Electronic Chuon Nath Khmer Dictionary

By admin on August 15th, 2008

Download Dictionary ដោនឡូត​ (32MB, RAR format)

Download Win RAR (1.7MB)

Installation Hints:

1. Download the Electronic Choun Nath Khmer Dictionary

2. Download Win RAR (if your computer does not have it)

3. Install Win RAR

4. Open the Electronic Choun Nath Khmer Dictionary File

5. Install Khmer Unicode (if your computer does not have it)

6. Install the Electronic Choun Nath Khmer Dictionary

Description

In 1938, the Buddhist Institute (BI) published the first Khmer dictionary in 2 volumes. The 1858-page dictionary was written by Samdech Sangh Chuon Nath, the Supreme Patriarch of the Buddhist Mohaniakaya sect. The National Committee of the Khmer Language, under the direction of Sok An, decided to use this dictionary exclusively as its reference in terms of spelling.

The fifth edition of the dictionary is now available in electronic format, under an initiative of the BI and the Sealang Projects. The electronic dictionary is distributed free of charge. Numerous Cambodians, including journalists and students, make spelling errors. This dictionary will be very useful for them. One can refer to it or check the meaning of a word or its spelling with just a simple click.

វិធីដើម្បីក្លាយជាទស្សនវិទូ ​ How to Become a Philosopher

By admin on June 2nd, 2008

Tip from one of the original great philosophers:“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll be happy.

If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.”

- Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)

Have you ever thought you could be just like Socrates or Aristotle - if you just had the right push? Well, here it is. These are instructions on how to become the philosopher you have always wanted to be. (1) Understand that there is no exact way to become a philosopher, you either have the ideas or you don’t. You must free yourself of all limitations such as prejudice, religion, and point of view. Philosophers are often people that see the world from a child’s eyes. It is important to listen to people, and travel a lot, to get a sense of the world and the people in it. Asking people in your town about what they think of the war in Iraq isn’t really going to help, as a lot of these will give stereotypical answers, and will not be well-informed.

(2) Understand that there is also no exact way in which you can investigate, and this is part of philosophy. Some philosophers, like Descartes, only trusted their mind and logic, and not the senses. Some say that the best way to start off, is to research about philosophy. When you study philosophy in college or university, you study about all the different philosophers and their opinions. Think about it, and disagree, or agree with what they think.

(3) Think about the world, what it means to live, to die, to exist, and what the point of it is. Be the source of your own investigation. Since you’re always available to yourself, any line of investigation about yourself (and there can be many) allows you to always make some progress. Consider the basis for what you believe. Why do you believe what you believe? Start from scratch and identify your reasoning.

(4) Write down what you think about these subjects, including ideas you think you shouldn’t write down (possibly because you think others may think they are stupid). While you may not be arriving at any striking conclusions, you will be exposing your own assumptions to yourself. You will probably marvel at how silly some of your assumptions can be, and in the process you will mature.

(5) Re-write your ideas more formally and let others read your work, so you can get others to hear your ideas. You can ask friends, relatives, teachers, or classmates if they could offer some thoughts on your work, or you can post your writings online (through a website, a blog, or a message board) and look for responses there.

(6) Engage in any debate possible. This will increase your ability to think freely. Keep in mind however, that you are not engaging in intellectual Olympics. There will always be someone who knows something better than you, and arrogance will stop you dead. You will need a healthy measure of humility.

(7) Read philosophy copiously, learning new questions and problems to think about and past solutions, and their criticisms. Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in philosophy is a good way to structure these studies, but many great philosophers were also self-taught.

(8) Pursue philosophy as a career by acquiring a doctorate in philosophy and getting a professorship at a university. This can be highly competitive, expensive, and challenging, but getting paid to think can be extremely rewarding.As George Bernard Shaw said: “If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea as well, and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” Don’t be scared of having your ideas stolen by others when you share it with them. Having people hear your ideas will spark criticism and contribution within them, only strengthening your own thoughts and counter-argumentation.Assumptions are the bane of philosophy and of fresh, intelligent thought. Never stop asking “why?”

• Don’t hesitate to argue positions that are the opposite of what you believe. Being able to see as many sides of an issue as possible is an excellent way to express yourself and opinions. A supreme philosopher can (and probably will) challenge even the most basic beliefs and ideals the human race stands for without fear of criticism.
• Always remember that wisdom is applied knowledge
• Look for meaning behind everything around you. WHENEVER you encounter something that your intuition tells you don’t make sense or seems “fishy” then look into why. Often when we think “I’m not sure that’s entirely true” it’s our deep philosophical assumptions contradicting each other. Nietzsche said that philosophy is more than reading philosophical works. True philosophy comes from daily thought and analysis of everything around us.

Warnings

• Don’t be afraid to voice a radical opinion. But letting its novelty and originality turn into arrogance will only blind you from seeing the validity of more conservative ideas, thus destroying philosophy, which is centered around questioning and finding the truth, not around satisfying your desires.
• You need to be able to accept criticism, and work with it. As a philosopher, you will have a lot of criticism. This is because you are one of those radical thinkers who make the ideas rather than just agree with them.
• By philosophizing, your ideas will mature, so much so that you may outgrow friends. You may find that your friends are not interested, or they are unwilling to compromise their ideas. This is normal, though it can be isolating. Remember to stay humble. Philosophy can tear friendships apart if you are do not practice caution.
• source: wikihow

Informed Consent and Informed Choice ការយល់ព្រមប្រកបដោយការយល់ដឹងនិងការជ្រើសរើសប្រកបដោយ ការយល់ដឹង

By admin on April 30th, 2008

ពេទ្យសត្វអាចកាត់សាច់ដុះនៅលើជើងរបស់សត្វឆ្កែដោយមិនចាំបាច់

មានការយល់ព្រមពី​សត្វឆ្កែឡើយ…………………………

ថតទុកអត្ថបទពិស្តារ (Informed Consent and Informed Choice)