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Technological knowledge in disability design / Ashley Shew - The effects of social networking sites on critical self-reflectionIn Andrew Wells Garnar & Ashley Shew (eds.), Feedback Loops: Pragmatism About Science and Technology, Lexington Books. 2020.
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288Envy in Logic-Based TherapyInternational Journal of Philosophical Practice 8 (1): 138-154. 2022.Contemporary research offers a more compelling account on the complex emotion of envy than the traditional view of envy as simply something bad. This essay explains how Logic-Based Therapy can use this account to coach individuals struggling with negative species of envy. Given that jealousy and envy are often equated, the essay differentiates the two; explains the conditions that make the four species of envy possible; identifies cardinal fallacies associated with negative species of envy; prop…Read more
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496Self-Love in Logic-Based TherapyInternational Journal of Philosophical Practice 7 (1): 61-78. 2021.The phenomenon of self-love elicits conflicting reactions. Some believe it is the key to happiness, while others are skeptical. This essay defines self-love as wholehearted concern for one's well-being, argues that it does not imply selfishness, arrogance, or vanity, discusses reasons to value self-love, and describes ways Logic-Based Therapy can be used to help people love themselves.
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20The Effects of Social Networking Sites on Critical Self-ReflectionIn Ashley Shew Andrew Garnar (ed.), Feedback Loops: Pragmatism About Science and Technology, . pp. 89-111. 2020.This essay is part of a collection of essays reflecting critically and sympathetically on the legacy of philosopher of science and technology Joseph C. Pitt. It examines some effects social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, are having on people's capacity to engage in critical self-reflection, and draws lessons bearing on the classical issue of whether technologies can be considered neutral or embody non-cognitive values that they themselves reproduce by disciplining designers and u…Read more
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47Why C-luck really is a problem for compatibilismCanadian Journal of Philosophy 49 (1): 48-69. 2019.Some philosophers have recently argued that luck at the time of decision is a problem for compatibilists and libertarians alike. But conceptual ambiguity regarding deterministic luck at the time of decision – henceforth C-luck – has obscured recognition of the problem C-luck poses to compatibilism. This paper clarifies C-luck and distinguishes it from present luck, showing that the former arises from contingent factors at the time of decision instead of presupposed free will requirements. We the…Read more
Ivan Guajardo
Virginia Western Community College
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Virginia Western Community CollegeAssociate Professor
Roanoke, VA, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophy of Psychology |
Applied Ethics, Miscellaneous |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophy of Psychology |
Applied Ethics |