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A Comparative Study on the Epistemology of Art in Iran and Europe Emphasizing the Social Position of the Artist

The position of the artist in different periods of history has undergone fundamental changes due to the difference in the concept of art and the relationship between art and wisdom: From the creative idea of creation, which placed the creator in the position of the first artist, to the era of the rule of the philosophy of religion or theology, in which the artist, as a craftsman, was merely the...

Geologic Controls on Viticulture in the Walla Walla Valley, Washington

The critical zone is defined as the life-sustaining region on and near Earth’s surface that is affected by the interaction of geologic, hydrologic, biologic, and atmospheric processes. Investigations into critical zone processes are needed to reveal how weathering transforms minerals, organic matter, solutions and gases to sustain life. Like all organisms, the health and character of grape vine...

12th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS

The Qur’an and Mysticism On The Universe of Two Sides

The universe has an exterior known as the material world and an interior called the “hereafter.” So are the Qur’an and mankind. In other words, the universe, mankind and the Qur’an have hierarchical stages. The universe and mankind comprise the physical world, but the Qur’an constitutes the Divine Law. Since the origin of all three is one single source, one can say the former matches t...

The Ordering Process of Narrative in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Regarding the literary historical debates, one of the main concerns of modern historiography is the way of representing the concept of reality within the framework of a coherent narrative, a reality that is only achievable through the process of narrative that is supposed to be constructive and ordering. Therefore, in order to examine this ordering process of narrative in James Joyce's novel, A...