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The Grammatical Structure of Scientific Revolutions
ABSTRACT In this article, I examine the structural parallels between Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science and Ludwig Wittgenstein's later thought, focusing on the idea of grammatical frameworks. My central claim is that Kuhn's concept of paradigm and its later, more language‐centred forms in his philosophy can be read as a Wittgensteinian grammatical ...
Umut Morkoç
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A Microcosm of the Esoteric Revival: The Histories of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
This article examines the sources that underlie the best known of all the rituals that have emerged from the modern esoteric revival: the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP), which was formulated in the late-Victorian period by the creators ...
Graham John Wheeler
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The River Goddess and Melody-Makers in Nigeria: A Cultural View on Majek Fashek and Victor Uwaifo
The art of music-making is a mental/creative activity. However, spiritual influence cannot be ruled out in the process of constructing music. The mental activity is akin to the deployment of the intellect, while the spiritual influence could be as a ...
Osakue Stevenson Omoera +1 more
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RPC-Lex: A dictionary to measure German right-wing populist conspiracy discourse online. [PDF]
Puschmann C +4 more
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No History Without a Method: Anticipation and Other Bad Contexts
ABSTRACT This paper argues for the centrality of methodological awareness in writing the history of philosophy. It does this by analysing and comparing different interpretive proposals presented by those engaged with past philosophical texts. Taking the literature on Thomas Hobbes from past and present century as an example, it shows the merits of ...
Ieva Höhne
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Review of The Return of the Perennial Philosophy: The Supreme Vision of Western Esotericism, by John Holman.
Roland Benedikter
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Magic and Politics: Conspirituality and COVID-19. [PDF]
Parmigiani G.
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Abstract Background Prekallikrein (PK) deficiency is a rare contact factor deficiency that can markedly prolong the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) without a bleeding phenotype. Because viscoelastic hemostatic assays also rely on contact activation, their behavior in severe PK deficiency is relevant to perioperative evaluation of isolated ...
Jeremy W. Jacobs +7 more
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Abstract Background Antibody identification testing is essential for preventing hemolytic transfusion reactions from unexpected red cell antibodies. Although automated interpretation is desirable to improve efficiency and consistency, conventional algorithmic approaches show limited accuracy, particularly in complex cases.
Jiwoo Lee +4 more
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A cultural history of tarot: from entertainment to esotericism
The enigmatic and richly illustrative tarot deck reveals a host of strange and iconic mages, such as The Tower, The Wheel of Fortune, The Hanged Man and The Fool: over which loom the terrifying figures of Death and The Devil.
Farley, Helen
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