critique" of Kantian Time and Noumenal Freedom Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Im-morals: "Not" Cause for Worry but Time for Re-joicing!(1992) Gillin, J. Lorin; Dostal, Robert J.; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemDogen, Thought-Action, Practice-Enlightenment and Other Hyphenated Words, or А Zen Philosopher Approaches Thought and Action With Concern(1992) Goldman, Michael; Outlaw, Lucius T., 1944-; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-
- ItemEmbodiment and Embeddedness in Philosophies of Ecology: Deep Ecology, Confucian Ecology, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology(2002) Schlottmann, Chris; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Kosman, Louis AryehThe present ecological crisis might have some roots in its philosophical forbears. This senior essay explores three ecological philosophies and their implications: Deep Ecology, a contemporary ecocentric movement; Confucian ecology, which posits an "ethical anthropocentrism" ; and Maurice Merleau-Ponty's late phenomenology, which immerses humankind's thought and perception wholly within the visible-invisible world. All three philosophies raise serious questions regarding the projects of epistemology and ontology, together with problematizing rationality and objectivity. Sensuousness takes on epistemological primacy, and the prospect of a reoriented and unified system becomes feasible. For a contextual philosophical endeavor to begin, it must include the implications of immersion and embeddedness in the natural world.
- ItemExtending The Mind: Undermining the Mind Brain Identity Thesis(2008) Freeman, Zachary Michael; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Sharma, Ravi
- ItemField, Sky, and River: Exploring the Landscape of Dogen and Derrida(1992) Wilhelm, Eric; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Outlaw, Lucius T., 1944-
- ItemFingo, Fingere, Finxi, Fictum : A Philosophical Treatment of Fiction(2004) Kelly, Alexandra; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Macbeth, Danielle
- ItemForging Ahead : Toward a New Understanding of Paintings(1991) Leavitt, Noah; Gangadean, Ashok K., 1941-; Outlaw, Lucius T., 1944-
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