Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2007. / A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, Centre for Cultural Research, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliography.

Thesis--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 199-205.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-65 ).

Submitted by Marilene Donadel (marilene.donadel@unioeste.br) on 2017-09-15T14:20:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Christian_C_Kuhn_2016.pdf: 1129811 bytes, checksum: f044b4dd58c912f9eeca471c3e754151 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-15T14:20:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Christian_C_Kuhn_2016.pdf: 1129811 bytes, checksum: f044b4dd58c912f9eeca471c3e754151 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-20 / In this work, we intend to present a philosophical analysis about Kant's relationship with Mysticism revisiting classic Kantian concepts that have an articulator function of this issue, namely, the distinction between a sensitive and intellectual intuition (intellectus archetypus) and their close but neglected relationship to the concept of archetype in Religion and typus in the second Critique, intuitive and symbolic knowledge and the anthropological concepts still almost unknown as the gift of divination and the faculty of prediction to forecast. We will also present the Kantian´s enthusiastic apology of sensibility and the subject of unconscious representations alsosubliminal in the first Critique. Finally we will conduct a more detailed analysis of Swedenborg´s case presenting a short diagnosis of Kant. Despite the apparent irrational nature of the subject, the philosopher thoroughly occupied this motiv or this philosophical problem that concerns on the fundamental philosophical question, deep and critical about the constitutive nature of what is usually and imprecisely called Mysticism. However, this designation seems to support a kind of subtle philosophical prejudice, that is, the apparently clear and disinterested objectivity in order to predispose the analysis of what would present itself as the "mystical experience"; as something already known, although attached to this, an anathema of insanity or at least something that is not philosophical, objetive. According to some scholars and highlighted textually by Kant himself, this relationship quite paradoxical, that is, Kant himself, considered one of the great exponents of German Aufklärung, a philosophical and spiritual phenomenon, found himself vacillating in their judgment. However, as we seek to show throughout this work, far from being uninteresting to Kant, the philosopher thoroughly occupied this topic, or even what we might call, this philosophical problem, which presents itself surreptitiously in his Critical Philosophy. As we will see throughout this work, according to scholars was precisely the struggle between Enthusiasmus and Schwärmerei that flourished German Aufklärung. From this conflictual relationship between objectivity and subjectivity, reason and faith,hypochondriac andmelancholic crisesand massive cases of suicides iswhere Kantian clash with Mysticismemerge, and it is in this context of dilemmas that Kant develops his Critical and Transcendental Philosophy. According to Baigorria (2014), The Schwärmerei phenomenon since Kant´s context was something controversial and devoid of a philosophical criterion purely objective and impartial, although originally was associated with religious fanaticism, and the clash between Luther and the Anabaptists, the Schwärmerei would have suffered numerous semantic and cultural changes. If we remember and reflect deeply about the scope of the four questions raised by Kant in his Logic, after and worthy hermeneutic review, an updated phenomenological of the ancient wisdom, we would understand why all these questions are referred to the last one, The Human, and therefore self-knowledge. Only then we will be willing to follow the exhortation exposed at the Delphic temple´s porch: "If you cannot find within yourSelf what you are searching for, nor you will find out. Man, know thySelf and you will know the Universe and the Gods!". / Neste trabalho, pretendemos apresentar uma análise filosófica acerca da relação de Kant com o Misticismo revisitando conceitos clássicos kantianos que possuem uma função articuladora desta temática, a saber, a distinção entre uma intuição sensível e intelectual (intellectus archetypus) e sua relação íntima, porém negligenciada com o conceito de arquétipo na Religião e typus na segunda Crítica, o conhecimento intuitivo e simbólico, bem como conceitos antropológicos ainda quase desconhecidos como o dom divinatório e a faculdade de previsão, etc. Apresentaremos também a entusiástica apologia kantiana da sensibilidade e o tema das representações inconscientes também subliminares na primeira Crítica. Finalmente iremos realizar uma análise mais detalhada do caso Swedenborg apresentando um diagnóstico de Kant. Apesar da aparente natureza irracional do assunto, o filósofo se ocupou exaustivamente deste problema filosófico que se refere à questão filosófica primordial, profunda e crítica acerca da natureza constitutiva do que se convenciona chamar de Misticismo. No entanto, esta designação parece favorecer a uma espécie de preconceito filosófico sutil, ou seja, com a aparência de uma objetividade evidente e desinteressada de modo a predispor a análise disso que viria a se apresentar como a “experiência mística” como algo já conhecido, embora anexado a esta, um anátema de insanidade ou, no mínimo, de algo que não é filosófico, objetivo. Segundo alguns estudiosos e evidenciada textualmente pelo próprio Kant, tal relação é um tanto quanto paradoxal, ou seja, o próprio Kant, considerado como um dos grandes expoentes do Aufklärung alemã, diante de tal fenômeno filosófico e espiritual, se viu vacilante quanto aos seus juízos. No entanto, como buscamos mostrar ao longo deste trabalho, longe de ser desinteressante para Kant, o filósofo se ocupou exaustivamente deste tema, ou até mesmo, o que poderíamos chamar, deste problema filosófico, o qual se apresenta sub-repticiamente em sua Filosofia Crítica. Como veremos ao longo deste trabalho, segundo estudiosos foi justamente no embate entre o Enthusiasmus e a Schwärmereique que floresceu a Aufklärung alemã. A partir dessa conflituosa relação entre objetividade e subjetividade, razão e fé, acessos hipocondríacos, crises melancólicas e massivos casos de suicídios é que surge o embate kantiano com fenômeno do Misticismo, e é neste contexto de dilemas que Kant desenvolve sua Filosofia Crítica e Transcendental. O fenômeno da Schwärmerei já na época de Kant era algo controverso e desprovido de um critério filosófico puramente objetivo e imparcial, segundo Baigorria (2014), embora originalmente estivesse associado ao fanatismo religioso, e ao embate de Lutero com o Anabatistas, a Schwärmerei teria sofrido inúmeras modificações semântico-culturais. Se recordarmos e refletirmos profundamente acerca do escopo das quatro questões apresentadas por Kant em sua Lógica, após uma revisão hermenêutica e fenomenológica atualizada e digna da sabedoria dos antigos, entenderemos o motivo pelo qual todas elas se referem ao Homem, e, portanto ao autoconhecimento. Só assim estaremos dispostos a seguir a exortação exposta no pórtico do templo de Delfos: “Se não podes encontrar dentro de ti mesmo o que buscas, tampouco encontrarás fora. Oh Homem, conheça a ti mesmo e conhecerás o Universo e os Deuses! ”.

This thesis considers pupils attitudes, teachers (and pupils ) creativity and teacher well-being. These three terms represent factors that are closely linked and have a synergistic relationship in determining learning outcomes. Research concerning these factors, and in particular the findings of action research concerning teachers well-being, are presented through eleven publications. This thesis, when viewed as a single piece of work, provides an insight into teachers everyday experiences, professional lives and their responsibilities. It utilises several research methods including questionnaires (approx. 200 teachers; 150 pupils), interviews (approx. 50 trainee teachers), and diaries (N = 2). The key findings suggest that more clarity is required concerning the meaning of creativity for all primary and secondary teachers and how it should be embedded in teachers practice. A safe classroom, one where a child can make mistakes, take risks and share their thoughts and feelings, is necessary for this to occur; teachers understanding of this concept is considerable and broadly based; however, results suggest that teachers approach this in different ways. Trainee teachers well-being is affected by their school placements and therefore time for them to learn and share with their peers was found to be both necessary and important. It was also found that the trainee teachers benefited from being taught about time-management as this skill was beneficial for their role. An intervention of a 90 minute lecture addressing stress, time-management, psychology models such as Maslow s hierarchy of needs and Rogers core conditions, was researched and proven helpful for trainee teachers (primary and secondary science). However, more discussion of the topics and models was required and therefore three workshops per academic year were trialled with the aim of creating a community of practice to normalise experiences. Questionnaire and interview data were highly positive about this intervention and evaluation of the content showed it was beneficial during school placements. The conclusion of this work is that creative pedagogy and a teacher s well-being are related: if we want our teachers to be creative practitioners in the classroom, we need to ensure that they are well in themselves. Although this conclusion is from a small case study, it could be generalizable to other teacher training courses and a crucial area for those working in teacher education to consider. Supporting and training trainee teachers in how to manage their professional lives so they are equipped personally and emotionally is reported in the findings as necessary for the profession.

Enthusiasmos in thinking of ancient Greece. - This disertation thesis analyzes the issue of enthusiasm in the context of thinking of the Ancient and Classical Greece. In a theoretical manner also tries to gain an insight into the semantical structure of enthusiasm basing on historical excursus (the Ancient Age, the Classial Age) to support its historical transformation. It was enthusiasmos and the way o mantical explanation, which enabled the poets to create pieces of art and gave rise to performing and poetry art. This thesis aims to explore the philosophical reflection of enthusiasm, because the gift of divine presence itself, such as the inspired poetic speech, was in the Archaic period certainly guarantee of the truthfulness, but in the Classical period, was all the more reason for doubt and questions. Selected works by prominent authors of ancient mindset are systematically analyzed in the context of enthusiasm.

Connections between George Eliot and Immanuel Kant have been, for the most part, neglected. However, we have good reason to believe that Eliot not only read Kant (as well as many who were directly influenced by Kant), but substantially agreed with him on critical and moral issues. This thesis investigates one of the issues on which Kant and Eliot were most closely aligned, the need for duty in morality. Both the English novelist and the German philosopher upheld a vision of duty that could command absolutely while remaining consonant with human freedom and grounding a sense of moral dignity. This vision runs throughout the works of both writers, but is first developed and takes on a particular urgency in the works examined in this thesis, ranging from some of their early publications to Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason and Eliot’s Romola. The first chapter discusses duty in the wider context of debates about Divine Command Morality, in which the good is defined by its accord with the will or command of God, and which both Kant and Eliot resisted in formulating their own moral visions (while maintaining the language of law and command). This chapter also discusses evidence we have for Eliot’s familiarity with Kant and establishes critical context for this paper. The second chapter discusses religion – in particular, religious enthusiasm – as a necessary background for duty, which exists in the absence of theological certitude, even as it seeks to preserve something of religion’s capacity to command and its popular scope. Kant’s path to the first Critique led through works foundational for, but also sometimes at odds with the priorities and conclusions of critical science, and Eliot’s first novel was preceded by a critical career that paints a quite different picture of religion than the sympathetic portrait of Dinah Morris. The third chapter deals with three dimensions of duty in Kant and Eliot, autonomy, reflection and respect, primarily through Kant’s second Critique and The Mill on the Floss. In the conclusion, I turn to Romola to illustrate the conflict and indeterminative power inherent in this conception of duty.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on July 31, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 199-205.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandro Formichi.pdf: 621943 bytes, checksum: bed4469867a8ec4a1378886c99656e6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-29 / This exegetical study aims to analyze the phenomenon of prophecy and glossolalia in early Christianity from the First Letter to the Corinthians. For this, we review a few discussions about exegetical text. The Christian movement emerged as a Jewish sect, but matured in the Greco-Roman environment, being deeply affected by Western culture and traditions. On the one hand, suffered the influences of ancient Israelite traditions and Judaism of the Second Temple, and on the other, suffered the influences of Greco-Roman traditions, although to a lesser degree. Thus, this research shows that the prophecy and glossolalia in 1st Corinthians are ecstatic phenomena, in which context is the nearest Jewish apocalyptic mysticism. / O presente estudo exegético tem por objetivo analisar o fenômeno da profecia e da glossolalia no cristianismo primitivo a partir da Primeira Carta aos Coríntios. Para tanto, revisa-se algumas discussões exegéticas acerca do texto. O movimento cristão emergiu como uma seita judaica, mas amadureceu em um contexto greco-romano, sendo profundamente impactado pela cultura e tradições ocidentais. Por um lado, sofreu as influências das tradições israelitas antigas e do Judaísmo do Segundo Templo, e por outro, sofreu as influências das tradições greco-romanas, embora em menor grau. Com isso, esta pesquisa mostra que a profecia e a glossolalia em 1° Coríntios são fenômenos extáticos, no qual seu contexto mais próximo é o misticismo apocalíptico judaico.