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Improvement in the English Translations of Albrecht von Haller's Usong (1771)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 3-20, March 2026.Abstract The political novel Usong (1771), written by the Swiss physiologist Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), is set in the fifteenth century and tells the story of a Mongolian prince who becomes the Emperor of Persia and redesigns the government of his empire to promote the happiness of his subjects.
Laura Tarkka
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LexisThis paper explores the reception of Xenophon within the Onomasticon, aiming to analyse Pollux’s methods and his conception of language while defining his expanded Atticism and Xenophon’s role in it. While prior research has emphasised criticisms from
Rubulotta, Gabriella
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Liberalism as a Way of Political Life: The Case of George Brandis
Australian Journal of Politics &History, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 123-142, March 2026.The lawyer, politician, and diplomat George Brandis was the leading intellectual representative of moderate or “small‐l” liberalism in the contemporary Liberal Party. He criticised John Howard for an ad hoc balancing of liberalism and conservatism. Brandis believed the Liberal Party necessarily included conservatives, but to him their role was to be a ...
Geoffrey Robinson
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Neo‐Slavery as Instrumentalization: Amazon, Surrogate Motherhood, and Mobile Phones
Sociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 97-105, March 2026.ABSTRACT Despite being perceived as a remnant of the past, slavery persists in today's increasingly economized and biopoliticized world. To thematize the actuality of slavery, we initially return to Aristotle's discussion/justification of slavery as instrumentalization of human beings. Then we revisit Plato's allegory of the cave through three distinct
Bülent Diken +2 more
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The Hellenic World and the Barbarian World in the Ideology of Panhellenism [PDF]
HypothekaiAccording to a widely accepted scholarly view, Panhellenism was the first pan-ideology (from the Ancient Greek word Πάν, meaning “all,” “everything,” “everyone”) aimed at forming a shared supranational identity. It was in the works of Greek think-ers and
Vladimir A. BOLDIN
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Professionalisierung und Ethnographie – Xenophon Über die Thraker
Classica Cracoviensia, 2022 Ethnography from the 4th century BCE after the Peloponnesian War and up to Alexander’s campaign has so far been underrepresented in ancient historical research.
Malte Speich
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The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 88-124, January 2026.What makes a right fundamental, and how does it achieve this status? This article critically examines these questions through a detailed analysis of the 2022 amendment to the 1998 ILO Declaration, which recognised the right to a safe and healthy working environment as a fifth fundamental right.
Ioannis Katsaroumpas, Maria Kotsoni
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Is there really a dictator's dilemma? Information and repression in autocracy
American Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 381-395, January 2026.Abstract In his seminal work on the political economy of dictatorship, Ronald Wintrobe posited the existence of a “dictator's dilemma,” in which repression leaves an autocrat less secure by reducing information about discontent. We explore the nature and resolution of this dilemma with a formalization that builds on recent work in the political economy
Scott Gehlbach +3 more
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Solving the Socratic Problem—A Contribution from Medicine [PDF]
, 2018 This essay provides a medical theory that could clarify enigmas surrounding the historical Socrates. It offers textual evidence that Socrates had temporal lobe epilepsy and that its two types of seizure manifested as recurrent voices and peculiar ...
Muramoto, Osamu
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Spastic Quadriplegia Resulting From a Pathogenic Variant in the SPAST Gene: A First Report
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background The SPAST gene encodes spastin, a microtubule‐severing protein. Pathogenic variants in this gene are commonly associated with autosomal dominant Spastic paraplegia type 4 (SPG4), a neurodegenerative disorder presenting with progressive lower limb spasticity. Severe phenotypes involving more extensive neurological impairment are rare.
Eirini Kostopoulou +6 more
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