BACKGROUND Belief in divine control is often assumed to be fatalistic. However, the assumption has rarely been investigated in racial/ethnic minorities. OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine the association between belief in divine control and coping and how the association was moderated by ethnicity/acculturation in a multi-ethnic sample of breast cancer patients. METHODS Latina, African A...

In the Laws, Plato asks, first of all, whether humanity, through reason and the political art, possesses some sovereignty in ordering human life to the divine good, and secondly, whether the human individual has the freedom to realize this good in and through his own private interests. Does humanity have any substantial meaning, or does it exist as a mere toy of the gods? Does the individual, i...

department of islamic philosophy and wisdom, university of zanjan the “mashriqiyya principle”, trusted by the persian theosophists and the basis for their light wisdom that suhrawardī tried to revive, is the principle of light and darkness. philosophy of illumination (ḥikmat ishrāq), as a discursive-intuitive philosophy, is a light-oriented metaphysical wisdom. in this wisdom, light is the secr...

One of the most relevant features neoplatonism is its philosophy concept as a way life, which consist educating soul view in order to return divine part constitutes man essence, inner man, Platon called it. This metamorphosis reached by virtue practice, makes similar God, untying bonds that join together his body and it cultivates intelligence allows contemplate beauty good share with others.

Divine view is to industrialization a part of the process of economic development. It has been pointed out frequently enough that the concept of industrialization and commerce can well be found in the divine sources. Because all that subscribe to the divine rules of governance become Ibadah (form of worship), hence industrialization within the religious ambit is also an Ibadah. Divine messages,...

one of the most important issues concerned with causation is that of ultimate cause. the ultimate in philosophy is used in two senses; one means: “something to which movement is directed”; the other means: “something for which movement takes place.” there are three theories with regand to “what is ultimate cause?” 1. the external existence of the ultimate of act; 2. the conception of the ultima...

there is a variety of schools in hinduism ,vedanta is the most important one , shankara is the most leading of its commentator , his perspective is known as advaita – vedanta ( non – dualism) . this paper attempts to analyse shankara’s doctrine of non-dualism . through – explanation of the key – concepts : brahma , atma , ishvara , maya and budhi , besides comparation had been made between the ...

Essences play a central role in Spinoza’s philosophy, not only his metaphysics, but also philosophy of mind, theory affects, and political philosophy. Despite their importance, however, it is surprisingly difficult to determine what exactly essences are for Spinoza. On widespread reading, the essence X nothing concept X. This paper argues against this identification concepts. Spinozistic concep...