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Why Paternalism Is Wrong (When It Is Wrong)
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper proposes a novel reinterpretation of the familiar, if inchoate, thought that paternalism offends against an ideal of personal sovereignty. The central idea is that (competent) persons have a particular kind of normative power. Just as each of us has the right to control how others are permitted to use our bodies or property, we each
Jonathan Parry
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International Progress and Colonial Critique in E.H. Carr's Reflexive Realism
Constellations, EarlyView.
Arturo Chang
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On the Ontology of Composites in Abhidharma Buddhism
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Abhidharma Buddhism maintains that the only ultimately real (paramārtha) entities in the universe are dharmas, which are simples. What then is the ontological status of composites on this theory? One possibility is that Abhidharma Buddhists deny the reality of composites.
Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols
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Applied SciencesThe structural clay of the Zhanjiang Formation exhibits significant thixotropy, and there are considerable differences in the ultimate bearing capacity of pulled-out piles under different resting times.
Yonghui Yang +4 more
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Ultimate Uplift Capacity Relation of Plate Anchor Using Model Testing
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022 Seok-Woo Hong, Dong-Heon Geum, Minsu Seo
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Staging the Semahs: Performing Aleviness in Turkey and Europe
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The semah, a genre of music and movement practices imbued with values of gender, class, age and ethical egalitarianism, lies at the core of the Alevis' ayn‐i cem rituals. Since the 1970s, processes of urbanisation, migration, folklore production and heritage‐making have facilitated the circulation of semah beyond ritual contexts, particularly ...
Sinibaldo De Rosa
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National perspectives on climate change adaptation: A panel discussion of climate change adaptation efforts in diverse coastal regions of the United States [PDF]
, 2010 Climate change has rapidly emerged as a significant threat to coastal areas around the world. While uncertainty regarding distribution, intensity, and timescale inhibits our ability to accurately forecast potential impacts, it is widely accepted that ...
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Resolving a debate over social freedom
The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract When I am unable to drive due to a road blockade, there seems to be a morally relevant difference between a case in which the road is blocked by workers and a case in which the road is blocked by a landslide. Many political philosophers tried to capture this pretheoretical judgment at a more abstract level through the formulation of a concept ...
Ilkin Huseynli
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BuildingsIn the steep terrain of southwestern China, there are numerous complex strata characterized by thin overburden layers and well-behaved underlying bedrock, yet excavation poses significant challenges.
Yiran Gao +10 more
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AIP AdvancesA design method for prefabricated concrete foundations for paddy field transmission towers was proposed. The uplift and compression-bearing capacity of the prefabricated assembly foundation under the combined action of horizontal and vertical forces was ...
Yang Liu +5 more
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