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Changing conditions, persistent mentality : an anatomy of East German unhappiness, 1990-2016

Biermann, Philipp; Welsch, Heinz - 2019

diminished steadily over time, the mentality-related gap changed non-monotonically, reflecting different happiness responses of …

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Explaining happiness trends in Europe by welfare policies and economic growth : Easterlin and O'Connor revisited

Welsch, Heinz - 2024

long-run (36-year) changes in European countries' happiness (life satisfaction). Considering six potential predictors … rising happiness. Noticing a salient characteristic of the data used - a strong and significant association between happiness … trends and initial happiness levels - I modify this analysis by controlling for initial happiness levels and by considering …

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Understanding Human Dignity Redux (English version)

PELE, Antonio - In: Postmodern Openings 11 (2012) Octomber, pp. 21-34

Human dignity is currently defined as the grounding of human rights. In order to understand this notion, it is possible to conceive it as a consequence of a broader philosophical phenomenon: the construction of modern individualism. Thus, this article aims to understand the connections between...

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Ethno-cultural Relationships in the Republic of Moldova (English version)

PRISAC, Lidia - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 67-81

The Republic of Moldova is one of the European countries with a multiethnic population and a culture which has been constituted over a long historic period. The allergenic population living for centuries on this territory and having contact with the indigenous population did not lose its...

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A Critical Analysis of Herbert Spencer’s Theory of Evolution (English version)

HOSSAIN, Dewan Mahboob; MUSTARI, Sohela - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 55-66

This article focuses on Herbert Spencer’s theory of evolution of society. At first, the article provides with a thorough portrayal of Spencer’s Theory of Evolution. After that, the shortcomings of this theory are highlighted basing on the available literature. Thus, this article does not...

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Review for the volume The Soviet-afghan War (1979– 1989). Study of oral history. Perceptions. Documents, Ion Xenofontov, Lumen Publishing House, 2011 (English version)

CARAS, Ana - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 109-113

The work The Soviet-afghan War (1979–1989). Study of oral history. Perceptions. Documents is part of the historical hermeneutic dimension, particularly significant for the history of the present time, to make from memories a form of justice. The importance of this issue is significant also due...

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Review for the volume Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations, Authors: Gitte Haslebo, Maja Loua Haslebo, Taos Institute Publications, ISBN 978-0-9819076-8-0 (English version...

SANDU, Antonio - In: Postmodern Openings 10 (2012) June, pp. 99-103

The volume Practicing Relational Ethics in Organizations having as authors Gitte Haslebo and Maja Loua Haslebo issued by Taos Institute Publications Ohio USA, discusses relational ethics and ethical practice in the organization. The problem of ethical practice in the organization besides being a...

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Management Excellence in Academic Publishing (English version)

SANDU, Antonio - In: Postmodern Openings 9 (2012) April, pp. 7-27

The present article aims to analyze from epistemological and methodological point of view, the most common practices in developing a scientific article, starting from the perspective of the editor of scientific journals. Understanding the mechanisms of peer review, usually determine authors to...

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Mandatory Use of TurnItIn: The Effect of a Policy on Reducing Unoriginal Writing in Online Classes (English version)

KIRIAKIDIS, Peter - In: Postmodern Openings 9 (2012) April, pp. 81-105

An accredited online university in the United States of America implemented TurnItIn similarity index rates in online classes in order to reduce unoriginal writing of online graduate and postgraduate students. The research problem was the lack of empirical research-based findings on the...

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Convergent Logos of Various Forms and Types of Mystics – Areopagitic Theognosy and Cusanian Coincidentia Oppositorum (English version)

BAGHIU, Ph.D Bogdan - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 49-53

This research dwells on a comparative analysis of the various forms of Eastern and Western Christian mysticism. It focuses mainly on the influence of Saint Dionysus the Areopagite’s mystical theology on the Renaissance cardinal Nicolaus Cusanus’ theologicalphilosophical thought. This...

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