Human development implies an evolution of the individual’s physical spielraum (room to maneuver) as an adaptively changing dialectical Self-Other relationship, which is achieved through appropriate distancing. In the Japanese culture, distancing is maai (ma, spatiotemporal interval ai, harmony). Maai integrates space, time, and rhythm, dimensions of being that are deeply rooted in all human act...

While the notion of the crowd played a central role in the late 19th century sociology, today it is almost forgotten. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that it may be fruitful once again to take seriously the figure of the crowd. The paper in particular discusses the potential of the crowd tradition for economic sociology. The relationship between crowd and economic life is examined from ...

Consciousness is everything we experience, from a city scene teeming with shapes, colors, and noises to darkness and silence. It has been defined as what abandons us every night when we fall into dreamless sleep and returns the next morning when we wake up (Tononi and Edelman 1998). We know that consciousness depends on the functioning of the brain; yet many philosophers have claimed that under...

BACKGROUND In general, measuring the level of consciousness in neurological patients is important. To assess the patient's mental status, the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the level of consciousness (drowsiness, stupor, and coma) have been used in clinical situations. The aim of the present study was to identify the correlation between bispectral index (BIS) and level of consciousness in brain i...

background: glasgow coma scale is considered as the common measuring tool of consciousness level. however, its utilization has been criticized in some cases and the use of alternative tools for determining consciousness level is recommended. so, this study was conducted to analyze correlation between the instruments with physiological indicators for determining the altered level of consciousnes...

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