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150 Years of the Tetrahedral Carbon: A Toast to Chirality
By introducing 150 years ago, the notion of tetrahedral carbon on the basis of purely geometrical arguments, van't Hoff and Le Bel contributed decisively to view molecules as three‐dimensional entities, thus shaping first chemistry and later biology. This call for a celebration that tells a story on chirality as a whole.
Pedro Cintas
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The ‘End’ of Memory: Memory, the Porous Self, and the Communion of Saints in Augustine's Confessions
Abstract This article presents a brief, constructive, theological account of memory in response to contemporary questions regarding memory loss via Augustine's account of memory, which elucidates the remembering subject's openness and relatedness to God and the communion of saints.
Abraham S‐C Wu
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La construcción de las catedrales góticas puede considerarse como un trasvase de conocimiento entre las figuras eclesiásticas del obispo y Capítulo, y el arquitecto medieval.
Josep Lluis i Ginovart
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Theurgy in Dionysius the Areopagite [PDF]
The present chapter aims at offering insights into Dionysius the Areopagite’s notion of theurgy, both with respect to the metaphysical principles that connect with “θεουργία” and the particular sacramental reality that emerges from it. Pavlos argues that
Pavlos, Panagiotis G.
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The past and future of the study of Islamic esotericism
Abstract The study of Islamic esotericism, particularly the concept of al‐bāṭiniyya, remains fragmented. While often studied under various labels like “mysticism” and “occultism,” it is widely equated to Sufism. Scholars still hesitate to use the term al‐bāṭiniyya due to its historical pejorative connotations, linking it to extremist adherence to ...
Liana Saif
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Background. The subject of the research in this article is one of the most fundamental worldview problems - the question of the relationship between free will and predestination in the religious and philosophical context.
Dar'ya A. Nadeina, Oleg V. Chekrygin
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Abstract In this essay, I argue that Hegel's Absolute must be understood to be transcendent in the sense of being both immanent within the world and exceeding it. This account of transcendence invariably turns on Hegel's inheritance of the Christian tradition and, in particular, the metaphysics espoused through Christian Platonism.
Kyle J. Barbour
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Zagadnienie zła a teodycea w myśli muzułmańskiej
The existence of evil in our world seems to pose a serious challenge to belief in the existence of a perfect God. If God were all-knowing, it seems that God would know about all of the horrible things that happen in our world.
Zikri Yavuz
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Coope, U. (2020). Freedom and responsibility in Neoplatonist thought. Oxford University Press
Book reviewed: Freedom and responsibility in Neoplatonist ...
Alfonso Herreros
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Abstract This review article examines and summarizes the key ideas and contributions of Nikolaos Loudovikos' book Analogical Identities: The Creation of the Christian Self – Beyond Spirituality and Mysticism in the Patristic Era. The book offers a reimagining of Christian anthropology and the understanding of the self by critiquing what the author sees
Sotiris Mitralexis
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