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Copyright of Religious Studies / Dini Araştırmalar is the property of Diyanet Isleri Baskanligi Yayinlari and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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This study will focus on the concept of wonder that is effective in the emergence of philosophy. Plato, Aristotle, Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers' thoughts on wonder. Man is an amazing being. The astonishment of man has led to the emergence of philosophy. In this study, we will try to examine the relationship between philosophy and wonder in the context of philosophers. Astonishment is a life, one expresses astonishment about the beings in the universe. Strengthens the desire to obtain information. Contributes to the human's ability to understand and know the events. At the same time astonished people to think. That is where he starts to do philosophy. The aim of this study is to reveal the concept of wonder that gives philosophy a different dimension and to determine the philosophers' thoughts on wonder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In modern time, folk medicine, which has become the center of attention again in community life with the names of "alternative medicine" and "complementary medicine", has an important place in Turkish culture. In the periods when science has not yet developed, the opportunities offered by nature and the beliefs created by life in the name of protecting human health and curing diseases have been effective in the emergence of practices within folk medicine. In addition to the methods pointed out by medicine, folk medicine, which includes the treatment methods developed by the public, contains applications based on a series of religious beliefs as well as natural treatments. Turkish folk medicine includes beliefs related to the old Turkish religion as well as Islamic faith. There is a certain culture within the scope of folk medicine in Anatolia geography, but there occurred folk medicine practices varying from region to region depending on the opportunities and living conditions provided by the geographical region. In this study, folk medicine practices in Manisa and Sivas regions will be examined comparatively. Similar and different aspects of beliefs and practices of folk medicine in both regions will be evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Academic Journal of Philosophy / Felsefi Düşün is the property of Pinhan Yayincilik and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

If we look at periods of religions' development throughout history of humanity, you can see that the areas where the religions emerged are characterized by social chaos. The emergence of Islam in Mecca is in parallel with the loosening up of the rigid community ties in the nomadic culture and the beginning of individualism peculiar to city societies. The search of meaning for more just, dependable and balanced world to live in among the first Muslims formed a source for motivation which should not be underestimated regarding their embracement of Islam. Nonetheless it would be inadequate and wrong to try to explain the emergence of Islam with a reductionist approach, only with sociological and psyhological theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In management literature, the studies about prescriptive and emergent strategies are in theoretical form, failing to summarize real world business practices. Nevertheless, distinction between prescriptive and emergent strategies is very crucial. Since the step-by-step implementation of prescriptive strategies cause to failures for firms operating in turbulent environments, companies are able to realize only a small portion of the prescriptive strategies. As turbulent environments bring new opportunities and threats, companies should response and alter the prescriptive strategies and formulate new emergent ones. In this respect, generally 'realized strategies' come in the form of harmony of prescriptive and emergent strategies in business world. A case study of the practice of employment of emergent strategies with prescriptive strategies comes from Toyota Motor Comp, who had to alter the prescriptive strategies and formulate emergent ones while globalizing. This study shows that strategies are not employed as in their prescriptive nature and are not static plans. In order for a company to survive, it should support prescriptive strategies with emergent ones. After literature is reviewed, how prescriptive strategies are used with emergent strategies is explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]