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Cosmic Emotions; or, Why Is the Universe Joyful according to Plato’s Timaeus and Empedocles?
Aestimatio, 2022 : Plato and Empedocles depict a universe that manifests beauty, goodness, reason, and bliss. This article aims to investigate why both philosophers felt it important to describe a cosmos that participates in a human emotion such as happiness.
Chiara Ferella
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Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2022 Empedocles is spoken of as a physician by various ancient authors. However, none of the medical works attributed to him has survived. These may have been the treatise of Empedocles mentioned by Pliny the Elder on the deliverance of Athens from the ...
Afonasina, Anna S.
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Phren Hiere: A New Theology for a New Society in Empedocles's Verses
Archai: Revista de Estudos sobre as Origens do Pensamento OcidentalThe aim of this paper is to analyze Empedocles’s main doctrines in the light of his historical and cultural context. To be precise, I will attempt to show how the Agrigentum and Sicily of his time – ravaged by inter-Greek wars, infighting between the ...
Federico Casella
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A brief historical perspective of otitis externa in dogs. [PDF]
Vet DermatolAbstract Background The history of otology and otitis externa (OE) goes back to the earliest days of medicine, with notations made in early Egyptian writings and evolving to our modern‐day textbooks and publications. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance The history of OE in dogs is closely tied to the history of otology and veterinary dermatology, and ...
Noxon JO.
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Empedocles and the Early Stoics * [PDF]
A study of the Stoic reception of Empedocles, with two case studies of doctrinal influence: a) the elements and b) the corporeal soul.
Trepanier, Simon
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Chemistry – A European Journal, Volume 29, Issue 65, November 21, 2023., 2023 Plasma activation: These extremely reactive milieux attack any organic compound, including the most refractory environmental pollutants, leading to their mineralization. Depending on the specific target, suitable plasma sources can be developed for best performance.
Giulia Tomei +5 more
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Philosophy as a way of life, spiritual exercises, and palliative care
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 29, Issue 7, Page 1171-1179, October 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper proposes that resources from philosophy as a way of life (PWL), in particular the prescription of targeted ‘spiritual exercises’ (Hadot) can be used in palliative counselling, addressing Alexandrova's critique that philosophy as ‘big picture’ theories alone are insufficient.
Matt Sharpe, Robert P. Nolan
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Being Zen: Pelevin, Buddha, and the Void
The Russian Review, Volume 82, Issue 4, Page 599-612, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Victor Pelevin, whose rise to popularity coincided with the fall of the Soviet Union, critiques the notion of national identity via the prism of Zen Buddhism. Pelevin embraces the religion’s idea of the volatile self and undertakes the project of spiritually empowering the Russians, by exposing the futility of constructing any national ...
Daniel Taehun Lee
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Agency in evolution of biomolecular communication
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1525, Issue 1, Page 88-103, July 2023., 2023 The emergence of agency in biomolecular systems involves a biphasic process of communication that constructs a message before it can be transmitted for interpretation. Evolutionary genomic and bioinformatic explorations suggest agency emerges when molecular machinery generates hierarchical layers of vocabularies in an entangled communication network ...
Gustavo Caetano‐Anollés
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Leaf angle as a leaf and canopy trait: Rejuvenating its role in ecology with new technology
Ecology Letters, Volume 26, Issue 6, Page 1005-1020, June 2023., 2023 Leaf angle is crucial in light interception for plant canopies. It is a morphological trait that is associated with many other leaf traits in the leaf economics spectrum. We reviewed the importance of leaf angle in ecology and used model simulations to demonstrate the importance of leaf angle in simulating canopy fluxes.
Xi Yang +11 more
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