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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,
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,
Adam Oehlenschläger
No full textThis is a short presentation of the main works of the Danish author Adam Oehlenschläger
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,
C. elegans class A synMuv genes inhibit ectopic RAS-mediated vulval development by tightly restricting expression of lin-3 EGF
No full textThesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2011.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-259).The class A and B synthetic multivulva (synMuv) genes of C. elegans redundantly antagonize an EGF/Ras pathway to prevent ectopic vulval induction. The class B synMuv genes encode many proteins known to remodel chromatin and repress transcription. The class A synMuv genes likely also function in transcription, although their specific molecular functions are unknown. We have identified a class A synMuv mutation in the promoter of lin-3 EGF, revealing that lin-3 is the key biological target of the class A synMuv genes in vulval development. Using FISH with single mRNA molecule resolution, we found that class AB synMuv double mutants exhibit widespread ectopic lin-3 expression. Our results show that lin-3 EGF is normally expressed in the germline, and many class B synMuv genes have previously been implicated in inhibiting germline fates in somatic cells. We propose that the class A synMuv genes specifically repress ectopic lin-3 EGF expression through a site in the lin-3 promoter and the class B synMuv genes either directly or indirectly repress lin-3 as a consequence of their role in regulating the germline/soma distinction. The class A and B synMuv genes had previously been thought of as two parallel pathways, but we have found that each of those pathways is actually composed of multiple parallel pathways. While class AB synMuv double mutants have a strong Muv phenotype, most class AA synMuv double mutants exhibit a weak Muv phenotype, and most pairs of class B synMuv mutants can enhance each other in sensitized backgrounds, indicating that most genes within a class can function in parallel. We also found that some pairs of synMuv genes cannot act in parallel, indicating that they function together to repress ectopic lin-3 expression. We also report the molecular characterization of the class A synMuv gene lin-38 and the identification of mcd-1 as a class A synMuv gene. lin-38 and mcd-1 encode paralogous zinc-finger proteins. Unlike previously studied class A synMuv genes that function specifically in vulval development by repressing lin-3, both lin-38 and mcd-1 control multiple aspects of development by regulating target genes other than lin-3.by Adam M. Saffer.Ph.D
Data for: From plot to scale: ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia
No full textAuthor: Adam M. Komarek (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-3005)Date last updated: March 29, 2019Description: This dataset contains the code and data needed to replicate the results reported in the study titled"From plot to scale: ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia". Study authors are Adam M. Komarek, Hoyoung Kwon, Beliyou Haile, Christian Thierfelder, Munyaradzi J. Mutenje, and Carlo Azzarri.Inside the file 'analysis.zip' are 4 main items that include the R project and three main folders:1) 'caZAM.Rproj' is the R project. It must be opened to set the project directory, which is needed to read in the data.2) The R scripts are in the folder 'scripts'. There are 12 scripts, which are ordered sequentially. 3) The folder 'data' contains the data used in the scripts.4) Output from the scripts are in the folder 'output'. Outputs include the figures and tables reported in the study
Public ownership and M&A performance of European companies
No full textAuthor Adam Jerguš DzurňákMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
Public ownership and M&A performance of European companies
No full textAuthor Adam Jerguš DzurňákMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
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