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Fifteenth century earth science [PDF]
, 1967 The earth science content of two late medieval encyclopedias, the Mirrour of the World and Higden's Polychronicon, both printed by William Caxton in the 1480's, is examined in relation to fifteenth century ideas about the physical nature of the earth and
Stokes, Evelyn
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Limits, Limitations, and Necessity in Margaret Macdonald
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT I offer a contribution to recent work on Margaret Macdonald (1903–1956), a prolific though largely unknown figure in the history of analytic philosophy who applied Wittgensteinian insights to a broad range of issues. Here I examine the development of Macdonald's views with respect to idealism and conventionalism, through the application of a ...
Oliver Thomas Spinney
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Natural spread of Verticillium wilt as effective constraint on Ailanthus altissima invasion
iForest - Biogeosciences and ForestryAilanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (tree-of-heaven) is a widespread tree classified as an invasive alien species in the European Union. Recently, severe wilt decay from Verticillium spp. infections in A.
Oliveira Longa CM +3 more
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“Many Know Much but Do Not Know Themselves”: Self-Knowledge, Humility, and Perfection in the Medieval Affective Contemplative Tradition [PDF]
, 2018 Today, philosophers interested in self-knowledge usually look to the scholastic tradition, where the topic is addressed in a systematic and familiar way.
Van Dyke, Christina
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Genetic and Ecological Management of Pacific Salmon Fisheries for the 21st Century
Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ecological adaptation theory, tremendous effort is being spent on measures that are eliminating salmon hatcheries and fishing opportunities with the intention of protecting wild runs deemed to be of particular genetic importance to the survival of the species.
Randall E. Brummett +2 more
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A Time to Laugh: Religious Humor in Contemporary Russia
, 2017 Contemporary Russian religious humor continues the tradition of this spiritual and selfsacrificial laughter. The anecdotes that are gathered here make fun not only of religion and its characteristic attributes, but of human imperfections and shortcomings,
Sergeev, Mikhail
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with My Critics
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article opens with a brief account of the six main themes of The Nature of Christian Doctrine, noting in particular the role of the early church as an ‘epistemic community’ of knowledge production, and the significant and helpful parallels between the modern scientific tool of ‘inference to the best explanation’ and early Christian ...
Alister E. McGrath
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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
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Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Workarounds in high‐hazard environments like intensive care units (ICUs) compromise safety and regulatory compliance. While prior research attributes these deviations to technology misfits and notes self‐reinforcing dynamics, the underlying mechanisms of aggravating workaround spirals remain understudied.
Pauline Kuss +6 more
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