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...y the Translator to the Chinese Translation of Neutrosophics. 13 -- Biography of the Translator. 18 -- Publication Review by F. Liu. 22 -- Annotation in the Chinese Translation of Neutrosophics. 27 -- Neutrosophic Dialogues. 51 -- Absolute Truth. 68 -- Science, Destiny, and Buddhism. 79 -- Call for Papers. 94 -- Neutrosophy and Dialectic, postface by Anthony Mansueto. 95 -...

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... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ...The Metaphors of Mind – The Brain VII. The Metaphors of Mind - Psychotherapy VIII. In Defense of Psychoanalysis IX. Metaphors of Mind – The Dialog ... ...mfiture for his condition to qualify as a disease. To this extent, we are justified in classifying all diseases as "spiritual" or "mental". Is ther... ...llaries: treatment and research. VI. Mental Ailment as a Useful Metaphor Abstract concepts form the core of all branches of human knowledge. No on... ... of the origin. We can not know the "true nature" of anything. This is the realm of metaphysics, not of physics. Take Quantum Mechanics. It provide... ... debates. Science frequently deals matter-of-factly with theoretical entities and concepts - quarks and black holes spring to mind - that have nev... ...zed. The conscious is but the tip of an ever-increasing iceberg. He introduced the concepts of libido and Thanatos (the life and death forces), ins...

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