OBJECTIVE To determine the acceptability of porcine and bovine surgical implants among persons of Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu faiths whose beliefs prohibit them from consuming porcine and bovine products. DATA SOURCES An evaluation of current literature concerning religious beliefs among persons of Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu faiths was undertaken to determine if animal-derived surgical implants ...

Twentieth-century philosophers of religion made strides forward in advancing sophisticated arguments about religious knowledge, language, experience and arguments for the existence of the theistic God. However, by the end of the century Anglo-American philosophers in particular tended to treat philosophy of religion as synonymous with a Christian account of the divine. Male and female philosoph...

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this paper deals with the philosophical aspects of nationalism and pan-islamism in view of dr. muhammad iqbal, a great poet and philosopher of sub-continent. the paper examines in an analytical way, how iqbal’s concept of nationalism is different from western brand of nationalism and coincided with jamal-u-din afghani’s ideal of pan-islamism. the paper discusses how iqbal reconciled his ideal w...

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