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Frege, Hilbert, Intution and the Truth of Axioms
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Epistemology: Should We Ascribe to a Cartesian Ideal?
The traditional conception of knowledge, originally subscribed to by Plato and forwarded by Descartes, has attempted to define knowledge by separating what constitutes genuine knowledge from what is mere opinion or groundless belief. This definition, which ultimately accepts knowledge to be justified true belief, is presently still being debated and… -
Microbicides: An Economic and Ethical Solution to the New Face of HIV/AIDS
Since heterosexual sex has become the main conduit of HIV transmission worldwide, women have come to bear the greatest burden of this disease while possessing the least amount of control over their risk factors. According to the United States Department of Health, in 1990 only 11% of new AIDS cases…