• Being total : considering the end of human person in Zoroastrian perception 

  Tatu, Razvan (2011)

  The human being is dual, consisting of body and soul, and therefore the end includes it as psycho-somatic being, as total being. The final goal of religious life in Zoroastrianism, like, for example, in all philosophical ...
• A psycho-philosophical exploration to facilitate better uderstanding of offending related factors within a traditional Southern African context 

  Prinsloo, Johan; Ovens, Michelle (2011)

  This article reflects upon notions of an African paradigm, as well as the ideals on which social and normative interaction and principles can be based in contemporary society. It is argued that Western and African ...
• The concept of "compassion" in the authentic Pauline letters 

  Rowe, Rose; Strydom, Johan M. (2011)

  The aim of this paper is to offer a nuanced study of ‘compassion’ in the context of the Pauline Letters. The Letters are considered within the socio-political context of imperial Rome. ‘Compassion’ is a complex emotion; ...
• The significance of "Africanness" for the development of contemporary criminological positions : a multidisciplinary approach 

  Ovens, Michelle; Prinsloo, Johan (2010)

  A consequence of the post-modern world is a highly critical, fragmented and unconventional world in which the status quo, such as dominant cultures and societal norms are constantly challenged. Within this context, this ...
• Fides et ratio : science and faith in complement 

  Scott, Callum D. (2010)

  Grounding itself in Thomism, this paper seeks to explore the status quaestionis of the science and faith dialogue. It argues that faith and reason are both routes to knowledge through theological and scientific inquiry ...
• Aristotle on intellectual and character education 

  Ladikos, Anastasios, 1948- (2010)

  The aim of this paper is to explain Aristotle’s views on education with specific reference to Intellectual and Character education. Aristotle asserts that the theory and practice of education in general must undoubtedly ...
• Revisiting Plato's republic : towards a praxis of justice 

  Cloete, Michael (2010)

  The Platonic idea of justice is based on the historical possibility of a flourishing political community. From this perspective, it may be argued that the fundamental principle of the right to life provides the normative ...
• One more time : Plato's conception of the immortality of the soul 

  Ladikos, Anatasios (2008)

  This article discusses the immortality of the soul as Plato demonstrates it mainly in the final argument of his dialogue “Phaedo”. Plato raises four different arguments for the immortality of the soul: The Argument from ...
• Plato and the modern African state some : thoughts on the question of justice 

  Cloete, Michael (2008)

  The influence of the Platonic metaphysical tradition on the development of modern Western political institutions, and the modern state in particular has been quite significant. The influence of the modern Western state ...
• Paul, the stoic and human rights 

  Strijdom, Johan M. (2008)

  Two recent arguments trace the genealogy of human rights back to either Paul on the one hand or the Stoics on the other. First, Crossan and Reed (2004) suggest that although Paul intended his egalitarian vision and ...
• Ways of resisting empire and alternatives to empire : comparing ancient and modern options 

  Strijdom, Johan M. (2009)

  The aim of this paper will be to offer a comparison of violent and non-violent types of resistance amongst Jews and early Christians to the early Roman Empire on the one hand, and similar forms of resistance to modern ...
• Receptions of Plato in the english renaissance : spenser on love and beauty 

  Dambe, Sira (2009)

  In this paper, I propose to examine some of the ways in which Plato’s elaboration of transcendent love penetrated and influenced English Renaissance poetry, specifically Edmund Spenser’s, and to point out how certain ...
• Epicurus on swerving atoms : a modern scientific appraisal 

  Kirby-Hirst, Mark (2009)

  In an effort to distance himself from the Democritan conception of the atomic particle, Epicurus posited three essential characteristics to explain the movement of atoms in the void — mass, velocity and something that ...
• A preliminary investigation of a family of cognitively significant emotions 

  Ally, Mashuq (2009)

  In this paper I attempt a preliminary investigation of a family of cognitively significant emotions (which includes inter alia interest, attention, surprise) while focusing more specifically upon the philosophically ...
• Receiving the ethics of power : Ficino, Plato and the education of the prince 

  Dambe, Sira (2008)

  In this paper I offer a preliminary investigation of the modalities of Plato’s reception as evidenced in Marsilio Ficino’s Letters to Lorenzo De’ Medici. I examine some features of the genre speculum principis, which ...
• From 'man is the measure of all things' to money is the measure of all things : a dialogue between Protagoras and African philosophy 

  Ajei, Martin Odei; Ramose, M.B. (2008)

  Protagoras’ declaration that “man is the measure of all things” is conventionally discussed in the context of epistemology. There was, however, a communal or social dimension to this even in ancient Greece. In the ...
• The trials of Socrates and Jesus Christ : a comparison 

  Ladikos, Anastasios (2007)

  History records many controversial trials in which religious issues have been involved. In 399 BC Socrates was tried and condemned in Athens for introducing strange gods and corrupting the Athenian youth. The case was ...
• Citizenship of the world : the cynic way 

  Bosman, Philip R. (2007)

  The article investigates the self-designation of Diogenes the Cynic as ‘citizen of the world’. It appears, contrary to scholarly opinion, that positive content can indeed be attached to the term. However, the Cynic ...
• The persuit of justice in Plato's Republic 

  Ladikos, Anastasios (2007)

  The pursuit of justice in the Republic commences when the elderly, wealthy Cephalus suggests that justice involves nothing more than telling the truth and repaying one’s debts. But Socrates points out that by following ...
• Plato's views on capital punishment 

  Ladikos, Anastasios (2005)

  Plato’s theory of punishment distinguishes scientifically administered measures, which may or may not take the form of actual punishment designed to cure a criminal of his offence which is a disease of the soul, not ...

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