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Why William Rowe’s Argument from Natural Evil Fails [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Atheists in the vein of William Rowe have put forth arguments suggesting that the presence of evil counts against the existence of God. In particular, Rowe has advanced two lines of reasoning for his position, one being taken from an actual historical ...
Taylor, Douglas
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Does Economic Growth Drive Equitable Water and Sanitation Access? Assessing Inequality Reduction Across 64 Nations

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether economic growth reduces inequalities in access to water and sanitation across 64 countries over an average period of 13.5 years. Drawing on disaggregated data by income quintiles and rural–urban location, and employing ordinary least squares (OLS), two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and Seemingly Unrelated Regression
Marcos García‐López   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guido's use of metaphor in Book XI of The ring and the book : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English Literature at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Little has been written directly on the use of metaphor in The Ring and the Book, although there are four critics who do make some attempt to discuss the effects of Browning's extensive use of figurative lan­guage.
O'Connor, Lisa
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Perspectives on Climate Change in Education for Sustainability: Linking Concepts and Skills for a Practical Ecological Transition

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Hard’ natural sciences have extensively been used to provide evidence that climate change is happening and climate action is needed. If the contribution of our economic activities to disturbing our climate systems is now largely accepted, the way in which we design and operationalise ‘climate action’—how we transition to more sustainable ...
Sandrine Simon
wiley   +1 more source

Basic Descriptions of Junior Schoolchildren’s (Students of 1-2 grades) Moral Self-Consciousness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
У статті висвітлено теоретичні підходи до визначення сутності понять «самосвідомість» та «моральна самосвідомість» особистості.Встановлено, що поряд із психічними процесами, спрямованими на внутрішній світ людини, важливими змістовими елементами її ...
Роговець, О.В.
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Micro‐transitions and work identity: The case of academic entrepreneurs

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how academic entrepreneurs—scientists who found research‐based startups while remaining in academia—construct and sustain their professional identities amid frequent transitions between academic and entrepreneurial roles.
Marouane Bousfiha, Henrik Berglund
wiley   +1 more source

Insight: Self Understanding Through Stories of Parallel Worlds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to consider whether and how fantasy for children and young people contributes to the readers’ self-understanding. The fantasy is likely to contain an adventure with its own plot, characters and tensions.
Bigger, Stephen
core   +1 more source

The History and Ideas of George Herbert Mead's Pragmatism and Its Relevance for Operational Research and Systems Thinkers

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT George Herbert Mead is an oft forgotten or ignored American philosopher who was one of the originators of pragmatism. Today, he is recognised as a creative thinker who has teased out knotty problems that others in the field had not realised were problems. Understanding Mead's analysis has been made difficult because he died prematurely without
Richard Ormerod
wiley   +1 more source

If ethics of evil possible? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Статья посвящена проблеме моральной нейтральности этического. Предлагая свою трактовку природы этического, автор определяет условия возможности этики зла.The article considers the problem of moral neutrality of the ethical.
Skorobogatsky, V. V.   +1 more
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Crime, Gender and Policing: The Role of Women Officers in Addressing Gender‐Based Violence in India

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether an increased presence of women in Indian police forces results in enhanced justice for victims of gender‐based crimes and improves the overall effectiveness and responsiveness of the police. It employs focus group discussions and qualitative system dynamics modelling to examine the dynamics of women in law ...
Kandaswamy Paramasivan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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