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21 hours ago · Psychology portal. v. t. e. Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions... it aims to improve quality of life." [ 3 ]
21 hours ago · Cognitive scientist David Chalmers first formulated the hard problem in his paper "Facing up to the problem of consciousness" (1995) [1] and expanded upon it in The Conscious Mind (1996). His works provoked comment. Some, such as philosopher David Lewis and Steven Pinker, have praised Chalmers for his argumentative rigour and "impeccable ...
21 hours ago · Page from the Gospel of JudasMandaean Beth Manda(Mashkhanna) in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, in 2016, a contemporary-style mandi. Gnosticism(from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized:gnōstikós, Koine Greek:[ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among ...
21 hours ago · Bhagavad Gita, chapter XII, verse 12 According to Gavin Flood and Charles Martin, the Gita rejects the shramanic path of non-action, emphasizing instead "the renunciation of the fruits of action". According to Gavin Flood, the teachings in the Gita differ from other Indian religions that encouraged extreme austerity and self-torture of various forms (karsayanta). The Gita disapproves of these ...
Oct 17, 2024 · Richard Hudson-Miles and Andrew BroadeyIntroductionGeorge Dickie’s (1974) “What is Art? An Institutional Analysis” begins by surveying historical attempts to define art according to necessary and sufficient conditions. As such, it would seem to serve as a useful point of departure to the subject of...
21 hours ago · [81] [82] In Western cultures, professionals may see a communication device as helping to promote an individual's self-determination, i.e., the ability to make one's own decisions and choices. [83] However, cultural and religious factors may affect the degree to which individual autonomy is a valued construct, [ 84 ] [ 85 ] and influence family attitudes towards AAC.
21 hours ago · Agni (fire) is a part of major rites-of-passage rituals such as weddings and cremation in Indian religions.. Sanskrit अग्नि continues one of two core terms for fire reconstructed to Proto-Indo-European, *h₁n̥gʷnis, other reflexes of which include Albanian: *Enj-i (), the reconstructed name of the fire god in the Albanian pagan mythology, which continues to be used in the Albanian ...
