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By John Sellars Author: SELLARS, John. Reader in Philosophy, Royal Holloway University of London Reference: Marcus Aurelius. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020, x + 146 pp., ISBN 9780367146078 In this new study, John Sellars offers a fresh examination ...
Mogens Lærke
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A brief historical perspective of otitis externa in dogs. [PDF]
Abstract 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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Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Perspective From Traditional Chinese Medicine. [PDF]
ABSTRACT In clarifying that Spinoza is not the first person to share insights about the necessity of a contrary, strong emotion in transforming an emotion, the present article focuses on expounding this perspective as embedded in the classical texts of Chinese medicine, along with illustrative examples of emotion‐focused therapy in the historical case ...
Wong WC.
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Abstract Grounded in ideas about sense‐making and whole‐person care with a long intellectual heritage, the movement for Philosophical Health—with its specific conceptions of philosophical care and counselling—is a relatively recent addition to the ongoing debate about understanding better the perspectives of patients to improve health practice.
Luis de Miranda, Michael Loughlin
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Philosophy as a way of life, spiritual exercises, and palliative care
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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The virtues of limits and environmental sustainability in healthcare. [PDF]
Abstract The spectre of human‐induced climate change has drawn attention to the need to discover new, environmentally sustainable approaches to healthcare. This article draws upon David McPherson's The Virtues of Limits (2021) to develop a virtue ethics for sustainability in healthcare.
Symons X.
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Evidence, hints and assumptions for late pregnancy in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
Abstract Ancient women, who survived childhood mortality, received good and adequate nutrition, did not work hard and escaped death during childbirth could live fairly long lives. Girls started procreation after marriage, usually at 15 years, had on average seven children, childbearing lasted 14–21 or more years and could happen at the age of 35 or ...
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner +1 more
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Marcus Aurelius: Ideas of the last great stoic as a foundation of different natural law theories [PDF]
Literature on Marcus Aurelius is quite controversial. A part of scholars fully deny that he was a stoic philosopher, more moderate scholars are classifying him as an emperor to whom stoic philosophy was only a personal philosophy (a life standing), while
Avramović Dragutin S.
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Women and Stoic ethics in early modern England
Abstract This paper provides an overview of women's engagement with Stoic ethics in early modern England (c. 1600–1700). It builds on recent literature in the field by demonstrating that there is a positive gender‐inclusive narrative to be told about Stoic philosophy in this time—one that incorporates women's specific concerns and responds to women's ...
Jacqueline Broad, Diana G. Barnes
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Can Stoicism inspire stuttering intervention? The clinical usefulness of an ancient philosophy
Abstract Background A range of psychotherapies are effective in managing an individual's personal reactions to stuttering and reducing the impact stuttering has on their lives. Many of these therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, have their origins in Stoicism, an ancient Greek philosophy founded in 301 bce.
Amy Connery +2 more
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