Bringing the Soul Back In: A Spiritual Conception of Human Nature for the Social Sciences
The development of the modern social sciences has been intimately bound up with the Enlightenment belief that scientific…
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Dreamy World of the Past
The grace and flavor of our legendary glorious past does no longer exist in a great many people…
Naturalistic Fallacy
As a metaphysical tenet of speculative philosophy naturalism suggests a worldview that is based on hypotheses that are…
Sounds in Nature and Journey to the Beginning
If we seek solace and peace in the sounds of nature and in our houses of worship, what…
Good Nature (Khuluq)
Good nature, in addition to meaning temperament, disposition, and character, is a goal to which a traveler aspires,…
Bridging Omo-ilu and Ara-ilu Gaps… A Simple Justobification
Societies are often classified into different groups. These groups could be ethnic, as in most Sub-Saharan African societies,…
Why the Arrows of Misfortune Strike Good People
“In heaven all is gladness. In hell all is sorrow. Upon this earth, since it lies between, sometimes…
Barefoot Running
Barefoot Running Original Article: Lieberman, D.E. et al., Nature 463, 531 (2010). The modern running shoe was not…
Two Perspectives on Nature
We have a book written in golden letters lying in front of us. The decoration of the pages…
Desire To Retreat
This transient material world attracts us greatly with the kind of life it imposes upon us, the many…
Mathematics and the Universe
People have very different attitudes to mathematics. While some love it, some find it very difficult and some…
The Good, the Bad, and the Happy
How do we discriminate between right and wrong? What are the mechanisms for executing moral actions? Why do…
Translation of Sufi Poetry
The misunderstanding and the misconception by some Western readers that Sufi poetry is strongly tinged with sensuality and…
On Nature, Beauty, and Transcendence: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Matter and Beyond explores a wide range of ethical, philosophical, spiritual and scientific questions through interviews with leading…
Because of me
Question: What are the matters that believers should always keep in mind with regard to the fact that…