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- A Content Analysis of Men and Women in Canadian Consumer Magazine Advertising: Today's Portrayal, Yesterday's Image?Nan Zhou &Mervin Y. T.Chen -1997 -Journal of Business Ethics 16 (5):485-495.Although Canadian consumer magazine advertising still portrayed men more favourably in 1990, its portrayal of women was more positive than before. Advertising faces the dilemma as both a selling tool and a means of social communication. Advertisers have a social responsibility as corporate citizens in ensuring that advertising reflects the continuing improvement of women 's socioeconomic status and power.
- Establishing a 'physician's spiritual well-being scale' and testing its reliability and validity.C. K. Fang,P. Y. Li,M. L. Lai,M. H. Lin,D. T. Bridge &H. W.Chen -2011 -Journal of Medical Ethics 37 (1):6-12.The purpose of this study was to develop a Physician's Spiritual Well-Being Scale (PSpWBS). The significance of a physician's spiritual well-being was explored through in-depth interviews with and qualitative data collection from focus groups. Based on the results of qualitative analysis and related literature, the PSpWBS consisting of 25 questions was established. Reliability and validity tests were performed on 177 subjects. Four domains of the PSpWBS were devised: physician's characteristics; medical practice challenges; response to changes; and overall well-being. The explainable (...) total variance was 65.65%. Cronbach α was 0.864 when the internal consistency of the whole scale was calculated. Factor analysis showed that the internal consistency Cronbach α value for each factor was between 0.625 and 0.794 and the split-half reliability was 0.865. The scale has satisfactory reliability and validity and could serve as the basis for assessment of the spiritual well-being of a physician. (shrink)
- Luminescence in deformed MgO, CaO and SrO.Y.Chen,M. M. Abraham,T. J. Turner &C. M. Nelson -1975 -Philosophical Magazine 32 (1):99-112.No categories
- Variation in phonological bias: Bias for vowels, rather than consonants or tones in lexical processing by Cantonese-learning toddlers.HuiChen,Daniel T. Lee,Zili Luo,Regine Y. Lai,Hintat Cheung &Thierry Nazzi -2021 -Cognition 213 (C):104486.
- Void growth via atomistic simulation: will the formation of shear loops still grow a void under different thermo-mechanical constraints?Y. Cui &Z. T.Chen -2017 -Philosophical Magazine 97 (33):3142-3171.No categories
- Ethics control mechanisms: A comparative observation of Hong Kong companies. [REVIEW]Theodore T. Y.Chen -2001 -Journal of Business Ethics 30 (4):391 - 400.Managers with different cultural backgrounds and under different circumstances have different views on what is acceptable ethical behaviour. This study attempts to determine whether major companies in Hong Kong share the same views as North American academics on what management ethical standards ought to be, and if so, whether any control mechanisms have been established to instill ethical behaviour within their organizations. Notable differences between the practice in these companies and those from a similar survey conducted in North America are (...) identified and explained. The management accountant''s role in the development and implementation of such mechanisms is investigated. (shrink)
- NF-B mediates amyloid beta peptide-stimulated activity of the human apolipoprotein E gene promoter in human astroglial cells.Y. Du,X.Chen,X. Wei,K. R. Bales,D. T. Berg,S. M. Paul,M. R. Farlow,B. Maloney,Y. W. Ge &D. K. Lahiri -2005 -Brain Res Mol Brain Res 136:177-88.The apolipoprotein E gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease , and amyloid plaque comprised mostly of the amyloid-beta peptide ) is one of the major hallmarks of AD. However, the relationship between these two important molecules is poorly understood. We examined how A treatment affects APOE expression in cultured cells and tested the role of the transcription factor NF-B in APOE gene regulation. To delineate NF-B's role, we have characterized a 1098 nucleotide segment containing the (...) 5'-flanking region of the human APOE gene . Sequence analysis of this region suggests the presence of two potential NF-B elements. To demonstrate promoter activity, the region was cloned upstream of a promoterless luciferase gene. This segment was able to drive expression of luciferase in transient transfections of human fetal glial cells. Promoter activity was stimulated twofold by A treatment. Pretreatment with double-stranded DNA decoy oligonucleotides against NF-B reduced A stimulation. Deletion and mutagenetic analyses demonstrated that the distal NF-B element was functional and showed a strong DNA-protein complex band in gel shift analysis, similar to that from control NF-B consensus element. An anti-inflammatory and anti-NF-B drug, sodium salicylate, significantly blocked A-induced APOE promoter function. Our data provide evidence that upregulation of APOE by A in astroglial cells is mediated by an NF-B-element present in the 5'-flanking region of the APOE gene. (shrink)No categories
- The Intermediate Neutrino Program.C. Adams, Alonso Jr,A. M. Ankowski,J. A. Asaadi,J. Ashenfelter,S. N. Axani,K. Babu,C. Backhouse,H. R. Band,P. S. Barbeau,N. Barros,A. Bernstein,M. Betancourt,M. Bishai,E. Blucher,J. Bouffard,N. Bowden,S. Brice,C. Bryan,L. Camilleri,J. Cao,J. Carlson,R. E. Carr,A. Chatterjee,M.Chen,S.Chen,M. Chiu,E. D. Church,J. I. Collar,G. Collin,J. M. Conrad,M. R. Convery,R. L. Cooper,D. Cowen,H. Davoudiasl,A. De Gouvea,D. J. Dean,G. Deichert,F. Descamps,T. DeYoung,M. V. Diwan,Z. Djurcic,M. J. Dolinski,J. Dolph,B. Donnelly,S. da DwyerDytman,Y. Efremenko,L. L. Everett,A. Fava,E. Figueroa-Feliciano,B. Fleming,A. Friedland,B. K. Fujikawa,T. K. Gaisser,M. Galeazzi,D. C. Galehouse,A. Galindo-Uribarri,G. T. Garvey,S. Gautam,K. E. Gilje,M. Gonzalez-Garcia,M. C. Goodman,H. Gordon,E. Gramellini,M. P. Green,A. Guglielmi,R. W. Hackenburg,A. Hackenburg,F. Halzen,K. Han,S. Hans,D. Harris,K. M. Heeger,M. Herman,R. Hill,A. Holin &P. Huber -unknownThe US neutrino community gathered at the Workshop on the Intermediate Neutrino Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory February 4-6, 2015 to explore opportunities in neutrino physics over the next five to ten years. Scientists from particle, astroparticle and nuclear physics participated in the workshop. The workshop examined promising opportunities for neutrino physics in the intermediate term, including possible new small to mid-scale experiments, US contributions to large experiments, upgrades to existing experiments, R&D plans and theory. The workshop was organized into (...) two sets of parallel working group sessions, divided by physics topics and technology. Physics working groups covered topics on Sterile Neutrinos, Neutrino Mixing, Neutrino Interactions, Neutrino Properties and Astrophysical Neutrinos. Technology sessions were organized into Theory, Short-Baseline Accelerator Neutrinos, Reactor Neutrinos, Detector R&D and Source, Cyclotron and Meson Decay at Rest sessions.This report summarizes discussion and conclusions from the workshop. (shrink)No categories
- The practicalities of terminally ill patients signing their own DNR orders--a study in Taiwan.C.-H. Huang,W.-Y. Hu,T.-Y. Chiu &C.-Y.Chen -2008 -Journal of Medical Ethics 34 (5):336-340.Objectives: To investigate the current situation of completing the informed consent for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders among the competent patients with terminal illness and the ethical dilemmas related to it. Participants: This study enrolled 152 competent patients with terminal cancer, who were involved in the initial consultations for hospice care. Analysis: Comparisons of means, analyses of variance, Student’s t test, χ2 test and multiple logistic regression models. Results: After the consultations, 117 (77.0%) of the 152 patients provided informed consent for hospice (...) care and DNR orders. These included 21 patients (17.9%) who signed the consent by themselves, and 96 (82.1%) whose consent sheet was signed only by family members. The reasons why patients were not involved in the discussions toward the consent (n = 82) included poor physical or psychological condition (44.9%), concerns of the consultant hospice team (37.2%), and the family’s refusal (28.2%). On a multivariate analysis, patients’ awareness of their poor prognosis (odds ratio = 4.07, 95% confidence interval = 2.05 to 8.07) and their understanding of hospice care (2.27, 1.33 to 3.89) were two independent factors (p<0.01) that influenced their participation in the discussions or their personal signature in the informed consent. Conclusion: The family-oriented culture in Asian countries may violate the principles of the Patient Self-Determination Act and the requirements of the Hospice Care Law in Taiwan, which inevitably poses an ethical dilemma. Earlier truth-telling and continuing education of the public by hospice care workers will be helpful in solving such ethical dilemmas. (shrink)
- Web-Based Psychoeducation Program for Caregivers of First-Episode of Psychosis: An Experience of Chinese Population in Hong Kong.Sherry K. W. Chan,Samson Tse,Harrison L. T. Sin,Christy L. M. Hui,Edwin H. M. Lee,Wing C. Chang &Eric Y. H.Chen -2016 -Frontiers in Psychology 7.
- Predicting Performances on Processing and Memorizing East Asian Faces from Brain Activities in Face-Selective Regions: A Neurocomputational Approach.Gary C.-W. Shyi,Peter K.-H. Cheng,S. -T. Tina Huang,C. -C. Lee,Felix F.-S. Tsai,Wan-Ting Hsieh &Becky Y.-C.Chen -2020 -Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 14.
- Kuochi Jênch'üan Kungyüeh Chih Neikuo Hsiaoli I Kungmin Yü Chêngchih Ch'üan Kungyüeh Chi Chingchi Shêhui Wênhuach'üan Kungyüeh Shihhsingfa Weili [The Domestic Applicability of International Human Rights Law─ Take ICCPR and ICESCR as Examples].Y. K.Chen -forthcoming -T’Ai Wan Fa Hsiao Hui [Taiwan Law Society](Ed.), Taiwan Fasyue Sinketi [the Future Issue of Law in Taiwan].No categoriesExport citation
Bookmark - The status of the do-not-resuscitate order in Chinese clinical trial patients in a cancer centre.J. M. Liu,W. C. Lin,Y. M.Chen,H. W. Wu,N. S. Yao,L. T.Chen &J. Whang-Peng -1999 -Journal of Medical Ethics 25 (4):309-314.OBJECTIVE: To report and analyse the pattern of end-of-life decision making for terminal Chinese cancer patients. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. SETTING: A cancer clinical trials unit in a large teaching hospital. PATIENTS: From April 1992 to August 1997, 177 consecutive deaths of cancer clinical trial patients were studied. MAIN MEASUREMENT: Basic demographic data, patient status at the time of signing a DNR consent, or at the moment of returning home to die are documented, and circumstances surrounding these events evaluated. RESULTS: (...) DNR orders were written for 64.4% of patients. Patients in pain (odds ratio 0.45, 95% CI 0.22-0.89), especially if requiring opioid analgesia (odds ratio 0.40, 95% CI 0.21-0.77), were factors associated with a higher probability of such an order. Thirty-five patients were taken home to die, a more likely occurrence if the patient was over 75 years (odds ratio 0.12, 95% CI 0.04-0.34), had children (odds ratio 0.14, 95% CI 0.02-0.79), had Taiwanese as a first language (odds ratio 6.74, 95% CI 3.04-14.93), or was unable to intake orally (odds ratio 2.73, 95% CI 1.26-5.92). CPR was performed in 30 patients, none survived to discharge. CONCLUSIONS: DNR orders are instituted in a large proportion of dying Chinese cancer patients in a cancer centre, however, the order is seldom signed by the patient personally. This study also illustrates that as many as 20% of dying patients are taken home to die, in accordance with local custom. (shrink)
- Review of particle physics. [REVIEW]C. Patrignani,K. Agashe,G. Aielli,C. Amsler,M. Antonelli,D. M. Asner,H. Baer,S. Banerjee,R. M. Barnett,T. Basaglia,C. W. Bauer,J. J. Beatty,V. I. Belousov,J. Beringer,S. Bethke,H. Bichsel,O. Biebel,E. Blucher,G. Brooijmans,O. Buchmueller,V. Burkert,M. A. Bychkov,R. N. Cahn,M. Carena,A. Ceccucci,A. Cerri,D. Chakraborty,M. C.Chen,R. S. Chivukula,K. Copic,G. Cowan,O. Dahl,G. D'Ambrosio,T. Damour,D. De Florian,A. De Gouvêa,T. DeGrand,P. De Jong,G. Dissertori,B. A. Dobrescu,M. D'Onofrio,M. Doser,M. Drees,H. K. Dreiner,P. da DwyerEerola,S. Eidelman,J. Ellis,J. Erler,V. V. Ezhela,W. Fetscher,B. D. Fields,B. Foster,A. Freitas,H. Gallagher,L. Garren,H. J. Gerber,G. Gerbier,T. Gershon,T. Gherghetta,A. A. Godizov,M. Goodman,C. Grab,A. V. Gritsan,C. Grojean,M. de GroomGrünewald,A. Gurtu,T. Gutsche,H. E. Haber,K. Hagiwara,C. Hanhart,S. Hashimoto,Y. Hayato,K. G. Hayes,A. Hebecker,B. Heltsley,J. J. Hernández-Rey,K. Hikasa,J. Hisano,A. Höcker,J. Holder,A. Holtkamp,J. Huston,T. Hyodo,K. Irwin & Jackson -unknown© 2016 Regents of the University of California.The Review summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous editions, plus 3,062 new measurements from 721 papers, we list, evaluate, and average measured properties of gauge bosons and the recently discovered Higgs boson, leptons, quarks, mesons, and baryons. We summarize searches for hypothetical particles such as supersymmetric particles, heavy bosons, axions, dark photons, etc. All the particle properties and search limits are listed in Summary Tables. We also give numerous (...) tables, figures, formulae, and reviews of topics such as Higgs Boson Physics, Supersymmetry, Grand Unified Theories, Neutrino Mixing, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Particle Detectors, Colliders, Probability and Statistics. Among the 117 reviews are many that are new or heavily revised, including those on Pentaquarks and Inflation. The complete Review is published online in a journal and on the website of the Particle Data Group. The printed PDG Book contains the Summary Tables and all review articles but no longer includes the detailed tables from the Particle Listings. A Booklet with the Summary Tables and abbreviated versions of some of the review articles is also available. (shrink)No categories
- Neural activity in relation to temporal distance: Differences in past and future temporal discounting.J. M. He,X. T. Huang,H. Yuan &Y. G.Chen -2012 -Consciousness and Cognition 21 (4):1662-1672.This study investigated the differences between past and future temporal discounting in terms of neural activity in relation to temporal distance. Results show that brain regions are engaged differently in past and future temporal discounting. This is likely because past temporal discounting requires memory reconstruction, whereas future temporal discounting requires the processing of uncertainty about the future. In past temporal discounting, neural activity differed only when preferences were made between rewards received one hour prior and rewards received further in the (...) past. The peak amplitudes of P2 and P3 varied as the temporal distance increased from 2 weeks to 50 years. In future temporal discounting, neural activity differed only when preferences were evaluated between two delayed rewards. The delay conditions and had a significant influence on P2 and N2. Findings indicate the existence of different decision-making systems operating in past and future temporal discounting. (shrink)
- Educating Selves in a Tech Addicted Age.JasonChen &Susan T. Gardner -2023 -Childhood and Philosophy 19:01-23.In this paper we argue that, if it is true that maximum self-development is better both for individuals and society, and if it is true that that self-development is being seriously curtailed by pervasive environmental tech forces, then clearly educational systems, since they are guardians of “developing” young humans, have a moral imperative to push back against forces that diminish the self. On the other hand, if it is not true that “more self is always better,” that perhaps “goodness of (...) fit” between self and society is optimum, then education systems are justified in continuing to pay scant attention to the forces of self-development (or lack thereof). In line with Sherry Turkle’s (2011) argument that tech forces are diminishing the sort of reflective reasoning necessary for self-development, we will argue that since communicative interchange is necessary for self-development, and an ever-developing self is necessary for ever deeper and more meaningful dialogue (hence forming a dialectic), the fact that social media and other forms of tech connection stunts deep and meaningful interchange has serious implications. Specifically, we will argue that, in contemporary high-tech society (what we are calling Society 2.0), the dialectic between self and communication is going the “wrong” way; that genuine dialogue is becoming ever more rare, which in turn is resulting in “diminished-I’s,” which in turn is resulting in ever more complacency in the face of utterly superficial communicative interchange. We will begin with an overview of what we mean by a “diminished-I,” and then follow by noting how social media, the reading vacuum, roboticism, crowd communication, and decreasing social capital are resulting in diminished-I’s. Since this is resulting in an “I-diminished” society, we will reflect on the question of whether those dialogical educational initiatives that promote self-development are, in fact, making dodos, i.e., making youngsters unfit for the environment in which they find themselves. Ultimately, we will argue that, if educators choose to fight back against the I-diminishing forces of Society 2.0, they need to take selves seriously and actively engage youngsters in dialogue with those with opposing viewpoints. Ultimately, youngsters in Society 2.0 will need all the assistance educators can muster to fight the addictive, literally mind-numbing forces of being “happily” “alone together,” and instead chose the riskier often unhappy-making option of diving into the truth-seeking process with varying coalitions of the willing. (shrink)
- Atomic structure of the Fe/Fe3C interface with the Isaichev orientation in pearlite.Y. T. Zhou,S. J. Zheng,Y. X. Jiang,T. Z. Zhao,Y. J. Wang &X. L. Ma -forthcoming -Philosophical Magazine:1-12.No categories
- Strain-induced preferential dissolution at the dislocation emergences in MnS: an atomic scale study.Y. T. Zhou,Y. J. Wang,S. J. Zheng,B. Zhang &X. L. Ma -2015 -Philosophical Magazine 95 (22):2365-2375.No categories
- Sustainability Science: Field Methods and Exercises.M. Esteban,T. Akiyama,C.Chen,I. Ikeda &T. Mino (eds.) -2016 - Cham, Switzerland: Springer.No categories
- Equivalence between energy expressions for dislocation loops in hexagonal and isotropic media.Y. T. Chou &H. C. Yang -1973 -Philosophical Magazine 28 (5):1003-1006.No categories
- On elastic fields of twist and wedge disclamations loops in a hexagonal crystal.Y. T. Chou &H. C. Yang -1974 -Philosophical Magazine 29 (2):433-436.No categories
- Dalit Theology after Continental Philosophy.Y. T. Vinayaraj -2016 - Cham: Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.This book, steeped in the traditions of both postcolonial theory and Continental philosophy, addresses fundamental questions about God and theology in the postcolonial world. Namely, Y.T. Vinayaraj asks whether Continental philosophies of God and the 'other' can attend to the struggles that entail human pain and suffering in the postcolonial context. The volume offers a constructive proposal for a Dalit theology of immanent God or de-othering God as it emerges out of the Lokayata, the Indian materialist epistemology. Engaging with the (...) post-Continental philosophers of immanence such as Gilles Deleuze, Giorgio Agamben, Catherine Malabou, and Jean-Luc Nancy, Vinayaraj explores the idea of a Dalit theology of God and body in the post-Continental context. The book investigates how there can be a Dalit theology of God without any Christian philosophical baggage of transcendentalism. The study ends with a clarion call for Indian Christian Theology to take a turn toward an immanence that is political and polydoxical in content. Y.T. Vinayaraj teaches Theology at the Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth and Nav Jyoti Post-Graduate Research Centre (NJPGRC), New Delhi, India. He holds a PhD from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, USA, and is an ordained minister of the Mar Thoma Church. His research areas are Continental philosophy, cultural hermeneutics, and Dalit theology. (shrink)No categories
- The stacking-fault energy of graphite.C. Baker,Y. T. Chou &A. Kelly -1961 -Philosophical Magazine 6 (70):1305-1308.No categories
- Formation and crystallization of ZrCuTi metallic glasses.Y. T. Shen,L. Q. Xing &K. F. Kelton -2005 -Philosophical Magazine 85 (31):3673-3682.No categories
- Indentation on one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals: general theory and complete exact solutions.Y. F. Wu,W. Q.Chen &X. Y. Li -2013 -Philosophical Magazine 93 (8):858-882.
- The evolution of polarization inside ultrathin PbTiO3films: a theoretical study.Y. B. Xue,D.Chen,Y. J. Wang,Y. L. Tang,Y. L. Zhu &X. L. Ma -2015 -Philosophical Magazine 95 (19):2067-2077.No categories
- Calendar of Hume Mss. in the Possession of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.H. Beynon &J. Y. T. Greig -1932 - Edinburgh.Export citation Bookmark
- (1 other version)The letters of David Hume.David Hume &J. Y. T. Greig (eds.) -1932 - New York: Oxford Univ. Press.Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932.
- Grain size effect on twin density in as-deposited nanocrystalline Cu film.F. Wu,Y. T. Zhu &J. Narayan -2013 -Philosophical Magazine 93 (35):4355-4363.No categories
- Fuṣūl fī al-taṣawwuf wa-al-ʻirfān: qirāʼah fī al-kamāl wa-al-mawt wa-al-ḥarf wa-al-junūn.Ṭāriq Zīnāy -2021 - ʻAmmān: Markaz al-Kitāb al-Akādīmī.إنَّ الخطاب الصوفي يتموقع في عرفان العقل العربي كأبرز الخطابات الروحية والفنية المؤثرة في الساحة الثقافية العربية، وهذا لما يمتلكه من شروط ومعايير خوَّلته أن يقتحم بمنجزه أسوار المشهد المعرفي الإنساني، من هذا المنطلق ستحاول هذه الدراسة الاقتراب من بعض قضاياه الضاربة في عمق هذا الخطاب، بوصفه يرسم العلاقة الحوارية بين اللغة الرمزية في بعدها المفهومي والمعرفي، المرتكزة على إمكانات الدلالة وإنتاج المعنى، وبين مفهوم المخيال الصوفي كبعد أنطولوجي/جمالي، يؤسِّس للعدسات التصوَّرية الملأى بالفضاءات الكاشفة والجامعة لمسارات إبداع المخيال الصوفي؛ المتجلية (...) أنوارُهُ وجودًا وشهودًا، والذي يشكّل في مجموعه بنية فاعلة في منظومة النسق العرفاني، ومحل إعراب هذا المخيال في إنتاج معنى منفتح يؤطر مفهوم العرفان الصوفي ويضبط إمكاناته المختلفة المنصهرة في بوتقةِ رؤيةٍ شاملة لمسارات الإبداع الروحي والنفسي للإنسان. إن بعض القضايا المطروحة في هذا الكتاب قد أسالت حبرا، وأثارت نقاشا لا يزال صداه إلى اليوم كـ " إشكالية الإنسان الكامل في الفكر الصوفي " و" جدل الحقيقة والشريعة في الفكر الصوفي " و" الرمزية الحرفية في الفكر الصوفي" خاصة عند محي الدين بن عربي، ومنها بعض القضايا التي حاولت تقديم رؤية فيها، انطلاقا من المعطى العرفاني الصوفي، كـ " الأبعاد العرفانية لخطاب الموت في الفكر الصوفي " و" عقلاء مجانين الصوفية بين خطاب الجنون وجنون الخطاب ". (shrink)
- Telomerase: not just for the elongation of telomeres.Rodrigo T. Calado &JichunChen -2006 -Bioessays 28 (2):109-112.
- Decoherence, branching, and the Born rule in a mixed-state Everettian multiverse.Eugene Y. S. Chua &Eddy KemingChen -2025 -Synthese 205 (4):1-32.In Everettian quantum mechanics, justifications for the Born rule appeal to self-locating uncertainty or decision theory. Such justifications have focused exclusively on a pure-state Everettian multiverse, represented by a wave function. Recent works in quantum foundations suggest that it is viable to consider a mixed-state Everettian multiverse, represented by a (mixed-state) density matrix. Here, we develop the conceptual foundations for decoherence and branching in a mixed-state multiverse, and extend arguments for the Born rule to this setting. This extended framework provides (...) a unification of 'classical' and 'quantum' probabilities, and additional theoretical benefits, for the Everettian picture. (shrink)
- Metaphysics, Function and the Engineering of Life: the Problem of Vitalism.Charles T. Wolfe,BohangChen &Cécilia Bognon-Küss -2018 -Kairos 20 (1):113-140.Vitalism was long viewed as the most grotesque view in biological theory: appeals to a mysterious life-force, Romantic insistence on the autonomy of life, or worse, a metaphysics of an entirely living universe. In the early twentieth century, attempts were made to present a revised, lighter version that was not weighted down by revisionary metaphysics: “organicism”. And mainstream philosophers of science criticized Driesch and Bergson’s “neovitalism” as a too-strong ontological commitment to the existence of certain entities or “forces”, over and (...) above the system of causal relations studied by mechanistic science, rejecting the weaker form, organicism, as well. But there has been some significant scholarly “push-back” against this orthodox attitude, notably pointing to the 18th-century Montpellier vitalists to show that there are different historical forms of vitalism, including how they relate to mainstream scientific practice. Additionally, some trends in recent biology that run counter to genetic reductionism and the informational model of the gene present themselves as organicist. Here, we examine some cases of vitalism in the twentieth century and today, not just as a historical form but as a significant metaphysical and scientific model. We argue for vitalism’s conceptual originality without either reducing it to mainstream models of science or presenting it as an alternate model of science, by focusing on historical forms of vitalism, logical empiricist critiques thereof and the impact of synthetic biology on current theorizing of vitalism. (shrink)
- Editorial: Humor and Laughter, Playfulness and Cheerfulness: Upsides and Downsides to a Life of Lightness.Willibald Ruch,Tracey Platt,René T. Proyer &Hsueh-ChihChen -2019 -Frontiers in Psychology 10.
- The Letters of David Hume: Volume 2.J. Y. T. Greig (ed.) -2011 - Oxford University Press.This classic edition presents the correspondence of one of the great thinkers of the 18th century, and offers a rich picture of the man and his age. This second volume contains David Hume's letters from 1766 to 1776. Hume's correspondents include such famous public figures as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, James Boswell, and Benjamin Franklin.Export citation Bookmark
- Intermediate-range order in amorphous metal alloys.P. C. Gibbons,Y. T. Shen,K. Spence,L. -Q. Xing &K. F. Kelton -2006 -Philosophical Magazine 86 (3-5):293-298.No categories
- Does philosophy kill culture?Susan T. Gardner &JasonChen -2020 -Journal of Philosophy in Schools 7 (1):4.Given that one of the major goals of the practice of Philosophy for Children (P4C) is the development of critical thinking skills (Sharp 1987/2018, pp. 4 6), an urgent question that emerged for one of the authors, who is of Chinese Heritage and a novice practitioner at a P4C summer camp was whether this emphasis on critical thinking might make this practice incompatible with the fabric of Chinese culture. Filial piety (孝), which requires respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors (...) is considered an important virtue in Asian culture, as is the preservation of harmony. But if one of the goals of P4C is to teach youngsters to courageously pursue reasoned dialogue, does this not set-up young Asians for serious conflict when they come face-to-face with positions that are articulated by elders, but which are ones to which they are diametrically opposed; a racist grandmother, for instance, or an uncle who insists that those at the Tiananmen Square uprising were nothing but hooligan’s. It is this question that we will explore in this presentation. In the process, we will come to the conclusion that, when positions seem irreconcilable, rather than continuing to pursue rigorous critical interchange that may do little other than escalate insult, the facilitator, rather, ought to move toward creating a deeper understanding of each position juxtaposed against its opposing view (a process that we refer to as ‘collaborative caring’), so as to produce side-by-side understanding, knowing that communal bonds have been maintained and, hence, that the opportunity for genuine reasoned collaborative inquiry on other issues and at future times remains open. (shrink)
- Unifying metric approach to the triple parity.Tony Y. T. Chan -2002 -Artificial Intelligence 141 (1-2):123-135.
- A new metastable precipitate phase in Mg–Gd–Y–Zr alloy.H. Zhou,W. Z. Xu,W. W. Jian,G. M. Cheng,X. L. Ma,W. Guo,S. N. Mathaudhu,Q. D. Wang &Y. T. Zhu -2014 -Philosophical Magazine 94 (21):2403-2409.
- The late Professor R. F. A. Hoernlé.J. Y. T. Greig -1944 -Philosophy 19 (74):286-.
- The Letters of David Hume: Volume 1.J. Y. T. Greig (ed.) -2011 - Oxford University Press.This classic edition presents the correspondence of one of the great thinkers of the 18th century, and offers a rich picture of the man and his age. This first volume contains David Hume's letters from 1727 to 1765. Hume's correspondents include such famous public figures as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, James Boswell, and Benjamin Franklin.
- Nanostructures and deformation mechanisms in a cryogenically ball-milled Al-Mg alloy.X. Z. Liao,J. Y. Huang,Y. T. Zhu,F. Zhou &E. J. Lavernia -2003 -Philosophical Magazine 83 (26):3065-3075.No categories
- The internet as public space: concepts, issues, and implications in public policy.Jean Camp &Y. T. Chien -2000 -Acm Sigcas Computers and Society 30 (3):13-19.
- Asymmetric Differences in Work–Family Spillover in North America and China: Results from Two Heterogeneous Samples. [REVIEW]Jia Fei Jin,Michael T. Ford &Chih ChiehChen -2013 -Journal of Business Ethics 113 (1):1-14.Models of the work-to-family and family-to-work interface were tested in two heterogeneous samples of workers, one from North America (N = 408) and one from China (N = 442), using the same measures translated from English to Chinese using back translation. Consistent with proposed differences in the centrality of work and family, tolerance of work demands, and the availability of family support, work-to-family spillover effects tended to be stronger in the North American sample, whereas family-to-work spillover effects tended to be (...) stronger in the Chinese sample. However, some inconsistencies across cultures did not conform to this generalization. Results point to asymmetric differences between North America and China in the work–family interface. Theoretical implications for resource scarcity and expansionist perspectives are discussed, as well as those for the applicability of work–family interventions across North America and China. (shrink)
- The limiting grain size dependence of the strength of a polycrystalline aggregate.R. W. Armstrong†,Y. T. Chou,R. M. Fisher &N. Louat -1966 -Philosophical Magazine 14 (131):943-951.No categories
- Psychometric Properties of Flourishing Scales From a Comprehensive Well-Being Assessment.Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska,Piotr Bialowolski,Matthew T. Lee,YingChen,Tyler J. VanderWeele &Eileen McNeely -2021 -Frontiers in Psychology 12.In this article, we develop a measure of complete well-being. The framework is derived from the theoretical model of human flourishing understood as a state in which all aspects of a human life are favorable. The approach extends beyond psychological well-being and reflects the World Health Organization definition of health that not only considers the health of body and mind but also embraces the wholeness of the person. The Well-Being Assessment is a comprehensive instrument designed to assess holistic well-being in (...) six domains: emotional health, physical health, meaning and purpose, character strengths, social connectedness, and financial security. Although each of these domains is distinct, all of them are nearly universally desired, and all but financial security constitute ends in themselves. Data were collected from a representative sample of working adults. A sample of 276 employees participated in the pilot, 2,370 participated in the first wave and 1,209 in the second wave of the survey. The WBA showed a good fitting, satisfactory reliability, test–retest correlation, and convergent/discriminant validity in relation to stability over time and relevant health measures, as well as a good fit to the data that were invariant over time, gender, age, education, and marital status. The instrument can be of use for scientists, practitioners, clinicians, public health officials, and patients. Adoption of more holistic measures of well-being that go beyond psychological well-being may help to shift the focus from health deficiencies to health and well-being promotion. (shrink)
- Elastic moduli of a Ti-Zr-Nii-phase quasicrystal as a function of temperature.D. S. Agosta,R. G. Leisure,J. J. Adams,Y. T. Shen &K. F. Kelton -2007 -Philosophical Magazine 87 (1):1-10.
- Alloying effect on grain-size dependent deformation twinning in nanocrystalline Cu–Zn alloys.X. L. Ma,W. Z. Xu,H. Zhou,J. A. Moering,J. Narayan &Y. T. Zhu -2015 -Philosophical Magazine 95 (3):301-310.No categories
- Consciousness and introspection.M. Overgaard,O. Kauffmann &T. Z. Ramsøy -unknown
- Toward a Confucian Family-Oriented Health Care System for the Future of China.Y. Cao,X.Chen &R. Fan -2011 -Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 36 (5):452-465.Recently implemented Chinese health insurance schemes have failed to achieve a Chinese health care system that is family-oriented, family-based, family-friendly, or even financially sustainable. With this diagnosis in hand, the authors argue that a financially and morally sustainable Chinese health care system should have as its core family health savings accounts supplemented by appropriate health insurance plans. This essay’s arguments are set in the context of Confucian moral commitments that still shape the background culture of contemporary China.
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