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ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
September 2017 Phase Space Density Observations - T89
No full textArchived data for the manuscript “Differentiating Between Simultaneous Loss Drivers in Earth’s Outer Radiation Belt: Multi-Dimensional Phase Space Density Analysis” Staples et al., submitted to Geophysical Research Letters 2022.
These files contain multi-mission phase space density measurements including, Van Allen Probes, GOES 13, 14, 15, GPS, MMS, and THEMIS, computed in adiabatic coordinates. All data is from September 2017. For detailed description of the method used in the computation of this data, see section 2.1 of the submitted manuscript.
The THEMIS, Van Allen Probe, MMS, and GOES data used in computations is publicly available via http://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov
The GPS data is available via https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/space-weather/satellite-data/satellite-systems/gps/
FILES:
'psd_intp_T89_20170901-20170930_allsc.cdf'
'psd_intp_T89_20170901-20170930_rbsp-b.cdf'
DATA OWNER: Adam Kellerman
DATA PREPERATION: Frances Staples
CONTACT:
Adam Kellerman: [email protected]
Frances Staples: [email protected] was supported by NASA grants 80NSSC20K1402 and NSF grant 2149782. ACK acknowledges support from NASA grants 80NSSC20K1402 and 80NSSC20K1281, and NSF grant 2149782
How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?
No full textAdam Smith’s proposal for paying professors was intended to induce increased faculty knowledge. If students have imperfect information about what they learn, and universities can only imperfectly measure the input of faculty time in student learning, publications may be used to measure faculty knowledge. If professors’ ability to publish is positively related to their ability to produce student learning, which universities can imperfectly measure, publications may be necessary to attract more able professors. Since research signals faculty knowledge, schools that do not value publications per se could require higher publication standards and pay higher wages than schools that value only publications.
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
Multi-Mission Phase Space Density Observations - 6 - 10 September 2017
No full text<p>FILE DESCRIPTION:<br>
Archived data for the manuscript “Resolving Magnetopause Shadowing Using Multi-Mission Measurements of Phase Space Density” Staples et al., submitted to the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (manuscript archived via Earth and Space Science Open Archive ESSOAr<strong>;</strong> Washington, Mar 11, 2021. DOI:10.1002/essoar.10506455.1).</p>
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These files contain multi-mission phase space density measurements including, Van Allen Probes, GOES 13, 14, 15, GPS, MMS, and THEMIS, computed in adiabatic coordinates. All data is between 6 - 10 September 2017. For detailed description of the method used in the computation of this data, see section 2.1 of the submitted manuscript.<br>
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The THEMIS, Van Allen Probe, MMS, and GOES data used in computations is publicly available via http://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov <br>
The GPS data is available via https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/space-weather/satellite-data/satellite-systems/gps/</p>
<p>FILES:</p>
<p>'allsc_psd_mu400.txt' - electron PSD from all spacecraft listed above, where µ = 390 to 410 MeV/G and <em>K</em> = 0.075 to 0.125 G<sup>0.5</sup>R<sub>E</sub></p>
<p>'allsc_psd_mu900.txt' - electron PSD from all spacecraft listed above, where µ = 877.5 to 922.5 MeV/G and <em>K</em> = 0.075 to 0.125 G<sup>0.5</sup>R<sub>E</sub></p>
<p>'rbsp_psd_mu400.txt' - electron PSD from the Van Allen probes, where µ = 350 to 450 MeV/G and <em>K</em> = 0.075 to 0.125 G<sup>0.5</sup>R<sub>E</sub></p>
<p>'rbsp_psd_mu400.txt' - electron PSD from the Van Allen probes, where µ = 850 to 950 MeV/G and <em>K</em> = 0.075 to 0.125 G<sup>0.5</sup>R<sub>E</sub></p>
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DATA OWNER: Adam Kellerman<br>
DATA PREPERATION: Frances Staples</p>
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CONTACT:<br>
Adam Kellerman: [email protected]<br>
Frances Staples: [email protected]<br>
</p>A. C. K. was supported by NASA grants NNX16AG78G, 80NSSC20K1402, and 80NSSC20K1281.
F. A. S. was supported by a Science and Technology Funding Council (STFC) studentship
Adam Smith and Roman Servitudes
No full textThis essay is a preprint of an article that appeared at: Tijdschrift voor Rechstsgeschiedenis, 72 (2004), 327–57.This essay discusses Adam Smith historical jurisprudence and his use of Roman law materials in his Lectures on Jurisprudence. It argues that Smith found it difficult to maintain his theory of legal development in the face of a highly developed body of Roman law literature
THE THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF ADAM SMITH'S WORK
No full textThe paper will discuss the theological foundation to Smith's writings. Teleology, final causes and divine design were initially seen as central to understanding Smith's writings. Over time, this view fell out of fashion. In the period after World War II, with the rise of positivism, commentators tended to overlook or downplay this interpretation. In the last decade, or so, teleology has started to be restored to its former position as an essential element in understanding Smith. After spelling out Smith's teleology and his view of final causes, divine design and the ends of nature, we try to explain the Panglossian nature of the 'new theistic view' of Smith. While our view differs somewhat, we agree with the essence of the 'new view' claim: a theological view exists in Smith which underpins his moral and economic theories.Political Economy,
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