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H έννοια του πολίτη στην αρχαία ελληνική φιλοσοφία. The Notion of Citizenship in Ancient Greek Philosophy. Edited by E. Moutsopoulos and M. Protopapas-Marneli
No full textLefka Aikaterini. H έννοια του πολίτη στην αρχαία ελληνική φιλοσοφία. The Notion of Citizenship in Ancient Greek Philosophy. Edited by E. Moutsopoulos and M. Protopapas-Marneli. In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Troisième série, tome 109, n°1, 2011. pp. 207-209
«Il fiore dei semi dell’anima». Le conoscenze scientifiche in Massimo di Tiro, Orazione 10
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Ernest Renan and Marcus Aurelius: On the End of the Ancient World
No full textAccording to Renan, the day of Marcus Aurelius’ death could be considered as the decisive moment in the downfall of the ancient civilization. He, thus, wonders: “If Marcus Aurelius, the unique emperor-philosopher, did not succeed in saving the world, who else, then, could have saved it?” He notes that the emperor’s death was followed by the succession to the throne of his corrupted son, Commodus, and his friends, who all were all ignorant. Renan observes that the emperor’s kindness could not have prevented the unfortunate fate that befell the Roman Empire after his death. What we have here is the perennial problem, already established in Plato, regarding the role of the philosopher-king in establishing a good state and educating good citizens. However, the case of Marcus Aurelius, as demonstrated by Renan in his book, shows the inability of philosophy to serve the real needs, which ultimately leads to disastrous and irreparable consequences. The present paper attempts to reconstruct the reasons for the unsuccessful application of philosophy, especially the philosophy of the Hellenistic era, to the administrative system of the Roman Empire. It is argued that the failure is mainly due to political, religious and cultural problems.According to Renan, the day of Marcus Aurelius’ death could be considered as the decisive moment in the downfall of the ancient civilization. He, thus, wonders: “If Marcus Aurelius, the unique emperor-philosopher, did not succeed in saving the world, who else, then, could have saved it?” He notes that the emperor’s death was followed by the succession to the throne of his corrupted son, Commodus, and his friends, who all were all ignorant. Renan observes that the emperor’s kindness could not have prevented the unfortunate fate that befell the Roman Empire after his death. What we have here is the perennial problem, already established in Plato, regarding the role of the philosopher-king in establishing a good state and educating good citizens. However, the case of Marcus Aurelius, as demonstrated by Renan in his book, shows the inability of philosophy to serve the real needs, which ultimately leads to disastrous and irreparable consequences. The present paper attempts to reconstruct the reasons for the unsuccessful application of philosophy, especially the philosophy of the Hellenistic era, to the administrative system of the Roman Empire. It is argued that the failure is mainly due to political, religious and cultural problems
Radial shockwave therapy vs dynamic oscillatory stretching: a study on the separate and combined treatment of gastrocnemius myofascial trigger points in runners
Get PDFAbstract: Running is considered to be one of the most popular forms of exercise. Although it is very popular, this sport predisposes the body to risk of injury. Risk factors contributing to injury of the lower extremities were considered to be short and long-distance running, running technique, abnormal biomechanics, incorrect shoe design, weak or fatigued musculature. One very common injury in runners was achilles-tendinitis. This was mainly due to repetitive overloading. If the function of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex was impaired e.g. weak or fatigued, the muscle would no longer be able to protect the tendon, rendering it vulnerable to injury. Overuse of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex could cause micro-tearing and may result in myofascial trigger point formation. This meant that the muscles contractility became impaired, putting more stress on the achilles tendon, which could cause pain for the runner. Two proposed methods for treatment of gastrocnemius myofascial trigger points were radial shockwave therapy, and dynamic oscillatory stretching. Method: A total of 30 participants were recruited for a quasi-experimental study design, and each participant was selected based on the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. Participants were randomly assigned into 3 groups, group A, B or C of 10 participants each. Group A received shockwave therapy. Group B received dynamic oscillatory stretching (DOS), and group C was a combination group. This research was conducted over a sixtreatment protocol. Measurement was done prior to first treatment, fourth treatment as well as measurement one week after the last treatment. Results were based on the objective data obtained from the change in angle of ankle dorsiflexion by means of a digital inclinometer, as well as subjective data obtained using Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). vii Results: By doing an intergroup analysis, it was shown that there was a statistical significance in the differences in objective data collected between visit 1, 4 & 7. The greatest increase of range of motion from visit 1 to 4 was found in the DOS group, whereas from visit 1 to 7, the shockwave group continued showing an increased range of motion. The DOS group started showing a decrease in range of motion at visit 7. Subjective data was gathered from each participant using the NPRS. This was used to assess each participant’s pain level at visits 1, 4 and 7. The most improvement regarding pain was found in the DOS group. Conclusion: The study shows evidence that both DOS therapy, as well as shockwave therapy, have positive effects regarding an increase in range of motion, and a reduction in pain in the ankle joint. However, the combination of DOS and shockwave therapy showed to be less effective than the above treatments on their own.M.Tech. (Chiropractic
EKSPRESI GEN HPT1 DALAM MERESPON PERBEDAAN DOSIS PUPUK N, P, DAN K PADA TANAMAN BUNGA MATAHARI (Helianthus annuus L.)
Get PDFBiji bunga matahari merupakan penghasil minyak nabati kedua di dunia. Biji bunga matahari berfungsi sebagai sumber nutrisi, mengandung vitamin E, dan antioksidan. Minyak bunga matahari mengandung antioksidan yang tinggi dan termasuk dalam kategori aktivitas antioksidan kuat. Antioksidan yang paling banyak ditemukan yaitu jenis α-tocopherol. Pada tanaman Arabidopsis thaliana aktivitas biosintesis tocopherol melipatkan enam gen penting, salah satunya gen HPT1. Overexpression dari gen HPT1 menghasilkan peningkatan konsentrasi tocopherol hingga 2 kali lipat dalam biji dan peningkatan hingga 4,4 kali lipat pada daun tanaman. Fase pertumbuhan dan perbedaan perlakuan mempengaruhi level ekspresi dari gen sehingga tujuan penelitian untuk melihat level ekspresi gen pada perlakuan perbedaan dosis pupuk N, P, dan K. Prosedur penelitian dimulai dari perlakuan dan pengambilan sampel isolasi RNA (fase 1, fase 2, dan fase 3) , sintesis cDNA, Quantitative Real Time PCR (qPCR), dan analisis data. Level ekspresi gen tertinggi pada fase 1 (pembungaan R3) yaitu 3,21 kali lipat yang terjadi pada perlakuan P2 (Urea 150 kg/ha + TSP46 50 kg/ha + KCl 50 kg/ha). Pada fase 2 (pembungaan R5) level ekspresi gen HPT1 tertinggi yaitu 2,31 kali lipat pada perlakuan P4 (Urea 200 kg/ha + TSP46 50 kg/ha + KCl 50 kg/ha). Sedangkan, pada fase 3 (pembungaan R8) level ekspresi gen HPT1 tertinggi yaitu dengan perlakuan P4 (Urea 200 kg/ha + TSP46 50 kg/ha + KCl 50 kg/ha).
Kata Kunci: Bunga Matahari, HPT1, Pupuk, qPCR, Antioksida
The Stoics on the Good, the Evil and the Indifferents
Get PDFIn this paper, we examine the concept of evil in Early Stoicism, which is assessed alongside the concepts of good and indifferents within the Stoic classification of things that partake in essence. Adopting the Socratic theory of virtue, which holds that virtue can be taught, the Stoics divided humanity into two categories: the wise (those who act according to reason and are virtuous) and the fools (those who lack reason and are, therefore, ignorant and bad). In this framework, they introduced the notion of the ‘human in progress,’ a state attainable by all who make continuous and diligent effort. If this model holds true, why then do evil people exist, and why does evil persist in the world? The Stoics, we believe, ultimately provide a solution to this problem, which we aim to explore and substantiate in this paper
Une nouvelle approche de l’ésthétique d’Aristote
Get PDFMary-Anne Zagdoun, L’esthétique d’Aristote, Paris, CNRS, 2011, ss. 280
