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Swinging Bridge - September 26, 1997, Kelly Burke Sep 1997

Swinging Bridge - September 26, 1997, Kelly Burke

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Press Law Debate In Kenya: Ethics As Political Power, David N. Dixon Jan 1997

Press Law Debate In Kenya: Ethics As Political Power, David N. Dixon

Communication Educator Scholarship

Journalists in many African countries have long been caught between differing ideals i n their relationship between press and government. Two models vie for dominance-the western, libertarian and development journalism models. This article uses Walzer's (1983) theory of distributive justice to illuminate the ethical significance of this debate. A t issue is political power. A case study of the 1996 proposed press law i n Kenya illustrates the ethical arguments mounted for each press model and how the arguments are marshaled not necessarily for moral purposes but to gain political advantage. Finally, a viable third alternative avoids a false dilemma …


Against The Epistemic Value Of Prediction Over Accommodation, Robin Collins Jun 1994

Against The Epistemic Value Of Prediction Over Accommodation, Robin Collins

Philosphy Educator Scholarship

Being able to make correct novel predictions has long been trumpeted as one of the most important virtues a scientific theory could have. Imre Lakatos (1970, pp. 91-195) has even gone so far as to claim that a research program can supersede its rival only by making some correct novel predictions. Others have based an entire defense of realism on the claim that realism is the only adequate explanation of the success of scientific theories, particularly their success in making correct novel predictions.1 For still others, the ability of the theories of science to make correct novel predictions (and hence …