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Institutional Function Consequentialism
In this paper, I present a new account of normative ethics that I call Institutional Function Consequentialism. It is a form of indirect consequentialism that focuses on the optimal harmony of institutions rather than on rules, motives or acts.
Krzysztof Saja
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One‐Class Autoencoders for Porcelain Art Attribution: The Case of William Billingsley
ABSTRACT This comprehensive study explores the application of advanced machine learning techniques, specifically one‐class autoencoders, for the authentication and attribution of English porcelain artworks. Focusing primarily on the works of William Billingsley (1758–1828), one of England's most celebrated porcelain decorators, we demonstrate how ...
Hassan Ugail +3 more
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The survival of Aristotelianism in early English mercantilism
Handbooks of the history of economic thought typically assume a strict fault line between scholastic economics and mercantilism. Historically, the distinction between the two streams of thought was less evident—especially when it came to the style of ...
Joost W. Hengstmengel
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ARISTOTELIANISM AS A COMMENTARY TRADITION
Aristotelian studies in the second half of the twentieth century underwent a decisive change: after two thousand years of travelling together, the fortuna of the Master and that of his Greek commentators began to follow separate paths. This was certainly progress – indeed, necessary progress, as we can now see when taking stock of the twentieth century’
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Business Realism—A New Account of Morality and Power in Business Ethics
ABSTRACT This article introduces a new account of morality and power in business ethics called “business realism”. To this end, it first outlines the political realism literature—a view in political philosophy that deals with the question of the relation between morality and politics.
Iwan Alijew
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An Aristotelian notion of size
Following the earlier attempt by \textit{V. Benci} and \textit{M. Di Nasso} [``Numerosities of labelled sets: A new way of counting'', Adv. Math. 173, 50--67 (2003; Zbl 1028.03042)], the authors continue their quest for a reasonable notion of size for infinite sets that would satisfy Aristotle's Principle: If \(A\) is a proper subset of \(B\), then the
BENCI, VIERI +2 more
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The Master's Problem: Revisiting Hegel's Critique of Social Domination
Abstract This paper argues for a reinterpretation of Hegel's internal critique of the master in his famous ‘Master–Slave Dialectic.’ Hegel argues that, in addition to the evident injustice suffered by the enslaved, the arrangement also undermines the master's own purposes.
Stephen Cunniff
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La apologética antijudía de Juan Luis Vives (1543)
In his apologia entitled De veritate fidei christianae (On the truth of the Christian Faith), Juan Luis Vives sought to achieve a synthesis between Judaism and Christianity, the latter conceived as a spiritual form of Judaism.
Vincent Parello
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin
Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
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Idle talk, untruth, and entities in Heidegger's Being and Time
Abstract This paper advances a novel interpretation of Heidegger's conception of idle talk (Gerede) in Being and Time, foregrounding a largely neglected yet central feature and explicating its normative dimensions. I argue that idle talk can be understood only in light of its connection to untruth and coveredness (Verdecktheit), and that this ...
Fridolin Neumann
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