this paper will compare two of the most prominent mystics of islam and hinduism on what may be called the “end of the mystical journey,” or mokśa in hindu spirituality and fanā in islamic mysticism. the interpretations of these two mystics are naturally developed according to their own epistemological and ontological bases. thus, referring to their most significant principles of thought, the au...

The increased sensitivity of engineered products to external forces requires new computer-based design tools that can express the richness and complexity of product knowledge. This paper is a progress report of the author's research towards the development of such a knowledge-based design tool, called the Design Knowledge Speciication Language (DKSL). A key goal is to ensure the maximum possibl...

The objective of this article is to present possibilities offered by a combination two theories, that role theory (Holsti, 1970; Thies, Breuning, 2012; Walker, 1981; 1987; 2004; 2017; Wehner, 2014) and two-level games framework (Putnam, 1988). Although ‘combining’may still cause considerable difficulties, because various IR theories are based on different ontological epistemological assumptions...