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‘Nature’ as a humanistic principle of universal communication? A European case study regarding natural law
(2006)
The conference, “Humankind at the Intersection of Nature and Culture”,
presented in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, forms part of the project
“Humanism in the era of globalisation: An intercultural dialogue on ...
Mapping cultural and natural landscape: metaphors in mapping human nature
(2006)
The article uses the cartographic metaphor to describe the relations between
culture and nature, science and life world, signifier and signified. Modernism may be
defined as a project to map the whole of human reality ...
Humanism and nature – some reflections on a complex relationship
(2006)
The paper starts with a systematical analysis of the interrelationship of
humanism and nature. It proceeds to a historical reconstruction of this relationship in
the development of Western humanism from ancient Rome via ...
Dialogue among pre- and post-genetic revolution civilisations
(2006)
The genetic revolution will have a profound impact on human society and
therefore on the public policy environment. This article aims to describe the public
policy paradigms and paradigm shifts that will determine the ...
Neurobiological approaches to a better understanding of human nature and human values
(2006)
The most important finding made in the field of neurobiological research
during the last decade is the discovery of the enormous experience-dependent plasticity
of the human brain. The elaboration and stabilization of ...
Die benutting van direkte bemarking op ’n geïntegreerde promosiestrategie
(2006)
Hedendaagse ondernemings bevind hulself in ’n hoogs kompeterende en
dinamiese omgewing. Die onderneming wat egter bo die res gaan uitstyg, is die wat vir
hul kliënte omgee en die waarde en voordele van hul produkte en ...
Water and the human culture of appropriation: the Vaal River up to 1956
(2006)
There is discernable evidence of the human presence having historically
appropriated the 1300 kilometer long Vaal River of South Africa as it extends itself
from the Drakensberg Plateau into the arid Karoo region. This ...
Some human actions in the destruction and construction of culture and nature – the Merafong region as a case study
(2006)
For at least the past 180 years the Merafong Municipal region in the Gauteng
Province of South Africa, (of which the Wonderfontein Catchment forms a part) has
strongly relied on the primary sector for its economic existence ...