Tussen hoop en genade.LawrenceUrbain -2021 - Boechout: Uitgeverij Polemos.detailsHet christendom zit in de verdrukking. De kerken lopen leeg. Wie leest er nog de Bijbel? Toch is er in deze verweesde postmoderne samenleving een grote hang naar zingeving. Velen zoeken het ver weg, in bijvoorbeeld het boeddhisme of zij kiezen voor zweverige esoterie. In 2018 wandelde God het leven vanLawrenceUrbain binnen. De grote levensvragen kwamen op de voorgrond en de auteur van 'Tussen Hoop en Genade' zocht de antwoorden in het christendom, meer bepaald bij het (...) protestantisme. 'Tussen Hoop en Genade' bevat een verzameling essays over het christelijke geloof. Hoe verhoudt de christenheid zich tot de wetenschap? Bestaat er zoiets als een christelijke ethiek? En wat is de toekomst van het protestants-evangelisch onderwijs in Vlaanderen? Aan de hand van zeven essays geeft de auteur een inkijk in zijn opvattingen aangaande het christelijk-protestantse geloof. Tal van denkers en schrijvers passeren hierbij de revue. Veel aandacht gaat naar de protestantse theoloog Karl Barth, maar evenzeer komen de antieke bijbelwetenschapper Origenes, de liberale protestant Friedrich Schleiermacher en de psychoanalyticus Carl Gustav Jung voorbij.LawrenceUrbain (°1990) is Master in de Internationale Betrekkingen en Diplomatie (Universiteit Antwerpen). Hij is werkzaam als economisch adviseur en is daarnaast freelance-journalist. In 2017 publiceerde hij bij uitgeverij Polemos 'De Chrono-crisis'. Hij studeert momenteel theologie aan de Faculteit voor Protestantse Theologie en Religiestudies (FPTR) te Brussel. (shrink)
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The greatest story ever told--so far: why are we here?Lawrence M. Krauss -2017 - New York: Atria Books.detailsAn award-winning theoretical physicist and best-selling author of A Universe from Nothing traces the dramatic discovery of the counterintuitive world of reality, explaining how readers can shift their perspectives to gain greater understandings of our individual roles in the universe.
Habilitation, Health, and Agency: a Framework for Basic Justice.Lawrence C. Becker -2012 - New York, US: Oxford University Press.detailsThis book argues for adopting a new account of the circumstances of justice ("the habilitation framework") for philosophical theories of basic justice. It proposes a concept of basic health as a metric for such theories, and healthy agency as a target for them. It does not, however, propose a specific distributive rule or set of distributive principles. Nor does it propose a specific type of theory to pursue (e.g., utilitarian, contractarian, etc.). The book is thus meant to be largely theory-independent (...) respect to standard normative theories. (shrink)
Virtue as the end of law: an aretaic theory of legislation.Lawrence B. Solum -2018 -Jurisprudence 9 (1):6-18.detailsABSTRACTThis article investigates a virtue-centered approach to normative legal theory in the context of legislation. The core idea of such a theory is that the fundamental aim of law should be the promotion of human flourishing, where a flourishing human life is understood as a life of rational and social activities that express the human excellences. Law can promote flourishing in several ways. Because peace and prosperity are conducive to human flourishing, legislation should aim at the establishment and maintenance of (...) these conditions. The human excellences are developed in childhood and young adulthood by stable and nurturing families and by educational institutions: therefore, the law should support and foster families and schools. Although some critics have argued that an aretaic theory of legislation must support so-called “vice laws,” this is not the case. A virtue-centered approach must take into account the effects produced by criminalization of alcohol, drugs, gambling, and prosti... (shrink)
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Protecting the Continuing Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality in Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims.Lawrence J. Fox,Darcy Covert &Megan Mumford -2020 -Criminal Justice Ethics 39 (1):23-53.detailsThe success or failure of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim turns largely on the testimony of trial counsel. It is therefore common for the government to communicate ex parte with trial co...
Euthanasia, double effect, and proportionality.Lawrence Johnson -2002 -Monash Bioethics Review 21 (2):23-34.detailsI discuss the Principle of Double Effect (PDE) as a means of exploring aspects of the motivation of active voluntary euthanasia (a.v.e.). It is argued that the objective of a.v.e. is not death but the relief of suffering. Nor is death the means, it is a concomitant I entertain no hope of convincing the typical proponent of PDE that a.v.e. is morally acceptable. However, I point out that a central strength of the PDE is its insistence on due proportionality between (...) outcomes. When a.v.e. is appropriate, as sometimes it is, death is not out of proportion to the relief of suffering. (shrink)
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Structure, function and growth.Lawrence K. Frank -1935 -Philosophy of Science 2 (2):210-235.detailsToday we are in the midst of a far-reaching shift in scientific thought involving the recasting of many of our long-cherished ideas and preconceptions. To some this appears but the orderly evolution of scientific thought, while to others it portends a revolution in both the ideas and the methods of scientific inquiry.
The Physician's Covenant: Images of the Healer in Medical Ethics.Lawrence J. Schneiderman &William F. May -1984 -Hastings Center Report 14 (3):41.detailsBook reviewed in this article: The Physician's Covenant: Images of the Healer in Medical Ethics. By William F. May.
Mining Arguments From 19th Century Philosophical Texts Using Topic Based Modelling.JohnLawrence,Chris Reed,Simon McAlister,Andrew Ravenscroft,Colin Allen &David Bourget -2014 - In Nancy Green, Kevin Ashley, Diane Litman, Chris Reed & Vern Walker,Proceedings of the First Workshop on Argumentation Mining. Baltimore, USA: pp. 79-87.detailsIn this paper we look at the manual analysis of arguments and how this compares to the current state of automatic argument analysis. These considerations are used to develop a new approach combining a machine learning algorithm to extract propositions from text, with a topic model to determine argument structure. The results of this method are compared to a manual analysis.
Investigating Cognitive Load in Energy Network Control Rooms: Recommendations for Future Designs.Umair Afzal,Arnaud Prouzeau,LeeLawrence,Tim Dwyer,Saikiranrao Bichinepally,Ariel Liebman &Sarah Goodwin -2022 -Frontiers in Psychology 13.detailsThis study analyzed and explored the cognitive load of Australian energy market operators managing one of the longest inter-connected electrical networks in the world. Each operator uses a workstation with seven screens in an active control room environment, with a large coordination screen to show information and enable collaboration between different control centers. Cognitive load was assessed during both training scenarios and regular control room operations via the integration of subjective and physiological measures. Eye-tracking glasses were also used to analyze (...) the operators gaze behavior. Our results indicate that different events, different participants for the same session, and different periods of one session all have varying degrees of cognitive load. The system design was observed to be inefficient in some situations and to have an adverse affect on cognitive load. In critical situations for instance, operator collaboration was high and the coordination screen was used heavily when collaborating between two control centers, yet integration with the system could be improved. Eye tracking data analysis showed that the layout of applications across the seven screens was not optimal for many tasks. Improved layout strategies, potential combination of applications, redesigning of certain applications, and linked views are all recommended for further exploration in addition to improved integration of procedures and linking alarms to visual cues. (shrink)
The Abuse of Futility.Lawrence J. Schneiderman,Nancy S. Jecker &Albert R. Jonsen -2018 -Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 60 (3):295-313.detailsTwo recent policy statements by providers of critical care representing the United States and Europe have rejected the concept and language of “medical futility,” on the ground that there is no universal consensus on a definition. They recommend using “potentially inappropriate” or “inappropriate” instead. As Bosslet and colleagues state: The term “potentially inappropriate” should be used, rather than futile, to describe treatments that have at least some chance of accomplishing the effect sought by the patient, but clinicians believe that competing (...) ethical considerations justify not providing them. Clinicians should explain and advocate for the treatment plan... (shrink)
Einstein's space and Van Gogh's sky: physical reality and beyond.Lawrence L. LeShan -1983 - New York: Collier Books. Edited by Henry Margenau.detailsAn evaluation of the methodology and perspectives of modern science explains how discoveries in the physical sciences require and anticipate a revolutionary, philosophical interpretation of reality.
Communication Ethics: Patching a Hole in the Philosophy Curriculum.Lawrence Adam Lengbeyer -2019 -Teaching Ethics 19 (2):207-231.detailsThis article’s objectives are two-fold: to argue for making a communication ethics course a staple of virtually every undergraduate philosophy program; and to assist in bringing this vision to fruition by offering, to the interested instructor, practical guidance on how such a course might be structured as a workshop so as to prompt students to do exciting independent philosophizing that capitalizes upon their vast funds of experience with everyday communication, and a reasonably rich set of specific topics, readings, and questions (...) that the course might productively address. (shrink)
Contractual Communication.Lawrence B. Solum -2019 -Harvard Law Review Forum 113.detailsIn this Response, I will investigate the foundations of both shared and unshared meaning in legal communication. Part I takes a step back from contractual communication and offers a preliminary sketch of a general model of legal communication; the sketch draws on speech act theory and the work of Paul Grice, extending and modifying many of the insights developed by Kar and Radin. Part II turns to contractual communication, differentiating distinct “situations of contractual communication” and interrogating Kar and Radin’s Shared (...) Meaning Analysis. Part III interrogates Kar and Radin’s distinction between “contract” and “pseudo-contract.” The conclusion of the Response briefly reflects on the significance of Kar and Radin’s project. (shrink)
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