A Virtue-based Model for Medical Ethics and Practice in Edmund Pellegrino

Author(s): Philemon Ayibo / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

This paper deals with the resurgence of interest in virtue ethics in professional ethics, specifically as it applies to Edmund Daniel Pellegrino’s account in medical ethics. Pellegrino investigates in a clear manner the ethical problems of contemporary medicine from a virtue ethics point of view and offers a virtue-based ethic for medicine as an effective tool and a practical guide for confronting the challenges of modern medicine. His account builds on a thesis of the indispensability of virtuous character traits for a sound medical practice. Pellegrino’s virtue ethics offers a plausible and distinctive alternative to utilitarian and Kantian (principle-based) approaches to understanding and evaluating professional roles. It is hoped that our exploration of Pellegrino’s account will underline the place of a virtue ethics in medicine and stimulate a similar inquiry into social welfare, and into other forms of human professions and disciplines.

About “Justitia” (Righteousness) and “Aequitas” (Equity). The contribution of Lactantius († 325) in the specifying of the content of the two constituent elements of the “Jus”

Author(s): Nicolae V. Dură / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

By a brief analysis of the text of Lactantius’s work, entitled „Justitia,” one can say that for Lactantius, „Justitia” (Justice) and „Aequitas” (Equity) were primarily two moral virtues, with theological-philosophical and juridical implications and consequences, hence the moral obligation that any legislator – wherever and whoever he may be – ought to take them into account in the application of Justice.

Academic versus practical (How to balance the theoretical and the applied in the postmodern situation)

Author(s): Zuzana Žilová / Language(s): / Issue: 3/2014

Europe and America are culturally interrelated areas. However, as they developed in their specific conditions both show differences among which European academic and American practical emerge as the most significant. Consequently, this influences the understanding and dealing with the real world and further challenges that have appeared on the both sides. Practical courageous approach stimulates the fight for a better world; however, ontological conservatisms protect human values and the very foundations of Western civilization. Although we are witnesses of incredible development and progress, the return to the traditional values and sacred is required since they guarantee to preserve and protect that what has been built for centuries. Both areas have something to offer in this mission.

Academicus International Scientific Journal

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Albania

Academicus – International Scientific Journal (Academicus ISJ) is an international scientific journal published in English. Academicus ISJ is a non-profit and open access publication that is published semi-annually and is double-blind peer reviewed. Its print ISSN is 2079-3715 and its electronic ISSN is 2309-1088.
Academicus ISJ is led by an international Editorial Board consisting of outstanding members of the academic and scientific community throughout Europe and the world. Their review and critique will ensure that the works selected for publication meet the highest international scientific and publishing standards. The journal brings together the scientific research of academics within a wide arena of discussion in a way that few other publications of this kind are actually doing.
Conceived as a scientific journal which gives considerable space to research in the social sciences and humanities, and with a direct impact in the social, economic, political, legal, and communication fields, this journal collects works and scientific research developed from the perspective and disciplinary structuring of the social sciences, indexed in the 1XX.XX and 3XX.XX fields of the UDC ( Universal Decimal Classification).
The works published in its issues have a direct impact on the improvement of socio-economic indicators of the region and other areas, by expanding the definition of what is regional, starting from the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean countries, Central and Eastern Europe and beyond, with a global view.
The volumes of the Academicus ISJ can be found in hard copy at the Public Library of Vlore City, as well as at the Albanian National Public Library in Tirana, the British Library in London, UK, the ZBW - German National Library, as well as in the most important digital libraries worldwide in open access and by subscription.
In order to preserve the intellectual legacy of its digital content in open access within a long-term storage, all works published in Academicus ISJ have been archived in Portico Repository and with DSpace at an Institutional Repository. To measure the academic impact of its articles according article citations and readings, Academicus ISJ has inserted PlumX, issued and developed by Plum Analytics.

The Founder and Editor in Chief of Academicus ISJ is Prof. Dr. Arta Musaraj.

ACCIDENTE DE CIRCULAŢIE A IDEILOR FILOSOFICE

Author(s): Sebastian Grama / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 13+14/2017

In regard to the to the art area, the optimalstrategy that we can deduce from the Aristotelian thought is not to oppose in an abstract manner the Idea and life, but to let what is alive to talk to us, meaning to participate to essence in an own way, to come to us and inhabit our discourse not from the outside, but recognizing us, identifying itself in our words. The ruthlessness of Destiny, the immobility of the being as a being would remain a common entertainment if a guy would not assume Oreste's costume, gestures and mask. Accident is just as essential to essence as it is essential to think of an essence of the accident. The effect of this simultaneity can be given (finally legitimate) the name of life.

Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Estonia

Acta Ludologica

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Slovakia

Acta Ludologica (ISSN 2585-8599) is a double-blind peer reviewed scientific journal published twice a year by the Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM in Trnava, Slovakia. The journal publishes theoretical, research and professional studies associated with the theory of digital games and digital games industry, as well as related reviews and shorter scientific articles on the given sphere of interest. The contents are written exclusively in English; all of them (except reviews and short articles) are double-blind peer reviewed and considered by the Scientific Committee of the journal. The editors strictly respect the principles of academic ethics and thus they follow the journal’s Editorial Policy and citation rules shared by all academic journals published by the Faculty of Mass Media Communication

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Interpretationes

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Czech Republic

AUC Interpretationes. Studia Philosophica Europeanea is a scientific journal founded and edited by the Amicale des étudiants Europhilosophie / Studienfreundeskreis EuroPhilosophie and published by Karolinum Press, Charles University in Prague. The journal is published since 2011 and specializes in French and German philosophy of the 19th and 20th century (German idealism, phenomenology, French philosophy). It publishes articles written by students and alumni of the Master Erasmus Mundus Europhilosophie as well as by other researchers. Two calls for papers on a specific subject are opened in order to publish two numbers every year. Every number is edited by a member of the Amicale/Studienfreundeskreis.

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philosophica et Historica

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Romania

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Poland

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Philosophica. Ethica - Aesthetica - Practica

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Poland

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Philosophica jest czasopismem Instytutu Filozofii Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Obecnie Folia ma charakter rocznika, lecz Redakcja czyni starania, aby czasopismo ukazywało się dwa razy do roku. Naszą misją jest prezentacja i umożliwienie wymiany poglądów między osobami reprezentującymi ośrodki filozoficzne polskie i zagraniczne. Pragniemy, aby obok Autorów o uznanym dorobku swoje artykuły mogli publikować również Autorzy początkujący. Dbając w wysoki poziom merytoryczny publikowanych artykułów, nadsyłane prace oceniane są wstępnie przez Redakcję, a następnie poddawane formalnej procedurze recenzyjnej.

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

Frequency: irregular and other / Country: Romania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies publishes original papers and surveys concerning the historical development, the economic, societal, political and philosophical dimensions of the European integration project. The European and Regional Studies provides an independent forum for informed debate and discussion of European affairs. The printed and online version of papers are identical.

ACTUALITATEA NOŢIUNII MIMESIS

Author(s): Mihaela Pop / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 13+14/2017

We believe that the most appropriate way we can approach the Aristotelian thought after 2400 years is to take a critical attitude to see to what extent elements of this thinking are present or have stimulated certain concepts of the contemporary artistic consciousness. That is why I opted for the re-reading of the mimesis notion to which Aristotle, but also Plato, contributed fundamentally.

Adam Smith a znaczenie uczuć moralnych dla polityki i nauk o gospodarce

Author(s): Grzegorz Szulczewski / Language(s): English,Polish / Issue: 4/2014

The ethical analysis of The Theory of Moral Sentiments as well as 'n Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations presents A. Smith's (1723-1790) works in a completely new light than it is conventionally presented in the neoliberal interpretation. One of the most important issues appears to be the classification of moral sentiments. He divides them into social, neutral, and antisocial. The neutral sentiment - the so-called 'self love' forms the basis of acting in the best interests of oneself and as such it constitutes the foundations of the development of entrepreneurship. This can be transferred into an antisocial sentiment, i.e. selfishness. In such a case it has a devastating influence on economic activity, social life as well as public life. For this reason A. Smith shows the importance of the social emotion of sympathy understood as empathy and the acceptance of the behaviours that are acknowledged as proper. As the findings of his analysis clearly show, selfishness was the characteristic trait of the businessmen at that time, i.e. merchants and the owners of manufacturing plants. With reference to the works of A. Smith we should therefore identify and then describe all the psychological as well as economic mechanisms that in effect postpone or minimise the chances of the transformation of self love into selfishness, i.e. the activities based on rational economic grounds into the ones that are driven by mere greed. The interpretation of the issue presented in the article questions the conventional neoliberal interpretation. The latter reiterates that in the works of A. Smith the most important ones are the sentences taken out of the context that define the state as a night watchman and the market that is controlled by the invisible hand. The ethical analysis holds that in the opinion of A. Smith alone, one of the most fundamental problems of capitalism lies in the fact that self love should be realised within the boundaries set by the community. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is so vital then, in which he analysed sympathy, social sentiment, and selfishness, i.e. an antisocial emotion, along with 'n Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, in which he addressed the issue of collective selfishness.

Akaṉānūṟu. Podia for Myths and Legends

Author(s): Raju Kalidos / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

The Akaṉānūṟu, listed under the Caṅkam classical anthology, Eṭṭuttōkai, is a logical preamble to the Puṟaṉānūṟu. Akam (domestic environ) and Puṟam (beyond the home, exterior aṟam, righteous war) are keywords in Tamil literary tradition. In a work dealing with domestic behavior, evidences relating to myths and legends may be expected. Specialists in art history are naturally interested in myths. I have tried to show how akam is interlaced with pan-Indian mythologies adumbrated in the itihāsas and purāṇas, while retelling autochthonous cultures, and integrating the southern and the northern of the “Indian Asia”, cf. Tamiḻ-iṇppap pā […] vaṭa-moḻip-paṟṟāḷar “bliss offering Tamil poems, the lovers of the northern language (Sanskrit)” (PT 1.4). This is emotional integration. I guess mahākavi-Kāḷidāsa knew Tamil if Poykai Āḻvār was an expert in the Vedas (TI, 33 maṟai “Veda”, antiyāḷ “Gāyatrī”).

Akropolis: Journal of Hellenic Studies

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Montenegro

Akropolis: Journal of Hellenic Studies is an international peer-reviewed annual scholarly journal, devoted to the study of Hellenic culture and civilization from antiquity to the present, featuring high-quality research in all areas of Hellenic studies: philosophy, religion, archaeology, history, law, literature, philology, art. High quality contributions – regardless of tradition, school of thought or disciplinary background – are welcome. Akropolis is published by the Center for Hellenic Studies, based in Podgorica, Montenegro.

AKSJOLOGICZNE I ANTROPOLOGICZNE UWARUNKOWANIA TOŻSAMOŚCI NARODOWEJ MŁODYCH POLAKÓW W ŚWIETLE BADAŃ WŁASNYCH. IMPLIKACJE DLA BEZPIECZEŃSTWA NARODOWEGO

Author(s): Dorota Domalewska,Ilona Urych / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2020

Shaping patriotism and national identity is crucial precondition for the survival of the nation. Sport helps to build and reinforce patriotism, binds national identity and strengthens values such as solidarity and tolerance. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the values of patriotism, national identity, tolerance, and sports patriotism, which is an important binder of national identity. The study was carried out using a diagnostic survey method. The analysis of the findings indicates a very strong sense of patriotism, national identity and sports patriotism among the respondents (N = 508). The patriotic scale significantly influenced the results of the scale of national identity and sport patriotism, but did not differentiate the attitude of tolerance. The scale of tolerance significantly correlated with the scale of patriotism, sports patriotism and national identity. As indicated by the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Poland, preservation and reinforcement of national identity is an important task of the state. These goals can be achieved by cultivating national culture, protecting cultural heritage, activating social capital and strengthening patriotic attitudes.

Aksjologiczne uwarunkowania odporności psychicznej i zdrowia

Author(s): Marlena Stradomska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 26/2018

Conference-Report: Aksjologiczne uwarunkowania odporności psychicznej i zdrowia. IV Konferencja Interdyscyplinarna Zdrowie i odporność psychiczna Kraków, 21–22 września 2018. Reported by Marlena Stradomska.

Aktualizacja potencjału religii w ochronie ekosystemów leśnych

Author(s): Ryszard F. Sadowski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2013

Declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Forest, 2011 demonstrated the significance of forest ecosystems to all humans and the entire Earth. Religions had already become important allies in preventing damage to forests. Different religious traditions offer various proposals for forest conservation and afforestation. Since 1970 and especially after the jubilee year of 2000, people of faith established many ecological organizations to engage in environmental conservation because of their religious beliefs. All major religious traditions have a lot to offer. This article examines the way organized religions and faith-based ecological organizations are engaged in many environmental projects concerning forest ecosystems. It looks at the ecological activity of faith-based organizations such as the Chipko Movement, Appiko movement, Swadhyaya community and the Ecological Movement of St. Francis of Assisi. The article shows that actualization of religious potential in protecting forests is accomplished through active prevention of deforestation and climate change, afforestation and the implementation of environmental friendly technology