Philosophy and Religious Studieshttps://hdl.handle.net/10428/7622024-03-29T05:13:55Z2024-03-29T05:13:55ZHeartbreak Hotei: Spirituality and Metabolic SyndromeJames, Christinehttps://hdl.handle.net/10428/61232022-09-19T16:30:26Z2013-01-01T00:00:00ZHeartbreak Hotei: Spirituality and Metabolic Syndrome
James, Christine
Colloquially, the medical diagnosis of “metabolic syndrome” and the physical condition of obesity might not be understood as chronic illness or chronic disease. To the lay person, chronic illness often refers to something “out of the patient’s control.” In contrast, chronic illness such as Crohn’s disease and celiac disease are not usually thought to be the result of repeated, habitual, poor dietary choices on the part of the patient; this is even less so with chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis or cystic fibrosis. Metabolic syndrome is not necessarily considered a chronic condition, because it can be remediated through lifestyle changes, healthier choices in food intake, and physical activity. Nevertheless, metabolic syndrome is directly related to chronic illness in terms of a specific set of clinical outcomes that are recognized by the Centers for Disease Control as chronic diseases, among them “heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis” (CDC, 2012). These chronic diseases are often listed in the medical diagnostic literature as clinical outcomes of metabolic syndrome, “a condition characterized by multiple risk factors” (AHA, 2004). The Mayo Clinic defines metabolic syndrome as a cluster of conditions—increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels—that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Having just one of these conditions doesn’t mean you have metabolic syndrome. However, any of these conditions increase your risk of serious disease. (Mayo Clinic, 2011)
James, Christine (2013). Heartbreak Hotei: Spirituality and Metabolic Syndrome. Chronic Illness, Spirituality, and Healing. 1 electronic record (PDF).
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZTeaching Ethics in Public Administration.James, Christinehttps://hdl.handle.net/10428/61222022-09-19T15:28:45Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZTeaching Ethics in Public Administration.
James, Christine
The teaching of ethics in public administration is afield that has grown considerably over the last 40 years. This is because of concerns within educational institutions that offer the Masters in Public Administration (MPA) and Doctor of PublicAdministration (DPA) graduate degrees, as well as the belief that citizens beyond the profession hold that public administrators must be account-able, must act in ways that are transparent and public, and must keep to a high standard of ethical behavior. To this end, professional organizations like the National Association of Schools of Public. Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) have asserted the importance of ethics in the pedagogical structures of MPA, DPA, and PhD programs,and a large number of philosophy and political science departments offer undergraduate applied ethics courses on Ethics in Public Administration and Ethics in Public Policy. There are a variety of specific areas to consider: the student audience,the ethical theories and values that are included,and the case studies or dilemmas that students use to practice their decision-making methods and keeping the course relevant and current to the professional life of public administrators currently working in the field. Courses in ethics in public administration are frequently the first step to a broader sense of professionalization for the student, as well as an opportunity to address a deeper set of values and concerns beyond administrative or bureaucratic procedures.
James, Christine (2016). Teaching Ethics in Public Administration. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration Public Policy, and Governance. 1 electronic record (PDF).
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZPhilosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule SeriouslyJames, Christinehttps://hdl.handle.net/10428/61172022-09-12T16:31:51Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZPhilosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously
James, Christine
Over the last few decades, the philosophy of comedy has begun to develop a set of specific questions that have provided a wealth of insights: for example, the ethics of jokes within social and political philosophy; or the incongruity theory of humor within epistemology; or the role of humor in healing and applied bio-ethics; or the cognitive difference between types of humor related to philosophy of mind and neurobiology. What was needed in the literature, and what LydiaAmir achieves in her new book, is a comprehensive view of humor that connects a variety of areas of philosophy in a framework. The conceptual framework that is introduced and developed by Amir is that of the Homo risibilis: not merely the human being as laughing, but the human being who understands their condition, sees the ridiculousness and humor within it, and then transcends that ridiculousness.
James, Christine (2019). Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously. Book Reviews: Palgrave Macmillan. 1 electronic record (PDF).
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZFeminist ethics, mothering, and caring.James, Christinehttps://hdl.handle.net/10428/61162022-09-12T14:58:40Z1995-01-01T00:00:00ZFeminist ethics, mothering, and caring.
James, Christine
The relationship between feminist theory and traditionally feminine activities like mothering and caring is complex, especially because of the current diversity of feminist scholarship. There are many different kinds of feminist theory, and each approaches the issue of women's oppression from its own angle. The statement, "feminist ethics is about mothering and caring," can be critically evaluated by outlining specific feminist approaches to ethics and showing what role mothering and caring play in each particular view. In this paper, feminine and feminist perspectives are delineated, and the four classic feminist approaches (liberal, Marxist, radical, and socialist) are summarized. I argue that to some extent all of the examples of feminist ethics are "about" mothering and caring. In some cases this is because the particular view describes mothering and caring as features of the roots of women's oppression, or as a positive force in changing the prevailing social order to do away with oppression. I include a discussion of an additional role mothering might play in the socialist feminist framework.
James, Christine (1995). Feminist ethics, mothering, and caring. Kinesis: Graduate Journal in Philosophy. 1 electronic record (PDF).
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