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Understanding Science and Preventing It from Becoming Pseudoscience
Mohammad Mushfequr Rahman
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
127-135
Received:
15 June 2021
Accepted:
8 July 2021
Published:
15 July 2021
Abstract: The motivation to write a paper on the general nature of science comes from the scientific nature of Quran, which has been a guidance and help in revealing that science is an ontological and teleological construct which the Quran supports. A much-needed discussion of science had to be done because the trend among the people today suggest anything remotely sounding science has become a substituting value for religion and God. People have started believing rather blindly, in science without really understanding what it is, how it works and its limitations. What is science and what is the purpose of science? This paper explains the answers of the question and help reader understand the difference between science and pseudoscience which often people mistake as one. It explains the difference from example of macroevolution, single common ancestor and natural selection. The discussion also elaborates on the essential foundations of science that makes science, science. At the end, the paper elaborates why science cannot be used to ascertain moral truths. The discussion has been analytical in nature rooted in classic literature of philosophy of science and sociology. The readers will come to appreciate the fine principles of science and it’s limitations in revealing scientific truths.
Abstract: The motivation to write a paper on the general nature of science comes from the scientific nature of Quran, which has been a guidance and help in revealing that science is an ontological and teleological construct which the Quran supports. A much-needed discussion of science had to be done because the trend among the people today suggest anything r...
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Establishing Socialist Democracy in Vietnam in the Renovation Period
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
136-142
Received:
5 July 2021
Accepted:
19 July 2021
Published:
23 July 2021
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to learn about the establishment of socialist democracy in Vietnam during the renovation period in Vietnam. This study focuses on analyzing theoretical and practical bases; evaluating and analyzing new contents and problems posed in the perception of socialist democracy and establishing socialist democracy in Vietnam through 35 years of renovation. In this study, the author makes two hypotheses: 1/ The theories and practices of establishing socialist democracy in Vietnam during the renovation period shows that the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese people are right; 2/ The establishment of socialist democracy in Vietnam today has achieved many great achievements. Besides these achievements, there are also problems with establishing socialist democracy in our country in the renovation period. The results of the study show that building and perfecting the socialist rule-of-law State, renovating and democratizing the organization and operation of the political system under the leadership of the Party are the conditions for exercising socialist democracy in terms of politics in Vietnam. Besides, developing a socialist-oriented market economy also creates favorable conditions for establishing socialist democracy in the economic field. In addition, it is necessary to build and develop an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, unity in diversity, national characteristics, humanity, and science are actual conditions for exercising socialist democracy in the field of culture in Vietnam. To obtain the research objectives, the author has used scientific research methods such as analysis and synthesis, deductive and inductive, abstraction and generalization, logic, history, and comparison to come to the findings and recommendations of the study.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to learn about the establishment of socialist democracy in Vietnam during the renovation period in Vietnam. This study focuses on analyzing theoretical and practical bases; evaluating and analyzing new contents and problems posed in the perception of socialist democracy and establishing socialist democracy in Vietnam th...
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The Roots of Ecological Crisis in the Philippines in the Lens of Martin Heidegger’s Philosophy of Technology
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
143-147
Received:
17 July 2021
Accepted:
26 July 2021
Published:
2 August 2021
Abstract: The Philippines is one of the countries that are susceptible to natural calamities every year it is experiencing countless numbers of typhoons which resulted in the loss of lives and massive destruction of properties. This phenomenon can be attributed to the increasing destruction and deterioration of the environment caused by excessive and misguided principles. Accordingly, these principles are motivated by the uncontrolled numbers of the human population, economic sustainability, and even political agenda. Although these factors are significant in understanding the cause of the ecological crisis, nevertheless it does not capture the roots of the problem. This paper aims to provide a deeper analysis on the issue using Martin Heidegger's framework particularly his analysis on the nature of revealing that dominated modern technology. The “enframing" attitude of modern technology, as well as the parasitic response of humanity to the revealing of the natural world, is the root cause of the ecological crisis. Although humanity is destined by the enframing attitude brought about by modern technology, nevertheless, it does not make him a slave. A true relationship with the natural world that is free from the im – posing character of enframing is possible through “sober thinking”. A kind of thinking or realization that took place after the intoxicating effects of the technocratic paradigm that enables us to return to the natural revealing of nature and thrives for a possible revealing that enhances both the human person and the physis.
Abstract: The Philippines is one of the countries that are susceptible to natural calamities every year it is experiencing countless numbers of typhoons which resulted in the loss of lives and massive destruction of properties. This phenomenon can be attributed to the increasing destruction and deterioration of the environment caused by excessive and misguid...
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Taoism with Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worshipping Belief
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
148-153
Received:
24 July 2021
Accepted:
5 August 2021
Published:
11 August 2021
Abstract: Taoism originated from China and has had a profound influence on Chinese culture. Today, the Taoist tradition is one of the five religious doctrines officially recognized by China. Taoism was introduced into Vietnam very early. During its existence and development in Vietnam, Taoism has had a relationship with and influence on many Vietnamese folk beliefs, including Mother Goddess worshipping. Mother Goddess worship is a Vietnamese folk belief, with a long history, adapting to changes in Vietnamese society. It has had a critical position in the spiritual activities of Vietnamese people. Mother Goddess worship not only has a special attraction but also poses various problems for many scientists and researchers in society. The study aims to find out the relation between Taoism with Vietnamese mother Goddess worshipping belief. Specifically, the study has explored the influence of Taoism on the system of Mother Goddess worship in Vietnam and the influence of Taoism on worshiping forms and human conceptions in Mother Goddess worship. To obtain research objectives, the author has used various research methods such as philosophical history, analysis - synthesis; compare – contrast to find out study results. Some discussions on preserving and promoting the values of Mother Goddess worship in Vietnam have been presented in the study.
Abstract: Taoism originated from China and has had a profound influence on Chinese culture. Today, the Taoist tradition is one of the five religious doctrines officially recognized by China. Taoism was introduced into Vietnam very early. During its existence and development in Vietnam, Taoism has had a relationship with and influence on many Vietnamese folk ...
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Evolutionity and the Calling of Evolutionary Suffering and Evolutionary Flourishing: Dialogues Among Epochs and Cultivating New Pathways of Planetary Realizations
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
154-161
Received:
28 April 2021
Accepted:
18 June 2021
Published:
24 August 2021
Abstract: Evolution is a perennial challenge before Nature, self, society and the world. This article engages with the discourse of evolutionity offered by W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz to characterize our contemporary condition. Korab-Karpowicz argues that our contemporary condition is not so much characterized by tradition, modernity and postmodernity but evoultionity which refers to processes of evolution on the part of self and society. This article engages with this perspective and argues how evoultionity is characterized by evolutionary suffering which then leads to evolutionary flourishing. Evolutionary suffering refers to pain and suffering undertaken for realizing evolutionary transformations of self, society and the world. Evolutionary flourishing refers to realization of beauty, dignity and dialogues in self and society as evolutionary process. The article also argues how the present moment is not only characterized by clash among epochs but by dialogue among epochs. The theme of clash of epochs which draws on the discourse of clash of civilizations needs to engage with discourses and practices of dialogues among civilizaitons. Here the article offers the perspectives of multi-topial and multi-temporal hermeneutics to understand dialogues among epochs. In multi-topial hermeneutics one moves across multiple terrains of self, society, culture and the world and in multi-temporal hermeneutics one moves across multiple temporality. The article thus argues how dialogues among epochs need to be understood in the context of dialogues among cultures, civilizations and temporality. The article argues how in our contemporary moment we need to realize that we all are children of Mother Earth which is called planetary realizations in this essay.
Abstract: Evolution is a perennial challenge before Nature, self, society and the world. This article engages with the discourse of evolutionity offered by W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz to characterize our contemporary condition. Korab-Karpowicz argues that our contemporary condition is not so much characterized by tradition, modernity and postmodernity but evou...
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The Role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Establishing Socialist Democracy in Ho Chi Minh City in Renovation Period
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
162-168
Received:
5 August 2021
Accepted:
23 August 2021
Published:
30 August 2021
Abstract: Vietnam Fatherland Front is a political coalition organization representing all classes, social strata, ethnic groups, religions in Vietnam as well as Vietnamese overseas. One of the important tasks of this organization is to bring into full play the people’s mastery. The present study aims to analyze the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in establishing a socialist democracy in Ho Chi Minh City during the renovation period. Specifically, it examines the situation of promoting the role of The Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City in the exercise of the democratic regulations at the grassroots level, contributing to the establishment of socialist democracy in Viet Nam. To obtain the research objectives, the author gives the hypothesis that the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City is the political base of the people's government. It expresses the will, aspiration, and the great unity bloc of the entire people to promote the people's mastery, consult, coordinate and unify the actions of its members, contributing to the establishment of socialist democracy in Ho Chi Minh City. The author has used scientific research methods such as analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, abstraction and generalization, logic and history, and comparison to come to the findings and recommendations of the study. The results of the study show that the Vietnam Fatherland Front plays a very important role in creating the people's great unity bloc, promoting the people's right to mastery, conducting consultations, and coordinating and unifying actions among its members in the cause of national construction and defense.
Abstract: Vietnam Fatherland Front is a political coalition organization representing all classes, social strata, ethnic groups, religions in Vietnam as well as Vietnamese overseas. One of the important tasks of this organization is to bring into full play the people’s mastery. The present study aims to analyze the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in est...
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Social Harmony or a Happy Society
W. Julian Korab-Karpowicz
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
169-177
Received:
24 July 2021
Accepted:
27 August 2021
Published:
11 September 2021
Abstract: In this paper, I set out to prove that once we correctly identify human nature and organize our world according to the principle of cooperation, we can arrive at a world of social harmony. We can then engage in conscious human evolution, aiming at moral and intellectual perfection. Hence, we can arrive at evolutionity, a new evolutionary epoch which would replace the current conflicting and disharmonious times of postmodernity. The current world disharmony, which can be observed especially in the field of politics and economics, is largely related to the erroneous modern Western philosophical assertions identifying the human being with an individual moved by desires and the will to power, and the phenomenon of life in an endless conflict. An additional influence is provided by the flawed postmodernist conceptions of culture and family. These errors have enormous implications with regard to how we picture the world in which we live. They hinder our evolutionary capacities. I want to show that cooperation is an integral part of human nature, and that the society organized according to the requirements of nature is a truly happy society. I support my argument by statements from Tractatus Politico-Philosophicus.
Abstract: In this paper, I set out to prove that once we correctly identify human nature and organize our world according to the principle of cooperation, we can arrive at a world of social harmony. We can then engage in conscious human evolution, aiming at moral and intellectual perfection. Hence, we can arrive at evolutionity, a new evolutionary epoch whic...
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Accentuation: A Key Factor of Native Languages in African Philosophy
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2021
Pages:
178-181
Received:
12 August 2021
Accepted:
30 August 2021
Published:
13 September 2021
Abstract: The pattern of the pronunciation of words in any part of the world depends on the people’s accent. In native languages, what gives a word its meaning is largely dependent on how the word is pronounced. For instance, ‘akwha’ could mean up to three different things in Etche language and the only way to identify the particular meaning of the use of the word at any point is the accentuation. Thus, accentuation plays a very vital role in the meaning of words in native languages. The absence of accents in words most times leaves such words ambiguous, and sometimes they are used out of context. Accentuation therefore, is very important in the language game of words and their meanings in native Africa. Words are accentuated with marks called diacritical marks. These marks are fixed based on the tone of the word and the tone in turn determine the pronunciation and meaning of the word. Using Etche as a place of reference, this research work therefore seeks to unravel the role of accents in native languages in philosophy. It will use the analytical method of inquiry as it intends to analyze the effects of accentuation in the meaning of words in African languages. This is a fresh area in the field of African philosophy and therefore, the most common challenge encountered as it is also the case with many other researches in African philosophy, is lack of sufficient materials on the topic under research. It also does not in any way pretend to be a close investigation, rather it is open to criticisms, reviews and additions, especially in the context other languages or dialects.
Abstract: The pattern of the pronunciation of words in any part of the world depends on the people’s accent. In native languages, what gives a word its meaning is largely dependent on how the word is pronounced. For instance, ‘akwha’ could mean up to three different things in Etche language and the only way to identify the particular meaning of the use of th...
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