The opera “March of the Army and the People,” which premiered in Yan’an in 1939, stands as a significant milestone in the development of a new Chinese national opera. At the Southwest Theatre Exhibition, this production was the only opera presented, and it was also the sole theatrical work originating from the Yan’an liberated area. The performance received widespread acclaim from audiences and sparked enthusiastic discussions. As a representative work of the “Chinese style” new opera, “March of...

Culture  Philosophy  Literature 

Human life can be said to rotate around ethical concerns. The day to day actions performed by rational beings are moral actions that call for accountability. Ethically responsible actions are either praiseworthy or blameworthy and their natural orientation is towards the good as an end. Actions that tend to the good are described as virtuous, while actions that tend to the bad are vicious. At the center of virtue stands the good that becomes a habitus of a person. This paper argues that virtue a...

Philosophy 

This paper explored the contextual setback of the Ethics Secretariat in managing public leaders’ ethics in Tanzania. Specifically, it examines functional relations between the ethics secretariat and the Executive, Parliament, Judiciary and other ethical governing institutions and how these functional relations affect the institution in discharging its duties. The study employed the principal agent model and its methodology was primarily qualitative. The findings relied heavily on interviews and ...

Philosophy 

Talking about St. Thomas Aquinas is nearly an uphill task. Being a man of unique caliber, the writings of the towering academician, scientist, and philosopher cum theologian are practically difficult to interpret but endowed with immense spiritual, theological, transformative and philosophical richness. However, this paper attempts to present Thomas Aquinas as a philosopher and theologian whose center of life was prayers. The prolific scholar who did so much academic and spiritual work within re...

Philosophy 

The breathing exercises very well-known as “basic pranayama” are essentials for the wellness and health. Our breath, what Yoga calls “prana” or the vital force of life is a vehicle that moves us into subtle layers of our energy body. With the help of this vital force, we come contact with our core self-establishment, our true nature. The aim of this study is to analyze the role of pranayama in human health, as well as the different types of pranayamas, their methods of actions ...

Philosophy 

In my work, I attempted to highlight how the Buddhist value of Karuna is needed for true development. I was able to do this through a literature review of the Buddhist concept of Karuna and how it influences current movements within Buddhist social engagements. I concluded that Buddhist social participation, rooted in Karuna, truly addresses the needs of people and that this is needed for true development. To arrive at this conclusion, I first examined the definition o...

Sociology  Philosophy 

This paper explores the profound and enigmatic phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs) through the lenses of science, spirituality, and biblical accounts, illustrating how these experiences bridge the gap between the physical and the metaphysical. Central to this exploration is examining recurring motifs within NDEs, such as out-of-body experiences, encounters with divine beings, and transformative visions of otherworldly realms. These elements reinforce the universality of NDEs across diffe...

Philosophy 

This paper explores a new theory for Christian ethics: Christism. Contemporary Christian churches are grappling with ethical dilemmas, appearing either as extremists in upholding biblical law to govern believers’ lives or in their rejection of biblical law for believers. In contemporary context, therefore, Christianity seems to struggle with ethical challenges. There are many ethical issues for which various Christian churches adopt different approaches, some adopt a legalistic approach...

Philosophy 

This paper develops the concept of Christian freedom from legalism for the sake of Christ’s death on the cross. It thus deals with the entailment of Christian Freedom and the believer’s Christological attitude toward God’s laws in Scripture, particularly the Old Testament. The purpose of this paper is to bring the Christocentric reading of Scripture based on Luther’s Sola Scriptura principle to another related concept: Christian freedom from le-galism. This matters because when we read the Scrip...

Philosophy 

This study aims to address the knowledge intelligence for local practices related to climate change forecasts and adaptations by exploring community mecha-nisms for rainfall prediction and coping strategies for minimising the effects of climate change. Data on livelihood practices of climate change/ variability prediction, how respondents realise climate change and its impacts, and what mechanisms were practices for rainfall prediction, and adaptation strategies of climate change/variability wer...

Philosophy  Environmental Sciences