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Philosophy

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1998

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Animals, Ethics And Geography, William S. Lynn Jan 1998

Animals, Ethics And Geography, William S. Lynn

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

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Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison Jan 1998

Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison

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The purpose of this article is to examine and critically analyze the impact of sport in the African-American community. This critique of the social and behavioral outcomes of sport in the African-American community will include philosophical, historical, and sociological inquiry most affecting the plight of the African-American male in academics and athletics. Data on the perceptions of contemporary African-American men participating in sport in higher education will also add more support to the conclusion that race and sport are socially constructed in society.

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Book Review: To End A War, Rory J. Conces Jan 1998

Book Review: To End A War, Rory J. Conces

Philosophy Faculty Publications

If asked to name career diplomats who have tackled some very difficult international crises, many foreign policy makers would put Richard Holbrooke near the top of the list. Not many negotiators have wielded moral principle, power, and reason as well as Holbrooke. His book on the Bosnia negotiations leading up to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement is timely, given the ethnic cleansing that is being carried out in Kosovo, a southern province of Yugoslavia's Serb Republic. Once again we are faced with unrest in the Balkans. We have seen the daily newspaper headlines change from "24 Albanian Men Killed in …

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Beyond Pluralism: Foucault's Strategic Counter To Heterosexist Categories, Ladelle Mcwhorter Jan 1998

Beyond Pluralism: Foucault's Strategic Counter To Heterosexist Categories, Ladelle Mcwhorter

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Most nonheterosexuals want to be guaranteed civil rights without regard to sexual practices; nevertheless, quite often, gay and lesbian activists formulate demands in ways that de-emphasize practice and emphasize identity. For example, instead of saying, "My having sex with women is irrelevant to the question of whether I should have custody of my child," a lesbian activist might say, "My lesbian identity is as moral and healthy as heterosexual identity and therefore should not prevent me from having custody of my child." The general claim is that lesbian or gay personhood is as good as heterosexual personhood, so lesbians and …

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The Underlying Causes Of Withdrawal And Expulsion Of Partners From Law Firms, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Jan 1998

The Underlying Causes Of Withdrawal And Expulsion Of Partners From Law Firms, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

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The Religious Lawyer In A Pluralist Society, Howard Lesnick Jan 1998

The Religious Lawyer In A Pluralist Society, Howard Lesnick

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Foreword, Symposium, The Legal Profession: The Impact Of Law And Legal Theory, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Jan 1998

Foreword, Symposium, The Legal Profession: The Impact Of Law And Legal Theory, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

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Bringing Legal Realism To The Study Of Ethics And Professionalism, Douglas N. Frenkel, Robert L. Nelson, Austin Sarat Jan 1998

Bringing Legal Realism To The Study Of Ethics And Professionalism, Douglas N. Frenkel, Robert L. Nelson, Austin Sarat

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Posner's Economic Approach To Comparative Law, William Ewald Jan 1998

Posner's Economic Approach To Comparative Law, William Ewald

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Sources Of Commitment To Social Justice, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1998

Sources Of Commitment To Social Justice, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Hart's Methodological Positivism, Stephen R. Perry Jan 1998

Hart's Methodological Positivism, Stephen R. Perry

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Testing Competing Theories Of Justification, Paul H. Robinson, John M. Darley Jan 1998

Testing Competing Theories Of Justification, Paul H. Robinson, John M. Darley

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Present criminal law theory reflects a disagreement over the underlying theory of the justificatory principle, and thus the proper legal formulation of such defenses. At the core of the debate about the principle is the following question. Are justification defenses given because the actor's deed avoids a greater harm, or because she acted for the right reason? The deeds theory of justification justifies conduct that avoids a greater harm, because the conduct is conduct that we would be happy to tolerate under similar circumstances in the future: that is, because the actor has done the right deed. The reasons theory …

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Rhetoric And The Aids Virus Hunt, Carol Reeves Jan 1998

Rhetoric And The Aids Virus Hunt, Carol Reeves

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

By comparing the papers produced by the laboratory teams of Robert Gallo and Jean Luc Montagnier during the AIDS virus hunt, we have an opportunity to discern the fine line between a bold, explicit rhetoric that may convince as well as offend and a bald, reserved rhetoric that may actually conceal important implications. Going too far in either direction may create misunderstandings and ethical dilemmas as will be demonstrated in a textual analysis deepened by an exploration of historical context and interviews with key participants. Since a public health crisis calls upon communication that thwarts misunderstandings, scientists should understand the …

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