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Hypothetical Justifications [PDF]

open access: yes
A basic conviction in moral non-cognitivism is: only hypothetical norms may be justified. Hartmut Kliemt argues for a moderate variant: there are only hypothetical justifications of norms whether the norms are hypothetical or categorical in kind. In this
Bernd Lahno
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Taking Prudence Seriously [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Philosophers have long theorized about which things make people’s lives go well, and why, and the extent to which morality and self-interest can be reconciled.
Fletcher, Guy
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New design of an intelligent electromagnetic torque controller based on neural network and fractional calculus: Variable-speed wind energy systems application

open access: yese-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
To achieve high efficiency of the electricity production for wind turbines, an improved controller has a crucial role in achieving this goal by capturing the most wind energy based on the maximum power point tracking approach.
Yattou El Fadili, Ismail Boumhidi
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The Significance of Ethical Disagreement for Theories of Ethical Thought and Talk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This chapter has two sections, each focusing on a distinct way in which ethical disagreement and variations in ethical judgment matter for theories of ethical thought and talk.
Björnsson, Gunnar
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Bertrand Russell: cognitivism, non-cognitivism and ethical critical thinking [PDF]

open access: yesPhronimon, 2017
Bertrand Russell converted from ethical cognitivism to ethical non-cognitivism and this was historically important, as it gave rise in part, to meta-ethics. It also clarified the central problem between cognitivism and non-cognitivism. Russell’s view was that defining “good” is the basic problem of ethics. If “good” is not amorphous, the rest
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Nietzsche and contemporary metaethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Recent decades have witnessed a flurry of interest in Nietzsche's metaethics — his views, if any, on metaphysical, epistemological, semantic, and psychological issues about normativity and normative language and judgment. Various authors have highlighted
Silk, Alex
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Videogame Cognitivism

open access: yesJournal of the Philosophy of Games, 2021
The aim of this article is to examine and defend videogame cognitivism (VC). According to VC, videogames can be a source of cognitive successes (such as true beliefs, knowledge or understanding) for their players. While the possibility of videogame-based learning has been an extensive topic of discussion in the last decades, the epistemological ...
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Intentions, Intending, and Belief: Noninferential Weak Cognitivism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cognitivists about intention hold that intending to do something entails believing you will do it. Non-cognitivists hold that intentions are conative states with no cognitive component. I argue that both of these claims are true. Intending entails the
Clark, Philip
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Accountability for public sector it projects and the senior responsible owner: a theoretical background and research agenda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The history of public sector IT capital projects is littered with examples of projects that have been delivered late, or have exceeded their budgets, or have proved unsuitable for their intended use.
Lupson, Jonathan, Partington, David
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