Is it easy to conquer the fortress of rational theology?

the present study is a survey os postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. it argues how the recorded history is regulated by the rules of power and how women have been excluded from this discourse.ther study analysez angela carters nights at the circus as an example of postmodern historical novel to illustrate how this novel has questioned the historical narrative and how it has inserted women into history by breaking the rules of patriarchy.

the present thesis is a study of postmodern historical novel with respect to the voice of women. according to postmodern historiography,the established institution of history is one of the other manifestations of patriarchys power which has silenced women. the study analyzes angela carters nights at the circus as a postmodern historical novel which makes its female characters transgress the pat...

Is it easy to stop RNA polymerase?

Among transcription factors that bind to bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) and modulate its activity, a number of small molecules irreversibly inhibit RNAP thereby causing cell death. To be of clinical significance such inhibitors must (1) inhibit a broad range of bacterial RNAPs but not affect human cells, (2) penetrate bacterial cell walls and (3) circumvent bacterial resistance mechanisms. Rif...

Surprise and Uncertainty Is It Rational to Be Rational?

Is It Rational to be Logical?

The topic of this panel is whether considerations of logicality or rationality should be paramount in modelling, or reasoning about, knowledge and belief. The first reaction one ought to have to such a question is to ask why there should be any conflict between these two types of consideration. Isn't one required to be logical in order to be rational? On closer examination, the issue is not as ...

Is it easy to move and easy to evolve? Evolutionary accessibility and adaptation.

Recent phylogenetic studies have documented high levels of conservatism in ecological traits that seem at odds with the traditional view that organisms can readily adapt to different environments. We highlight the need for a new level of rigour in interpreting such patterns from both organismal and biogeographical perspectives. A handful of closely studied systems are revealing a greater number...