Western theater theory and criticism is generally considered to be set forth by the Greeks. Plato was “the first theater critic” with his negative comments about theater owing to his idealistic views about “the truth.” Then came Aristotle who used a different viewpoint from that of Plato, saying that there is “truth” in theater. However, hostile criticism on theater came back in the Middle Ages...

the present article studies the short stories by jabra ibrahim jabra the iraqi writer who was born in palestine. he is among the neo-writers of arabic literature concerning poetry, translation, criticism and novel. his collection “ergh and other stories” is one of his first experiences in story writing. his stories seem to be an introduction or a conclusion to his novel which was inspired by ro...

Against the windmills of semantic holism and neo-empiricism, Quixote Fodor brandishes his metaphysical lance scientific realism. The result is a Pyrrhic victory, since, while he manages to provide plausible explanation for mental mechanisms belief fixation, claim common sense psychology must resort circular argument that properties are part order world. His merit, however, indisputable: truth n...

This article aims to provide a metaphysical elucidation of the notion Theism and coherent theological synthesis two extensions this notion: Classical Neo-Classical Theism. A model its is formulated within ontological pluralism framework Kris McDaniel Jason Turner, (modified) modal realism David Lewis, which enables it be explicated clearly consistently, often raised objections against elements ...

Abstract American philosophical realism developed in two forms: “new” and “critical” realism. While the new realists sought to ‘emancipate’ ontology from epistemology defended a direct theory of perception, critical promoted representationalist account perception thus argued for an epistemological dualism. Bertrand Russell’s early writings figured prominently both these realist camps. However, ...

Topos Quantum Theory (TQT) is standardly portrayed as a kind of ‘neo-realist’ reformulation of quantum mechanics. In this paper, we study the extent to which TQT can really be characterised as a realist formulation of the theory, and examine the question of whether the kind of realism that is provided by TQT satisfies the philosophical motivations that are usually associated with the search for...

Neo-realism depicts history as a power based order coming from the great powers of one particular era. End Cold War has changed global political landscape massively by replacing China leader second world order. Small states like Pakistan have to consistently re-align its foreign outlook accordingly. This article argues adopting ‘Neutral Engagement’ way forward for vis-à-vis close and historical...

In this paper we introduce a new spatio-temporal methodology for biosurveillance entitled the Repeated Two-sample Rank (RTR) procedure. It is designed to sequentially incorporate information from individual observations and thus can operate on data in real-time as it arrives into an automated biosurveillance system. In addition, upon a signal of a possible outbreak, the methodology suggests a w...

As a critic of the classic visual art images, Gombrich has pioneering insights into some aspects discourse image criticism. This is not only used in his history and direction, but also films that are culture. direction. article utilizes Gombrich’s innovation critical discourse, combined with cognitive models related concepts proposed by to inspire traditional film Combining neo-realism inner ch...