This article describes the various forms of Islamic philosophy because some scholars claim that philosophical thought in Islam has declined after Ghazâlî's criticism. library research uses qualitative method and historical approach, focuses on examining distinctive characteristics each school by emphasizing its epistemological aspects. shows world is very dynamic not a single character. In peri...

Alister Hardy was one of the pioneers scientific study spiritual experiences (SE); however, his work and insights have not received attention they deserve. This paper, based on an in-depth analysis Hardy’s own writings, presents main methodological epistemological contributions for advancing investigation SE. propositions were as follows: transcendent core spirituality SE a major source R/S bel...

Aims and objectives. To present the Careful Nursing philosophy and professional practice model which has its source in the skilled practice of 19th century Irish nurses and to propose that its implementation could provide a relevant foundation for contemporary nursing practice. Background. Nursing models are widely considered not relevant to nursing practice. Alarming instances of incompetent a...

The concept of participation has a long and complex history. It is also inextricably linked to other cognate issues like the nature of universals, analogy, perfect being theology or the problem of evil. I envisage the mini conference as an exploration of the metaphysical tradition of ‘participation’ (i.e. in the sense of μέθεξις rather than κοινωνία). It is a central concept of Thomism and yet ...

For complex parameters λ and s, consider the Lerch transcendent Φ(λ, s, z) = ∑∞ k=0 λ (k + z)−s as a function of the complex variable z. We analyze the asymptotic behavior of this function as Re s→ −∞.

The purpose of this study was to describe and compare perceptions of the quality of on-campus and off-campus courses held by students enrolled in courses offered through the College of Agriculture OffCampus Professional Agriculture Degree Programs @= 173) and faculty members with teaching responsibilities or with teaching experience in the same college of agriculture ( N = 2 6 2 ) . Faculty and...

this paper compares epistemic virtue from the viewpoints of zagzebski and mulla sadra, aiming to determine the extent to which their viewpoints on epistemic virtue are similar. zagzebski, the contemporary philosopher, considers epistemic virtue as the basis on which knowledge is interpreted. she sees epistemic virtue as a requirement for achieving knowledge. mulla sadra, the founder of transcen...