Theological engagement with quantum mechanics has been dominated by the Copenhagen interpretation, failing to reflect fact that philosophers and physicists alike are increasingly moving away from interpretation in favor of other approaches. One such approach, Hugh Everett's so-called Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI), is being taken seriously. As MWI's credibility grows, it imperative metaphysic...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a complex, multifaceted, heterogeneous disorder, affecting 4%-18% of reproductive-aged women and it is associated with reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunctions. pcos affects quality of life and can worsen anxiety and depression either due to the features of pcos or due to the diagnosis of a chronic disease. methods: in this descripti...

Abstract This article aims to shed light on what lies at the heart of skepticism towards counterfactual, alternative, or what-if history. On its face, counterfactual history gives historians and philosophers good reason worry. First, because pasts leave no traces, lack an important source empirical warrant. Second, rewriting historical events might unpredictably change past, inferences about ha...

purposes. Representatives of that company pointed out that their cells are not guaranteed to be free from bacterial and viral infections to the standards that would be required for medical use. The BBC program also alleges that Advanced Cell Therapeutics tried to obscure the origin of the cells by storing them in the UK, using the services of companies that were led to believe that these cells ...

Adina Preda and Kristin Voigt should be commended for bridging the gap between moral philosophy and health policy. While I am convinced by much of their analysis of what they call the Health Equity as Social Change (HESC) model, I am not certain they are correct to claim that " in the HESC model, 'avoidability' appears as both a necessary and sufficient condition for health inequity " (Preda an...

In this paper I consider a set of theories that increasingly seem to have strong relationships with one another – theories of reintegrative shaming, procedural justice, unacknowledged shame and defiance – that offer an explanation of why restorative justice processes might be effective in reducing crime and accomplishing other kinds of restoration. Some of these theoretical claims are sure to b...