A human(e) 'uni-versity': resisting scientism, technicism, and economism

Understanding and Controlling Microbiological Contamination of Beverage Dispensers in Uni- versity Foodservice Operations

Microorganisms are present on many surfaces in foodservice operations (3,7) but juice dispenser tips are among those showing the highest total microbial counts (3). Tips dispensing other beverages (e.g., acidic carbonated beverages such as cola) were less prone to contamination than were those dispensing fruit juices (11). Although high total microbial counts alone do not indicate a food safety...

Students\' perceptions of learning environments in Gonabad Uni-versity of Medical Sciences

Evaluation of personnel blood pressure and its risk factors in uni-versity affiliated medical centers: Iran’s Health Day 2013

  Background : Hypertension is a risk factor for life threatening diseases such as cerebrovascular accidents, coronary artery diseases, congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes including obesity has increased over the past few years in Iran. The first step for modification of cardiovascular diseases in a de...

Libertarianism against Economism

Adam Smith’s frank remarks about human motivation paired with J. Keynes’s affirmation of the power of ideas form the fundamental antinomy of social science. Self-interest—interpreted substantively, not as a mere tautology— appears to explain most of what people want and do. But at the same time, politics— with its ideologues, heartfelt appeals, and heated debates—seems to determine the “rules o...

Modern Science and Scientism a Perennialist Appraisal

There have been significant critiques of scientism and certain elements of modern science inspired worldview from various quarters. But perhaps the most thoroughgoing, most uncompromising and most devastating critique that is based on alternative vision of Science and Epistemology and Metaphysics has come from the perennialists. In the present paper modernist scientific worldview shared by the ...