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ABSTRACT Workism is the phenomenon of people making their work the primary source of meaning and identity in their life. Recent critics of workism have argued that there is a growing trend towards it in many societies and that this is a bad thing. This article brings a philosophical perspective to the debate on workism. It develops a precise account of
Matthew Hammerton
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Epidemiology, associated comorbidities and current treatment patterns of Adamantiades–Behçet's disease in Germany. Abstract Background Adamantiades–Behçet's disease (ABD) is a rare, chronic, relapsing, multisystem vasculitis, with a reported prevalence of 0.9 out of 100,000 population in Germany in 2012.
C. C. Zouboulis +8 more
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Blueprint for a Universal Theory of Learning to Read: The Combinatorial Model
The Reading Tree. Abstract In this essay, I outline some of the essential ingredients of a universal theory of reading acquisition, one that seeks to highlight commonalities while embracing the global diversity of languages, writing systems, and cultures.
David L. Share
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Conceptualizing culture critically: Examining perspectives from additional language teachers
Abstract This paper presents the findings related to culture from an online survey with French as a second language (FSL) teachers (n = 45) about equity and antioppression in the Ontario FSL curriculum. FSL teachers defined culture and reflected on the link between language and culture and the role of students' cultures in FSL. Framed by an anti‐biased,
Marika Kunnas +2 more
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The aim of the present paper is to illustrate as a case study, the linguistic and stylistic peculiarities characterizing the third book of the Dēnkard, one of the most authoritative texts in Zoroastrian Pahlavi literature (9th-10th CE). The analysis will
Terribili Gianfilippo
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What the golden rule teaches us about ethics
Abstract The Golden Rule is regularly used in ordinary life, across many different cultures, to acquire new moral knowledge. At the same time, the Golden Rule is widely ignored both in ethics and metaethics because it seems to be an implausible normative theory.
Shane William Ward
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ABSTRACT Waves of psychological research over 50 years have resulted in the development of scales to measure psychological resilience. Multiple psychological resilience definitions and factors have emerged during this time, making its measurement complex.
Judye L. Margetts +4 more
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Impersonal Modal Verbs in Middle Persian Zoroastrian [PDF]
Modality is of fundamental importance in studying the structure of all languages worldwide. Providing a comprehensive definition of this notion is difficult. In general, modality expresses the speaker's point of view towards the statement in the sentence.
Narjes Sabouri, Belghis Rovshan
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From Manichaeism to Zoroastrianism: On the History of the Teaching of the ‘Two Principles’
The essential feature in the religious history of Pre-Islamic Iran is its dualistic worldview. It marks all stages of Zoroastrianism and also Manichaeism, in which dualism can be regarded as the most important Zoroastrian piece of inheritance.
Götz König
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Reframing covenant for nursing: From individual commitments to covenant with society
Abstract Today's constrained healthcare environment can make it very difficult for nurses to provide compassionate, competent, and ethical care, and yet their continued commitment to care is viewed as requisite. Nurses' commitment to care of patients, enmeshed with professional identity, may be understood as heroic. A few nursing scholars have advanced
Dorolen Wolfs +4 more
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