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History Begins in the Future: On Historical Sensibility in the Age of Technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The humanities and the social sciences have been hostile to future visions in the postwar period. The most famous victim of their hostility was the enterprise of classical philosophy of history, condemned to illegitimacy precisely because of its ...
Simon, Zoltán Boldizsár
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Peripheral traditionalism: Judeoislamic self‐help in Marseille's northern districts Traditionalisme périphérique : entraide judéo‐musulmane dans les quartiers nord de Marseille

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1041-1059, December 2025.
Through the synagogue‐cum‐community space of St‐X in Marseille's infamous peripheral northern districts, local urban‐invested intercommunal communication and solidarity are generated via self‐help initiatives that particularize humanitarianism. Because of their traditionalist Jewish and Muslim religious anchorings and the stranglehold of laïcité over ...
Samuel Sami Everett
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis on Thermodynamic Perfectibility of Room Air Conditioners

open access: yesZhileng xuebao, 2013
According to analysis on the energy efficiency standards of the constant speed room air conditioner and the variable speed type, differences between the two kinds of air conditioners exist in division standard, grades of energy efficiency and outdoor ...
Li Xiaofeng, Ma Yitai, Yan Qiuhui
doaj  

Inter-Faith Reading of Perfect Man With Mystical Approach [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Theology, 2010
The expression Insan –e kamil (perfect man) is often said to have first been used by Muhyiddin ibn 'Arabi (1165 -1240AD), though the concept of the term is much older.
Fatemeh Musavi, Mohammadkazem Shaker
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Parenting as contested practice between experts, audiences, and selves: An introduction

open access: yesEthos, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Interrogating what constitutes “good parenting” captures and reflects multiple debates within and across different societies, milieus, and power constellations. In this Special Issue, Contested Parenting. Experts, Audiences, Selves, we bring together seven articles and a commentary that tackle how people move through the labyrinth of diverse ...
Heike Drotbohm, Konstanze N'Guessan
wiley   +1 more source

The Vital Dynamism of the Voice in Diderot

open access: yesEtudes Epistémè, 2016
Conscious of the difficulty of expressing sound in a culture still under the influence of a form of rationalism that privileges the sense of sight over the sense of hearing, Diderot never stopped inscribing and exploring the voice in his philosophical ...
Hélène Cussac
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impacts of Soil Conservation Practices on Surface Runoff and Water Quality Using an Agricultural Experimental Setup, Generalised Additive Mixed Models, and Hydrologic Modelling

open access: yesHydrological Processes, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2025.
An agricultural experimental setup has been constructed with the aim of assessing the impact of soil conservation practices on surface runoff and water quality, allowing a comparison between soil compaction treatments and agricultural practices. Analyses using Generalised Additive Mixed Models (GAMM) highlighted significant reductions in suspended ...
Simon Ricard   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Watching Time: James Baldwin and Malcolm X

open access: yesJames Baldwin Review, 2016
Taking its cue from recent scholarly work on the concept of time in African American literature, this essay argues that, while both James Baldwin and Malcolm X refuse gradualism and insist on “the now” as the moment of civil rights’ fulfillment, Baldwin ...
Mikko Tuhkanen
doaj   +1 more source

PREDICTABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE LAW [PDF]

open access: yesChallenges of the Knowledge Society, 2023
„Where the force of the laws and the authority of their defenders cease, there can be neither liberty nor safety for any," wrote Shakespeare. The rule of law presupposes the obligation to respect the Constitution and the laws, as provided by the ...
Elena ANGHEL
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Schiller on Evil and the Emergence of Reason [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Schiller was one of many early post-Kantians who wrestled with Kant’s doctrine of radical evil, a doctrine that continues to puzzle commentators today.
Ware, Owen
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