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Nelson Goodman on the Problem of Value of Art [PDF]
This paper examines Nelson Goodman’s position on the ontological problem of value of art, in other words, the question of ‘what kind is the relation between valuable feature(s) of artworks to them, in Goodman’s aesthetic cognitivism. In the first place,
Ali Akbar Ahmadi Aframjani +1 more
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Gender essentialism and occupational segregation in insolvency practice [PDF]
Advances towards egalitarianism in professional recruitment may be offset by processes of occupational re-segregation. Drawing on gender theory this paper investigates horizontal segregation in the UK insolvency profession, as revealed through the lived ...
Walker, Stephen; id_orcid +2 more
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The connected uniformly hyperstable sets of a finite game are shown to be precisely the essential components of Nash equilibria.
Srihari Govindan, Robert Wilson
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L’essentialisme stratégique pour une réorganisation de l’espace
Chaupadi is a Hindu tradition which enacts a number of strict guidelines for the menstruation of women, by keeping them away from the community. The intervention of a Nepalese NGO to eradicate this practice invite to re-read the feminist debates on ...
Lise Landrin
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A study of Media according to Heidegger and Postman Points of view [PDF]
Modern media are undoubtedly the most important phenomenon of the current century. Since it has affected all aspects of human life, from science, religion, policy, economy and culture to most personal everyday relations; the “lifestyle” of the ...
Sayedeh Azadeh Emami, yousef shaghool
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This ~4000 word essay introduces topics of essentialism, as they arise in social sciences. It distinguishes empirical (e.g., psychological) from philosophical studies of essentialisms, and both metaphysical and scientific essentialisms within philosophy.
Barker, Matthew J.
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Background Drug addiction is stigmatized, and this stigma contributes to poor outcomes for individuals with addiction. Researchers have argued that providing genetic explanations of addiction will reduce stigma, but there has been limited research ...
Hasan Siddiqui, M. D. Rutherford
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Topological Essentialism [PDF]
Considering topology as an extension of mereology, this paper analyses topological variants of mereological essentialism (the thesis that an object could not have different parts than the ones it has).
Casati, Roberto, Varzi, Achille
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The Essential in Essential Facilities
The paper examines the applicability of the Essential Facilities Doctrine (EFD) in the context of competition policy in digital platform markets. It begins by comparing this doctrine with the traditional antitrust approach to anti-competitive practices such as tying and raising rivals' costs.
Camila Cabral Pires Alves +5 more
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Popper’s Open Society and Its Problems [PDF]
After offering an overview of some of the main themes of Popper’s political thought, the paper argues that his account faces two problems relating to institutions. The first is that while Popper stresses the ‘rational unity of mankind’, and the potential
Jeremy Shearmur
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