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The People and Defence of Democracy: Nigeria, A Case Study 人民与民主的捍卫:尼日利亚，一个案例研究
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-27 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V9I1.38757
N. Ideyi
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Analysing the Relationship between Democracy and Development, Using Two Literary Works. 从两部文学作品看民主与发展的关系。
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-27 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V9I1.38772
I. Opara
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引用次数: 1
Public Information and African Traditional Communication Delivery System 公共信息与非洲传统通信传递系统
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-27 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V9I1.38759
F. Amadi
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引用次数: 2
Strategy of the Synecdoche: The Semiotics of Yvonne Vera in Butterfly Burning 提喻的策略:《燃烧的蝴蝶》中伊冯娜·维拉的符号学
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38734
S. Duruoha
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引用次数: 0
Political Socialization and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria. 政治社会化与尼日利亚民主的未来。
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38743
U. Ugwu
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引用次数: 0
Fattening Values Orientation and Adjustment to Domestic Stress Among Married Efik Women 已婚埃菲克妇女的肥胖价值观、取向与家庭压力适应
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38748
D. Effiom, E. E. Ethothi, I. Bassey, J. Ogbiji
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引用次数: 0
Fundamental Human Rights under the Nigerian Constitution: Right or Wrong? 尼日利亚宪法规定的基本人权:对还是错?
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38745
S. Agi
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引用次数: 0
Is Quantum Mechanics a Complete Theory?: A Philosophical Defense of Einstein's Position 量子力学是一个完备的理论吗?爱因斯坦立场的哲学辩护
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38726
U. Egbai
{"title":"Is Quantum Mechanics a Complete Theory?: A Philosophical Defense of Einstein's Position","authors":"U. Egbai","doi":"10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38726","url":null,"abstract":"In 1935, Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen published their thought experiment I a paper entitled, “Can Quantum – Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be considered complete?”. At that time, Bohr, Heisenberg, and the proponents of the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum mechanics, were saying that Quantum theory is a complete and the last theory in physics event though it does not provide any picture of the world separate from our observations of it. The message Einstein conveyed to his colleagues was that the quantum theory is not a “complete” theory because it does not describe certain important aspects of reality which are physically real event if they are not observed. In sympathy with Einstein's position, this paper argues that, the real nature of physical reality cannot be explained “at once” by a single theory. Reality is still unfolding and a new theory that will surpass the predictive ability of Quantum Mechanics will soon emerge. SOPHIA: An African Journal of Philosophy Vol. 8 (2) 2006: pp.14-19","PeriodicalId":339933,"journal":{"name":"Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127100349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Constructive Empiricism and Model Nominalism. 建构经验主义与模式唯名论。
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38747
E. J. Udokang
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Human Resources Management and Service Delivery in Nigeria 尼日利亚的人力资源管理和服务提供
Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Pub Date : 2007-08-24 DOI: 10.4314/SOPHIA.V8I2.38725
Michael Sunday Agba
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引用次数: 6
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