Meditations (Annotated: The Emperor and the Stoic Sage: Philosophical Themes)
(The First Book, pp 20-26), by Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations stands as one of the most profound expressions of Stoic philosophy, composed privately by a Roman emperor seeking moral clarity amid war, plague, and political duty. Written in Greek … Read More
Mobbing in the Workplace in Romania (2026): Psychosocial Dimensions, Legislative Challenges, and Intervention Strategies
Tihan Laura Mihaela (1), Tihan Eusebiu Jean (1)(2), 1) Tihan si Asociatii. Professional Civil Society of Psychology (2) Academy of Scientist -Romania Tihan Laura Mihaela https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1820-1417 Corresponding author: Tihan Eusebiu Jean, Bucharest, Romania Email: eusebiu.tihan@gmail.com ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8316-3679 Tihan, Laura Mihaela; … Read More
Blockchain Narrative Ontologies
Social ontology is concerned with the nature of the social world, constituents, or building blocks of social entities in general. Some theories claim that social entities are built from people’s psychological states, others are built up of actions, others from … Read More
The Collapse of Omertà: A Multidimensional Analysis of Four Cases of Authority Abuse in Romania.
An Extended Case Study from the Perspective of Forensic Psychology, Clinical Psychoanalysis, and Discourse Analysis. Tihan, Eusebiu Jean (2026) ”The Collapse of Omertà: A Multidimensional Analysis of Four Cases of Authority Abuse in Romania”, in Index Academic, II 2026, … Read More
Causal Loops in Time Travel
About the possibility of time traveling based on several specialized works, including those of Nicholas J. J. Smith (“Time Travel“), William Grey (”Troubles with Time Travel”), Ulrich Meyer (”Explaining causal loops”), Simon Keller and Michael Nelson (”Presentists should believe in … Read More
The Books on the History of Science: Global Evolution, Romanian Contributions, and Perspectives
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). ”The Books on the History of Science: Global Evolution, Romanian Contributions, and Perspectives”, in Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA18613, https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/the-books-on-the-history-of-science/ The field of history of science has evolved from a niche scholarly pursuit into a … Read More
Seeing with the Heart: A Philosophical Exploration of The Little Prince and Its Timeless Themes
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025) ”Seeing with the Heart: A Philosophical Exploration of The Little Prince and Its Timeless Themes”, in Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA32705, https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/seeing-with-the-heart/ The Little Prince (1943) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a beloved French short … Read More
Epistemology of Intelligence Analysis
In intelligence, epistemology is the study of the threat awareness and the way the threat is understood in the field of intelligence analysis. Most definitions of intelligence do not consider the fact that the epistemic normative status of the intelligence … Read More
Between Ideal and Real: Romantic Dream and Identity in “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). ”Between Ideal and Real: Romantic Dream and Identity in “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky”, in Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA42545 The article analyzes “White Nights” as much more than a sentimental idyll: a philosophical meditation … Read More
mξ- Loop mξ- quantum cosmology, group m ξ-field theory and mξ-loop mξ-quantum mξ- gravity, toward q background independent mξ- quantum theory of mξ- gravity, and applications
Assertion 1 . Let S be strictly convex surface immersed in a Riemannian or Lorentzi an four manifold M2 .The following are equivalent , 1) the surface S has constant extrinsic curvature , 2) the identity map id : ( … Read More
Blockchain Philosophy – Bitcoin
State features are affected by the connection with digital coins. Social systems create their own limits and remain alive according to their internal logic, which does not derive from the system environment. So, social systems are operationally and autonomously closed … Read More
Ontology of Intelligence
In intelligence, the ontological problem is related to the nature and characteristics of entities that threaten and are threatened. Developing a threat ontology requires a taxonomy. An ontology for threat analysis and action must be able to shape ontological distinctions … Read More
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Philosophical Perspectives
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). ”Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Philosophical Perspectives”, în Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA55823 PDF: https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-philosophical-perspectives/ HTML: https://www.telework.ro/en/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-philosophical-perspectives/ This article examines Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll through a philosophical lens, revealing how … Read More
Moral Schism and Spiritual Rebirth: A Critical Examination of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Sfetcu, Nicolae (2025). ”Moral Schism and Spiritual Rebirth: A Critical Examination of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment”, în Index Academic, I 2025, DOI: 10.58679/IA85307 PDF: https://www.indexacademic.ro/pdf/moral-schism-and-spiritual-rebirth/ HTML: https://www.telework.ro/en/moral-schism-and-spiritual-rebirth-dostoevsky-crime-and-punishment/ Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (1866) is widely regarded as one … Read More
Blockchain Design and Modelling
Ontology engineering, along with semantic Web technologies, allow the semantic development and modeling of the operational flow required for blockchain design. The semantic Web, in accordance with W3C, provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused … Read More
The Perspective of Concept Sustainability
The issue of sustainability has received various treatments over the past two decades. If in the neoclassical logic the concept of sustainable growth receives a quantitative understanding (i.e. what is called currently weak sustainability, dominant in environmental economic policies), the … Read More