the hermeneutic circle articulated by different hermeneuticans in various versions is one of the basic problems in modern hermeneutics. romanic hermeneutics introduced the circle as a methodological principle, but in philosophical hermeneutics the circle has ontological dimensions and regards as a process of understanding. heidegger believes that hermeneutic circle reflects dasein’s existential...

Let G be a regular graph and H a subgraph on the same vertex set. We give surprisingly compact formulas for the number of copies of H one expects to find in a random subgraph of G.

Viruses reproduce by multiplying within host cells. The reproductive fitness of a virus is proportional to the number of offspring it can produce during the lifetime of the cell it infects. If viral production rates are independent of cell death rate, then one expects natural selection will favor viruses that maximize their production rates. However, if increases in the viral production rate le...

Many applied or practical ethicists hold that ethical theories have little value in practical ethics. The theories such critics have in mind are probably most often utilitarianism and a Kantian ethics of respect for persons, which I shall refer to as RP theory. This criticism applies to both practical ethics done in the classroom and in other venues, such as professional publication. The critic...

The re-emergence of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan is a major setback for India's ambitions region. paper elucidates implications resurgence triumph on India. long-standing bilateral relations between India and are analyzed. present threats emanating from Afghanistan, namely possibility security issues brewing up Kashmir, humanitarian crisis, large exodus refugees, examined. Lastly, provid...