Shruti and Smriti: Revelation and Tradition [14] Shruti (“revealed”) texts have been divinely revealed to the early sages (rishis). Written in Sanskrit, and dated between 1500 and 300 BCE. Key examples: The Vedas and Upanishads. Smriti (“remembered”) texts are of human composition (albeit based on divine truths). Key examples: the Epics (e.g., the Bhagavad-Gita and the Ramayana), Puranas (e.g. ...

Eccrine syringofibroadenoma is a very rare benign tumour of acrosyringium of eccrine sweat duct. Based on the evidences of known etiological factors, two forms have been proposed; reactive and nonreactive. Reactive forms are rarer, and on even rarer occasions, trauma complicated by secondary nonspecific infections may lead to the development of reactive eccrine syringofibroadenoma, as in our ca...

In Crossing the Threshold of Divine Revelation, William Abraham offers a rich, subtle defense of an epistemology of divine revelation. In this paper, I focus on a cluster of metaepistemological claims made by Abraham. Specifically, I argue that Abraham’s remarks about epistemic fit and the epistemic standards we bring to bear in making evaluations of divine revelation claims commit him to a spe...

in this article the impact of mulla sadra’s philosophical opinions concerning necessary being on his understanding of the qur’anic verses is critically reviewed. to this end, all exegetical and philosophical books of mulla sadra have been studied and the instances in which he has–under the influence of the above opinions– inferred meanings other that the apparent meanings from the qur’anic vers...

Spence, QJE 1973 “Job Market Signaling” The big point: If there is a heterogeneity of types and there exists a signal which has a cost that is negatively correlated with productivity then there exist an infinite number of equlibirium which produce perfect information. Spence hopes to generate a model that “a considerable variety of market and quasimarket phenomena like admissions procedures, pr...

Society since its inauguration in 1660. There were several in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, and the present club probably began in 1731. However, during its lifetime other subsidiary clubs have been formed: Sir Joseph Banks', The Royal Society Club, 1775 to 1784; the 47 Club, from 1874 to 1901 when it amalgamated with the older club. Naturally there have been several accounts ...