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Table Of Contents, 12.2, Julia White Jun 2020

Table Of Contents, 12.2, Julia White

Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning

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Commentary: Critique Of “Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy”, Brian Macpherson Jun 2020

Commentary: Critique Of “Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy”, Brian Macpherson

OSSA Conference Archive

In this short critique of Tarun Kattumana's paper on vaccine hesitancy, I argue that the key cause of vaccine hesitancy in the lay public is not the so-called dry, detached population-level approach to research of evidenced based medicine, but rather complacency due to vaccine success in reducing disease incidence. In turn, this complacency sets the stage for receptivity to misinformation regarding vaccine efficacy and safety from a network of individuals that people hold in high esteem but who may have no legitimate authority in epidemiology.

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Commentary On Leo Groarke, "The End Of Argumentment", John Anthony Blair Jun 2020

Commentary On Leo Groarke, "The End Of Argumentment", John Anthony Blair

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What Groarke has introduced in his paper is not a "prolong problem", but a whole hatful of them. Solving some seems to call for more clever dispute-resolution mechanisms. Others call for limiting arguing to a restricted role and developing a counselling model for problem solving. Yet others seem intractable. In other words, they all call for more research, which is precisely what Groarke is calling for.

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Assessing Evidence Relevance By Disallowing Assessment, John Licato, Michael Cooper Jun 2020

Assessing Evidence Relevance By Disallowing Assessment, John Licato, Michael Cooper

OSSA Conference Archive

Guidelines for assessing whether potential evidence is relevant to some argument tend to rely on criteria that are subject to well-known biasing effects. We describe a framework for argumentation that does not allow participants to directly decide whether evidence is potentially relevant to an argument---instead, evidence must prove its relevance through demonstration. This framework, called WG-A, is designed to translate into a dialogical game playable by minimally trained participants.

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The End Of Argument, Leo Groarke Jun 2020

The End Of Argument, Leo Groarke

OSSA Conference Archive

We tend to see argument as a way to resolve (and in this way end) the disagreements that give rise to it. But there are many real-life situations in which acts of arguing do not resolve disagreement, but instead produce an indefinite (and sometimes unending) series of arguments for and against whatever positions they support. I explore this “prolong” problem and the deep issues it raises for theories of argument.

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Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy, Tarun Kattumana Jun 2020

Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy, Tarun Kattumana

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Despite the undeniable success of vaccines, we are currently witnessing a crisis of confidence in vaccination programmes. This has contributed to a decline in global vaccination coverage and the return of vaccine-preventable diseases. This paper examines why this state of affairs has emerged by focusing on bio-medical evidence which confirms the success and safety of vaccines yet does not persuade those are hesitant to vaccinate.

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Reply To Brian Macpherson’S Commentary On My Paper “Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy”, Tarun Kattumana Jun 2020

Reply To Brian Macpherson’S Commentary On My Paper “Evidence Based Medicine And Contemporary Vaccine Hesitancy”, Tarun Kattumana

OSSA Conference Archive

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The Middle Standpoint In Spinoza’S Ethics, Raphael Krut-Landau, Kristin Primus Jun 2020

The Middle Standpoint In Spinoza’S Ethics, Raphael Krut-Landau, Kristin Primus

Western Ontario Early Modern Philosophy (WOEMP) Online Events

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The Chinese Communist Party And The Uyghurs: Securitization And How Ethnic Minorities Are Oppressed In An Multi-Ethnic State, Justin C. Mascarin Jun 2020

The Chinese Communist Party And The Uyghurs: Securitization And How Ethnic Minorities Are Oppressed In An Multi-Ethnic State, Justin C. Mascarin

International ResearchScape Journal

Since the beginning of the War on Terror in 2001, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has convinced its own populace as well as foreign countries that increasing security measures in the Xinjiang region are necessary. In 2014, in response to terror attacks, the Chinese Government announced the “Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism” aimed at the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and more specifically the Uyghur ethnic minority. This paper will analyze the oppression of the Uyghurs in China through securitization theory and the political and ethnic theories to construct a better understanding of how large multi-ethnic states legitimize oppressing minority …

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No Nazis In Valhalla: Understanding The Use (And Misuse) Of Nordic Cultural Markers In Third Reich Era Germany, Lena Nighswander Jun 2020

No Nazis In Valhalla: Understanding The Use (And Misuse) Of Nordic Cultural Markers In Third Reich Era Germany, Lena Nighswander

International ResearchScape Journal

While medieval concepts are frequently used as a means for the general public to understand emerging global political institutions around the world, they also have immense capability to be purposely misused by political groups due to the generally vague and misguided understanding of these concepts by the masses. At one core of these movements is the legacy of Vikings and the misrepresentation of their history by far-right political groups, especially in mid-20th century Europe, in order to push a fictitious agenda of a prosperous, all-white race of seafaring warriors. Through the appropriation of medieval Old Norse imagery and mythology, …

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The British Smuggling Dilemma: 1698-1784, Bree Rosenberger Jun 2020

The British Smuggling Dilemma: 1698-1784, Bree Rosenberger

International ResearchScape Journal

By the late 17th century, Great Britain had a major smuggling problem, initially in illegally exported wool but later imported teas and French brandies. The problem grew to its peak in the mid 18th century and caused enormous financial loss to the government. This paper analyzes, among other contemporary documents, the 1767 account from Sir Stephen T. Janssen to argue that the problem was created by high taxes on teas and politically-motivated attempts by the crown to popularize gin. Even during time of war, smuggling between Great Britain and France continued. Adept tactics, aid from local townspeople, and notorious violence …

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I Am Fascinated By What Is Beautiful, Strong, Healthy” Leni Riefenstahl, Gender, And Absolved Guilt, Karmann Ludwig Jun 2020

I Am Fascinated By What Is Beautiful, Strong, Healthy” Leni Riefenstahl, Gender, And Absolved Guilt, Karmann Ludwig

International ResearchScape Journal

Public discourse around the Nazi regime is typically surrounded by its doctrine of hatred and violence; traditional gender roles and these traits have rendered fascism a decidedly masculine pursuit—which Nazi doctrine wholeheartedly supported. Many men are to blame for the atrocities of the Holocaust and are rightfully criticized and despised for their actions; however, though a major contributor to the fascist ideology through her propaganda, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl has remained extremely controversial. While scholars and critics have criticized Leni Riefenstahl’s films as emblemizing a fascist aesthetic, many have nonetheless praised her as an innovative artist, arguing for a separation from …

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A Failure Of Laïcité: Analyzing The Ongoing Discrimination Of French-Muslims In The 21st Century, Lauren Degener Jun 2020

A Failure Of Laïcité: Analyzing The Ongoing Discrimination Of French-Muslims In The 21st Century, Lauren Degener

International ResearchScape Journal

The question of how to deal with the “Muslim problem” has once again arisen in France, opening old wounds of colonization and cultural racism. France’s rich Christian past and the historical context of the French-Algerian conflict are key players in the modern suffering of Muslims in French Society. Its colonization of Africa included nations such as Morocco, Indochina, Madagascar and notably in this context, Algeria in 1830. In their valiant fight for independence, the National Liberation Front was launched by Algerians and resulted in a bloody struggle that still haunts the Muslim-French relations in modern France. Though Algeria achieved its …

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Commentary On Jason Schultchen’S “Deep Disagreements And Some Resolution Strategies That Simply Won’T Do”, David Hitchcock Jun 2020

Commentary On Jason Schultchen’S “Deep Disagreements And Some Resolution Strategies That Simply Won’T Do”, David Hitchcock

OSSA Conference Archive

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Commentary On: Michael Gilbert’S “Understanding The Embrace Of Fallacy: A Multi-Modal Analysis”, Jean Goodwin Jun 2020

Commentary On: Michael Gilbert’S “Understanding The Embrace Of Fallacy: A Multi-Modal Analysis”, Jean Goodwin

OSSA Conference Archive

If the goal to inquire into, understand, and respond to what it for someone to be “anti-vax,” the concept of fallacy seems the wrong tool to pick up.

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Commentary On Sharon Bailin And Mark Battersby’S “Is There A Role For Adversariality In Teaching Critical Thinking?”, Catherine Hundleby Jun 2020

Commentary On Sharon Bailin And Mark Battersby’S “Is There A Role For Adversariality In Teaching Critical Thinking?”, Catherine Hundleby

OSSA Conference Archive

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Zwei Märchen Aus Afrika, Anonymous Jun 2020

Zwei Märchen Aus Afrika, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Wie Der Kleine Karl Zu Den Heiden Kommt, Anonymous Jun 2020

Wie Der Kleine Karl Zu Den Heiden Kommt, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Wie Der Kleine Karl Unter Die Heiden Geht, Anonymous Jun 2020

Wie Der Kleine Karl Unter Die Heiden Geht, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Was Die Leute In Süd-Afrika Für Gute Preußen Sind, Anonymous Jun 2020

Was Die Leute In Süd-Afrika Für Gute Preußen Sind, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Wasserquellen Im Dürren Lande: Rabia Nasir, Anonymous Jun 2020

Wasserquellen Im Dürren Lande: Rabia Nasir, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Farraghit: Der Junge Sklave, Anonymous Jun 2020

Farraghit: Der Junge Sklave, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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St. Antonius Hilft In Not!, Anonymous Jun 2020

St. Antonius Hilft In Not!, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Scheelkobus, Der Buschmannskönig, Anonymous Jun 2020

Scheelkobus, Der Buschmannskönig, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Roschintela, Das Kaffermädchen, Anonymous Jun 2020

Roschintela, Das Kaffermädchen, Anonymous

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"The digital copy of this text was taken from the holdings of the Basel Mission Archives. The Basel Mission is now integrated with Mission-21. We are grateful for the contributions by the BMA and the permission to post these texts on the Sophie Digital Library. The BMA provides access to a large selection of digitized visual and cartographic material, as well as comprehensive catalogue data from the Basel Mission Archives: some 30,000 images, 6,700 maps, sketches and plans, and detailed references to written records. You can visit their sites at: Basel Mission Archives: http://www.bmarchives.org/ Mission-21: http://www.mission-21.org/"

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Is There A Role For Adversariality In Teaching Critical Thinking?, Sharon Bailin, Mark Battersby Jun 2020

Is There A Role For Adversariality In Teaching Critical Thinking?, Sharon Bailin, Mark Battersby

OSSA Conference Archive

Although there has been considerable recent debate on the topic of adversariality in argumentation, this debate has rarely found its way into work on critical thinking theory and instruction. This paper focuses on the implications of the adversariality debate for teaching critical thinking. Is there a role for adversarial argumentation in critical thinking instruction? Is there a way to incorporate the benefits of adversarial argumentation while mitigating the problems?

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Understanding The Embrace Of Fallacy: A Multi-Modal Analysis, Michael A. Gilbert Jun 2020

Understanding The Embrace Of Fallacy: A Multi-Modal Analysis, Michael A. Gilbert

OSSA Conference Archive

I want to suggest that we can attain a deeper understanding of fallacies if we 1) examine them in situ, and 2) apply a multi-modal analysis to them. That is to say that there is a need to examine the logical, emotional, visceral and kisceral aspects of fallacies in order to understand why an arguer uses a fallacy (Gilbert 1997). Toward this end I will examine the embrace of fallacies and the circumstances in which they are used. The first is the use of the ad vericundiam and post hoc ergo propter hoc in the context of vaccine hesitancy. The …

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Deep Disagreements And Some Resolution Strategies That Simply Won't Do, Jason E. Schultchen Jun 2020

Deep Disagreements And Some Resolution Strategies That Simply Won't Do, Jason E. Schultchen

OSSA Conference Archive

A deep disagreement is the result of clashing systems of underlying principles. Debate surrounding the possibility of the resolution of deep disagreements is ongoing. I elucidate the notion of deep disagreements by assuming their resolution is not precluded. I consider five disagreement resolution strategies offered by Steven Hales. Though I conclude that these strategies are not viable for resolving a deep disagreement, my examination allows me to identify certain key marks of an adequate solution.

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Spinoza’S Formal Essence, Christopher Martin Jun 2020

Spinoza’S Formal Essence, Christopher Martin

Western Ontario Early Modern Philosophy (WOEMP) Online Events

Spinoza stipulates in E2def2, his definition of the essence of a thing, that the essence of each particular can neither exist nor, even, be conceived, except alongside its particular. Yet a mere eight propositions later states that God maintains an idea of the essence of nonactual particulars “in the same way as the formal essences of the singular things are contained in God’s attributes” (E2p8). While there are known interpretive controversies with each of these claims, I argue that according to E2def2, essences of particulars can only be and can only be conceived alongside the actual existence of their particular, …

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Cardiac Modelling Techniques To Predict Future Heart Function And New Biomarkers In Acute Myocardial Infarction, Sergio C. H. Dempsey Jun 2020

Cardiac Modelling Techniques To Predict Future Heart Function And New Biomarkers In Acute Myocardial Infarction, Sergio C. H. Dempsey

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Fundamental to treatment planning for patients that have suffered myocardial infarction are predictive biomarkers and risk factors. Important among these in terms of a patient’s treatment plan or prognosis are the contractility of the damaged myofibers, final infarct volume, and poor infarct healing rate. Proposed and developed in this thesis are techniques to predict these biomarkers and risk factors using cardiac biomechanical modelling. One of the developed techniques was a CT compatible shape optimization technique which can predict the contraction force of healthy, and stunned myofibers within 6.3% and the distribution of potentially necrotic myofibers within 10% accuracy. The second …

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