The work of the Japanese classical scholar Nakashima Hirotari, who came to prominence in Nagasaki in the latter half of the Edo period, was preserved in memory—thanks, in part, to the series of discourses written by Yatomi Hamao, a pre-war scholar of . . .

There is much speculation on the long-range effects of the O.J. Simpson trial which is already rewriting the rules in nearly every area of the American legal system. In our democracy a primary concern is the citizen’s right to know; a right which must . . .

The human dilemma of love versus hatred has existed throughout development of both Western and Eastern civilization. “Love” is a central concept, a basic ideal and an important practice in Eastern culture. It is a loose term, however, and troubles res . . .

The authors analyze the recent undertaking in El Salvador to establish an innovative model of industry–higher education clusters that would facilitate collaboration between academia and the private sector – sectors that traditionally had not worked to . . .

Ten years after writing Logical Investigations, Edmund Husserl, in his famous and sole Logos essay, defended the thesis that philosophy ought to be a 'rigorous science' and described this goal of philosophy as an "ideal" that 'has never been completel . . .

Once upon a time, positive accounting theory -- a variant of positive economic theory -- was radical. Watts and Zimmerman, whose book Positive Accounting Theory now is the most standard fare in accounting PhD programs, had a great deal of trouble gett . . .

Gandhi’s relationship to liberal political philosophy has recently become a source of controversy. On the one hand, advocates for a virtue-based reformed liberal interpretation of Gandhi are inattentive to the devotional aspects of his political thoug . . .

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The American Philosophical Association administers the David Baumgardt Memorial Fellowship in the Amount of $10,000 for the support and dissemination of research in the field of ethics. Competition for this fellowship is open to candidates of any nati . . .

Scholars have observed that the clash between patriotism and cosmopolitanism constitutes a central theme of Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and the World. What remains to be fully addressed, however, is Tagore’s profound depiction of affective an . . .