De re or singular thoughts are, intuitively, those essentially or constitutively about a particular object or objects; any thought about different objects would be a different thought. What would a philosophical articulation or thematization of their nature be like? In spite of extensive discussion of the issue sin ce it was brought to the attention of the philosophical cornmunity in the late f...

The question, “Is information systems a real discipline?” has taxed IS scholars for over 20 years, and they debate its identity at length. Many other disciplines are facing similar crises. This article suggests a new approach,which viewsdisciplines in termsofwhat ismeaningful to thosewhoworkwithin them.Making use of the philosophical notion of ‘spheres of meaning’, and one well-thought-out suit...

A full exploration of the essence management science in traditional culture is an important path for modern enterprises’ innovation thought. Taoist branch Chinese culture. Lao Tzu's philosophical system contains not only rich philosophical, ecological, and military thought, but also playing a quite conductive role constructing theory that tailors to local reality China. philosophy, such as " Da...

The interpretability of Machiavelli’s political thought relates, in the most part, to the concept of virtue and its dimensions. In Western thought, this concept has had continuity and has reached the Renaissance and Machiavelli’s times. In the Roman and Medieval tradition, philosophical, verbal, religious and even literary and historical approaches were dominant in the clarification and explana...

The article seeks to describe one trend within the theological scene in South Africa, a trajectory that could be called “African Philosophical Theology”. In first part of article, some methodological problems surrounding such descriptive category are discussed. Thereafter, I attempt give summary contributions two thinkers grouped this category, namely Augustine Shutte (1938-2016) and Gerrit...