... great deal of pleasure out of seeing a baby tortured The pain caused to the baby might be outweighed by the pleasure it causes the onlookers, especially if there are very many of them and they experience ... find further evidence ofthe irrationality of intuitions in psychology; specifically in the work of Jonathan Haidt, the source ofthe second challenge to morality we shall examine here Over the past ... to profess The view of moral facts as existing independently of us is non-naturalist: it takes morality to be somehow part ofthe furniture ofthe universe, in some manner independent ofthe kinds...
... situations to their own advantage In the absence of any clear sign ofthe traditional excusing conditions – ignorance, either ofthe nature of one’s actions, or ofthe fact that they are wrong, ... ‘‘facilitator’’ is themselves the source ofthe message (2002: 195–201) It seems that absence ofthe feeling of will is not proof of absence of agency Whereas evidence for the second dissociation ... proved that: at the time ofthe committing ofthe act, the party ACCUSED was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of mind, as not to know the nature and quality ofthe act he was...
... the form ofthe movement is seen as the goal ofthe action, then the movement will be imitated exactly Here again the context in which the movement is made has a role in determining the goal ... developed in the framework of game theory and economy In general, these tasks involve a dyad or a group of people playing games for monetary reward and losses The pay-off matrices of these games ... First, the observer watches the movements ofthe actor and infers goals, beliefs, and feelings Second, the observer generates behaviour in response to that ofthe actor In the simplest case the...
... about the aftercare services provided in Page ofthe CHS In 2006, we therefore conducted an interview study ofthe CHS in a sample of randomly selected municipalities in Norway The purposes ofthe ... municipality and the degree of urbanisation ofthe municipality (rural, rural/urban or urban) were gathered from Statistics Norway Information on the position ofthe informant in the CHS (leader/non-leader) ... degree of urbanisation or the position ofthe informant (leader/non-leader) Page of Table 2: The relationship between quality indicators at emergency departments (EDs) and the presence of chain of...
... assessment ofthe risk ofsuicide directly affects the choice of treatments for suicide attempters In conclusion, it was found that, in the care for those attempting suicide, the severity of physical ... listed as one ofthe important items of evaluation in judging the outcome ofsuicide attempts at the scene ofthe emergency [36] Some foreign studies report that men of 45-years of age or over ... short of hospitalization, since the intention ofsuicide is unclear and they only receive minor injuries According to studies on the outcomes ofsuicide attempts, including completed suicides, the...
... about the nature of art and aesthetic experience Why a cognitive neuroscienceof art? I am often surprised by the degree to which the folks I interact with on theneuroscience side of these endeavors ... of whether this criterion is fulfilled.”2 Or consider the case of neuroaesthetics This new branch of empirical aesthetics is often defined as the study ofthe neural processes underlying aesthetic ... monthly honorarium from the Society The editor is responsible for the content ofthe journal The editor is a member ofthe Board of Trustees ofthe Society and serves on the Executive Committee...
... it until the maturity ofthe forward contract, the forward price is linked to the current price by the interest cost of holding the asset until the forward contract matures In the case of forward ... whatsoever for any consequences of its use The term "country", as used in the context ofthe ADB, refers to a member ofthe ADB and does not imply any view on the part ofthe Institute as to sovereignty ... from the disposition ofthe assets of a bankrupt firm; and (4) the debtor does not retain the administration of its property pending the resolution ofthe reorganization The index ranges from...
... fits into the organisation It should cover the responsibilities ofthe systems administrator as well as those ofthe users Group meetings, whether ofthe users in general or of a committee of representatives, ... connecting the machines together raises additional problems and further increases the workload ofthe Systems Administrator Are the computers heterogeneous or homogenous? Is the hardware and software ... software, makes the support job orders of magnitude easier Support One other area which makes a difference to the difficulty of a job as a Systems Administrator, is the level of support in the...
... adopted The pattern of answers was revealing The two other women in the group named Cheryl Two ofthe three men named Phil Ofthe men, only Phil named Cheryl In other words, in this instance, the ... in other words, What is the best way to communicate? The answer is that there is no one best way The results of a given way of speaking will vary depending on the situation, the culture ofthe ... grades for themselves if they made their predictions publicly If they made their predictions privately, the predictions were the same as those ofthe men – and the same as their actual grades This...
... Understand buyer behavior Discover customer needs Develop prospect base Buyer Resolution Theory Five buying decisions: Why should I buy? What should I buy? Where should I buy? What is a fair price? ... stimulates behavior intended to satisfy that need All buying behaviors must be based on the needs, but the needs that are promoted by effective culimuti (Buying Motive), will become buying action...
... center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... fleet of 260 ships by the year 2035 rather than the nearly 290 it now has (CBO, 2005) To better understand the magnitude of ship cost escalation and its implications, the Office ofthe Chief of Naval...
... centers sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... rate The regression approach fits the natural logarithm of cost (the dependent variable) as a function ofthe fiscal year (the independent variable) The annual rate is the exponential ofthe coefficient ... measures of inflation Even the rate of increase for electronic warfare aircraft, with the lowest rate of increase ofthe types listed above, was above that of other inflation indices The ordering of...
... reached the top ofthe T, it often turned to the right, away from the chocolate, and then wandered left, sometimes pausing for no obvious reason Eventually, most animals discovered the reward But there ... tell my soldiers all the time, there’s nothing you can’t if you get the habits right.” In the past decade, our understanding ofthe neurology and psychology of habits and the way patterns work ... Work THE CRAVING BRAIN How to Create New Habits THE GOLDEN RULE OF HABIT CHANGE Why Transformation Occurs PART TWO The Habits of Successful Organizations KEYSTONE HABITS, OR THE BALLAD OF PAUL...
... defies the most ingrained human yearnings about the front: We all want to be there, at the front ofthe pack., the head ofthe line, the top ofthe class To the front-runner go the spoils In the ... bottle ofthe store brand and reads the front label, then reads the price tag On the Pantene, then reads the price on the store brand, and then puts the store brand in her basket and exits the section ... to the prominence ofthe bargain table, the store was gaining a reputation as a discounter rather than as the place to go for the hot new book The success ofthe table was causing the failure of...
... have the resources to support the market development for project Cook On the contrary, one ofthe objectives of project Cook was to strengthen the sales organisations in Asia, which is the other ... potential consumers, as they will ask everybody from their friends to their doctor what they think ofthe product.” A former business manager of Oral also stressed the exploration of market knowledge ... recognise the differences between the exploration of technological versus market knowledge and match the project’s autonomy to the degree of exploration of both types of knowledge (see Figure 1) The...
... input The elasticity should increase as the quality of inputs to the R&D process improves and the spillovers stemming from the R&D activities of other actors in the region become more pronounced The ... exposition) The basic assumption underlying the concept ofthe knowledge production function is that the output ofthe innovation process represents a result of R&D capital or investment Taking the Cobb-Douglas ... employees, the amount of turnover, characteristics ofthe product program, etc (for a more detailed description ofthe data set see Sternberg, 2000) Four ofthe eleven regions included in the survey...
... of two boys, needs to hear that we African American mothers support these rules The truth is, African-American mothers are activists, whether we shy away from the title or not For the sake of ... well-being of their families Mom’s Clean Air Force wants every parent to know that the health of future generations is in peril and to understand the urgency of protecting the Clean Air Act Those of ... information and to learn about the programs of NBCDI Become part ofthe NBCDI family and help us to improve and protect the lives of our children As a member ofthe America’s Charities federation,...
... around the world, the offensive player faces the basket at the top ofthe key The ball is “checked” or passed to the defender The moment the defender (in this case, me) tosses the ball to the other ... at the edges ofthe tunnel, riding the shadows ofthe players, trying to grasp the ball as it slips just out of reach of my fingertips Over 99 percent of all basketball players never have the ... Because I was one ofthe best players in the league, the other boys didn’t make much ofthe fact that I played I recall only one other girl who played with me We were never on the same team, but...
... considerations in the workplace.” out of 10 people recalled the last time they saw a product they just had to have, and it was because ofthe design ofthe product IEEE STUDY $1,000,000,000 THE AMOUNT ... the “sports” model of some production car to get the fastest possible standing quarter mile You know how they did it? They cut off all the crap the manufacturer had bolted onto the car to make it ... EXPERIENCE DESIGN IS AN ENABLER OF BUSINESS STRATEGY ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE VENDORS MUST REINFORCE THEIR BRAND IN THE PRODUCT TO STRENGTHEN OFFLINE RELATIONSHIPS Our brand is the only that (category)...