Do Intoxicated Offenders Deserve Harsher Sentences? Questioning Veritas in Vino
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Criminal courts increasingly treat intoxication as an aggravating rather than a mitigating factor in sentencing. This shift, seen in Australian law and other jurisdictions, raises the prospect of unjust outcomes. We examine this trend through the lens of desert‐based justifications for punishment, setting aside questions of deterrence and ...
Mary Jean Walker, Daniel B. Cohen
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Global effects of increased taxation of tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages on tax receipts: a modelling analysis. [PDF]
BMJ Glob HealthSumman A +3 more
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Strategies for Legitimizing Regeneration in Supply Chain Fields
Journal of Supply Chain Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In view of escalating environmental degradation, regenerative business has been proposed to restore social–ecological systems. However, as regeneration fundamentally departs from mainstream approaches and lacks commonly accepted standards, it suffers from a liability of newness that hampers its broader legitimation and adoption.
Veronica Devenin +3 more
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Chemical Characterization and Sensory Evaluation of Scottish Malt Spirit Aged in Sherry Casks<sup>®</sup>: Comparison Between Static and Dynamic Aging Systems. [PDF]
MoleculesButrón-Benítez D +4 more
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Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although not as prominent as in other animals, humans also experience seasonal variations in sleep duration and circadian processes. These variations are likely primarily driven by changes in photoperiod length. Anecdotally, many people report experiencing fatigue and low energy levels, particularly during spring in Germany, Switzerland and ...
Christine Blume, Albrecht Vorster
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What are particularistic pejoratives?
Mind &Language, EarlyView.Particularistic pejoratives (PPs) mock individuals based on their personal attributes yet lack a precise definition. This paper seeks to refine our understanding of PPs by examining their derogatory profiles across three dimensions: descriptiveness, intensity, and slurring potential.
Víctor Carranza‐Pinedo
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Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Does Believing Alcohol Causes Cancer Moderate the Relationship Between Consumer Awareness of the Alcohol-Cancer Link and Support for Alcohol Policies? Findings From a Canadian Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Drug Alcohol RevWeerasinghe A, Forbes SM, Hobin E.
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The Analogia Entis for Reformed Theology: Retrieving Calvin's Implicit Metaphysics
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract The famous controversy between Emil Brunner and Karl Barth which led to Barth's ‘No!’ was driven by disagreements over how to read John Calvin: Barth and Brunner never agreed on whether Calvin had a doctrine of the analogy of being. This article rekindles the debate.
Silvianne Aspray
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European Identity and the Euro in Kosovo
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How can nationalist leaders stand for political independence and monetary sovereignty while embracing the use of a supra‐national currency? At first sight, unilateral euroisation—the de facto adoption of the euro instead of a national currency—seems inconsistent with the goals of nationalism and independence.
Nicola Nones
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