Ruben Noorloos
Biographic Data
| ID | 6466930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruben Noorloos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruben |
| FAMILY NAME | Noorloos |
| SIGNATURE | NOORLOOS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Philosophy University College Dublin Dublin Ireland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3261-3234 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spinoza on Humans as Social Animals
Spinoza repeatedly suggests that humans are set apart from other animals by their rational and moral abilities. Yet he disparages the traditional definition of the human as a ‘rational animal’ and several of his other views suggest that these abilities are not sufficient by themselves to characterize human nature. This article tries to overcome this tension by developing a political interpretation of Spinoza's view of human nature. Spinoza expres…
Hume on structural prejudices (including his own)
This article explores the connections between David Hume's theory of prejudice, present‐day theories of structural ignorance, and Hume's own racist attitudes. Charles Mills has identified certain types of ignorance, including racial ignorance, that result from social structures. Here, I argue that Hume can do something similar. Hume uses the concept of prejudice to theorize the misjudgment of someone based on their perceived membership of a certa…
Introduction
Mastering as an Inferentialist Alternative to the Acquisition and Participation Metaphors for Learning
A tension has been identified between the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning, and it is generally agreed that this tension has still not been adequately resolved. In this paper, we offer an alternative to the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning: the metaphor of mastering. Our claim is that the mastering metaphor, as grounded in inferentialism, allows one to treat both the acquisition and participation dimensions…
Mastering as an Inferentialist Alternative to the Acquisition and Participation Metaphors for Learning
A tension has been identified between the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning, and it is generally agreed that this tension has still not been adequately resolved. In this paper, we offer an alternative to the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning: the metaphor of mastering. Our claim is that the mastering metaphor, as grounded in inferentialism, allows one to treat both the acquisition and participation dimensions…
Mastering as an Inferentialist Alternative to the Acquisition and Participation Metaphors for Learning
A tension has been identified between the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning, and it is generally agreed that this tension has still not been adequately resolved. In this paper, we offer an alternative to the acquisition and participation metaphors for learning: the metaphor of mastering. Our claim is that the mastering metaphor, as grounded in inferentialism, allows one to treat both the acquisition and participation dimensions…
Hume on structural prejudices (including his own)
This article explores the connections between David Hume's theory of prejudice, present‐day theories of structural ignorance, and Hume's own racist attitudes. Charles Mills has identified certain types of ignorance, including racial ignorance, that result from social structures. Here, I argue that Hume can do something similar. Hume uses the concept of prejudice to theorize the misjudgment of someone based on their perceived membership of a certa…
Introduction
Spinoza on Humans as Social Animals
Spinoza repeatedly suggests that humans are set apart from other animals by their rational and moral abilities. Yet he disparages the traditional definition of the human as a ‘rational animal’ and several of his other views suggest that these abilities are not sufficient by themselves to characterize human nature. This article tries to overcome this tension by developing a political interpretation of Spinoza's view of human nature. Spinoza expres…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Art history (1 works) · Classics (1 works) · Classics (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (1 works) · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies (1 works) · Foucault, Power, and Ethics (1 works)