Materialistic strivings have been implicated as a cause of unhappiness. Gratitude, on the other hand – both in its manifestations as a chronic affective trait and as a more temporary emotional experience – may be a cause of happiness. In the present paper we review the empirical research on the relationships among materialism, gratitude, and well-being. We present new correlational data on the ...

In his book The Emergent Self, William Hasker outlines his theory of emergent dualism. Here, I will attempt to prove that Hasker’s emergent dualism and certain phenomena involving hiatuses in consciousness are inconsistent. As I will show, even the best resolution of this inconsistency is highly problematic and calls into question the coherence of Hasker’s emergent dualism. According to Hasker,...

physical attractiveness has set new standards, so that the management body in general and cosmetic surgery in particular become increasingly important; such as a range of different behaviors, health, body building, diet, and different types of surgery include. this study examined the meanings of mental patients for cosmetic surgery in tehran. participants in this study comprised 26 female patie...

I argue that a modern gloss on Aristotle’s notions of Form and Matter not only allows us to escape a dualism of the psychological and the physical, but also results in a plausible sort of materialism. This is because Aristotle held that the essential nature of any psychological state, including perception and human thought, is to be some physical property. I also show that Hilary Putnam and Mar...

Abstract This article analyses Ekman’s ballet A Swan Lake from the perspective of new materialism, which is understood as agency non-human, particularly role water in creation movement and script ballet. The question guiding this concerns how materiality takes place I propose that by paying attention to corporeality dance itself a discursive practice (Barad 2003), it possible appreciate kind la...

Today’s market includes a penetrating segment commonly known as Generation X. This controversially complex cohort promises to give marketers a run for their money. Disagreement surrounding the segment is vast, encompassing everything from attitudes to more complex issues of their consumer attributes. Are they self-centered, demanding brats or savvy, welleducated individuals? In general, Generat...

New materialism initiates a reexamination of the body, agency, nature, objects, and everything materiality. Also, this article attempts to illustrate general view environmental crisis based on new approach. The is very limited in metaphysical investigation. At same time, so proposal agency-structure configuration provides broad understanding crisis. materiality world not passively comprehended ...