The structure of the modern theory of evolution is controversial in biology and in the philosophy of science. Classical texts often carry common-sensical characteristics, but these are rarely analyzed. Here, I
That renascence was being produced in innumerable branches of science, wrote Pearson, by the ramifications of Galton's methods, and 'will be as epoch-making in the near future as the Darwinian theory of evolution was in biology from 1860 to 1860 to 1880'. Pearson, having in his preface ...
Agreeing with the dualistic theory of Descartes, a group of British philosophers accepted the position that the mind is the seat of all knowledge, that the proper subject for the study of psychology is the mind of the human, and that the acceptable method of inquiry is empirical introspection....
It falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. There are several theories about its origin. One popular belief is that it commemorates the victory of Emperor Wu of ...
The study of Chinese herbal formulas for treating hypertension is the most active area of research within TCM and integrative medicine in China. Over the past 30 years, significant progress has been made from theory and experiments in the clinical fields based on the inheritance and innovation of...
Smith had a clear theory of change based on his belief that economic value fundamentally flows from the services applied by labour—by working people. His view in TWN is that, with few exceptions, restraint of competition—whether from monopolies, collusive business practices, concentration of rents...
of Western medicine such as physiology and pathology after mastering the basic courses of Chinese medicine such as Inner Canon of Huang Emperor and Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine. This arrangement not only consolidates the students’ theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine, but also provides them...
a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation. ...
an area that is hypoperfused during a MA attack [156]. The more frequent occurrence of paracortical FLAIR hyperintensities in migraine patients with PFO compared with those without PFO may support the presence of microemboli [157]. The theory of microemboli occurrence is supported by the higher...
These methodologies include herbal medicine, acupuncture, and the identification of syndrome patterns, which are grounded in the fundamental concepts of yin and yang and the 5-element theory, thus providing a holistic approach to health that addresses the body, mind, and spirit. As a traditional ...