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Philosophy and Realistic Reflection

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13 articles
ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 15 March 2025

Phantom Objectivity: Intersubjective Knowledge in Complex Domains of Informal Structure

Jorge Rodas-Osollo, Karla Olmos-Sánchez

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1–24 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.366

This paper advances three interconnected logical claims: First, that epistemological neutrality is fundamentally unattainable due to inherent cognitive, social and historical contingencies; second, that intersubjective frameworks offer a viable alternative to both naïve objectivism and radical relativism; and third, that Complex

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 17 March 2025

Cognitive Limits of AI: A Key to Enhancing AI

Primavera Fisogni

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 25–37 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.359

The correlation between the human hand and the mind is a well-documented phenomenon in the fields of philosophy, anthropology and neuroscience. However, the intellectual potential of the hand and embodiment as a whole remains underestimated in the domain of cyber technology. This philosophical paper examines the gap between hand

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 25 March 2025

Philosophical Exploration into the Exceptionalities of Giftedness and Disability: Developing Frameworks for Understanding

La Shun L. Carroll

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 38–55 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.392

This research explores the concept of asynchrony in human development, specifically the imbalance between mental and physical aging in relation to time. It posits that while chronological age progresses uniformly, intellectual development can accelerate, leading to giftedness, or decelerate, resulting in intellectual delays or d

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 7 April 2025

‘Wicked’ Philosophy – Philosophy of Science for Interdisciplinary Studies into Complex Problems

Coyan Tromp

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 56–68 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.268

To confront complex, ‘wicked’ problems such as climate change and migration, science is essential. But what type of knowledge can science provide and what do we actually need? What is the role of the philosophy of science in clarifying what knowledge is required and how to bring it together? To address these pivotal questions, t

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 25 April 2025

Performative Skepticism: Pseudoscientific Dogmatism Under the Veil of Rhetorical Doubt

André Demambre Bacchi

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 69–83 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.455

This essay explores the concept of "performative skepticism," a rhetorical strategy that mimics the language and principles of scientific skepticism, but is employed to shield beliefs and practices from rigorous empirical scrutiny. Unlike legitimate epistemic skepticism, a foundational component of scientific inquiry, performati

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 3 May 2025

Wahdat-al-Khayāl (Unity of Thought): A Psychologist’s Response to Wahdat-al-Wujūd (Unity of Being) and Wahdat-alShuhūd (Unity of Witnessing)

Waqar Husain

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 84–94 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.511

The quest to comprehend the nature of reality and the essence of selfhood has long animated metaphysical inquiry across civilizations. The current discourse presents the concept of Wahdat-al-Khayāl (Unity of Thought) as the foundational ontology. By critically engaging with classical metaphysical frameworks of Wahdat-al-Wujūd (U

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 13 June 2025

Rethinking Death: A Philosophical and Biomedical Model of Ontological Priority

La Shun L. Carroll

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 95–115 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.501

This study introduces a new conceptual model of death that repositions it as an ontologically primary state—one that occurs before and initiates the biological processes traditionally associated with dying. Challenging the conventional linear sequence of life → dying → death, the paper argues that death should not be defined by

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 21 August 2025

Art, Sex and the State: a Reflection on Certain Encounters between Philosophical Thinking and the Real World

Robert Adlam

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 116–140 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.529

This paper stems from the author’s practical experiences in relation to the provision of educational opportunities and the facilitation of organizational development in a number of very different institutions and real-world settings. Contrasts between the realm of philosophical inquiry and that of people in their more usual cont

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 22 August 2025

Things Fall Apart in the Well of Lost Plots... Stories... Clues... Signs… Symbols... Meanings: A Philosophical Formalist Hermeneutic on Thomas Pynchon’s “The Crying of Lot 49”

Alvin Servaña

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 141–149 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.467

Using Philosophical Formalism, I am executing a close textual examination of Thomas Pynchon’s “The Crying of Lot 49” as a “postmodern” novel. By looking into the implications of genre and/into the supposed self-aware critico-novelistic vision of Pynchon, I cascaded this critique as follows: Part 1: the semiotic/semiological text

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 18 September 2025

How to Be Things with Words: Speech Acts and the Ontological Symmetry Between Realism and Idealism

Euclides Souza

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 150–159 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.493

This article challenges the traditional separation between language and ontology by arguing that they are fundamentally co-constitutive. Drawing from Speech Act Theory—particularly in its development by Austin, Searle, and Vanderveken—it demonstrates that language is not merely a vehicle for describing reality, but a generative

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 25 September 2025

Thinking and Rethinking Humanism, an Ongoing Task

Freddy Varona-Domínguez

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 160–177 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.602

Humanism is often associated with the Renaissance and Greco-Roman culture, primarily to highlight the central role assigned to human beings, but it is more than this. Various interpretations have been developed about it. The 20th century is notable for the number and variety of theoretical positions called humanism, many of them

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 26 September 2025

Ubuntu as a Normative Ethic of Empowerment: A Philosophical Critique of Faith-Based Vocational Training in a Pentecostal Church

Revi  Zhakata, Rodwell Kumbirai Wuta

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 178–190 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.620

This paper explores Ubuntu as a normative ethic to critically assess empowerment claims in a Pentecostal vocational training program in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. As Pentecostalism influences socio-economic development across Africa, it raises ethical questions about alignment with indigenous African values. Ubuntu, rooted in relati

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 26 September 2025

Nietzsche’s “Historical” Jesus: The Crucified Free-Spirit and Bringer of Glad Tidings

James Magrini

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 191–200 · 10.55121/prr.v2i1.576

Elements of Theology and New Testament scholarship are interwoven into this essay to supplement the reading of Nietzsche’s “historical” Jesus as it appears in The Anti-Christ. The paper unfolds in four sections: First, thoughts are offered regarding Nietzsche’s methodological approach to his reading, and Nietzsche interprets Jes

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