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A Functional Naturalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
I provide two arguments against value-free naturalism. Both are based on considerations concerning biological teleology. Value-free naturalism is the thesis that both (1) everything is, at least in principle, under the purview of the sciences and (2) all
A Wouters   +34 more
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The philosophical model of the family in the context of anthropological and social challenges with a view to Kant, Husserl and Heidegger – a focal point sketch

open access: yesForum Teologiczne, 2021
When we talk about anthropological and social problems, we usually methodologically assume an epistemically stable structure of thought “human-family-society”.
Kazimierz Rynkiewicz
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Down's Syndrome: cost, quality and value of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Routine prenatal screening is based on the assumption that it is reasonable for prospective parents to choose to prevent a life with Down's syndrome. This paper questions whether Down's syndrome necessarily involves the costs, limitations and suffering ...
Alderson, Priscilla
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Menelusuri Kearifan Kehidupan dalam Cerita Rakyat Rejang Lebong: Analisis Nilai-nilai yang Diungkap

open access: yesEstetik, 2023
The lack of knowledge of the community and the younger generation about folklore in their own area makes the life values contained in them just get buried. This study aims to describe the values of life in the folklore of Rejang Lebong. This research is
Ifnaldi Ifnaldi   +2 more
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Philosophy of Striving and Making a Living in Institutions of Traditional Studies

open access: yesAsatiza, 2022
Institutions of traditional learning (pondok) are often considered as places to acquire the sciences of the hereafter. On the other hand, the statement seems to illustrate that the students brought up in the institution are not concerned with worldly ...
Khairul Nizam Zainal Badri
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The Mediator Role of Meaning in Life in the Life Quality of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2023
Summary: Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a highly recurrent disease with a high sudden death rate and a substantial influence on disease-related quality of life (QOL). Social support, symptom distress, care needs, and meaning in life all have significant
Min-Hui Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Ai-Fu Chiou
doaj   +1 more source

A Regional Socio-Economic Life Cycle Assessment of a Bioeconomy Value Chain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
A bioeconomy tackles sustainable development at both the global and regional levels, as it relies on the optimized use of renewable bio-based resources for the provisioning of food, materials, and energy to meet societal demands.
Bezama, Alberto   +4 more
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Value stability and change during self-chosen life transitions: Self-selection versus socialization effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Copyright @ 2013 APA. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record.Three longitudinal studies examine a fundamental question regarding adjustment of personal values to self-chosen ...
Bardi, A   +4 more
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Values of Life: 40 years of The Value of Life

open access: yesCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
AbstractThis special section brings together international scholars celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Harris’ book, The Value of Life: An Introduction to Medical Ethics (1985), and John Harris and his contributions to the field of bioethics more generally.
Tuija Takala   +3 more
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Procreative Generosity: Why We Should Not Have Children

open access: yesPhilosophies, 2023
We should not have children because (i) we have no child-regarding reasons to do so, (ii) we have child-regarding reasons not to do so, and (iii) although we have other-regarding reasons to do so, these reasons are not decisive. Objections to (i) include
Matti Häyry
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