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all researches and documents have a philosophical basis and since paradigm refers to the system of thinking, it can be basis for research patterns. despite of the various discussions on information system paradigms and code of ethics , non of them deal with paradigm of code of ethics. due to this gap the aim of this research is explaining the position of ethics paradigm in organizations code of...

everal recent studies on Borges have explored the many philosophical motifs that he employs in his short stories.1 This philosophical reading seems to be justified by a number of Borges’ own statements about both his biography and his work. For example, in the Preface to The Gold of the Tigers (1972), he refers to his “philosophical preoccupation” which he says “has been with [him] since [his] ...

Most people sooner or later experience dilemmas or uncertainties involving questions of meaning, purpose, value, and fulfillment. Such questions emerge in the context of relationships, career, momentous change, personal responsibility, aspiration or disappointment, and decision-making under risk or potential conflict of interest. Normal problems of living are not regarded as “diseases”; rather,...