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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,
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,
The Atlanta Opera presents Winter Journey
No full textThe Atlanta Opera production of Winter Journey: Winterreise, D. 911 by Franz Schubert features David Adam Moore, baritone and Earl Buys, pianist.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1076/thumbnail.jp
INFORMATION ETHICS: PRIVACY, PROPERTY, AND POWER
No full textAcknowledgments -- Ch. 1. Introduction / Adam D. Moore and Kristene Unsworth -- Pt. I. An ethical framework for analysis -- Ch. 2. Introduction to moral reasoning / Tom Regan -- Ch. 3. Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill -- Ch. 4. The metaphysics of morals / Immanuel Kant -- Ch. 5. Feminist transformations of moral theory / Virginia Held -- Discussion cases -- Trapped in an underwater sea cave -- The case of reluctant donation -- Killing 1 to save 9 -- Torturing for good consequences -- Pt. II. Intellectual property: moral and legal concerns -- Ch. 6. Intellectual property is still property / Frank H. Easterbrook - - Ch. 7. Are patents and copyrights morally justified? / Tom G. Palmer -- Ch. 8. Biopiracy or bioprivateering? / Richard Stallman - - Ch. 9. Intangible property: privacy, power, and information control / Adam D. Moore -- Ch. 10. Why collaborative free works should be protected by the law / Lawrence Sanger -- Discussion cases -- Libraries and fair use -- No harm no foul: right? -- Making and extra back-up copy: file sharing -- Pt. III. Privacy and information control -- Ch. 11. The right to privacy / Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis -- Ch. 12. The social life of genes: privacy, property, and the new genetics / Margaret Everett -- Ch. 13. Employee monitoring: evaluative surveillance v. privacy / Adam D. Moore -- Ch. 14. Personal autonomy and caller ID / James Stacey Taylor -- Discussion cases -- Video voyeurs and privacy -- Menos Greece and sickle-cell anemia -- Shahar v. Bowers -- Pt. IV. Freedom of speech and information control -- Ch. 15. Rationales for freedom of speech / Kent Greenawalt -- Ch. 16. Digital speech and democratic culture: a theory of freedom of expression for the information society / Jack M. Balkin -- Ch. 17. Privacy, photography, and the press / T. Allen, et al. -- Discussion cases - - Who owns your image: Cape Pub. v. Bridges, Florida 1982 -- Sipple v. San Francisco Chronicle Inc. -- Photographs and the protest against the war in Vietnam -- Pt. V. Governmental and societal control of information -- Ch. 18. Carnivore, the FBI's e-mail surveillance system: devouring criminals, not privacy / Griffin S. Dunham -- Ch. 19. Privacy isn't everything: accountability as a personal and social good / Anita Allen -- Ch. 20. National security at what price? A look into civil liberty concerns in the information age under the USA Patriot Act / Jacob R. Lilly -- Discussion cases -- Encryption and national security -- Wearing an anti-disclosure suit -- Racial profiling and terrorism -- Selected bibliography -- Inde
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
Nettorhamphos Kevin W. Conway & Glenn I. Moore & Adam P. Summers 2017, new genus
No full textNettorhamphos, new genus urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:39474160-4609-4DA7-8A3F-F80AF79C069D Type species.— Nettorhamphos radula, new species Diagnosis.— A genus of the Gobiesocidae differing from all other genera in this family by unique features of the oral jaws, including: an upper jaw that is much wider and longer than the lower jaw, creating a large gap between the outermost teeth of the upper jaw and those of the lower jaw (vs. upper and lower jaws similar in width and length and without obvious gap between the outermost teeth of the upper jaw and those of the lower jaw or upper jaw only slightly wider and longer than the lower jaw creating a narrow gap between the outermost teeth of the upper jaw and those of the lower jaw); the presence of tiny dagger-like conical teeth of uniform size arranged in multiple rows in both the upper (premaxilla; ~ 1 5 rows) and lower jaw (dentary; ~ 10 rows; vs. single row of conical teeth along both the upper and lower jaws, a few short, staggered rows of incisiviform and/or conical teeth along both the upper and lower jaw, or conical teeth arranged in a broad patch anteriorly tapering to a single row posteriorly along both the upper and lower jaws). It differs further in having the following combination of character states: medial face of dentary lacking an anteromedially directed spine-like process; snout broad, rounded anteriorly, upper lip separated from snout by a shallow groove; adhesive disc double, papillae present along the entire anterior margin of disc region A; patches of papillae present in disc regions C and D; gill openings large, joined across isthmus; a well-developed spine laterally on head, formed by a heavily ossified Fig. 2. subopercle; dorsal and anal fins widely separated from caudal fin; dorsal fin with fewer fin rays than anal fin. Etymology.— A combination of the Greek words M˜gssA (netta), meaning duck, and q%ÁLuo1 (rhamphos), meaning bill, curved-beak. Gender neuter.Published as part of Kevin W. Conway, Glenn I. Moore & Adam P. Summers, 2017, A New Genus and Species of Clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Western Australia, pp. 128-140 in Copeia 105 (1) on pages 129-130, DOI: 10.1643/CI-16-560, http://zenodo.org/record/104835
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,
Moore-Gillon, John: transcript of an audio interview (29-Apr-2016)
No full textInterview with Dr John Moore-Gillon, conducted by Professor Tilli Tansey, for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 29 April 2016, in the School of History, Queen Mary University of London. Transcribed by Mrs Debra Gee, and edited by Professor Tilli Tansey and Mrs Sarah Beanland. The project management and the technical support were undertaken by Mr Adam Wilkinson and Mr Alan Yabsley, respectively. Dr John Moore-Gillon MA LLB MD FRCP (b. 1953) is Consultant Physician Emeritus at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals, London. He was Lead Clinician for tuberculosis for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, formerly Honorary Secretary of the British Thoracic Society, Chairman of the Joint Tuberculosis Committee, and formerly Chairman and then President of the British Lung Foundation. He served as Master of The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London (2014-2015).The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group is funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is a registered charity (no. 210183). The current interview has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled “Makers of modern biomedicine: testimonies and legacy” (2012-2017; awarded to Professor Tilli Tansey)
Moore-Gillon, John: transcript of a video interview (29-Apr-2016)
No full textInterview with Dr John Moore-Gillon, conducted by Professor Tilli Tansey, for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 29 April 2016, in the School of History, Queen Mary University of London. Transcribed by Mrs Debra Gee, and edited by Professor Tilli Tansey and Mrs Sarah Beanland. The project management and the technical support (filming and production) were undertaken by Mr Adam Wilkinson and Mr Alan Yabsley, respectively. Dr John Moore-Gillon MA LLB MD FRCP (b. 1953) is Consultant Physician Emeritus at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals, London. He was Lead Clinician for tuberculosis for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, formerly Honorary Secretary of the British Thoracic Society, Chairman of the Joint Tuberculosis Committee, and formerly Chairman and then President of the British Lung Foundation. He served as Master of The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London (2014-2015).The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group is funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is a registered charity (no. 210183). The current interview has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled “Makers of modern biomedicine: testimonies and legacy” (2012-2017; awarded to Professor Tilli Tansey)
Cloning, purification and characterisation of human and mouse ADAM 8 sheddase activity
No full textAl-Riyami H. Cloning, purification and characterisation of human and mouse ADAM 8 sheddase activity. Bielefeld (Germany): Bielefeld University; 2006
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