Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
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Sushruta and Maimonides-two civilizations, one ailment: a comparative view of hemorrhoid care. [PDF]
Bhattacharya K.
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Letter to the Editor: Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Discussing Two Systematic Reviews With Opposing Conclusions on Shoulder Pain After Vaccine Administration. [PDF]
Teunis T.
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A transformation of critical rationalism
Popper entiende la racionalidad en términos de nuestra actitud intelectual. Nuestra racionalidad (o razonabilidad) no es una facultad ni un don intelectual. No es algo dado a un individuo, de acuerdo con él.
Kogawara, Makoto
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Toward a Concept of ASEAN Autonomy: Actors, Entities, and Regional Space
ABSTRACT Widely discussed across disciplines, autonomy is often used in ASEAN studies to describe what actors associated with ASEAN seek. Yet its meaning remains underspecified and differs from dominant approaches of international organization autonomy.
Riko Watanabe
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From the Practical to the Sapient: Curriculum Judgment Beyond Schwab
Abstract Joseph Schwab's “practical turn” remains a defining moment in curriculum theory. His practical papers of the late 1960s and early 1970s sought to restore professional judgment to a field dominated by technical rationality and policy prescription.
Sandra Leaton Gray, David Scott
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Worlds Apart, Te Ao Māori and Western Worldviews in Aotearoa, New Zealand. [PDF]
Spelman AH, Dieriks BV.
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Rethinking Merit in Calvin's Doctrine of the Atonement: Beyond Possessive Individualism
Abstract Joan Lockwood O'Donovan argues that the Reformation doctrine of grace entails a rejection of the proprietary anthropology of self‐owning individuals and its attendant notion of justice – what C. B. Macpherson termed the “theory of possessive individualism.” Although O'Donovan praises Calvin's anthropology and his account of law for its non ...
John Walker
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A Tempered Rationalism for a Tempered Yuck Factor-Using Disgust in Bioethics. [PDF]
Eckl K, Deininger K.
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