Philosophers should be interested in ‘common currency’ claims in the cognitive and behavioural sciences

Should psychology be ‘positive’? Letting the philosophers speak

This is a brief commentary on the value of optimism in therapy. It draws on the philosophical writings of Schopenhauer and Aristotle. It suggests that the modern preoccupation with optimism may be as extreme as the bleak pessimistic outlook favoured by Schopenhauer.

Why should neurologists start to be interested in Arboviruses?

Why cardiologists should be interested in air pollution.

Despite major improvements in air quality resulting from increasingly stringent legislation, there remains a strong association between daily mortality and current levels of air pollution. Growing epidemiological evidence suggests that many, perhaps the majority, of these deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease.

Why should a doctor be interested in oral disease?

Oral health has been implicated in systemic disease throughout the ages; however, the understanding of the relationship between oral disease and systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes mellitus is still emerging today. Chronic periodontal disease is widespread in the general population and a significant proportion of adults suffer from the most severe form of the di...

the translators agency and ideological manipulation in translation: the case of political texts in translation classes in iran

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