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Lawrence and Modern Civilization
, 1997 Lawrence criticizes in his works again and again the modern civilization, for, he thinks, it prevents us from leading a life worthy of man. It is rationalism that makes the essence of the modern civiliaztion.
吉村, 治郎, Yoshimura, Jiro
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective
Oikos, EarlyView.The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts +2 more
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RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2014 The article is devoted to definition of essence of modern technology, its moral evaluation and defining the place in the structure of the modern civilization.
I V Tsvyk
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Ayatollah Khamenei’s Civilizational Theory (Proposal for a New Governance Model) with a Critical Approach to Organizational Convergence (model of new governance) [PDF]
دانش حقوق عمومیThe requirements of the current world and the confrontation with Western modern civilization are inevitable, especially when the hegemony of the Western civilization model is presented as the only path for development and progress for other societies ...
Ahmad Jahani Nasab, Morteza Alavian
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Tropical rainforests in modern civilization
, 2009 This thesis deals with the selected issues regarding tropical rainforests in modern civilization. It explains what the tropical rainforest is and where it is located.
Suchanová, Veronika
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People are good at stewardship
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental sciences and policy have long been framed on the premise that environmental harm is an expression of human nature rather than a product of specific historical and political arrangements. This framing has shaped a generation of interventions designed to constrain human behaviour rather than enable human capacity.
Philip A. Loring, Miguel Sioui
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The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting
Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
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The Revival of Islamic Civilization
Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2018 Maryam Jameelah was an American convert to Islam. Born to a non-observant Jewish family in New York, she travelled to Pakistan on the invitation of Abul A‟la Maududi where she spent more than fifty years and never returned to America.
Zohaib Ahmad
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Shoes and Modern Civilization Between Racism and Imperialism
Global Perspectives on JapanThis paper discusses the nineteenth century Meiji Japanese self-reflection on modernity, civilization and identity that was compelled to negotiate between Racism and Imperialism.
Selcuk Esenbel
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Do modern technologies limit human freedom? Henryk Skolimowski's comments on the subject of modern technical civilization [PDF]
, 2019 This paper presents the comments of the Polish philosopher, Henryk Skolimowski, on the negative aspects of technology. He is an opponent of scientific and technical civilization. He sees the negative sides of this civilization.
Murzyn, Marcin
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