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	Perfectionism (philosophy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Perfectionism is defined as a meticulous pursuit to reach excellence.
		In philosophy, it is the view that the promotion of individual and collective human excellence is one of the main factors which should be taken into account when judging the political and social worth of a society.
		Mark Alan Walker argues that rational perfectionism is or should be the ethical imperative behind transhumanism in his essay Absolute Versus Human Perfectionism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Perfectionism_(philosophy) (105 words)

	Psychology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism: Critical and Historical Readings on the Psychological Turn in Philosophy edited by Dale Jacquette (Kluwer Academic) presents a remarkable diversity of contemporary opinions on the prospects of addressing philosophical topics from a psychological perspective.
		Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism is intended for professionals in the fields indicated, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in related areas of study, and interested lay readers.
		The association between perfectionism and stress is further evaluated in chapter 12, in which Kirk R. Blankstein and David M. Dunkley assess the role of coping, stress, and social support as mediating and moderating factors in the association between perfectionism and distress.
	www.wordtrade.com /science/psychology/psychology.htm (2924 words)

	Prof. Joseph Agassi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Perfectionism is the ambivalent absence of a sense of proportion that is expressed as the inability to distinguish a fault that is unacceptable and must be corrected from one that does not matter over much.
		Perfectionism is then the ambivalence expressed in the lack of a sense of proportion that is not so utterly paralyzing as to be eliminated by natural selection.
		Be it as it may, the responsibility for perfectionism cannot be that of a philosophy, as it is ultimately the responsibility of the perfectionist individual.
	www.tau.ac.il /~agass/papers/phd1.html (9381 words)

	20th WCP: Pragmatism, Perfectionism, and Feminism
		Pragmatism is revolutionary both in the sense of being a philosophy that is critical, destabilizing, and progressive, as well as in the sense of being a philosophy that, in the turning philosophical tides, has come back.
		For Cornel West, pragmatism represents a kind of return to philosophy, a return, that is, from a false to a genuine philosophy.
		The fundamental argument of this book is that the evasion of epistemology-centered philosophy--from Emerson to Rorty--results in a conception of philosophy as a form of cultural criticism in which the meaning of America is put forward by intellectuals in response to distinct social and cultural crises.
	www.bu.edu /wcp/Papers/Gend/GendGilm.htm (2692 words)

	Normative Ethics Quentin Smith
		Perfectionism (1993) This argument is a part of my project of discussing and evaluating essentialist ethics, for Hurka’s ethical theory is based in large part on the essentialists’ method of linguistic analysis, and my development and modification of his perfectionism will also be based on the essentialists’ method.
		Broad perfectionism is a theory that is based not on the specific idea that the development of human nature is good, but on the more general idea that the good is the development of capacities or the achievement of excellence in art, science, and culture.
		Hurka’s perfectionism, however, does depend on prior evaluative standards and is not a freestanding morality: the contradiction is that Hurka’s theses jointly imply that perfectionism both is and is not a freestanding morality.
	www.qsmithwmu.com /normative_ethics_quentin_smith.htm (16479 words)

	wiki/Perfectionism (philosophy) Definition / wiki/Perfectionism (philosophy) Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although it can be conceded that philosophy aims at some kind of understanding, knowledge or wisdom about fundamental matters such as reality, knowledge, meaning, value, being and truth, it is not clear whether these pursuits require a dialectical, i.e., dialogical, approach....
		Mark Alan Walker argues that rational perfectionism is or should be the ethicalEthics is a general term for what is often described as the "science (study) of morality".
		In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is "good" or "right." The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Perfectionism_(philosophy) (413 words)

	Encyclopedia: Perfectionism (philosophy)
		In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right.
		Transhumanism is an emergent philosophy analysing or favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.
		Categories: Philosophy stubs Pragmatism is a school of philosophy which originated in the United States in the late 1800s.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Perfectionism-(philosophy) (286 words)

	ANU - Humanities Research Centre - HRC
		Aristotle's philosophy is at the core of Nussbaum's philosophical and educational enterprise.
		Perfectionism is to be contrasted with broader principles that rank actions, policies, and societies according to the level of human flourishing they produce, with flourishing including perfectionist achievement and also other objectively valuable goods such as pleasure and the avoidance of pain and rational desire satisfaction.
		Perfectionism can be yoked to any of several political principles that would assert that we ought to maximize, or maximin, or maximax, or equalize (for example) the level of perfection in society.
	www.anu.edu.au /hrc/conferences/conference_archive/1999/nussbaum_abstracts.php (2741 words)

	Transhumanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A moral philosophy based upon the belief that artificial intelligenceartificially intelligent life and its space colonizationcolonization of space/ is possible and desirable, advocating deliberate action to ensure its development.
		A moral philosophy based upon the belief in the necessity of using technology to eliminate suffering in all sentient life.
		A moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological singularity is possible, advocating deliberate action to effect and ensure its safety.
	www.infothis.com /find/Transhumanism (2177 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Perfectionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Defined more narrowly, perfectionism identifies the human good by reference to human nature: if knowledge and achievement are good, it is because they realize aspects of human nature.
		This book gives an account of perfectionism, first in the narrower sense, analyzing its central concepts and defending a theory of human nature in which rationality plays a central role.
		It aims both to regain for perfectionism a central place in contemporary moral debate and to shed light on the writings of classical perfectionists such as Aristotle, Aquinas, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and T.H. Green.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0195080149 (280 words)

	Perfectionism in moral philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Philosophy @ UIUC - Craig's Dissertation Proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		My position is founded on an interpretation of Hegel's philosophy, so it is necessarily preoccupied with some exegetical issues, but I also try to defend Hegel's theory as one which can withstand criticism, and which can contribute to contemporary debates in social, political, and legal philosophy.
		Hegel's perfectionism is unique in that it pays special attention to the social and political institutions which allow for the development of individuals' self-understanding towards a politics of the common good.
		The central context for this process of education and acculturation is the voluntary association in the context of civil society, and so, this chapter explores the dynamics and normative structure of this kind of group.
	www.phil.uiuc.edu /grad/craig.html (1090 words)

	UCSD Philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gerald Doppelt Besides his interests in philosophy of science, he is interested in issues in political philosophy, especially debates between liberals and communitarians about the nature of liberty, equality, and justice.
		Dana Nelkin She is especially interested in ethical issues that intersect with issues in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and action theory.
		Philosophy of Law (168) is part of the requirements for the Law and Society minor, and several other philosophy courses count toward the elective requirements.
	philosophy.ucsd.edu /ethicsLawPolitics.php (1170 words)

	Paul Nervy Notes
		In this case, the psychopathology of perfectionism is learned by the individual from the society at large.
		Perhaps perfectionism arose out of a desire for pure drinking water and then went out of control and became a generalized reaction in some people.
		One danger with pursuing perfectionism is that sometimes we become unable to accept imperfection, and such perfectionism is a pathological condition that renders us unable to deal with the world.
	www.paulnervy.com /pnn183.html (1290 words)

	Expectations
		I was admitted to the world of philosophy, a brand-new world for me, a world whose riches were -- and are -- inexhaustible.
		There is also the perfectionism that leaves the committee-member bitter because chairperson after chairperson is less than flawless, even as perfectionistic chair-persons acquire ulcers over committee-members who are "always useless." Perfectionism in any form is one more kind of unrealistic expectation whose unreality is poisonous.
		Born in the land of world-class medicine and music, philosophy and theology, literature and science, he found himself a young adult in swamp of vulgarity and oafishness.
	www.victorshepherd.on.ca /Sermons/Expectations.htm (2565 words)

	Ralph Waldo Emerson: Reading Emerson's Essays National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar Summer 2005
		One way of thinking of that philosophy is as a contribution to the "virtue ethics" that runs through the Western tradition from Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, through Aquinas, Montaigne, and Nietzsche.
		Cavell sees Emerson as part of a tradition of "moral perfectionism" in the West that is found as much in utilitarianism as in Kant, as much in Plato and Aristotle as in Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and William James.
		Perfectionism so understood is not a particular moral theory, then, but a dimension of many moral theories, in which ideas of conversation, education, and attraction to a "higher" or better life come to the fore.
	www.unm.edu /~emerson/schedule/week3.htm (290 words)

	THE PHILOSOPHY OF PERFECTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This insight gains especial significance when seen in the light of a central metaphysical tenet of the philosophy of perfection in Gupta Vidya: namely, the proposition that all human beings are both perfect and imperfect, both immortal and mortal.
		It is the Philosophia Perennis, the philosophy of human perfectibility, the science of spirituality and the religion of responsibility.
		The diverse expressions of creativity in the arts, religion and philosophy stem from this common unseen source, and the search for its origin is the hallowed mission of many a mystic and artist.
	theosophy.org /textdocs/xepphilp.txt (17018 words)

	Philosophy Graduate Courses - Spring 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We take a particularly close look at current theories of cultural evolution, Students work together in groups and report on particular current or historical case studies to analyze the similarities and differences in the causes, character, and processes of change in science and technology, and the methods necessary to study them.
		This tradition is contrasted with the three competing strains of modern moral theory (Utilitarianism, Kantianism, and Social Contract Theory), and its sources are traced in both a number of classical philosophical writings and in the fabric of everyday moral discourse as exhibited in certain works of literature and film.
		Some critics, notably McDowell and Davidson, suggest we have reason for doubting that the semantic naturalist's project—indeed, that any project in the philosophy of mind with comparable reductive ambitions—will be possible to execute.
	philosophy.uchicago.edu /courses/0102/0102springfullGrad.shtml (1210 words)

	The Philosophy of Perfection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The philosophy of perfection centres upon a constellation of important ideas which can be clarified by distinguishing between three levels of reflection.
		Such perfectionism, indeed, has given the very notion of perfection a bad name, making it static and tyrannical, and making the notion of perfectibility seem at best a fantasy myth in politics.
		The whole challenge of the philosophy of perfection lies in one's potential, which is something less than one's conceivable perfection and more than one's actual perfection.
	theosophy.org /tlodocs/PhilPerf.htm (4816 words)

	Arura Community -> Perfectionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arura community is dedicated to be an online resource for people seeking inspiration and knowledge to be able to actualize their beliefs and visions into compassionate actions.
		Perfectionism: A disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable".
		Perfectionism can be the driving force to excellence, but can also drive a person to mental illness if it dominates one's life.
	www.arura.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=210 (790 words)

	Nietzsche's Moral and Political Philosophy
		Nietzsche's moral philosophy is primarily critical in orientation: he attacks morality both for its commitment to untenable descriptive (metaphysical and empirical) claims about human agency, as well as for the deleterious impact of its distinctive norms and values on the flourishing of the highest types of human beings (Nietzsche's “higher men”).
		Those who claim to find a political philosophy in Nietzsche typically rely on a handful of passages — most often, sections 56-57 of The Antichrist — as the slender evidence on the basis of which elaborate views about the ideal forms of social and political organization are attributed to Nietzsche.
		Every philosophy which believes that the problem of existence is touched on, not to say solved, by a politicalevent is a joke- and pseudo-philosophy.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/nietzsche-moral-political (15691 words)

	Liberalism
		Liberalism can be understood as (1) a political tradition (2) a political philosophy and (3) a general philosophical theory, encompassing a theory of value, a conception of the person and a moral theory as well as a political philosophy.
		To say that liberal perfectionism has come to be a distinctly liberal ethic is not to merely assert that it is an ethic employed to defend liberal political positions.
		Prominent liberals have recently shied away from the conception of liberalism as a comprehensive philosophy, and have sought to return to its roots: as a purely political doctrine.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/liberalism (4702 words)

	Philosophy Graduate Courses - Winter 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This Lecture-discussion seminar investigates the formation of the idea of the Romantic literature, philosophy, and science during the age of Goethe.
		PQ: One prior philosophy course or consent of instructor.
		The course is open only to graduate students in philosophy (unless special permission is obtained from the instructor).
	philosophy.uchicago.edu /courses/0102/0102winterfullGrad.shtml (909 words)

	Stanislaw Lesniewski
		Lesniewski's work was progressively pervaded by his increasing and maniacal perfectionism, which prevented him from publishing a great deal of results.
		This perfectionism also led him to firmly reject in public his early 'philosophico-grammatical' writings of 1911-1913.
		From the document of evaluation written by the latter (1919) we know that from the summer of 1918 he was employed in the Department of Religion and High Schools of the Ministry of Education.
	www.fmag.unict.it /~polphil/PolPhil/Lesnie/Lesnie.html (3189 words)

	new england (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although the features and philosophies of these three communities differ greatly, all embody the Romantic spirit of their day and posit unique epistemologies, or ways of knowing, based on philosophies of transcendentalism, or more esoteric philosophies and religions established by the founders of each community.
		The philosophy underlying the community was known as Perfectionism -- a philosophy Noyes developed which revolved around "complex marriage," where every male was married to every female.
		This site traces the root of transcendental philosophy to Kant -- especially his distinguishing between the terms "transcendent" and "transcendental"; he believed that the transcendent pertained to entities such as God and soul which are said to be beyond human experience and unknowable.
	www.uwm.edu /~abd/utopian.html (2565 words)

	Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome : The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism: The Carus Lectures, 1988 (Paul Carus ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As for the contents of the book, it contains three lectures whose common theme is perfectionism and the American tradition in philosophy which Cavell wishes to re-establish, starting among others in Emerson's perfectionism.
		One of the primary interests of Cavell is to establish that Emerson's perfectionism, as well as that of Nietzsche which some say was influenced by Emerson, is not incongruent with democracy and does not necessarily entail exclusive elitism.
		While Kripke sought to establish a sceptical conclusion, Cavell wishes to show that this is not the only reading, and that another possible (and better) reading exists, which emphasizes rather the common human element of the shared form of life which generates the criteria behind our language games, in the lines of Wittgenstein's "On Certainty".
	www.interference.com /webstore/us/product/0226098214.htm (455 words)

	Oxford Scholarship Online: Perfectionism
		Abstract: Perfectionism is one of the leading moral views of the Western tradition, defended by Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Leibniz, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Green.
		It then explores issues relevant to both broad and narrow perfectionism, including whether each person should pursue just his own perfection or everyone's; how perfectionist goods are compared and aggregated; and in what particular times they are.
		On the last topic it develops an "Aristotelian" theory of the value of theoretical and practical rationality, as embodied in beliefs and ends with specified formal properties.
	www.oxfordscholarship.com /oso/public/content/philosophy/0195101162/toc.html (266 words)

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