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Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy

This paper examines how the concept of dialectical materialism has evolved in the history of phil... more This paper examines how the concept of dialectical materialism has evolved in the history of philosophy and its distinct features based on the work of Marx and Engels. Dialectical materialism, as a fundamental philosophical outlook of Marxism, is one of the greatest contributions of Marx and Engels in the history of philosophical discourse. The importance of dialectical materialism is far beyond imagination in analyzing the nature of things and human social development in a manner that conceiving social development against a linier and disconnected mode of cognition and things. As being foundational to Marxian thought, dialectical materialism deal in wide range of subjects, such as understanding of the nature of things and change, the nature of man and also the nature of social development. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to critically analyze the concepts of dialectical materialism in terms of its origin, evolution, and how it was understood by Marx and Engels in connection wi...

Arthropod Management Tests, 2001

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 2017

The aim of this review article is to reveal the cons and pros of ethical relativism, especially c... more The aim of this review article is to reveal the cons and pros of ethical relativism, especially conventionalism. This article is written with the intention of showing some of the practical upshots of conventionalism without totally denying some of its virtues in a world where diversity of cultures and customs is apparent. The article inquires the question: Is ethical relativism tenable? The review article relies on reviewing secondary sources. What I am arguing in this article is that despite the attraction of ethical relativism as an intellectual weapon to fight against ethnocentrism and cultural intolerance, the view still goes against the idea of intercultural comparison, criticism and moral argumentation, so that it would have serious disastrous implication on practice, especially on the universal character of human rights and shutters all together any sort of moral progress and reform. The article concludes that we can set forth certain objective moral codes, discovered through...

The study explored the value of indigenous environmental knowledge for modern environmental ethic... more The study explored the value of indigenous environmental knowledge for modern environmental ethics. The study principally relied on analysis and reflection of secondary sources. Hitherto, much scholarly discourse has resorted toward science and technology to form the key for seeking remedy for environmental risks and problems.This trend, however, has recently been challenged and critiqued by environmental philosophers. The article, therefore, attempted to open up a new vista of environmental stewardship from the view point of ethical philosophy. For much of human history, indigenous knowledge had been denigrated as backward and antithetical for science and progressive ideas. However, it has recently received considerable attention among academicians to challenge and even to uproot the orthodox view that put emphasis onscience and technology as the only category through which we come to understand humanity and the natural environment. Hence, this study revealed that indigenous enviro...

Üniversitepark Bülten

The emergence and development of science and technology has been critical in improving the lives ... more The emergence and development of science and technology has been critical in improving the lives of mankind. It helps mankind to cope with a number of manmade and natural challenges and disasters. Science cannot totally diminish the level of human dependency on nature; but, with the existing availability of natural resources, science has increased our productivity. However, science and technology can also have its own negative impacts on the natural environment. For the purpose of increasing productivity and satisfying human needs, humans have been egoistically exploiting nature but disregarding the effects of their activities on nature. Science has also been trying its level best to mitigate the negative effects that results from mankind's exploitation of nature. However, science alone is incapable of solving all environmental problems. This desk research employs secondary sources of data, and argues that environmental ethics should come to the fore in order to address the gap left by science with regard to resolving environmental problems that mankind faces today.

Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy

This paper examines how the concept of dialectical materialism has evolved in the history of phil... more This paper examines how the concept of dialectical materialism has evolved in the history of philosophy and its distinct features based on the work of Marx and Engels. Dialectical materialism, as a fundamental philosophical outlook of Marxism, is one of the greatest contributions of Marx and Engels in the history of philosophical discourse. The importance of dialectical materialism is far beyond imagination in analyzing the nature of things and human social development in a manner that conceiving social development against a linier and disconnected mode of cognition and things. As being foundational to Marxian thought, dialectical materialism deal in wide range of subjects, such as understanding of the nature of things and change, the nature of man and also the nature of social development. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to critically analyze the concepts of dialectical materialism in terms of its origin, evolution, and how it was understood by Marx and Engels in connection wi...

Arthropod Management Tests, 2001

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 2017

The aim of this review article is to reveal the cons and pros of ethical relativism, especially c... more The aim of this review article is to reveal the cons and pros of ethical relativism, especially conventionalism. This article is written with the intention of showing some of the practical upshots of conventionalism without totally denying some of its virtues in a world where diversity of cultures and customs is apparent. The article inquires the question: Is ethical relativism tenable? The review article relies on reviewing secondary sources. What I am arguing in this article is that despite the attraction of ethical relativism as an intellectual weapon to fight against ethnocentrism and cultural intolerance, the view still goes against the idea of intercultural comparison, criticism and moral argumentation, so that it would have serious disastrous implication on practice, especially on the universal character of human rights and shutters all together any sort of moral progress and reform. The article concludes that we can set forth certain objective moral codes, discovered through...

The study explored the value of indigenous environmental knowledge for modern environmental ethic... more The study explored the value of indigenous environmental knowledge for modern environmental ethics. The study principally relied on analysis and reflection of secondary sources. Hitherto, much scholarly discourse has resorted toward science and technology to form the key for seeking remedy for environmental risks and problems.This trend, however, has recently been challenged and critiqued by environmental philosophers. The article, therefore, attempted to open up a new vista of environmental stewardship from the view point of ethical philosophy. For much of human history, indigenous knowledge had been denigrated as backward and antithetical for science and progressive ideas. However, it has recently received considerable attention among academicians to challenge and even to uproot the orthodox view that put emphasis onscience and technology as the only category through which we come to understand humanity and the natural environment. Hence, this study revealed that indigenous enviro...

Üniversitepark Bülten

The emergence and development of science and technology has been critical in improving the lives ... more The emergence and development of science and technology has been critical in improving the lives of mankind. It helps mankind to cope with a number of manmade and natural challenges and disasters. Science cannot totally diminish the level of human dependency on nature; but, with the existing availability of natural resources, science has increased our productivity. However, science and technology can also have its own negative impacts on the natural environment. For the purpose of increasing productivity and satisfying human needs, humans have been egoistically exploiting nature but disregarding the effects of their activities on nature. Science has also been trying its level best to mitigate the negative effects that results from mankind's exploitation of nature. However, science alone is incapable of solving all environmental problems. This desk research employs secondary sources of data, and argues that environmental ethics should come to the fore in order to address the gap left by science with regard to resolving environmental problems that mankind faces today.