September 2012 Vol. 8 No. 3 ISSN 1841-0464 European Journal of Science and Theology Editor-in-Chief: Iulian Rusu Academic Organisation for Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development
European Journal of Science and Theology Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Iulian Rusu Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Prof. Ahmet Aktaş Akdeniz University, Turkey Prof. Edward Joseph Alam Notre Dame University, Lebanon Prof. Evgeny Arinin Vladimir State University, Russia Prof. Linos Benakis Academy of Athens, Greece Dr. Ovidiu Bojor Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences, Romania Prof. Ionel Bostan Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Prof. Daniel Keith Brannan Abilene Christian University, USA Prof. Felicetti Brunelli Scuola di Musica Bonamici, Pisa, Italy Prof. Romeo Cioara Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania Dr. Guy Clicqué University of Bayreuth, Germany Dr. Mihail Liviu Craus JINR Dubna, Russia Fr. Dr. Nicolae Dascălu BASILICA Press Center, Romania Prof. Rodica Diaconescu Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania Prof. Milan Dimitrijević Belgrade Astronomical Observatory, Serbia Prof. Cornel du Toit University of South Africa, South Africa Dr. Steffen Ducheyne Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Fr. Prof. Joseph Famerée Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Prof. Lodovico Galleni University of Pisa, Italy Prof. Maria Gavrilescu Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania Dr. Alfred Kracher Iowa State University, USA Fr. Prof. Javier Leach Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Prof. Matei Macoveanu Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania Prof. Nicoleta Melniciuc Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Prof. Alexei Nesteruk University of Portsmouth, UK Prof. Argyris Nicolaidis University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Basarab Nicolescu Université Paris 6, France Dr. Mihaela Palade University of Bucharest, Romania Dr. Alexandros Papaderos Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece Dr. Jesús Romero Moñivas Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Dr. Anne Runehov Copenhagen University, Denmark Dr. Alice Rusu National Health Assurance House, Romania Fr. Prof. Viorel Sava Al. I. Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Dr. Manzoor Shah University of Kashmir, India Prof. Einar Strumse Lillehammer University College, Norway
European Journal of Science and Theology, September 2012, Vol.8, No.3, 1-289 CONTENTS REGULAR PAPERS Anthropology and Cultural studies A contentious theme: relations between Theology and Sociology Mirel Bănică.... 7 Experiment and knowledge of reality in the hesychast view Dan Chiţoiu.... 9 Dimitrie Cantemir and the conquest of Rationalism Bogdan Creţu.... 17 The perspective of analytic Philosophy of religion on the almightiness of gods and the status of evil in the religions of the ancient near east Mesopotamia and Egypt Petru Dunca...... 27 Identity and cultural diversity challenges arising from globalization Irina Frasin.... 37 Four anthropological and religious arguments in favour of the organ donation Cristina Gavriluţă and Mihaela Frunză... 47 Hans Blumenberg and the critique of secularization Ioan Alexandru Tofan...... 57 Science and religion in the New Age mentality Nicu Gavriluţă...... 65 Faith and reason according to Antonio Rosmini Wilhelm Dancă...... 73 Economic theories and practices The measurement of population and sources of error: the 2011 census in Romania Netedu Adrian....... 83
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science Real events ideal events: a Deleuzian approach to the concept of historical event Adrian Costache........ 91 Explaining by using artificial societies Richard David-Rus........ 103 Deflationism and Epistemology Crăiţa Ioana Florescu........ 115 Psychology and Educational sciences Religion and the body: an overview of the insertions of religion in the empirical psycho-social research lines on the body Andrei Holman......... 127 Quality of life and spirituality Adina Karner-Huţuleac....... 135 Psychoterapeutic approaches to dissociative and personality disorders Dana Bichescu-Burian....... 143 Ethics, Social and Political philosophy Philosophy and Theology in Augustine: Fernand van Steenberghen s standpoint Anton Adămuţ........ 155 Rethinking politics in a scientific age constructing a true world political authority. Lessons from an unlikely place: Lebanon Edward Joseph Alam........ 163 God in a box II: the response of religious organizations to state opposition John Farina........ 175 From the Daltonist utilitarianism to the ethics of resentment speech on moral consciousness Cornelia Margareta Găşpărel.... 187 Exigencies of the contemporary pattern in media communication Ştefania Bejan........ 197 Buber s dialogic principle and the base of human rights possible interferences Simion Belea........... 207
Ideology as a means of interpretation Sorin Bocancea........ 215 An overview of the feminist critiques of the public sphere Codruta Liana Cuceu...... 223 Is the pursuit of truth the primary task of a political philosopher? Eugen Huzum........... 233 Consolidation of democracy Vasile Pleşca........... 241 Ideology and knowledge from a theoretical-political perspective Daniel Şandru.......... 247 Globalization: between liberalism and conservatism Bogdan Ştefanachi......... 255 Humanitas clementia and clementia caesaris: ancient and modern Caesar Iulian-Gabriel Hruşcă...... 263 A Weberian perspective on religious experience Cătălin-George Fedor.......... 271 Science unity in between necessity and research policy Dan Gabriel Sîmbotin.......... 281