Reasoning and Religion: The Relevance of the Academic Study of Religion to Critical Thinking Pedagogy

In this thesis I inquire into method and theory debates within the academic study of religion, arguing for the potential of this broad field to enrich critical thinking pedagogy, especially with regard to worldviews and problems associated with the influences of worldviews on reasoning. I highlight the growing recognition within critical thinking literature that critical thinking pedagogy ought to include a sizable component devoted to worldviews, and argue for the relevance of the academic study of religion to this worldview component. An inquiry into three popular method and theory debates within the academic study of religion concerning the definition, comparison, and evaluation of religion(s), and into interreligious dialogue, helps cement this assertion. In my treatment of definition I attempt to put the close connection between religions and worldviews on firm ground. I also describe common misconceptions of religion and worldviews that should be of concern to critical thinking educators, and for which the academic study of religion is particularly apposite. Next I concentrate on how comparison of religions and worldviews is justified within the academic study of religion and on good and bad forms of comparison. My discussion of evaluation repeats this pattern: I look at debates over what constitutes good and bad evaluation in and of religions and worldviews, and the relevance of this subject to critical thinking. My foray into interreligious or cross-worldview dialoguing focuses on difficulties that are germane within the critical thinking domain. Although I do recommend the inclusion of these four subjects within critical thinking pedagogy, I take them primarily as a sample of a wider field of inquiry. This sample is meant to support a broader recommendation, namely: Just as education should be infused with critical thinking, so too should critical thinking be infused with the philosophy of the academic study of religion, and the fruits of its inquiry. This recommendation does not come without reservation. In the last chapter I discuss some of the problems that my suggestions bring up, first among which is the religious bias evident in much of what can be found under the auspices of the academic study of religion

Measuring critical thinking about deeply held beliefs

The California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI) is a commonly used tool for measuring critical thinking dispositions. However, research on the efficacy of the CCTDI in predicting good thinking about students’ own deeply held beliefs is scant. In this paper we report on preliminary results from our ongoing study designed to gauge the usefulness of the CCTDI in this context

Direito dos seguros: comentários ao Código civil

Divulgação dos SUMÁRIOS das obras recentemente incorporadas ao acervo da Biblioteca Ministro Oscar Saraiva do STJ. Em respeito à Lei de Direitos Autorais, não disponibilizamos a obra na íntegra.Localização na estante: 368(81) Coment. G618dCoordenado por: Ilan Goldberg e Thiago Junqueira

In Vitro Release of Interferon-Gamma from Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions

Background. Cutaneous drug reactions are common but diagnostically challenging due to phenotypic heterogeneity and simultaneous exposure to multiple drugs. These limitations prompted the development of diagnostic tests. Aims. To evaluate the performance of an in vitro assay measuring interferon-gamma release from patients' lymphocytes in the presence of causative drugs for the diagnosis of drug reactions. Methods. Mononuclear cells derived from patients were incubated with and without suspected drugs, and increment of interferon-gamma levels was measured by ELISA. We performed a telephonic survey to evaluate the effect of stopping the drugs incriminated by the assay on cutaneous manifestations. Results. We assessed 272 patients who used 1035 medications. When assessed against the questionnaire data collected at least 6 months after stopping the causative drug, sensitivity was found to be 83.61% and specificity 92.67%. Likelihood ratio for a positive test is 11.40 and for a negative test 0.18. Positive predictive value is 75.37% and negative predictive value is 95.47%. The test was found to perform significantly better in females and in older patients. Conclusions. Interferon-gamma release test is a useful adjunct tool in the diagnosis of cutaneous drug reactions

Mycosis Fungoides Associated with Kaposi\u27s Sarcoma, T-cell Rich B-cell Lymphoma, and T cell Lymphoma with Angioimmunoblastic Features

A patient with mycosis fungoides (MF), Kaposi\u27s sarcoma, T-cell B-cell rich lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma with angioimmunoblastic features is described. The appearance of multiple malignancies in this patient may have been caused by previous exposure to radiation in the Chernobyl accident and/or systemic chemotherapy for the initial T-cell B-cell rich lymphoma which he underwent.</p

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O DEVER DE LEALDADE E OS ABUSOS DO DIREITO DE SÓCIO EM SOCIEDADES

The present article aims to analyze the conception of the company’s contract, emphasizing the importance of the duty of loyalty. In this sense, there are considerations about social function and about corporate interest. Moreover, specifically about the abuses practiced by partners in the perspective of the minority, as well as in the perspective of the majority. The article also looks to consequences that affect the own market as a victim of such abusive conducts. Through the use of the deductive method and literature research, it concluded that the discipline of abuses by partners in companies must necessarily refer to the social function of contracts. For having the contract a social function, any steps taken by the administrators must be based on the duty of loyalty, whether they act as representatives of the majority or minority partners. If the duty of loyalty is unobserved, the abusive conduct of the administrators will be characterized.El presente artículo tiene por objeto analizar la constitución del contrato de sociedad con énfasis en la importancia del deber societario de lealtad. En ese sesgo, se realizaron consideraciones sobre la función social y el interés de la sociedad. Más específicamente, discurre acerca de los abusos practicados por los socios tanto desde la perspectiva de la minoría, como desde la perspectiva de la mayoría. Se examinan determinadas consecuencias que afectan al propio mercado como víctima de conductas abusivas. A partir del empleo del método deductivo e investigación bibliográfica, se concluyó que la disciplina de los abusos por parte de socios en sociedades debe, necesariamente, remitir a la función social del contrato. Por tener el contrato de sociedad función social, cualquier conducta tomada por los administradores debe guiarse en el deber de lealtad, estén ellos en la condición de representantes de los socios mayoritarios o minoritarios. En caso de inobservado el deber de lealtad, se caracterizará la conducta abusiva de los administradores.O presente artigo tem por finalidade analisar a constituição do contrato de sociedade com ênfase na importância do dever societário de lealdade. Nesse viés, foram realizadas considerações acerca da função social e do interesse da sociedade. Mais especificamente, discorre a respeito dos abusos praticados pelos sócios tanto da perspectiva da minoria, quanto da perspectiva da maioria. Examinam-se determinadas consequências que atingem o próprio mercado como vítima de condutas abusivas. A partir do emprego do método dedutivo e pesquisa bibliográfica, concluiu-se que a disciplina dos abusos por parte de sócios em sociedades deve, necessariamente, remeter à função social do contrato. Por ter o contrato de sociedade função social, quaisquer condutas tomadas pelos administradores devem se pautar no dever de lealdade, estejam eles na condição de representantes dos sócios majoritários ou minoritários. Caso inobservado o dever de lealdade, estará caracterizada a conduta abusiva dos administradores.