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Was the Inca Economy Based on “Protomoney”? Or, Why Accounting Systems Should Not Be Conflated With Concepts of Exchange Value

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
wiley   +1 more source

Nietzsche's Conception of Skepticism as Intellectual Virtue and Vice

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1466-1485, December 2025.
Abstract Recent approaches are unable to make full sense of Nietzsche's distinction between weak and strong skepticism (BGE 208–209; A54). In this paper, I propose an alternative interpretation. My suggestion is that this distinction is best understood in the context of his virtue epistemology.
Lorenzo Serini
wiley   +1 more source

Chaldean and Neo-Platonic Theology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the present paper, the meanings the term “Chaldeans” acquired during the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are presented, but mainly the role the Chaldean Oracles played inside the movement of Neo-Platonism is emphasized. The stratification of Being
Viglas, Katelis
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Filsafat Isyraqi Suhrawardi

open access: yesEsensia: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin, 2011
Isyraqi or isyraqiyah (illuminative) is the thought developed by Suhrawardi al- Maqtul by integrating between the teachings of Sufism and philosophy.
A Khudori Soleh
doaj   +1 more source

The extent of “Determinism” and “Free Will” concepts in Pahlavi texts and their relations with human’s role in history Mazdayasna thoughts [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش های تاریخی, 2016
Mazdayana’s thought, like other religious and philosophical schools, has considered a very special place for the topics of “Determinism” and “Free Will”.
Esmaeil Sangari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persia, the Land of Shiite Faith: The Migration of Imam Ahl al-Bayt and the Encounter between Two Belief Systems in Persia

open access: yesWawasan, 2021
This article attempts to trace the fundamental role of early Persian beliefs, Zoroastrians, to the decision of Ahl al-Bayt’s choice to migrate to Persia (Iran). This research is based on the fact that there are many places for pilgrimage to imams in Iran.
Fatemeh Sadat Alavi Aliabadi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nietzsche at the Deathbed: the Eternal Recurrence as a Counter to the ‘Preaching of Death’

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 66, Issue 6, Page 623-640, November 2025.
Abstract In recent scholarship, the dominant reading of Nietzsche’s concept of the eternal recurrence has been as a thought experiment. This paper responds to this in two ways. First, this paper relocates eternal recurrence in the context of Nietzsche’s abiding concern with the ‘preaching of death’, a powerful, life‐negating weapon of the ascetic ...
Mark Higgins
wiley   +1 more source

Membaca Islam Dalam Diversitas Sejarah Peradaban [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Buku yang ditulis al-Makin, dosen UIN Yogya, jebolan Universitas Heidelberg,Jerman (2008) ini, menarik untuk dibaca, dikaji bahkan dikembangkanmenjadi riset lanjutan, baik bagi sang Penulis sendiri maupun bagi yangmembacanya.
Azhar, M. (Muhammad)
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The Fallacy of Person‐Centred Care: Deconstructing the Discourse to Reimagine Practice

open access: yesNursing Philosophy, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Person‐centred care dominates today's sociopolitical landscape, influencing the approach and conduct of healthcare institutions, organisations and practices. It seeks to elevate and transcend former biomedical models by centralising a person's needs, preferences and values in the care process. Positioned as the ‘gold standard’ approach, person‐
Asam Latif, Nargis Gulzar
wiley   +1 more source

A study in comparative religion [PDF]

open access: yes, 1900
Citation: Correll, Charles McClain. A study in comparative religion. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1900.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: The most universal and fundamental instinct of the human race is the instinct
Correll, Charles McClain
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