objects. But if she does say that there are abstract past and future times, these times will have a different status than does the present time. Present, past, and future times all would exist on this view, yet only the present time would be exemplified or instantiated. Second, she can in some sense accept that there are past or future entities in that there now are individuals who did or will ...

according to the logic of 'weak ties' partnership organized through links with a wider range of people causes of social capital among a group of citizens will increase. so it seems, increasing participation among people, ultimately leading to increased cooperative activities among them. while the impact of social networks on political relations, much attention has been. there is very ...

In this paper, the writers try to compare two authors, the Iranian leftist, Bozorg Alavi (1904-1997) and the Polish Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). Although these two writers have different attitudes to Socialism and the question of revolution, both share Romantic idealism and a tragic sense of personal and social life. Moreover, they both are precursors of modernist novel in their countries, and sh...

abstract: discourse of emancipation as important part of discussion on social change, has special place in contemporary political thought. conjunction of 'emancipation' with philosophy of history in two recent century that its great section is relative to hegelian tradition, has made it dependent on fundamental elements of this tradition. 'dialectic' with different philosoph...

carl schmitt (1985-1888), is one of the most controversial legal and political thinkers and one of the leading theorists of the twentieth century. schmitt’s views can be criticized from some aspects: ignoring friends and enemies, reducing human and dominance of an individualistic perspective, de-politicization and de-humanization (loss of identity of the subject due to political suspension, eme...

This paper analyzes linguistic variables employed strategically in various instances of political communication to present different levels of intimacy in relation to a continuum between contextuality and formality (Heylighen and Dewaele, 2002) in political talk. Within a given situation, political actors express these choices also in relation to a broader context around their personas: the Mes...

One of the major conflicts between the principles of democratic politics and the practical reality of expertise in public decision making takes place in connection with responsibility. The basic principles of democracy include some notion of political responsibility, usually understood to take a bi-directional form, in which the relation between ruler and ruled takes the form of representation ...

The study investigates the balance between accounting regulation and political influences in the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in an emerging country. Forty-three interviews were conducted, from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, enforcement documents from 1998 to 2013 in relation to IFRS were evaluated. The study reveals that lack of accounting regulatory framew...

Background: Disparity in adult mortality (AM) with reference to social dynamics and health care has not been sufficiently examined. This study aimed to identify the gap in the understanding of AM in relation to religion, political stability, economic level, and universal health coverage (UHC). Methods: A cross-national study was performed with different sources of data, using the administrative...