what is the true nature of meaning? what is its status? what are differences between meaning, concept, referent and fact? is meaning mental or extra-mental or neither? these are fundamental questions on the nature and ontology of meaning.meaning is identified with concept by some, confused with referent by others. some scholars have not distinguished meaning from referent and fact. still anothe...

Literature is a book that expresses the greatness of society. Ethics have been stated with intention instructing. In Naladiyar characteristics individual are explained in detail. It has advised to live public interest without selfishness. taught ethics elderly. Education necessary for man society by analyzing principles having patience actions and living maturity, depth friendship companionship...

Given the complex and dramatic array of issues currently facing us in reproductive ethics, bioethicists working on the topic might be forgiven feelings of trepidation when they cast their minds toward the next century. Currently, technologies such as artificial insemination by donor (AID), once the source of intense controversy, are used on a routine basis; mainstream newspapers carry advertise...

this research is a new attempt in order to study the effect of evolution theory in the dimension of empirical ethics. in the contemporary area the evolutionary ethics is in the three branches: descriptive, prescriptive and meta-ethics. the descriptive evolutionary ethics tries to modify human’s ethical believes in the evolutionary aspect and achieves more share from two others part in this grou...

hospital ethics committees (hecs) help clinicians deal with the ethical challenges which have been raised during clinical practice. a comprehensive literature review was conducted to provide a historical background of the development of hecs internationally and describe their functions and practical challenges of their day to day work. this is the first part of a comprehensive literature review...

Science, in particular physics, is a collective enterprise; a fruit of the exquisitely social nature of human living. So it is inevitable to encounter ethical issues in the natural sciences, since the contest of differing interests and views is perennial in its practice, indeed essential to its momentum. The crucial ethical question always hangs in the air: How is the truth best served? This is...