Ethics.Piers Benn &T. D. J. Chappell -1997 -Philosophical Quarterly 50 (200):410-412.detailsIn this engaged and engaging survey Piers Benn examines the major currents of ethical theory, concentrating on sound reasoning about morality. Benn's account offers a qualified defence of Aristotelian virtue theory, while bringing out what is distinctive and valuable in a broad range of approaches, such as those of Kant and the Utilitarians. His examples emphasize the ordinary choices of everyday life - gossip, friendship, honesty, sexual relations, work, and self-realization.
The Ethical Status of Prophylactic Interventions in Children: Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Vaccination.Leo D. J. Ungar &Jennifer M. Ladd -2012 -American Journal of Bioethics 12 (6):50-52.detailsThe American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 6, Page 50-52, June 2012.
School Achievement in Early Adolescence Is Associated With Students’ Self-Perceived Executive Functions.M. A. J. van Tetering,J. Jolles,W. van der Elst &D. D. Jolles -2022 -Frontiers in Psychology 12.detailsThe primary aim of this study was to investigate the relation between self-perceived executive functions and the school achievement of young adolescents, while controlling for parental education and sex. We specifically focused on executive aspects of daily life behavior and the higher-order EFs, as measured with self-report, rather than on the more basic EFs which have been the primary focus of prior investigations. In two independent samples of sixth graders, students evaluated their EFs on a self-report questionnaire, the Amsterdam Executive (...) Functioning Inventory. School achievement in the domains of mathematics and reading comprehension were evaluated with nationally used, norm-based achievement tests. Results revealed that the self-perceived EFs of young adolescents were significantly correlated with their school achievement in both study samples. School achievement was also correlated with the level of parental education, but the factor sex did not have such influence. In study 1, self-perceived EFs explained additional variance in school achievement, while controlling for parental education and sex. In study 2, this was only the case for the most robust measure of school achievement, i.e., the end-of-primary-school final achievement test. Furthermore, besides the relation with achievement tests, we also found a relation between self-perceived EFs and teacher ratings behavioral problems in the classroom. Together, our findings imply that young students can properly reflect on the effectiveness and appropriateness of their EFs in a way that is relevant to their academic achievement and classroom behavior. The findings underscore the importance of considering the development of EFs and parental education in the evaluation of academic achievements in early adolescence. (shrink)
Hemispheric Asymmetry in Attention and its Impact on Our Consciousness: A Review with Reference to Altered Conscioussness in Right Hemisphere Damaged Subjects.M. Chakrabarty,D. Badgio,J. Ptacek,A. Biswas,M. Ghosal &G. Chatterjee -2017 -Journal of Consciousness Studies 24 (7-8):51-78.detailsAttention and consciousness are two distinct neural processes which are intricately intertwined. However, there is asymmetry in the distribution of attentional abilities across the two hemispheres. The right hemisphere is asserted to be dominant for attentional abilities. Research suggests that the ventral frontoparietal cortex of the right hemisphere is dominant for exogenous attentional abilities, attention is phylogenetically more primitive than endogenous attention, and, compared to the left hemisphere, the right hemisphere is more adept at abilities and functions that are of (...) more primitive origin. This review explores the attentional abilities of the mute right hemisphere, the extent to which these may affect consciousness, and whether the unilateral dominance of the exogenous network influences consciousness. (shrink)
Prolegomena of a logic of causality and dynamism.P. Bellot,J.-P. Cottin,B. Robinet,D. Sarni,J. Leneutre &E. Zarpas -1999 -Studia Logica 62 (1):77-105.detailsWe present in this article a new logical system inspired from linear logic. This system is designed in order to express causality and dynamism. The cut elimination theorem holds for this logic. Examples of applications are given.