In his article, "Translation Studies, Cultural Context, and Dante," Reuven Tsur explores limits of legitimacy in translation studies. Tsur's approach is a critique of the theoretical assumptions and their application in Edoardo Crisafulli's cultural interpretation of Seamus Heaney's decisions in translating the Ugolino episode in Dante's Inferno. Crisafulli claims that Heaney's choices show int...

as a living specimen of the eclectic but sensitive approach being promoted in the anthology. Eight sections entail: "the way we are, disease and mental illness, doctors and psychiatrists, nurses and patients, healing, last things, research, and ethics and purpose": not all medical categories in their own right and each with sub-sections. There is an advantage to the non-chronological arrangemen...

Presently, much discussion is going on about whether human beings possess a free will; whether human behaviour is intentional and goaldirected or rather automatic and primarily a product of neuronal processes; whether human beings can be held responsible for their behaviour; andto what degree behaviour is based on rationality and self-reflection. These discussions do more or less explicitly dea...

This study was supported by a grant to the first author by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (TR 169114-2). We thank Michael Boiger for his careful copy-editing of the manuscript. Emotions have usually been studied with regard to three components: cognitive-experiential ("feelings"), behavioral-expressive (e.g., facial expression), and physiological-biochemical (physical states). The concept ...

Social cognitive theory adopts an agentic perspective to human development, adaptation, and change. The theory distinguishes among three modes of agency: personal agency exercised individually; proxy agency in which people secure desired outcomes by influencing others to act on their behalf; and collective agency in which people act in concert to shape their future. Contentious dualisms pervade...

E-government is not only an innovative idea but, more and more in a growing number of countries, a practical activity of high priority. It reflects the emergence and development of information societies (IS). Socio-cultural context is a framework of e-government strategies and practices. The context will determine the effects of such efforts. It is important to consider and understand the socio...

We explore economic and cultural integration patterns for different immigrant groups in Italy, from first to second generations and across age cohorts. We produce descriptive statistics regarding the differences of immigrants with respect to natives in terms of education, employment, female participation rates, marriage, divorce, exogamous marriage rates, and completed fertility rates. Our anal...