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Le Teorie Del Segno Neoplatoniche, Riccardo Pelizzo Jan 1992

Le Teorie Del Segno Neoplatoniche, Riccardo Pelizzo

riccardo pelizzo

the paper investigates the theories of sign developed by three of the most important neoplatonic philosophers


Equilibrium Visions, Mario J. Rizzo Jan 1992

Equilibrium Visions, Mario J. Rizzo

Mario Rizzo

This is an analysis of the uses of the equilibrium concept in the works of Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig Lachmann. It is claimed that for Mises the concept of equilibrium is an analytical tool or construct. Hayek and Lachmann thought of equilibrium in more realistic terms but differed as to the extent to which the real world approximates an equilibrium.


The Fallacy Of The Slippery Slope Argument On Abortion, Chenyang Li Jan 1992

The Fallacy Of The Slippery Slope Argument On Abortion, Chenyang Li

Chenyang Li

No abstract provided.


“Sorry, Wrong Number”: Why Media Polls On Gun Control Are So Often Unreliable, David B. Kopel, Gary Mauser Jan 1992

“Sorry, Wrong Number”: Why Media Polls On Gun Control Are So Often Unreliable, David B. Kopel, Gary Mauser

David B Kopel

How scientific are the polls reported in the media on the gun control issue? Without arguing for or against gun controls, this article examines the interviewing and

sampling methods used by media polls and finds that some polls claiming impressive majorities in favor of severe gun controls may not be accurate.

This article was originally published in Political Communication and Persuasion, vol. 9, pp. 69-92 (1992). This web version is a from a reprint (without the tables) in the Journal on Firearms & Public Policy, volume 6, pp. 23-53 (1994). Starred page numbers [*24] indicate the beginning of a new …