The Strongyloides genus of nematodes are common parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, and ones that have a fascinating biology. In humans, they are one of the soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) a WHO-recognized neglected tropical disease (NTD). But, compared with the other STH parasites – Ascaris, hookworms and Trichuris – Strongyloides is the poor relative, arguably itself rather neglected. ...

"Aristotle defines truth for classical philosophy: 'to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.' (Metaphysics 1011b) This seems simple, but it is important to see that it is not. The formula synthesizes three distinct and in no way obvious or unobjectionable assumptions, assumptions which prove decisive for the career of truth in philosophy. First, the priority of ...

The Strongyloides genus of nematodes are common parasites of terrestrial vertebrates, and ones that have a fascinating biology. In humans, they are one of the soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) a WHO-recognized neglected tropical disease (NTD). But, compared with the other STH parasites – Ascaris, hookworms and Trichuris – Strongyloides is the poor relative, arguably itself rather neglected. ...

HomeCirculation: Heart FailureVol. 14, No. 4Avoiding Catastrophe Free AccessArticle CommentaryPDF/EPUBAboutView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyRedditDiggEmail Jump toFree CommentaryPDF/EPUBAvoiding CatastropheUnderstanding Light Chain Testing in the Evaluation of ATTR Amyloidosis Ronald M. Witte...

After briefly addressing the origin of the word ontology, I will ask what formal ontology might be. I will first argue that formal ontology is not the same as formalized or general ontology. In order to understand the meaning of the epithet “formal,” I will then look for a suitable way of distinguishing form from matter. Formal ontology will be shown to be formal insofar as it does not refer to...

There has been a long-held misconception among historians of philosophy and science that apart from brief comments in Aristotle and Averroes, the theory of minima naturalia had to await Latin Schoolmen for its full articulation. Recently scholars have shown that far from sporadic comments on minima naturalia, Averroes in fact had a fully developed and well-integrated theory of them. in this stu...

The advent of contemporary evolutionary theory ushered in the eventual decline of Aristotelian Essentialism (Æ) – for it is widely assumed that essence does not, and cannot have any proper place in the age of evolution. This paper argues that this assumption is a mistake: if Æ can be suitably evolved, it need not face extinction. In it, I claim that if that theory‟s fundamental ontology consist...