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Open AccessPublished: 30 June 2026

Heidegger on the Sports Field: Resisting Neoliberalism and Why It Matters

Lynne Bowyer

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 141–162 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.102440

As human life is fundamentally communal life, finding ways of living well together is vital for all people to flourish. How a form of life interprets, understands and communicates their world must convey life-affirming ways of being. A people’s stories, songs, sculptures, paintings, carvings, dance, drama and sports are reposito

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Open AccessPublished: 29 June 2026

Cultural Extensibility and the Ethics of Cohabitation: Exclusionary Identity, Anti-Blackness, and the Ontology of Culture

Viateur Nkurunziza

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 124–140 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.102510

This philosophical article examines the ontological assumptions underlying exclusionary claims of cultural preservation and racialised belonging. Contemporary debates on cultural identity frequently oscillate between pluralist recognition and defensive forms of exclusion, yet they rarely interrogate the conception of culture tha

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Open AccessPublished: 28 June 2026

Gadamerian-Wittgensteinian Language Hermeneutics as Theoretical Frameworks and Heuristic Devices for Researching Spirituality

Padraig Mc Bennett

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 103–123 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.102325

This philosophical reflection stems from the conduct of a triangulated empirical practical socio-theological doctoral exploration of the Republic of Ireland’s post-Catholic religious landscape and spiritual marketplace as perceived by random samples of young people (n=178; N=22). Contextualised within the broad discourse of reli

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Open AccessPublished: 27 June 2026

Designing Cosmic Inhabiting: Amerindian Cosmologies, Flat Ontology, and Alternative Futures in the Anthropocene

Leonardo Marques Kussler

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 92–102 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.101870

The environmental challenges of the Anthropocene demand alternative ways of inhabiting and relating to the world. This article introduces the concept of cosmic inhabiting as a framework for rethinking human and more-than-human coexistence through a dialogue between Amerindian perspectivism and flat ontology. Through a conceptual

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Open AccessPublished: 23 June 2026

From Saying to Showing: Action, the Economy of Silence, and the Limits of Development Discourse

Viateur Nkurunziza

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 62–76 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.102513

Contemporary discourses on inclusive and just development emphasise ambitions of empowerment and capacity-building without producing genuine socio-economic transformation. This article develops the concept of the Economy of Silence to explain why the smallest and most constrained actors are often those who generate social change

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Open AccessPublished: 29 May 2026

Law as Psychic Ontology: Prohibition, Fantasy, and the Affective Life of Authority

Vered Ben David

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 30–42 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.1259

This paper argues that law operates not only as an institutional or political order, but also as a psychic formation embedded within affect, desire, and recognition. The endurance of legal authority cannot be explained solely through coercion, consent, or procedural legitimacy. It also depends on how legality becomes internalize

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Open AccessPublished: 22 April 2026

From Big Data to Dataism: Philosophical Reflections on Freedom, Labor, and Biological Inequality from a Historical Materialist Perspective

Nguyễn Vân Hạnh

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1–13 · 10.55121/prr.v3i2.1138

Grounded in the methodology of historical materialism, the article interprets dataism as a new configuration of power and ownership emerging within the digital mode of production. While big data technologies significantly enhance economic efficiency and scientific knowledge, they also generate structural risks for future society

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Open AccessPublished: 10 February 2026

Philosophy's Independence in Modernity: The Temporality of Myth and "Equality of Intelligences" as Conditions for Cultivating the Philosophical Environment

Nikita Konstantinovich Nekliudov, Siyana Vitalievna Shchepanovskaya

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 170–187 · 10.55121/prr.v3i1.959

Contemporary mass interest in self-improvement and mindfulness requires philosophy to solve the problems of a modern soul no worse than other initiatives in the field of mind ecology. However, professional philosophers lose the philosophy and reduce it, for example, to teaching critical thinking. It often turns into a market pro

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Open AccessPublished: 1 February 2026

Authenticity without Essence: A Buddhist-Cognitive Critique of the ‘True Self’ in Spiritual Identity

Heather Kempton

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 142-169 · 10.55121/prr.v3i1.889

The concept of a ‘true self’ remains central to many contemporary spiritual narratives, often serving as a benchmark for authenticity and personal growth. However, this notion typically rests on essentialist assumptions that are increasingly challenged by both Buddhist philosophy and cognitive science. Drawing on the Buddhist do

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Open AccessPublished: 30 January 2026

Joy, Learning, and Emotional Intelligence: Confucian Wisdom in Dialogue with the Bible and Contemporary Social Science

Ann-Marie Hsiung

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 126-141 · 10.55121/prr.v3i1.749

Confucian philosophy has shaped East Asia’s moral, social and educational life and still offers resources for human growth, yet its relevance is often underestimated. This article re-examines three interlocking themes—joy (le 樂 ), learning (xue 學 ), and self cultivation (xiushen 修身 )—in conversation with the contemporary framew

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