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Rand and MacIntyre on Moral Agency

open access: yesThe Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, 2008
Abstract This paper contrasts the work of Ayn Rand and Alasdair Maclntyre on moral agency. Both argue that moral agency requires the application of a consistent moral code across relationships with others and that such consistency is rarely evident in the modern social order.
openaire   +1 more source

Environmental Violation and Cost of Equity Capital—Evidence From Europe

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the association between environmental violations and the cost of equity capital. We posit that firms that breach environmental compliance introduce firm‐specific risks and, consequently, elevate the costs associated with equity capital.
Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan, Yimei Man
wiley   +1 more source

Collective system‐supporting inaction: A conceptual framework of privilege maintenance

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 52, Issue 7, Page 1128-1142, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Recent protest movements such as #MeToo exposed that institutional change initiatives targeting harassment and discrimination have so far failed to achieve equity. We propose that this is because such policy initiatives fail to account for the motivation of those privileged by inequality regimes to maintain and perpetuate these systems ...
Susanne Täuber, Catherine Moughalian
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking Theologically of Animal Rights

open access: yesJournal of Moral Theology, 2014
Is moral agency necessary (or constitutive of) moral standing/rights? This essay argues no, particularly with regard to non-human animals, who deserve both moral rights and to be ascribed moral patient status.
James E. Helmer
doaj  

Bias in Sentencing Men for Sexual Offenses Against Minors: Male Victims Bring More Punitive Sentences Than Female Victims

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior theoretical and empirical research examining the influence of sex on sentencing has been primarily concerned with the sex of the offender, as opposed to the victim. The present study drew on a convenience sample of males (n = 1190) in state and federal correctional facilities across the country, examining minimum sentences in relation to
Shawn M. Rolfe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How opposing ideological groups use online interactions to justify and mobilise collective action

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 52, Issue 7, Page 1082-1110, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The purpose of this pre‐registered study was to investigate how different ideological groups justified and mobilised collective action online. We collected 6878 posts from the social media accounts of pro‐Black Lives Matter (n = 13) and anti‐Black Lives Matter (n = 9) groups who promoted collective action in the month after George Floyd's ...
Olivia Brown   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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