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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53739#.VNHE-SzQrzE Author(s)    Nicola Conati Affiliation(s) Department of Humanities, University of Trento, Trento, Italy . ABSTRACT In this brief consideration of mine, trying to remain as faithful as possible to the texts taken into exam, I will first try to introduce the concept of history as contemporary history in the thinking of Benedetto Croce, whereas the second part of the reasoning will point toward proving and meditating on how such concept crosses the whole philosophical system of the Italian intellectual. What does contemporary history mean according to Benedetto Croce? Why is the spirit of the historian fundamental in the description of this concept? What kind of connection exists between story and contemporary history? What does pathology of history mean? How does the concept of contemporary history relate to that of awareness, of fin...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53739#.VNB-KSzQrzE Author(s)    Nicola Conati Affiliation(s) Department of Humanities, University of Trento, Trento, Italy . ABSTRACT In this brief consideration of mine, trying to remain as faithful as possible to the texts taken into exam, I will first try to introduce the concept of history as contemporary history in the thinking of Benedetto Croce, whereas the second part of the reasoning will point toward proving and meditating on how such concept crosses the whole philosophical system of the Italian intellectual. What does contemporary history mean according to Benedetto Croce? Why is the spirit of the historian fundamental in the description of this concept? What kind of connection exists between story and contemporary history? What does pathology of history mean? How does the concept of contemporary history relate to that of awareness, o...

Read full paer at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48981#.VJd5lcCAM4 Author(s)   Richard McDonough Affiliation(s) School of Arts and Sciences, Arium Academy, Singapore City, Singapore . ABSTRACT The paper argues that the orthodox readings of pgh. 608 of Wittgenstein’s Zettel (hereafter Z608), which holds that Z608 suggests the possibility that language and thought may emerge out of physical chaos in the brain (connectionist processing, causal indeterminism, a pile of sawdust, etc.) cannot be correct. Among Wittgenstein’s signature views are that the philosopher “must not advance any kind of theory” and that everything must be “open to view”. Despite this, the orthodox readings no...