Pragmatism as Idealism? The Case of Mary Whiton Calkins. [PDF]
ABSTRACT American pragmatism is traditionally described as a logico‐philosophical movement that arose in opposition to the theological and metaphysical assumptions of the early American idealists. Mary Whiton Calkins (1863–1930) challenges this narrative in two central ways: she presents pragmatism as encompassing psychological, logical, and ...
Kampen L.
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Sharpey-Schafer, Langley and Sherrington: 'swordsmen' of physiology. A historical look to the future. [PDF]
Experimental Physiology, Volume 108, Issue 5, Page 655-658, 1 May 2023.
Bailey DM +4 more
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The history of anatomical engagement. [PDF]
Abstract The public's fascination with anatomy has evolved over time and progressed from avoidance of the tainted yet saintly corpse, to their fascination with cabinets of curiosities. The current narrative review explores public engagement (PE), from its potential origins as cave paintings, to the rise of the disciplinarity of anatomy.
Wessels Q, Taylor AM.
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Portal Venous Drainage Modulates Inflammatory and Apoptotic Responses in a Swine Model of Living Donor Intestinal Transplantation. [PDF]
Portal venous drainage in a swine model of living‐donor intestinal transplantation promoted a more balanced immunometabolic profile, with early apoptotic modulation and increased IL‐1α expression, suggesting improved mucosal adaptation compared with systemic drainage.
Paganoti GF +7 more
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Chronological analysis of periodontal bone loss in experimental periodontitis in mice
Abstract Objectives Periodontal disease is understood to be a result of dysbiotic interactions between the host and the biofilm, causing a unique reaction for each individual, which in turn characterizes their susceptibility. The objective of this study was to chronologically evaluate periodontal tissue destruction induced by systemic bacterial ...
Cristhiam de J. Hernández Martínez +4 more
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The Cave of the Hands (Cueva de las Manos) in Argentina, where the paintings of multiple human hands are visible. Considered an iconic symbol throughout the planet, it depicts a message from an unknown lost generation to us while symbolising the existence of humanity.
Sourav Bhattacharjee, Sanjib Kumar Ghosh
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Teaching women's work and thought in undergraduate history of science courses
Abstract As a rich field of scholarship now demonstrates, from at least the early modern period, women have consistently contributed to natural philosophy, science, and medicine in Europe and the Anglo‐American world. Their participation in these fields, like men's, has been shaped by gendered social and cultural expectations.
Elizabeth Yale
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Nietzsche and “we knowers”: Comments on Reginster's The Will to Nothingness
Abstract Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality is strikingly book‐ended by the theme of knowledge‐seeking: the Preface opens with the ominous claim that “[w]e are unknown to ourselves, we knowers”, and the Third Essay's climax is the assertion that scientific, scholarly activity does not stand in opposition to the ascetic ideal but is instead only ...
Claire Kirwin
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Re‐examining Hrabanus Maurus’ letter on incest and magic
This article offers a reanalysis of Hrabanus’ mid‐ninth‐century text De magicis artibus. Often read and studied as a complete work, the De magicis artibus is in fact one portion of a longer text that also discusses incest and marriage practices. Furthermore, the single surviving copy of the text is deliberately attached to another work by Hrabanus, his
Matthew B. Edholm
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A critical analysis of the development of the public benefit requirement of charitable purposes under English and Welsh charity law, from Re Compton [1945] 1 Ch 123 to R (Independent School Council) v Charity Commission [2012] Ch 214 [PDF]
The enactment of the Charities Act 2006 in November 2006 introduced the first statutory definition of charity into English and Welsh law. Under the provisions of the Act, charitable status requires that an institution must be established for charitable ...
Cubillo Barsi, Naomi
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