AA 2014 Volume 46 Issue 2
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Virtues in a post-traditional society
(University of the Free State, 2014)The shift from a customary, tradition-based society to a commercial and law-based one issues in an oppositional dialectic that pits a reactionary conservatism against a dogmatic individualism prioritising rights. Clark ... -
Inside African anthropology: Monica Wilson and her interpreters by Andrew and Leslie J Bank
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Baroque music, postmodern knowledge: an epistemological analysis of Susan McClary’s article “The blasphemy of talking politics during Bach Year” (1987)
(University of the Free State, 2014)An epistemological analysis is used to discuss the manner in which Susan McClary has constructed meaning around music in her article “The blasphemy of talking politics during Bach Year” (1987). McClary’s article shows ... -
Critical neuroscience as an interdisciplinary tool for the investigation of neuro-matters
(University of the Free State, 2014)Due to the revolution in the neurosciences and the growth in neuroscientific research, there has been a steady increase of attention on neuro-matters in science, society and culture. The brain and neuroscientific research ... -
Social action in the South African Constitution
(University of the Free State, 2014)Social action, as a key concept in social theory, is used in this article to understand the extent to which social actors can intervene in society in order to address economic inequalities. This article clarifies the ... -
The ‘shifting’ nature of theory in international relations: why the future of the discipline is its Waltzian past
(University of the Free State, 2014)Within the discipline of International Relations (IR), ‘new’ conceptions of theory, specifically those subscribing to, on the one hand, an inductivist and empiricist conception of theory, and, on the other hand, a ... -
Philosophical culture and Socratic criticism
(University of the Free State, 2014)The article takes issue with a dominant characterisation of Western philosophy as a culturally neutral procedural practice of rational arbitration, with reference to the position of Steven Lukes. The relationship between ... -
Unexpected convergence: the Huntington/Fukuyama debate
(University of the Free State, 2014)Two theories that have drawn particular attention in international politics, especially to explain global post-Cold War developments, are those of Huntington’s (1993) Clash of civilizations and Fukuyama’s (1992) The end ...
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