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Islamic Philosophy in Contemporary Iran [PDF]
History bears witness to the fact that Islamic Iran was always a cradle for wisdom and philosophical thought. The great sages and mystics of this land—from FÁrÁbÐ to Ibn SÐnÁ, MawlÁnÁ RÙmÐ to SuhrawardÐ, and Sayyid Íaydar ÀmulÐ to MullÁ ÑadrÁ—are known ...
Muhammad Fanaie Ishkawari
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Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common in both primary and secondary health care. It is gradually being acknowledged that there needs to be a variety of interventions for patients with MUS to meet the needs of different groups of patients with ...
Helen Payne, Susan Brooks
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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
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A Programming Platform Design for Children to Create and Explore Hybrid Musical Instruments
ABSTRACT Engaging young learners in coding activities is increasingly important to prepare them to participate in a contemporary computationally centred society. Engagement comes from finding appropriate motivation and the use of materials and methods that are suitable to the educational stage and learning opportunities. In this article, we present our
Nicolas Gold+3 more
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[EN] In recent years, within sectors such as nuclear, with significant risks, but with a high historical focus on safety, which has led to very low accident rates, the need has grown to seek new strategies that enable us to reduce even more this level of incidents.
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Abstract The structural design of prestressed concrete girders in beam bridges is performed by coupling 3D parametric modeling, optimization, and statistical techniques, structural analysis, and design. The objective is to explore the potential and advantages of advanced design methodologies based on intelligent design.
Vinicius Nascimento de Moraes+1 more
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SEMANTICS OF THE FAN IN WILDE’S PLAYS
The article discusses the importance of the image of the fan in Oscar Wilde’s plays. The review of foreign and national research on comedies allows to speak about a philosophical component of Wilde’s plays that still remains insufficiently studied.
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Joint Workplace Safety and Health Committees: Testimony of John A. Pompei Before the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations [PDF]
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Pompei, John A
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Erving Goffman at 100: A Chameleon Seen as a Rorschach Test within a Kaleidoscope
The 100th anniversary of Erving Goffman's birth was in 2022. Drawing on his work, the Goffman archives, the secondary literature, and personal experiences with him and those in his university of Chicago cohort, I reflect on some implications of his work and life, and the inseparable issues of understanding society.
Gary T. Marx
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The deconstruction of the Israeli state
This paper argues that the core of Israeli crisis of democracy has been an attack of the Israeli government on the state. That is, the current Israeli government has been transforming the regime and undermining its liberal characters by dismantling the ...
Doron Navot, Yair Goldshmidt
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