Theories of reference have been central to analytic philosophy, and two views, the descriptivist view of reference and the causal-historical view of reference, have dominated the field. In this research tradition, theories of reference are assessed by consulting one's intuitions about the reference of terms in hypothetical situations. However, recent work in cultural psychology (e.g. Nisbett, R...

The purpose of this study is a recognition of cultural effective factors(cultural capital, leisure time , religious attitude) on life style  among Ahwazs coffee-shop youth. The study population included people aged between (15-35) residents in Ahwaz city and the sample size of the research is 400 persons. The method of this study is documentary for conceptual framework and a survey for cultural...

We offer Cultural Computing as a method for cultural translation that uses scientific methods to represent the essential aspects of culture. Including images that heretofore have not been the focus of computing, such as images of Eastern thought and Buddhism, and the Sansui paintings, poetry and kimono that evoke these images, we projected the style of communication developed by Zen schools ove...

In light of a large number of admirable attempts which look at scientific discourse from social, dialogic and interpersonal points of view, the propositions which consider scientific discourse as an interactive endeavor are now well-established. By the force of our social constructivist gyrations, we have developed glimpses of a social, cultural and historical dimension in which the discourse o...

1. Organism and Environment 1.1 Man-environment interactions 1.2 Ecology and human evolution 2. Ecological Constraints of Human Cultural Evolution 2.1 The meaning of natural resources 2.2 Ecology and life style 2.3 The cultural value of plants and animals 2.4 Ethnoecology 3. The Human Impact 3.1 Changing the “ecological order” 3.2 Ecological knowledge and survival 4. Applied Ecology, Culture, a...

nowadays, a well-known phenomena thatinfluences the life style of many all around the world is “americanconsumerism” which can be taken into consideration as a global trend. themodern age is featured with the effect of technological advances in all aspectsof life whether in life style or consumption pattern. the mexican society andthe youth in particular are not an exception in this regard. hav...