There is a lot that we don’t know about the metaphysics of thoughts (propositional attitudes) and about the semantics of their ascriptions. But the received view is that there is something particularly problematic about first person thoughts, commonly known as ‘de se’. These are thoughts we express in a special way, using first-person pronouns; thus, I now have a de se thought that I might expr...

viability of verse is interrelated to its multiple layer nature and legibility. being affected by western poetry and criticism in the middle of 20th century, this trend entered arabic contemporary verse into a new stage and made it as a field for activity of national and international myths. badr shakir al- siab was one of premier innovative arabic poets that he has highly benefitted from myste...

This paper is concerned with why and how multinational companies (MNCs) voluntarily engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially in social standards. The first part describes the prevailing perspectives on the CSR debate. Then, with the New Institutionalism in Sociology, an alternative view on CSR is discussed. The third part develops the argument that the ‘traditional’ rational ...

1. introduction the shahnameh opens with a preface which probably did not exist prior to ferdowsi. even if such a thing existed, it must have been different from the present introduction. putting this aside, the rest of the shahnameh has a clear beginning and ending. this has helped critics to determine the structure of the work as a whole by its content. however, we believe the shahnameh inclu...