Love, attachment, and truth of human monogamy have become important research themes in neuroscience. After the introduction of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), neuroscientists have demonstrated increased interest in the neurobiology and neurochemistry of emotions, including love and affection. Neurobiologists have studied pair-bonding mechanis...

This paper contrasts Frankfurt’s characterisation of self-love as disinterested with the predominant 18th-century view on self-love as interested. two senses of the term ‘interest’ are distinguished to discuss two fundamentally different readings of the claim that self-love promotes the agent’s interest. This allows characterising two approaches to self-love, which are found in Hutcheson’s and ...

Man is created by God according in His own image. He has made and crowned him with glory honour. It can be seen man’s nature that, as long he lives this mortal world, equipped awareness, intelligence conscience. This so important because the goal of life eternal life, united God. must hope for every believer, although world not easy. often hit hard times. Hope, however, empowers man to optimall...

iii DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this work to God and my lovely, precious wife, Kiyeon. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to express my appreciation for my advisor, Dr. Martin A. Brooke, for his cordial, constant advice and intimate guidance. He continuously encourages my potential to think and work creatively. During my graduate years, he has sincerely advised me to achieve my the...

The objective of this study was to identify the social representations of mothers regarding the maternal care provided to a premature child. The participants were 30 mothers of premature infants, who attended three early stimulation classes in Jequié-BA. The Free Words Association Test was used for data collection. Participants were asked to say five words about provision of maternal care to th...

The rapid development of biomedical technologies, which have invaded the life of modern man from birth to death, and the impossibility of responding to the ensuing ethical challenges within the traditional medical ethics have caused serious concern in society. The attempts of human beings to put themselves in the place of God by changing and improving His creation at their will may bring to hum...

different concepts and approaches toward god in western theology and philosophy, from greek period to modern age, has regarded from negative theology view point. but this concepts and approaches at the same time can be regarded from new perspective in modern age. in other word, it can be shown that in the modern age we can see a negative theology, i.e. refutation of resemblance between god and ...