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The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 39 No. 4, Thomas Matchie, Elvira Bennet, Stuart Noble-Goodman, Darren J. N. Middleton, Kevin Walzer, Sanford Pinsker, David Lee, Jeanne E. Clark, Susan Ludvigson, Roland Sodowsky, Ronald Charles Epstein, Barbara Lerma, Joanna Weber, Midwest Quarterly Editors

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

THOMAS MATCHIE explores a spirituality rooted in goodness, an affirmation of faith and community across the fissures which sometimes separate us, not one expressed in cults, cant, and combat boots, as revealed in four novels set in the Midwest. Professor of English at North Dakota State University in Fargo, Matchie teaches American literature, including midwestem and multicultural authors. He has published numerous articles on the Great Plains, including works by Louise Erdrich, Thomas McGrath, and Lois Hudson. Interested in political issues, he has also served in the North Dakota Senate.

ELVIRA BENNET finds Franz Kafka equally conflicted when confronting women …

Smith On Hanley, 'The Metaphysics Of Star Trek, Anne Collins Smith

Faculty Publications

Review by Anne Collins Smith on the H-PCAACA mailing list, June 1998.

The Metaphysics of Star Trek by Richard Hanley. New York: Basic Books, 1997. xviii + 253 pp. $18.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-465-09124-9.

Richard Hanley's The Metaphysics of Star Trek is an engaging examination of certain philosophical issues raised within the Star Trek universe. Its title, however, is overly broad; it would be more correctly titled, The Twentieth-Century Applied Metaphysics of Star Trek. The earliest reference in the bibliography is an article written in 1950; the next earliest, 1960. The vast majority of sources are from the 1980's and …

Affirmative Action: Diverse Goals, Diverse Policies, Eric Wampler

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

The Forgotten Factor: The Economic Principles Of Affirmative Action, Patrick Kinuthia

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

Affirming The Affirmative Action Intention, Barbra Jotzke

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

Einstein’S 1935 Derivation Of E=Mc2, Francisco Flores

Philosophy

Einstein’s 1935 derivation of mass—energy equivalence is philosophically important because it contains both a criticism of purported demonstrations that proceed by analogy and strong motivations for the definitions of the ‘new’ dynamical quantities (viz relativistic momentum, relativistic kinetic energy and relativistic energy). In this paper, I argue that Einstein’s criticism and insights are still relevant today by showing how his derivation goes beyond Friedman’s demonstration of this result in his Foundations of Spacetime ¹heories. Along the way, I isolate three distinct physical claims associated with Einstein’s famous equation that are sometimes not clearly distinguished in philosophical discussions of spacetime theory.

Introduction, Joseph Ellin

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

Affirmative Action: A Vision For Today, Wmu Center For The Study Of Ethics In Society

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the W.esley Foundation.

Syntactic Theory And The Structure Of English: A Minimalist Approach, By A. Radford, Robert Stainton

Philosophy Publications

No abstract provided.

Affirmative Action: A Contradiction Of Theory And Practice, Kimberly Hellmers

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

University Policy, Affirmative Action, And The Principles Of Justice, Eric Wampler

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented January 19, 1998 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Western Michigan University. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Department of Philosophy and the Wesley Foundation.

Newsletter: The Center For Professional Ethics, Summer 1998, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

• Director's Corner: Striving To Be Good by Robert P. Lawry
• Notice: We Welcome Suggestions
• Groups as Gatekeepers to Genetic Research
• Searching for Foundations: Feminist and Postmodern Approaches to Philosophy
• News & Notes
• Doing Ethics
• Ethics Case: Professionalism

Mixed Media May 25, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The May 25, 1998 issue includes articles on recycling at RISD, RISD as a "heterotopia" as defined by Foucault, and ideas about the book "The Rules", along with the comic "Softcore" by Jweenz, "Transformers the Movie", "It's the Mixed Media May Centerfold" by Noa, summer holiday wishes, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media May 11, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The May 11, 1998 issue includes articles on who the members of the RISD community are, and searching for a female equivalent to the word "dick," along with the comic "Nude Model Confidential" by Noa, "Comix", "Lion Eyes" by Tim Drain, event notices, and other announcements.

Aristotle On Akratic Action: How Rational Is It?, Patrick Mooney

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

My answer to the question asked in the paper’s title is: akratic action-acting contrary to what one believes or knows is the best course of action open to one, or “weakness of will”—is not rational at all, according to Aristotle (here restricting myself to his discussion of akrasia in the Nicomachean Ethics, VII. 1-3). In saying that it is ‘not rational at all,’ I have in mind that there is no “intellectual,” or “cognitive,” faculty at work which so much as helps to bring about the akratic act-there is, in other words, no way in which the akrates “figures out” …

Current Literature, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

Material appearing below is thought to be of particular interest to Linacre Quarterly readers because of its moral, religious, or philosophic content. The medical literature constitutes the primary, but not the sole source of such material. In general abstracts are intended to reflect the substance of the original article. Contributions and comments from readers are invited (E.G. Laforet, MD., 170 Middlesex Rd Chestnut Hill, MA 02167.)

The Poetics Of E=Mc2, Richard A. Schwartz

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Platonism And All That…, Robert P. Burn

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Political Correctness Revisited, Jan Narveson

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented February 19th , 1998 for the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society

Equivocal Notions Of Accuracy And Genetic Screening Of The General Population, Kelly C. Smith

Publications

The explosive growth in genetic technology will quickly make possible an unprecedented number of tests for genetically based conditions. A necessary condition for the use of such tests without risk of harm to the patient is that they are “accurate”. However, most discussions of test accuracy in the literature have equivocated between two importantly different meanings of the word. In particular, it must be kept in mind that a high analytical accuracy does not imply a high diagnostic accuracy. Questions about the diagnostic accuracy of genetic tests loom large at present given our limited knowledge of the complex etiology of …

Effect Of Item Clarity And Probability Of Item Endorsement On Response Latencies On Personality Test Items, James R. Kinney

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this study, regression analysis was used to examine the affects of item clarity and probability of endorsement on response latencies of 60 undergraduates responding on personality test items from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 Personality Factor test) (Cattell, Eber, & Tatsuoka, 1970, 5th Edition). Response latencies to personality test items, though frequently studied, have yet to be operationally utilized in the interpretation of personality tests. Forty-four items from the 16 Personality Factor test were selected. Each item from the original test was rated for clarity and matched with an emotionally neutral statement with an equivalent number of words. …

Philosophical Questions About The Ethics Of Intellectual Property, Jason Ellis Anderson

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Intellectual Property can be divided into two broad categories, Patents and Copyrights or Trade Secrets. Trade Secrets as it nomenclature suggests are secrets kept for some economic reason. The classic example of a Trade Secret is the Coca-Cola formula. This formula has been the foundation of its empire yet is only protected by its right to secrecy. Trade Secret justifications are fairly clear and based on the right of privacy and personal autonomy. The key difference between Trade Secrets and Patents/Copyrights are that Patents or Copyrights are accessible to the public. Trade Secrets are required to be inaccessible and non-disclosed.

Mixed Media April 30, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The April 30, 1998 issue includes articles on Student Alliance Forum on Technology, RISD Cabaret, Coen Brothers' movies reviews, along with the comic "Further Confessions of a RISD Nude Model-The Ultimate Comic Strip" by Noa, "Post Mortem" by Adam Swaab, "Special Baseball Presentation Story" by Jeremy, "Detective Vance Marble" by Hector Delgado and Dashiell Faireborn, "Softcore" by Jesse Wiens, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media April 26, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The April 26, 1998 issue includes an article on architect Frank Gehry, along with the comics "Buckshot Bill," "Post Mortem" by Adam Swaab, "Continuing Confessions" by Noa, event notices, and other announcements.

The Alphabet And The Ideograph: The Abcs Of Political Conflict?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a possible source of political differences among people based on language differences.

Identity: Cultural Knowledge--Self-Knowledge. Disclosure Interviews Linda Alcoff, Ann M. Ciasullo, Christine R. Metzo, Jeffery L. Nicholas

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

No abstract provided.

Mixed Media April 12, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The April 12, 1998 issue includes articles on calling RISD community for human and ecosystem health awareness, RISD Continuing Education, and questioning RISD fees, along with the comic "Post Mortem" by Adam Swaab, "Confessions of a RISD Nude Model" by Noa, "What Went Wrong With 'Batman and Robin'", event notices, and other announcements.

Review Of "The Course Of Remembrance And Other Essays On Hölderlin" By D. Henrich, Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Sagp Newsletter 1998-99.5 April, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the SAGP panel with the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association in New Orleans, May 7, 1999.

Concerned Philosophers For Peace, Vol. 18, No. 1, Concerned Philosophers For Peace

Concerned Philosophers for Peace

No abstract provided.