In ‘When Does a Human Being Die?’ Schofield et al. present a definition of death focused on the ‘final denouement’ of human beings as biological organisms. Their view is such that the moment of death occurs ‘when the last process in the collection of bodily processes that maintain homoeostasis finally cease[s]’. Whilst this definition avoids certain conceptual problems there are difficulties wi...

The clinical entity of Hypertension is not available as such in the classical literature of Ayurveda. However, according to the directions of charaka ( C.Su 18/44-47) regarding the approach for the study of new diseases, various contemporary Ayurvedic scholars have been made efforts to find out the proper nomenclature, etiopathogenesis and treatment of the disease. Even though an ideal Ayurvedi...

because of using principles such as principality, unity, gradation of existence and concomitance between existence and unity, along with an exhaustive understanding of ibn sina's philosophical principle about our knowledge of unity and multiplicity, mulla sadra believed new philosophical-aesthetical principles such as principality, unity and gradation of beauty, though he didn't use t...

one of the significant dimensions of human’s social growth is his moral development. the human being not only is a rational and intellectual being, but also is a moral being. his morality has its origin in his sociability. the human being not only is self-centered and concerned about his own interests and well-being, but also is concerned about others’ interests and their judgment of his action...