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Anselm's claim that faith enables understanding of God's existence

The purpose of the present paper is to discuss four issues. The first one that we will be addressing refers to a statement that Anselm of Canterbury has made, that is: "For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand." This has sometimes been interpreted as…

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Civil obligations law in Australia, Germany, and China

This module discusses the nature of civil obligation law in three different countries: Australia, Germany and China. The module begins by explaining what civil law entails and then describing the specifics of civil obligations in the three countries mentioned.

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Internet business models and digital rights management systems

The many potential business models the Internet continues to serve as a catalyst of are also bringing rapid change to intellectual property rights, licensing, pricing and compliance online.

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Worker exploitation in the United States Bracero Program

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Social construction of risk categories in the HIV/AIDS epidemic

How has the HIV / AIDS epidemic contributed to the production of certain sexualized social categories and identities? How have different categories of risk been constructed and what have been the consequences of these constructions?

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Michael Stanislawski's analysis of the 1848 Lemberg rabbi poisoning

Murder in Lemberg: Politics, Religion, and Violence in Modern Jewish History by Michael Stanislawski is not at all what one would think by just reading the title.

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Adaptive radiation and speciation in the genus Aeonium

Tropical islands are frequently distinct habitats for the expansive growth and proliferation of a diversity of flora and fauna.

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Yoweri Museveni's failed response to the Lord's Resistance Army

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Social acceptance of homosexuality in secular Islamic Turkey

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Critical ethical and professional issues in computer science

The field of Computer Science is in a nascent stage of development. As such, a number of critical ethical and professional issues with global repercussions currently plague the discipline.

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