CLEARLY, SUBSTANCE (OUSIA) IS THE PRIMARY SENSE of being in the Metaphysics. Aristotle is unequiv... more CLEARLY, SUBSTANCE (OUSIA) IS THE PRIMARY SENSE of being in the Metaphysics. Aristotle is unequivocal at various points in the Metaphysics in positing the primacy of ousia in relation to the question of being qua being. However, Aristotle's arguments in the Metaphysics are not completely clear on what he means by ousia or the way in which the investigation of ousia enables a proper understanding of the meaning of being qua being. There has been much academic debate as to whether it is the composite substance, individual form, or essence that can be said to be the primary sense of ousia. The question remains as a matter of academic and scholarly concern: what then is the primary sense of ousia? In this article I attempt to explore Aristotle's arguments about ousia, and on the basis of this exploration, I argue that Aristotle can really only make sense of ousia, in relation to its basic intelligibility, through the concepts of telos (end) and entelechy (fulfilment). Thus, in s...
International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 2017
The concept and activity of play has been a recurring theme in ethics and moral philosophy, parti... more The concept and activity of play has been a recurring theme in ethics and moral philosophy, particularly in the normative theories of natural law and virtue ethics. This paper explores the moral dimensions of consumerist play–forms of play in which objects or means of play are designed to be purchased and consumed–from the perspective of virtue ethics. The paper will test out a hypothesis that consumerist play leads to bad habits of playing and thus hampers or is detrimental to human well-being. As a whole, the chapter intends to provide justification to support the argument that we have genuine grounds for concern that a person whose play is predominately an engagement in consumerist play is likely to fail to grasp the meaning and nature of play and thus fail to appropriately fulfil its function in their attempts at playing. Like a person in the grip of greed, who takes wealth as an end rather than a means, a person in the vice-like grip of consumerist play is likely to take the point of play as a means or object to be consumed rather than to engage in a free exploration of identity, re-creation, and renewal within the context of human well-being.
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2013
This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that have arisen out of developing graduate... more This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that have arisen out of developing graduate capability standards rubrics for the LOGOS Programme; a liberal education core curriculum programme in philosophy, ethics, and theology that all students at the University of Notre Dame Australia are required to undertake. The paper will focus upon the specific challenges which face liberal education Catholic universities in promoting, fostering and forming graduate attributes amongst their students. In doing so, we will attempt to demonstrate the usefulness of developing standards rubrics as a basis for careful and systematic review of our pedagogical approach, curriculum and assessment design oriented towards assuring graduate attributes and capabilities.
In recent publications, there has been something of an emerging debate about the relationship bet... more In recent publications, there has been something of an emerging debate about the relationship between powers ontology and current accounts of time. It seems that if powers ontology is to have bearing on contemporary metaphysical accounts of time, some work needs to be done to show how powers ontology might overcome the apparent contradictions that have arisen in this emerging debate. One avenue to pursue is to test out the possibility of wresting a powers temporal ontology out of a re-reading of Aristotle’s account of time with a specific focus on his account of motion and potency. This article will make an effort to make some headway here.
CLEARLY, SUBSTANCE (OUSIA) IS THE PRIMARY SENSE of being in the Metaphysics. Aristotle is unequiv... more CLEARLY, SUBSTANCE (OUSIA) IS THE PRIMARY SENSE of being in the Metaphysics. Aristotle is unequivocal at various points in the Metaphysics in positing the primacy of ousia in relation to the question of being qua being. However, Aristotle's arguments in the Metaphysics are not completely clear on what he means by ousia or the way in which the investigation of ousia enables a proper understanding of the meaning of being qua being. There has been much academic debate as to whether it is the composite substance, individual form, or essence that can be said to be the primary sense of ousia. The question remains as a matter of academic and scholarly concern: what then is the primary sense of ousia? In this article I attempt to explore Aristotle's arguments about ousia, and on the basis of this exploration, I argue that Aristotle can really only make sense of ousia, in relation to its basic intelligibility, through the concepts of telos (end) and entelechy (fulfilment). Thus, in s...
International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 2017
The concept and activity of play has been a recurring theme in ethics and moral philosophy, parti... more The concept and activity of play has been a recurring theme in ethics and moral philosophy, particularly in the normative theories of natural law and virtue ethics. This paper explores the moral dimensions of consumerist play–forms of play in which objects or means of play are designed to be purchased and consumed–from the perspective of virtue ethics. The paper will test out a hypothesis that consumerist play leads to bad habits of playing and thus hampers or is detrimental to human well-being. As a whole, the chapter intends to provide justification to support the argument that we have genuine grounds for concern that a person whose play is predominately an engagement in consumerist play is likely to fail to grasp the meaning and nature of play and thus fail to appropriately fulfil its function in their attempts at playing. Like a person in the grip of greed, who takes wealth as an end rather than a means, a person in the vice-like grip of consumerist play is likely to take the point of play as a means or object to be consumed rather than to engage in a free exploration of identity, re-creation, and renewal within the context of human well-being.
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2013
This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that have arisen out of developing graduate... more This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that have arisen out of developing graduate capability standards rubrics for the LOGOS Programme; a liberal education core curriculum programme in philosophy, ethics, and theology that all students at the University of Notre Dame Australia are required to undertake. The paper will focus upon the specific challenges which face liberal education Catholic universities in promoting, fostering and forming graduate attributes amongst their students. In doing so, we will attempt to demonstrate the usefulness of developing standards rubrics as a basis for careful and systematic review of our pedagogical approach, curriculum and assessment design oriented towards assuring graduate attributes and capabilities.
In recent publications, there has been something of an emerging debate about the relationship bet... more In recent publications, there has been something of an emerging debate about the relationship between powers ontology and current accounts of time. It seems that if powers ontology is to have bearing on contemporary metaphysical accounts of time, some work needs to be done to show how powers ontology might overcome the apparent contradictions that have arisen in this emerging debate. One avenue to pursue is to test out the possibility of wresting a powers temporal ontology out of a re-reading of Aristotle’s account of time with a specific focus on his account of motion and potency. This article will make an effort to make some headway here.
The Tradition Conference 2013 at the University of Notre Dame Australia may also be taken as a ph... more The Tradition Conference 2013 at the University of Notre Dame Australia may also be taken as a philosophy or theology unit.
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