Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "Philosophy"
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Beginning with property? Hegel and unfolding freedom in a South African academic context
(AOSIS, 2016)This article explores the ongoing question of academic freedom within the South African university system and extends this issue into a foundational inquiry of our understanding of freedom in society as a whole. The article ... -
Die geesteswetenskaplike agtergrond van die natuurwetenskappe
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)The cradle of our Western intellectual legacy is found in ancient Greece where philosophy witnessed the slow process of differentiation through which the various social sciences started to come into their own. Their ... -
Existential attitudes and Eastern European adolescents' problem and health behaviors: highlighting the role of the search for meaning in life
(Springer Verlag, 2012)Although the role of existential attitudes in adolescent health-related behavior has received increased attention recently, historically it has been under investigated in the field. The present study focuses on existential ... -
Op die spore van filosofiese onderwys op Potchefstroom honderd jaar gelede
(AOSIS, 2017)It is to be regretted that the history of education in Philosophy at other universities, like the Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands (established in 1880) has been documented in several publications, while very ... -
Plato's heritage to Western philosophy, European intellectual tradition and some special sciences
(SA Society for Greek Philosophy and Humanities; UNISA, 2016)Although the statement of Whitehead, asserting that European philosophy may be seen as footnotes to Plato, is exaggerated, it does provide us with a challenge to explain the element of truth in it. This article investigates ...