The grammar of entomology

Newman, Edward

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“…In fact, Marx argues that there is “nothing simpler for a Hegelian than to posit production and consumption as identical” (1993, p. 93). This identity between production and consumption, referred to since the 19th century as “productive consumption” (Newman, 1835, p. 296) was conceived by Marx as an inherent characteristic of labour: it consumes means of production in order to produce and the finality of the product is to be consumed.…”

Section: The Human Capital Theory and The Limited Transcendence Of Thmentioning

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Positive psychology’s promise of happiness: A new form of human capital in contemporary neoliberal governmentality

Fabián

Stecher

2017

Theory & Psychology

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The article seeks to contribute to governmentality studies by looking anew at the subjectivities posited by neoliberalism and especially by positive psychology. Focusing in particular on Sam Binkley’s critical work on this psychological sub-discipline, we offer a political analysis of the new ways of becoming a subject it proposes. For Binkley, positive psychology operates as a subjectivising vector by promoting a specific kind of work on oneself. His approach, we suggest, rests on a conception that relies on the classical disjunction between production and effort, on the one hand, and consumption and satisfaction, on the other. With references to Foucault, Marx, Becker, and Schultz’s conceptions of work and subjectivity, the article shows that positive psychology’s novelty is to enable a new happy subjective perspective from where happiness, rather than a long-term objective, is considered to be a precondition of work, a radical new form of human capital.

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Section: The Human Capital Theory and The Limited Transcendence Of Thmentioning

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Positive psychology’s promise of happiness: A new form of human capital in contemporary neoliberal governmentality

Fabián

Stecher

2017

Theory & Psychology

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“…Belief [real assent], on the other hand, being concerned with things concrete, not abstract, which variously excite the mind from their moral and imaginative properties, has for its objects, not only what is true, but inclusively what is beautiful, useful, admirable, heroic; objects which kindle devotion, rouse the passions, and attract the affections; and thus leads the way to actions of every kind, to the establishment of principles, and the formation of character, and thus is intimately connected with what is individual and personal. 13 With the advantages of real assent being highlighted, a certain caution is warranted. While preferring the personal focus and concrete nature of real assent, along with its ability to affect the imagination and thus propel action, Newman did not view notional assent in a negative light.…”

Section: Newman and Knowledgementioning

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“…The illative sense, for Newman, 'comes of acquired habit, though it has its first origin in nature itself, and it is formed and matured by practice and experience.' 25 practice makes perfect. In various domains of human activity, there are certain skills and rules that one must acquire to be proficient in said domain.…”

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Newman, Marcel, and Personal Knowledge

Lisowski

2020

Irish Theological Quarterly

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This article suggests that the religious epistemology of John Henry Newman can be enhanced if read through the philosophical lens of Gabriel Marcel. After briefly describing Newman’s epistemology as it appears in his most philosophically mature work, An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent, and with particular attention paid to the illative sense, the charge of relativism will be considered. The answer to this concern of relativism is found in embryo in the pages of the Grammar itself, when it highlights not only the personal nature of assent but also suggests a communal dimension. To make this point explicit, I suggest reading Newman’s epistemology through the lens of Marcel’s philosophy. While being akin to Newman in terms of what constitutes genuine knowledge and one’s attainment of it, Marcel provides a richer philosophical story as to why our knowing is both personal and communal. To this end, the Marcelian understanding of situated existence and testimony will be explored. In sum, a Marcelian optic helps to supplement Newman’s epistemology while not detracting from it.

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“…The Religion of Nature is a mere inchoation, and needs a complement,-it can this point, Newman uses the language of "principles" in the Development of Doctrine 65 and of "convictions" in the Grammar of Assent. 66 Principles are abstract ideas, and doctrines are concrete facts that develop from these ideas. Some of the ideas and core "principles" of natural religion may be the same in Christianity.…”

Section: Conversion: From Shadows Into the Truthmentioning

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“…If this "intercommunion of religions" holds good for falsehoods, "much more natural will be the transition from one religion to another, without injury to existing certitudes, when the common points, the objects of those certitudes, are truths." 69 A faithful non-Christian will hold key principles or convictions of his own religion. If those convictions are true and if Christianity is true, Christianity will purify, confirm, and fulfill what is already believed.…”

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Ex Umbris: Newman's New Evangelization

Ramsay¹

2012

New Blackfriars

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Newman wrote many works arguing for the truth of the Christian faith. At the same time, he wrote positively regarding non-Christian beliefs and practices. This article investigates Newman's arguments for Christianity in light of his acceptance of non-Christian religions. Drawing primarily on the Grammar of Assent and the Oxford University Sermons, as well as Newman's poetry, prayers, and other works, I argue that Newman's acceptance of other religions forms the foundation of his Christian apologetic. I first look at Newman's view of non-Christian religions, where he sees an ascending movement of humanity searching for God and a descending movement of God revealing himself to humanity. Second, I look to Newman's understanding of human reasoning, which works holistically and not according to the rules of strict logic alone. Third, I argue that, for Newman, religious conversion models other types of assent, so religious knowledge and practice outside of Christianity are what allow a believer to recognize the truth of the Christian message. Finally, I present Newman's reflections on scriptural examples of evangelization, in which he sees a model of evangelization based on the principles discussed in this article. KeywordsNewman, world religions, conversion, evangelization, faith, intercommunion of religions."That belief belongs to the mere intellect, not to the heart also. . . this is the principle of philosophies and heresies, which is very weakness." 1 Throughout his life, John Henry Newman returned repeatedly to questions of the "ultimate basis of religious faith.

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The grammar of entomology

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Positive psychology’s promise of happiness: A new form of human capital in contemporary neoliberal governmentality

Positive psychology’s promise of happiness: A new form of human capital in contemporary neoliberal governmentality

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Ex Umbris: Newman's New Evangelization

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