Observations and Simulations of the Western United States’ Hydroclimate by Kristen Guirguis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Dr. Roni Avissar, Supervisor ___________________________ Dr. Ana P. Barros ___________________________ Dr. Amilcare Porporato ___________________________ Dr. Sandra Yuter A...

JBC Vol. 32, No. 1 2006 A medical illustration is the culmination of centuries of medical philosophy, science, and spirituality. Despite similar beginnings, different circumstances surrounding the development of Chinese and Western medical thought eventually led to their divergence. Through an historical comparison, I will attempt to demonstrate how the East and the West came to have such diffe...

Since the time of Western modernity, knowledge is compartmentalized into differentiated fields. This has however not mitigated the influence of natural science model of theorizing on social sciences. As a result, the discipline of organization theory has grown without the influence of abstract, ephemeral and metaphysical fields such as religion, history, mystic philosophy, arts and literature. ...

of Analytical Philosophy Volume 2, Number 6 Editor in Chief Sandra Lapointe, McMaster University Editorial Board Juliet Floyd, Boston University Greg Frost-Arnold, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Henry Jackman, York University Chris Pincock, Ohio State University Mark Textor, King’s College London Richard Zach, University of Calgary Production Editor Ryan Hickerson, University of Western Oreg...

Problem of Ethical Metaphysics,” I promise to show how Kierkegaard provides a solution to ethical problems raised by the intersection of Levinas and Kant. This same solution, I hope to argue elsewhere, appears implicitly in the subtext of Plato’s Republic and in a few other key places in the history of Western philosophy. The unfinished paper below is a start in the direction of an answer on be...

Frankfurt School is an important school of Western Marxism and influential thought in contemporary philosophy. This paper will critically consider the from perspective cultural industry. The interdisciplinary nature also makes to have a better understanding Even if we now, can get inspirational thinking on current social structure Walter Benjamin's point view.

The article aims at presenting an overview of the main concepts in philosophical thought Zhang Shenfu, one leading intellectuals from Republican China (1912–1949). study sets out a brief summary Zhang’s intellectual achievements, and proceeds by offering more concise picture influences, developmental stages finally also central ideas thought. By general view on concrete confluences dissonances ...

The period between the publication of Asrār-i Khūdī (Secrets Self) in 1915 and Reconstruction Religious Thought Islam 1930 marked consolidation philosophy khūdī (self) from perspective Indian philosopher Muhammad Iqbal. A philosophical project for contemporary Islamic world that sought to overcome, acceptance science few elements Western philosophy, limitations tradition and, above all, Sufism,...

A recent biographer has described the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as being permeated by one simple but profound theme: western philosophy has at best ignored and at worst suppressed the “Other”. The approach of this study involved a concept-centric examination of innovation terminology assembled from key papers in the area. The analysis presents evidence of the lack of regard in the literatu...