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Valuings as Sentiments

open access: yesPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 112, Issue 2, Page 471-483, March 2026.
ABSTRACT We are valuing beings, beings who possess the capacity to value things. But what is it “to value” something? The most common accounts in the literature hold that to value an item is either to have a first‐order or a second‐order desire toward it; or to believe that item to be valuable; or to care about that item; or to have a combination of ...
Mauro Rossi, Christine Tappolet
wiley   +1 more source

Representative longitudinal optical phonon modes in polar semiconductor quantum dots

open access: yes, 2012
Existence of representative longitudinal optical (LO) phonon modes is theoretically discussed for the case of polar semiconductor cylindrical quantum dots embedded in a semiconductor matrix. The approach is developed within the dielectric continuum model
Barna, Valentin   +2 more
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Introduction: Examined Live – An Epistemological Exchange Between Philosophy and Cultural Psychology on Reflection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Besides the general agreement about the human capability of reflection, there is a large area of disagreement and debate about the nature and value of “reflective scrutiny” and the role of “second-order states” in everyday life.
A Goldman   +56 more
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More Than Just a Game: How Intrinsic Motivation and Artificial Intelligence‐Enhanced Trading Shape Consumer Well‐Being in Virtual Markets

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 401-430, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aims to enhance our understanding of the factors that predict well‐being in video gaming, a rapidly growing form of entertainment and social engagement. Using self‐determination theory (SDT), the research explores the behaviors of gamer consumers. Data were collected through an online questionnaire.
George Bogdan Drăgan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Mechanism of Soft Self‐Assembly from Melt: The Ubiquitous Heat Capacity Hump and Spontaneous Melt Chirality

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, Volume 137, Issue 28, July 7, 2025.
Phase transition from melt to most complex liquid crystal (LC) phases is weak 1st order but is preceded by a large heat capacity maximum. In addition, a chiral liquid forms through another transition before that to the LC, despite the compounds being achiral.
Yi‐nan Xue   +9 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Per verba, per gesta et per imagines. Agrippine l’Ancienne, un exemple de communication politique

open access: yesErga-Logoi
Per verba, per gesta et per imagines. Agrippina the Elder, an example of political communication Communication has always been a fundamental element in fostering relationships and interactions within societies. In the Roman world, messages were conveyed 
Alessandra Valentini
doaj   +1 more source

No Evidence for Pace of Life Evolution Along Elevational Gradients in Squamate Reptiles

open access: yesEcology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2026.
Ecological conditions can significantly influence the trade‐off between survival, growth, and reproduction, leading to evolutionary divergence in life‐history traits among populations experiencing different environments. The pace of life syndrome hypothesis (POLS) proposes that additional suites of traits, from physiology to behaviour, adaptively co ...
Tiberiu C. Sahlean, Ryan A. Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Innovation Framework: A Review of Organization, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship Literature

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 34-64, January 2026.
ABSTRACT There is a growing interest among scholars and practitioners in integrating sustainability and business to foster actions needed for mitigating the environmental crisis. Technically focused research has examined sustainable innovation (SI) through examinations of products, technologies, and production processes.
Hanna Lehtimäki   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cassius Dio\u27s Livia and the Conspiracy of Cinna Magnus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The dialogue between Livia and Augustus about the conspiracy of Cinna Magnus (Dio 55.14-22) subtly undermines Livia, portraying her clemency as Machiavellian, in a manner consistent with Dio’s view of powerful ...
Adler, Eric
core   +1 more source

Adding academic rigor to introductory ethics courses using Bloom’s taxonomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Since philosophy is a notoriously difficult subject, one may think that the concept of adding rigor to a philosophy course is misguided. Isn’t reading difficult texts by Immanuel Kant or Friedrich Nietzsche enough to categorize a class as academically ...
Rentmeester, Casey
core   +1 more source

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