This paper defends the view that philosophical propositions are merely relatively true, i.e. true relative to a doxastic perspective defined at least in part by a non-inferential belief-acquiring method. Here is the strategy: first, the primary way that contemporary philosophers defend their views is through the use of rational intuition, and this method delivers non-inferential, basic beliefs ...

The revelation effect describes the increased tendency to call items "old" when a recognition judgment is preceded by an incidental task. Past findings show that d' for recognition decreases following revelation, evidence that the revelation effect is due to familiarity change. However, data from receiver operating characteristic curves from 3 experiments produced no evidence of changes in reco...

This article presents the findings of a survey of a group of 52 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in a clan in south-eastern Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to develop a database from which to design an effective programme for TBAs in the safe delivery and early referral of women with complications to hospital. The study showed that the majority of TBAs were illiterate and had no previo...

Islam is considered divine religion. It based on God's revelation and the sunnah of Holy Prophet. It's a complete code life as religion not just worship. places considerable emphasis education, well beliefs drives people to seek knowledge last While, first highlights significance seeking word “Iqra” which means Read (Chapter Al-alaq). The main prerequisite for developing education established i...

The mastery of a hard-paste porcelain technology in Dresden 1708 was major natural philosophical achievement for the European Enlightenment. From outset, material possessed representative function at Saxon court, where it served to promote power and cultural prestige Wettin dynasty. As factories were established courts across Europe, however, material's signifying role became complex. On one ha...

I provide the account of divine creation found in multiverse theorists Donald Turner, Klaas Kraay, and Tim O’Connor. I show that the accounts Kraay and Turner offer are incoherent. God does not survey all possible worlds and necessarily actualize those universes in the (on balance) good worlds or the worthy worlds. If God necessarily actualizes the multiverse, we have no idea which universes ar...