Browsing Research Output by Subject "Philosophy"
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An assessment of the management skills required of ministers in the Reformed churches of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2008)A congregation is not a business, and to manage it as such would be inappropriated. Although the church is primarily invisible and spiritual by nature, in this world it is functioning as an institution which must be managed ... -
Beginning with property? Hegel and unfolding freedom in a South African academic context
(AOSIS, 2016)This article explores the ongoing question of academic freedom within the South African university system and extends this issue into a foundational inquiry of our understanding of freedom in society as a whole. The article ... -
Critical attributes of sustainability in higher education: a categorisation from literature review
(Elsevier, 2016)Sustainability in Higher Education has been investigated mainly through examining institutional approaches, curricula content, or students' and teachers' perceptions of sustainability in practice. However, a deep ... -
Die geesteswetenskaplike agtergrond van die natuurwetenskappe
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)The cradle of our Western intellectual legacy is found in ancient Greece where philosophy witnessed the slow process of differentiation through which the various social sciences started to come into their own. Their ... -
"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers": New Testament perspectives on how Christians should live and act in a society of diverging convictions
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Existential attitudes and Eastern European adolescents' problem and health behaviors: highlighting the role of the search for meaning in life
(Springer Verlag, 2012)Although the role of existential attitudes in adolescent health-related behavior has received increased attention recently, historically it has been under investigated in the field. The present study focuses on existential ... -
Exploring Interdisciplinarity: a theoretical consideration of Bioethics at the interface between Theology, Philosophy and Life Sciences
(Vaal Triangle Faculty of Northwest University in South Africa, 2009)Complex ethical problems resulting from research and advances in biotechnologies increasingly confront Christian ministers and theologians with difficult and complex moral dilemmas. Where do they turn to in order to ... -
Op die spore van filosofiese onderwys op Potchefstroom honderd jaar gelede
(AOSIS, 2017)It is to be regretted that the history of education in Philosophy at other universities, like the Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands (established in 1880) has been documented in several publications, while very ... -
Plato's heritage to Western philosophy, European intellectual tradition and some special sciences
(SA Society for Greek Philosophy and Humanities; UNISA, 2016)Although the statement of Whitehead, asserting that European philosophy may be seen as footnotes to Plato, is exaggerated, it does provide us with a challenge to explain the element of truth in it. This article investigates ... -
The significance of dreams and the star in Matthew's infancy narrative
(Hervormde Teologiese Studies, 2008)