An analysis is made of the properties of natural events compared tosociocultural events in order to discuss the possibilities of an interpretative socialdiscipline. More specifically, twenty-two theses or statements are proposed,aiming to specify and problematize a hermeneutical or interpretive psychology.DOI:10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.8

In this article I argue the relevance of natural law for framingand addressing ethical issues raised by the practice of business in a globalcontext. There are historical, as well as systematic reasons for this. On thehistorical side, it can be argued that the origin of modern economics is linkedto a cultural context, still influenced by modern natural law theories. Thus,even if Hume’s moral theory is everything but a natural law theory, either inthe traditional or the modern sense, his “laws of nature” (fixation of property,rules for its transference, and promises) represent a systematization of therules of justice necessary to preserve the space of economic freedom requiredfor development of a commercial society. This systematization is in line withthe classical approach to natural law, which nevertheless presents furtheradvantages for developing an ethical approach to economic activity, since itbrings with itself a conception of economic agency richer than that of Hume:a conception that is not necessarily linked to pursuit self-interest, but ratheris inspired by ethical motives right from the start. Indeed, on the systematicside, the classical natural law is seen as the law of practical reason: a set ofprinciples in charge of inspiring both virtuous action and legal practice, so thatwe can realize the human good. Assuming the embodied and social nature ofhuman beings, as well as the various cultural realizations of humanity, a naturallaw approach to ethics is in a position to stimulate a dynamic and bottomuparticulation of the personal and common good, concern for progress andsustainable development, universal principles and cultural variations.DOI: 10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.3

This paper provides an interpretation of Aristotle’s criticism to thesolution to Meno’s Paradox suggested by Plato. According to Aristotle, whenPlato says that reminiscence (anamnēsis) is achieved, what is actually achievedis induction (epagōge). Our interpretation is based on two aspects: (1) semanticcriticism, since Plato’s use of the term anamnēsis is unusual; and (2) the theoryis not able to give an adequate explanation of the effective discovery.DOI: 10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.1

In this article, I aim to answer the following questions: (1) How canwe understand the fact that it is possible to have a vision of God on a higherplane if, naturally, the intellect can only have knowledge of that regardingwhich we have phantoms and sensitive images? (2) Can it be said that suchprocess is something violent or anti-natural, i.e. against the nature of intellect?DOI: 10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.2

This paper studies Arendt’s critical interpretation of Hobbes’philosophy. The goal is to examine the confrontation of its antagonisticconceptions of politics based on the different understanding of key termssuch as common sense, freedom and power. This analysis shows how theconflict largely revolves around the reduction or not of those categories to thesubjective or private sphere.DOI: 10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.6

The main purpose of this paper is to inquire about the polysemicexperience of art based on two key theses. The first one states that art providesa non-trivial knowledge of an important area of the world. The second onestates that this kind of knowledge might be non-conceptual. Both are basedon the idea that art not only possesses a final and absolute unit of meaning,but that it also generates clusters of meaning that are permanently recreated,even if a standard meaning is identifiable.DOI: 10.5294/pecu.2015.18.2.4

Fil: Taub, Emmanuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani; Argentina