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Seeking an angle of repose:Essays on U.S. business organization law
No full textDeze dissertatie biedt een diepgaande analyse van de ingrijpende veranderingen in het Amerikaanse ondernemingsrecht gedurende de afgelopen 35 jaar. De auteur, James William Callison, bespreekt hoe nieuwe bedrijfsstructuren, zoals de "limited liability company" (LLC), zijn ontstaan en zich hebben verspreid, en hoe bestaande entiteitsvormen ingrijpende wetswijzigingen hebben ondergaan. Deze veranderingen hebben niet alleen nationale implicaties, maar hebben ook een rol gespeeld in internationale discussies, zoals die binnen de Verenigde Naties over juridische structuren voor micro-, kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen.De auteur situeert zijn onderzoek binnen een pragmatische benadering van het recht. Hij ziet ondernemingsrecht als een flexibel en evoluerend systeem dat moet reageren op veranderende maatschappelijke normen en waarden. Callison stelt dat er geen inherente of natuurlijke wetten zijn voor zakelijke entiteiten; ze worden gecreëerd door wetgeving en dienen de mensen die ze gebruiken. Bijvoorbeeld, de bescherming door beperkte aansprakelijkheid is geen vanzelfsprekendheid, maar een wettelijke voorziening die bewust is ingesteld om bepaalde doelen te dienen.Een belangrijk thema in de essays is de invloed van neoliberale principes op het Amerikaanse ondernemingsrecht. De auteur bespreekt hoe deze principes—waarbij de nadruk ligt op contracten en eigendomsrechten als de primaire middelen om economisch welzijn en individuele vrijheid te bevorderen—de ontwikkeling van het recht hebben gevormd. Hij bekritiseert deze benadering, omdat zij vaak voorbijgaat aan bredere sociale overwegingen en pleit voor een meer evenwichtige aanpak waarin zowel de rechten van het individu als de belangen van de gemeenschap worden gerespecteerd.Callison probeert in zijn werk de fundamentele vragen binnen het ondernemingsrecht te integreren. Hij stelt dat dezelfde kernvragen die spelen bij de definitie van fiduciaire plichten ook van toepassing zijn bij het begrijpen van de grenzen van beperkte aansprakelijkheid en bij hervormingen in de sociale ondernemingswetgeving. Zijn benadering is gericht op het vinden van een middenweg tussen extremen, zoals het individualisme en communitarisme, en hij streeft ernaar om een rechtssysteem te bevorderen dat recht doet aan beide perspectieven.In de afsluitende essays richt Callison zich op wat hij "quiddities" noemt: de essentie en vorm van de onderwerpen die hij bespreekt. Hij tracht een balans te vinden tussen rationeel, op wetten gebaseerd denken en een meer intuïtieve, esthetische benadering. Hij vergelijkt het recht met een koraalrif dat organisch groeit en zich aanpast aan zijn omgeving, en streeft naar een systeem dat zowel functioneel als esthetisch bevredigend is.Het uiteindelijke doel van deze dissertatie is het vinden van een "hoek van rust" in het ondernemingsrecht, een stabiel evenwichtspunt waarop de wetgeving rond LLC's, partnerschappen en corporaties tot rust kan komen en zich verder kan ontwikkelen op een manier die duurzaam en evenwichtig is. Callison suggereert dat dit punt mogelijk al in zicht is, gezien de relatieve stabiliteit in de wetgeving op dit gebied in de afgelopen jaren.-This dissertation provides an in-depth analysis of the dramatic changes in American corporate law over the past 35 years. The author, James William Callison, discusses how new business structures, such as the "limited liability company" (LLC), have emerged and spread, and how existing entity forms have undergone significant legal changes. These changes not only have national implications, but have also played a role in international discussions, such as those within the United Nations on legal structures for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.The author situates his research within a pragmatic approach to law. He sees corporate law as a flexible and evolving system that must respond to changing social norms and values. Callison argues that there are no inherent or natural laws for business entities; they are created by legislation and serve the people who use them. For example, protection through limited liability is not a given, but a legal provision that has been deliberately established to serve certain purposes.An important theme in the essays is the influence of neoliberal principles on American corporate law. The author discusses how these principles—emphasizing contracts and property rights as the primary means of promoting economic well-being and individual freedom—have shaped the development of law. He criticizes this approach because it often ignores broader social considerations and calls for a more balanced approach that respects both the rights of the individual and the interests of the community.Callison tries to integrate the fundamental questions within corporate law in his work. He argues that the same core questions that arise in the definition of fiduciary duties also apply in understanding the limits of limited liability and in reforms in social enterprise law. His approach aims to find a middle ground between extremes, such as individualism and communitarianism, and he strives to promote a legal system that does justice to both perspectives.In the concluding essays, Callison focuses on what he calls "quiddities": the essence and form of the topics he discusses. He tries to find a balance between rational, law-based thinking and a more intuitive, aesthetic approach. He compares law to a coral reef that grows organically and adapts to its environment, and strives for a system that is both functional and aesthetically satisfying.The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to find a "angle of repose" in corporate law, a stable equilibrium point at which the law surrounding LLCs, partnerships, and corporations can settle down and continue to evolve in a way that is sustainable and balanced. Callison suggests that this point may already be in sight, given the relative stability in legislation in this area in recent years
Engraved portrait of James Nayler (1618–1660)
No full textEngraved portrait of James Nayler (1618-1660) by Robert Grave (1768-1825). Inscribed, 'Born at Ardesloe, near Wakefield, in Yorkshire. Was an Independent and served Quarter Master in ye Parliament Army, about the Year 1641. turn'd Quaker in 1651. Punish'd as a Blasphemer 1656. Author of many Books & Dyed at Holm in Huntingtonshire 1660. Aged 44.
Polyphony and the anxiety of influence in the fiction of Henry James
No full textJames's fiction, especially in the Middle Phase, centres
on the figure of the artist and is characterized by, the two
interrelated aspects which previous criticism has largely
overlooked: the Bakhtinian 'polyphonic' -creation of
'author-thinkers'; and the conflict between ephebes and
precursors, for which Harold-Bloom's concept of 'the-anxiety of
influence' is the most illuminating model. Polyphony is the
narrative mode, and influence is the intra-artistic, theme.
These, as the Introduction to the thesis makes clear, are
rehearsed in James's inaugural novel, Roderick Hudson. Rowland
Mallet is an author-thinker, and his failure is caused by
authorial limitations. His monologism -is impaired by his
mistaking empathy for the authorial sympathy. Likewise,
Hudson's failure does not arise from a mercurial temperament,
but from a polyphonic shortcoming: not possessing the power of
fiction to contain the fiction of power in, his mentor. And the
relationships among the three artists - Gloriani, Hudson and
Singleton - perfectly exemplify the Bloomian-theme. It is these
two concepts, polyphony and influence, which are the major
preoccupation in the Middle Phase; as, the works chosen
demonstrate. These are a novella, a novel, and a number of
short stories all of which have been unjustifiably neglected.
Chapter One, on The Aspern Papers, argues that Tina Bordereau,
far from being, the artless victim seen by many critics,
actually challenges and defeats the narrator by the very form
of her narrative. Her 'realist' discourse undermines his
language of 'romance', and shows up its internal unstability.
Chapter Two is an extensive study of the critical reception of
The Tragic Muse. The most common areas of critical attention
have been its contemporary topicality, its relation to previous
novels on similar themes, and the possible genealogy of Gabriel
Nash. Those have all missed the core of the work. - Chapter Three
demonstrates how polyphony and the anxiety of influence make
the novel what it really is. Influence arises from the
juxtaposition of, and the wrestling between, artistic ephebes
and their precursors (Nick and Nash,, Miriam and Madame Carre).
The dialogic quality defined by Bakhtin is crucial to the
proper, and even-handed, characterization of all, the conflicts
in the novel. And since most of James's tales in the eighties
and nineties -are about 'masters - and acolytes, the anxiety of
influence remains central. Chapter Four is a study of 'The
Author of Beltraffiol' and 'The Lesson of the Master'. Again the
characters' manipulations are a crucial focus in a way that
G6rard Genette's terminology helps to illuminate. The fact that
the ephebe is the author-thinker emphasizes the inextricability
of the Bakhtinian and the Bloomian in James. Just as
polyphony offers a different focus for explicating the poetics
of James's fiction; so the ephebal conflict provides the basis
for a fresh perception of James's own artistic struggle
Dr. James Gillam, Spelman College, September 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. James Gillam. Dr. Gillam talks about his book, "Life and Death in the Central Highlands: An American Sergeant in the Vietnam War 1968-1970". Daniel Le, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
James Bond: international man of gastronomy
No full textThis article is concerned with the representation of food and drink in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. In particular, it examines how the author uses Bond’s culinary knowledge and habits of consumption as an important constituent of his hero’s character. Similarly, the food choices of other characters, notably villains, are shown to be linked, by Fleming, to core aspects of their identity − principally their ethnicity. Bond’s impulse to observe and classify, very much in evidence in the novels’ food sequences, is examined in terms of the texts’ construction of Bond as a skilled identifier of signs
A Tripartite Post-Recession Rebalancing
No full textIn this latest Advance & Rutgers Report, entitled “A Tripartite Post-Recession Rebalancing,” Dean James W. Hughes and Professor Joseph J. Seneca deliver an incisive assessment of the current market conditions and obstacles in the path of our economic recovery. They offer a statistical cautionary tale that the private and public sector need to hear and acknowledge in order for the economy to make continued progress.This report was published as Issue Paper Number 7, November 2011, in Advance & Rutgers Report
Seumas O'Kelly and James Stephens
No full textSO: Ben-Merre, Diana A. (ed.); Murphy, Maureen (ed.). 1989. James Joyce and His Contemporaries. (pp. 155-159). Westport, CT: Greenwood, xii, 188 pp.Source type: Print(0
A critical comparison of William James and Søren Kierkegaard on religious belief
No full textThis thesis is a critical comparison of the accounts of religious belief proposed byWilliam James and Søren Kierkegaard. Both James and Kierkegaard greatly emphasizethe subjective aspects of religious belief. In view of this fact, surprisingly littlecomparative work has been done in this area. I contribute to this literature in two ways.Firstly, I make a brief assessment of what James knew of Kierkegaard’s work.Secondly, I draw four comparisons between Kierkegaard and James. In Chapter One Iexamine the claim that Kierkegaard proposes a pragmatist account of faith of the kindthat James sets out in his essay The Will To Believe. I argue that this claim rests on amisunderstanding of Kierkegaard’s argument that to have faith is to take a risk. In thefollowing chapter I discuss James’s and Kierkegaard’s views on formal proofs for theexistence of God. Both philosophers reject the notion that faith can be based on suchproofs. I distinguish between their positions, and argue in favour of Kierkegaard’s. Inthe third chapter I compare Kierkegaard’s and James’s accounts of religious experience.James views religious experiences as a special kind of evidence for the existence ofGod. For Kierkegaard it is a mistake to view religious experiences as evidence. Suchexperiences should be understood in relation to the concept of religious authority. In thefinal chapter I examine Kierkegaard’s conception of faith as a life-view. I argue that forKierkegaard a life-view is a fundamental perspective on one’s existence. I compare thisconception with James’s concept of philosophical temperament and in relation to hisdiscussion of the sick soul
James on Pure Experience
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Bloomsbury via http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/understanding-james-understanding-modernism-9781501302756
Theology in suspense : how the detective fiction of P.D. James provokes theological thought
No full textElectronic redacted version excludes material for which permission has not been granted by the rights holderThe following dissertation argues that the detective fiction of P.D. James
provokes her readers to think theologically. I present evidence from the body of
James’s work, including her detective fiction that features the Detective Adam
Dalgliesh, as well as her other novels, autobiography, and non-fiction work. I also
present a brief history of detective fiction. This history provides the reader with a
better understanding of how P.D James is influenced by the detective genre as well as
how she stands apart from the genre’s traditions.
This dissertation relies on an interview that I conducted with P.D. James in
November, 2008. During the interview, I asked James how Christianity has
influenced her detective fiction and her responses greatly contribute to this
dissertation. However, James’s novels should be interpreted and explored in the
manner that they are received by the reader. How the reader receives and responds to
the novels, not only how James writes the novels, is what causes her stories to
provoke theological thinking.
By examining Christian symbolism that is present in setting, character, the
Detective Adam Dalgliesh, and plot, this dissertation seeks to assert that James
contributes to a theological conversation through her popular detective fiction
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