Michael R Slater
Biographic Data
| ID | 383028 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael R Slater |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael R |
| FAMILY NAME | Slater |
| SIGNATURE | SLATER M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Theology Georgetown University Box 571135 Washington DC 20057‐1135 USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2803-0338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Xunzi, Dewey, and the Reinterpretation of Religion
Confucianism and Catholicism
Theology, Metaphysics, and Realism about Truth
This essay examines the theological grounds for rejecting metaphysics and the correspondence theory of truth, and argues that while there are good grounds for rejecting a certain kind of metaphysically oriented theology, metaphysics per se is neither objectionable nor avoidable in Christian theology. In the process, it also defends a realist conception of truth against some recent theological criticisms, and argues that a commitment to a modest v…
Two Rival Interpretations of Xunzi's Views on the Basis of Morality
This essay examines the textual evidence and arguments for two rival ways of interpreting Xunzi's accounts of the origins and normative bases of ritual and the Way: a human‐centered line of interpretation which maintains that the moral order constituted by the Confucian Way and its ritual tradition was the artificial creation of a group of ancient sages, and a Heaven‐centered line of interpretation which maintains, in contrast, that those same sa…
Charles Dickens
Pragmatism, Realism, and Religion
Pragmatism is often thought to be incompatible with realism, the view that there are knowable mind‐independent facts, objects, or properties. In this article, I show that there are, in fact, realist versions of pragmatism and argue that a realist pragmatism of the right sort can make important contributions to such fields as religious ethics and philosophy of religion. Using William James's pragmatism as my primary example, I show (1) that James …
Metaphysical Intimacy and the Moral Life
This essay seeks to contribute to our understanding of William James's ethics by reexamining a classic text—The Varieties of Religious Experience—that is not usually read in an ethical light. It shows that James develops an ethics of human flourishing in Varieties, which he grounds in a "piecemeal supernaturalist" cosmology and account of human nature. It also shows that, under the terms of James's view, religious and ethical issues are fundament…
School Leadership and Performance
Du fait de l'egalitarisme qui prevaut aupres des enseignants, ces derniers ont tendance a n'accorder et a ne soutenir que les directeurs d'etablissement qui font preuve de competence dans le domaine pedagogique. Les AA. estiment que cette conception ideologique empeche le developpement dans les etablissements scolaires d'un leadership informel. Ils montrent en meme temps que si le directeur ne dispose pas des pleins pouvoirs cela tendra a nuire a…
School Leadership and Performance
Du fait de l'egalitarisme qui prevaut aupres des enseignants, ces derniers ont tendance a n'accorder et a ne soutenir que les directeurs d'etablissement qui font preuve de competence dans le domaine pedagogique. Les AA. estiment que cette conception ideologique empeche le developpement dans les etablissements scolaires d'un leadership informel. Ils montrent en meme temps que si le directeur ne dispose pas des pleins pouvoirs cela tendra a nuire a…
School Leadership and Performance
Du fait de l'egalitarisme qui prevaut aupres des enseignants, ces derniers ont tendance a n'accorder et a ne soutenir que les directeurs d'etablissement qui font preuve de competence dans le domaine pedagogique. Les AA. estiment que cette conception ideologique empeche le developpement dans les etablissements scolaires d'un leadership informel. Ils montrent en meme temps que si le directeur ne dispose pas des pleins pouvoirs cela tendra a nuire a…
Metaphysical Intimacy and the Moral Life
This essay seeks to contribute to our understanding of William James's ethics by reexamining a classic text—The Varieties of Religious Experience—that is not usually read in an ethical light. It shows that James develops an ethics of human flourishing in Varieties, which he grounds in a "piecemeal supernaturalist" cosmology and account of human nature. It also shows that, under the terms of James's view, religious and ethical issues are fundament…
Pragmatism, Realism, and Religion
Pragmatism is often thought to be incompatible with realism, the view that there are knowable mind‐independent facts, objects, or properties. In this article, I show that there are, in fact, realist versions of pragmatism and argue that a realist pragmatism of the right sort can make important contributions to such fields as religious ethics and philosophy of religion. Using William James's pragmatism as my primary example, I show (1) that James …
Charles Dickens
Two Rival Interpretations of Xunzi's Views on the Basis of Morality
This essay examines the textual evidence and arguments for two rival ways of interpreting Xunzi's accounts of the origins and normative bases of ritual and the Way: a human‐centered line of interpretation which maintains that the moral order constituted by the Confucian Way and its ritual tradition was the artificial creation of a group of ancient sages, and a Heaven‐centered line of interpretation which maintains, in contrast, that those same sa…
Theology, Metaphysics, and Realism about Truth
This essay examines the theological grounds for rejecting metaphysics and the correspondence theory of truth, and argues that while there are good grounds for rejecting a certain kind of metaphysically oriented theology, metaphysics per se is neither objectionable nor avoidable in Christian theology. In the process, it also defends a realist conception of truth against some recent theological criticisms, and argues that a commitment to a modest v…
Confucianism and Catholicism
Xunzi, Dewey, and the Reinterpretation of Religion
Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · History (2 works)