A re the differences between humans and other animals “one of degree and not of kind,” as Charles Darwin concluded in his book, The descent of man? Derek C Penn from UCLA and his co-authors claim that Darwin was mistaken [1] and that the profound biological continuity between human and nonhuman animals masks an equally profound discontinuity between human and nonhuman minds. Minor anatomical ch...

This paper describes a survey of normative agent-based social simulation models. These models are examined from the perspective of the foundations of social theory. Agent-based modelling contributes to the research program of methodological individualism. Norms are a central concept in the role theoretic concept of action in the tradition of Durkheim and Parsons. This paper investigates to what...

of an earlier human species (Homo erectus) in its size, robusticity, and lack of chin. It also shows features that ally it with later species, such as the relatively small teeth. While initially suggested as an ancestor for the Neanderthals, similarities were later noted between Mauer and remains from Arago (France), which are in turn often grouped with comparable MidPleistocene fossils from Eu...

Recent measurements on high-order harmonic generation (HHG) from N 2 aligned perpendicular to the driving laser polarization (B K McFarland et al 2008 Science 322 1232) have shown a maximum at the rotational half-revival. This has been interpreted as the signature of the HHG contribution from the molecular orbital just below the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO). By using the recently d...

As a foundational concept in economics, the homo economicus assumption regards humans as rational and self-interested actors. In contrast, trust requires individuals to believe partners' benevolence and unselfishness. Thus, the homo economicus belief may inhibit trust. The present three experiments demonstrated that the direct exposure to homo economicus belief can weaken trust. And economic si...

This article provides a comparative analysis between the technocratic model of entrepreneurship, based on homo oeconomicus concept, and alternative models, donator concept: i.e., personalistic entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship. A special focus is then put Indian The main theme to search for an answer research question: which concept management best serves human being helps in his or her ...

It has been fashionable to regard science as an ‘unending quest’, which involves the formulation of a hypothesis, its submission to empirical testing and, if ‘falsified’, its replacement with a new one and repetition of the procedure [1]. This doctrine of the “logic of scientific discovery”, denying any role of induction, was established by the philosopher Karl Popper. Although it has been larg...

The current financial and economic crisis is the worst since the stock-market crash of 1929. As with every complex phenomenon, a mixture of causes have been put forward: the housing-market bubble, risky mortgage loans, ‘toxic’ financial products, high personal and corporate debts, inaccurate credit ratings, and much more. The shockwaves have spread so rapidly and hit so hard that entire banking...