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Rationality and the Use of Force WB Gallie

Brilliant argument as to whether or not it can be rational to use force, by the author of Essentially Contested Concepts WB Gallie 1970.
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The battle between rationality and subjectivity in scientific theory choice

Individual assignment for the course "Philosophy of Science", in the double degree master's program in Engineering & Policy Analysis by the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) and the ...
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  • nwojewoda published this 10/19/2009
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Nozick R. the Nature of Rationality

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  • livrospires published this 10/18/2009
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ClassOf1 Kinked Demand Curve2

he rationale underlying the “kinked” demand curve
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  • ClassOf1 published this 09/15/2009
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ColinSalterBAThesis

The future of an area known as Kuradji Sandon Point, located 70km south of Sydney, is currently under dispute. The area is of immense significance to Indigenous people, indicated by its use as a bu...
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  • colinsalter published this 09/06/2009
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Workbook: Values & Ethics

Theory, examples, and practical cases for analysis and discussion on the nature of values and ethical decision. Self- and schooling priorities are examined through matrices and questionnaires. Cos...
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  • NFPress published this 08/31/2009
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Digital Patina - shaping user behavior with activity patterns

The purpose of this paper is to give a qualified answer to how the principle of patina can be applied to a digital setting, and how it can shape user behavior. To define digital patina we include m...
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  • marksdk published this 07/07/2009
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Rationality and Spirituality in Western History

This academic article traces the interplay of rationality and spiritual intuition through western history from the ancient Greeks till the present. The article was published in the Journal of Futur...
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  • MarcusTanthony published this 07/01/2009
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PhD thesis, Integrated Intelligence, M Anthony

PhD thesis posits a new theory of intelligence (integrated intelligence) incorporating eastern and western approaches, and the spiritual aspects of mind. For more about Marcus T. Anthony, including...
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  • MarcusTanthony published this 06/28/2009
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Faith and Reason-A Darwinian Synthesis

Abstract – This paper develops a positive and overarching Darwinian framework for explaining the human God-sense, its manifestation as religious (and secular, e.g., political) beliefs and practices...
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  • JAMontanye published this 06/10/2009
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Mueller - Overblown (2006) - Synopsis

Synopsis of John Mueller, Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats and Why We Believe Them (New York: Free Press, November 2006). Discussed at Diggin...
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  • jensenmk published this 05/28/2009
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Unwitting Errors (free PDF version)

Dialogue between great thinkers helps you too. By Rachel Kaberon. I’m betting that you would love to be able to make better decisions. That if you could really choose, you would prefer to avo...
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  • SPmag published this 05/14/2009
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MYSTICISM MADNESS AND MANIA CH1 MYSTICISM MOOD AND PSYCHOSIS

CHAPTER 1 MYSTICISM, MOOD AND PSYCHOSIS 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Mystics and mysticism defined 1.3 Mystical phenomena 1.4 What is bipolar affective disorder? 1.5 What are the symptoms of depre...
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  • Pilgrim Simon published this 05/04/2009
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MYSTICISM MADNESS AND MANIA CH4 FAITH, MEANING AND SPIRITUALITY

Individual human beings seem to require meaning. I am defining meaning in broad psychological terms as synonymous with significance, importance and sense of coherence. To live in a world or univers...
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  • Pilgrim Simon published this 05/04/2009
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Finance Series : Exploring Investor Rationality

The question of whether investors are rational as suggested by the Efficient Market Hypothesis or irrational according to many gurus like George Soros, is a question that is left unanswered. This a...
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  • jasonnoguchi published this 01/26/2009
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Impermanence

This is an easy, rational and contextual explanation of the Buddha's theory of Impermanance.
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  • ratnesh.katulkar1368 published this 01/20/2009
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The Rationality, Meaningfulness, And Precision of Scripture

THE RATIONALITY, MEANINGFULNESS, AND PRECISION OF SCRIPTURE Robert L. Thomas Professor of New Testament The purity of Scripture includes, among other things, a freedom from irrationality. Bi...
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  • salazarda published this 01/13/2009
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Age of Reason

final work of thomas paine. addressing the practices/excesses of religious institutions
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  • raj-point published this 01/09/2009
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Balancing on the Brink: Rationality, Revolution and Military Insurrection in Spain and Chile

Journal of Political and Military Sociology Vol. 26 No. 2, Winter 1998. Why would politicians knowingly increase the probability of a military coup? At times, political incentives lead them to i...
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  • SteveSnow published this 11/17/2008
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The Surplus of utility and Non - Credit money

From the beginning of economic thought there are two approach to principal economic problem: the problem of the value of goods. To dominant scientific thinking: on the occasion of exchange goods...
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  • Nebojša published this 06/17/2008
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