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Volume 32 Issue 3

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July 28, 2022

A Conversation on philosophy of mind and consciousness – illusionism vs critical psychology: An extended dialogue between Keith Frankish and Paul Stenner

Gabriel Bianchi

Page range: 299-299

July 28, 2022

Illusionism and its place in contemporary philosophy of mind

Keith Frankish, Katarína Sklutová

Page range: 300-310

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‘Trust me, i´m an illusionist.’ a critical response to Keith Frankish’s illusionism and its place in contemporary philosophy of mind

Paul Stenner

Page range: 311-320

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Illusionism is no trick

Keith Frankish

Page range: 321-327

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Four clarifications on the soft problem of ‘Qualia as illusions’

Paul Stenner

Page range: 328-333

Open Access July 28, 2022

Go south! – The establishment of Hungarian–Ethiopian diplomatic relations in 1959-1960

Viktor Marsai

Page range: 334-347

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Abstract

In the mid-1950s, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made an effort to break free of the isolation brought about by the military defeat and communist takeover after WWII. One of the main priorities of Hungarian foreign policy was the developing world, including Africa. Although the revolution and subsequent reprisals of 1956 temporarily halted the opening up, at the end of the decade Hungary launched a new diplomatic offensive. Ethiopia, which symbolized African independence and power, was among the main targets. In spite of the setbacks and challenges, and thanks to the determination of Hungarian diplomats, Hungarian-Ethiopian relations were normalized in 1959–60. This paper examines this process by analyzing documents from the Hungarian National Archive and explains why establishing diplomatic connections proved valuable to both parties.

July 28, 2022

Ethics in Masaryk’s classification of the sciences

Jan Svoboda

Page range: 348-357

Abstract

Masaryk’s philosophical approach to reality is largely characterised by its orientation towards the positivism of Auguste Comte, which Masaryk sought to offset with the psychologism of J. S. Mill. The combination of these positivist approaches became the positive starting point for Masaryk’s ethics. But that was not the only influence on his ethics. Masaryk’s German translation of Hume’s book, titled Eine Untersuchung über die Prinzipien der Moral von David Hume (1883), reveals that the main stimuli that shaped Masaryk’s ideas about ethics came from David Hume. Although the need for scientific evidence became a fundamental principle of Masaryk’s thought, the need to objectively anchor ethics in rational theism necessitated in this area a departure from his positivist outlook. Masaryk’s lectures on practical philosophy attest to this fact. The reason for his departure from a positivist stance was due to the metaphysical nature of his concept of psychology.

July 28, 2022

The Frankfurt institute at 100: The perspective of a trichotomic critical theory

Marek Hrubec

Page range: 358-368

Abstract

This article was written on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt am Main, where the Frankfurt School was founded and continues to evolve. From philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives, the article focuses on the trichotomic characteristics of critical theory, specifically: critique, explanation, and normativity. It looks first at the founding of the Institute for Social Research; second, at the emergence of critical theory at the Institute; and third, at how these ideas evolved. It identifies trichotomy underpinning Horkheimer’s approach to critical theory. In the conclusion, the revisions made to critical theory in the later stages of development are considered.

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Human Affairs: Postdisciplinary Humanities & Social Sciences Quarterly (founded in 1990 as Human Affairs) is an international journal for humanities and social sciences published by De Gruyter and owned by the Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.

The journal's primary mission is to create a space for interdisciplinary dialogue among academics who are conducting innovative theoretical, interpretative, critical and/or historical research on topics related to human affairs issues. Specifically, the journal aims to foster collaboration among diverse disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, encompassing various social and cultural contexts.

In particular, we primarily publish theoretical and empirical studies that combine conceptual or methodological approaches from multiple disciplines. The aim is to enable communication between sub-disciplines such as (but not limited to) social psychology and sociology, educational psychology, gender studies, anthropology, bioethics, philosophy of mind, and political sciences.

We also welcome studies with practical and implicational overlap in human interactions and human affairs more generally.

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