the ninth constitution of afghanistan (1382 /2003) was ratified according to the bone agreement and with a democratic orientation. this paper compares the principles of this constitution with principles of two models of liberal democracy. for this purpose, five indexes have been used for our analysis: the view on man, the notion of right, political system, democracy, and the process for the act...

The subject of creation has long been recognized as central to Leibniz's philosophy. In general, the tendency has been to understand Leibniz's view of the creation of the universe as the actualization of a set of possible substances which stand together in a relation of pre-established harmony. From there, scholarly interest generally seems to shift to questions concerning Leibniz's views on su...

I am not using idealism in the sense that is typically used in philosophy, as exemplified particularly by Berkeley — that is, the doctrine that mental states are primary, and events only exist if there is an observer perceiving them. As a junior in high school I ran (unsuccessfully) for a seat on the Student Council. Before the election, some of us candidates were horsing around, trying to come...

A major criticism of goals such as self-actualization is that they are too general, broad, and amorphous to be useful. The behaviorists, particularly, ask for operational definitions in terms of specific behaviors. This is a legitimate question. If a concept is significant and pertinent, it can, at least in principle or eventually, be reduced to specific, objective, or measurable variables. How...

The article aims at defining the concept of cultural security in youth environment South Russia and taking into account specifics multicultural region. methodology substantiates multidimensional research construct, which is based on actualized principles socio-constructivist socio-cultural approaches including position neo-institutionalism social interactionism. important result conducted justi...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to further understand the health promotion behaviors of Korean goose mothers in the North America area. Health promotion behaviors measured in this study were self-actualization, health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, interpersonal relations, and stress management. METHODS The study is part of a larger study which used surveys (N=140) and in...