Relevance of Arthur Schopenhauer's Pessimism in Modern Times

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...

Modern Times

Lessons Learned from Historic Plague Epidemics: The Relevance of an Ancient Disease in Modern Times

Plague has been without doubt one of the most important and devastating epidemic diseases of mankind. During the past decade, this disease has received much attention because of its potential use as an agent of biowarfare and bioterrorism. However, while it is easy to forget its importance in the 21st century and view the disease only as a historic curiosity, relegating it to the sidelines of i...

Diabetes : Modern Times.

*Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi General Hospital, Bologna, Italy, 40138 I 1964 Dorothy Crowfort Hodgkin (19101944) (Figure 1) won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin molecular structure by X-ray crystallography. In 1977 Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born in 1921) (Figure 2) was awarded with Nobel Prize for the development of radioimmunoassay of polypep...

Risks of ancient practices in modern times.

Swaddling, ie, wrapping the child to restrict movement, is an ancient practice. In the Netherlands, it is becoming increasingly popular as an intervention for excessive crying in infants. However, one must be well aware of the potential risks. We present the case reports of a twin boy and girl who had been swaddled and kept in a heated room for several days. On admission to the hospital, both i...