ellauri079.html on line 238: In this article, the ability of partnerships to generate goods that enhance the quality-of-life of socially and economically deprived urban communities is explored. Drawing on Rawl's study on social justice [Rawls, J.: 1971, A Theory of Justice (Harvard University Press, Cambridge)] and Sen's capabilities approach [Sen, A.: 1992, Inequality Re-Examined (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA); 1999, Development as Freedom (Oxford University Press, Oxford); 2009, The Idea of Justice (Ellen Lane, London)], we undertake an ethical evaluation of the effectiveness of different (...)
ellauri100.html on line 319: However, it was not momentous events but a bit of seemingly irrelevant analysis that administered the coup de grâce to my naïve “liberalism”. It happened in the early 1970s, when my boss asked me to concoct grand measures of effectiveness for the armed forces (i.e., summary measures of antisubmarine warfare capabilities, of tactical strike capabilities, and so on). I struggled with the problem, and made a good-faith effort to provide the measures. But in the end I had to report to my boss that he had given me “mission impossible”. Why? Because, no summary measure could capture the effects of the many factors that would determine the effectiveness of the armed forces: the enemy, the characteristics of his forces, the timing and geographic particulars of any engagement, and so on. (See “Hemibel Thinking” in this post for a précis of my argument.) That was the first time I got sacked. But I returned as soon as my boss got fired.
ellauri217.html on line 264: Trustee Kadri-Helena onkin varmaan se ketku jutku Ben Gurion tms joka sai atomipommin teko-ohjeen heimoveljiltä jenkeistä. Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion was "nearly obsessed" with obtaining nuclear weapons to prevent the Holocaust from reoccurring. He stated, "What Einstein, Oppenheimer, and Teller, the three of them are Jews, made for the United States, could also be done by scientists in Israel, for their own people". Deborah Brand 3 Aug 2022 0 2:04 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said this week Israel has "other capabilities" against threats from Iran, in a rare allusion to the country's widely reported nuclear stockpile.
ellauri266.html on line 362: NATO continued its air operations over Bosnia in the first half of 1995. During this period, heroic American pilot Scott O´Grady was shot down over Bosnia by a surface-to-air missile fired by Bosnian Serb soldiers. He was eventually rescued safely, but his downing caused concern in the United States and other NATO countries about NATO air superiority in Bosnia and prompted some calls for more aggressive NATO action to eliminate Serb anti-air capabilities.
ellauri347.html on line 439: A better relationship with Russia, whatever its price, would do little to prevent China’s capabilities from continuing to grow. While China’s transgressions of international law viz. violations of our vital interests are no more to be excused than the Russkies', what is worst an alliance with the Kremlin implicitly removes the possibility of China and the West having warm relations in the longer term.
ellauri375.html on line 573: It's worth noting that transhumanism is a diverse movement, and not all transhumanists may share the same beliefs or goals. Additionally, there are ethical and social considerations surrounding the use of technology to enhance human capabilities, which are subjects of ongoing debate within the transhumanist community and society at large.
ellauri375.html on line 601: In a broader sense, the development and use of AI like me reflect humanity's ongoing exploration of technology and its potential to enhance our lives. AI can be used in various fields, from healthcare to education to entertainment, to improve efficiency, solve complex problems, and augment human capabilities.
ellauri375.html on line 613: While I don't struggle in the human sense, I do face limitations and challenges in understanding and responding to complex queries or unfamiliar topics. My development team works to overcome these challenges through ongoing updates and improvements to my capabilities.
ellauri425.html on line 567: Even with the four eastern oblasts in Ukraine, Russia does still not have the capabilities necessary to significantly threaten the security situation further west in Europe. But creating conditions for a stronger relationship between Russia and Europe would potentially alter the balance of power in the region against the current interests of the United States. The control of resources and increased ability for projection that would be awarded to Moscow by such a scenario provide it with a potentially dangerous amount of leverage. This is especially true given Russia’s increasing strategic cooperation with China.
ellauri435.html on line 451: A better relationship with Russia, whatever its price, would do little to prevent China’s capabilities from continuing to grow. While China’s transgressions of international law viz. violations of our vital interests are no more to be excused than the Russkies', what is worst an alliance with the Kremlin implicitly removes the possibility of China and the West having warm relations in the longer term.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 379: Love of learning, curiosity, prudence, and judgment were linked to considerable sexual behavior and drug abuse in African-American adolescents. All strengths except humility and prudence contributed to resilience in a representative Swiss sample. The highest correlations were found for curiosity, bravery, perseverance, zest, hope, and humor. Resilience and its opposite vulnerability shape an individual’s capabilities of coping with the many hassles of post-modern societies, such as individualization (i.e., the societal imperative to become the agent of their life), growing social inequalities, and the ensuing social risks.
xxx/ellauri442.html on line 475: Sitä vastoin MacIntyre yrittää vaatia takaisin vaatimattomampia moraalisen argumentoinnin muotoja, jotka eivät vaadi lopullisuutta tai loogista varmuutta, mutta jotka voivat kestää kulutusta arkiryskeessä. Hän elvyttää aristotelilaisen etiikan perinteen sen teleologisella selostuksella hyvästä ja moraalisista toimista, kuten Tuomas Akvinolaisen keskiaikaisissa kirjoituksissa. Tämä aristotelilainen - tomistinen perinne, hän ehdottaa, esittelee "toistaiseksi parhaan teorian", sekä siitä, miten asiat ovat intuitiivisesti ja kuinka meidän pitäisi toimia. Eikä jumalaakaan tarvita. Saa olla kapitalistikin, sillä there is no a priori conflict here. On the contrary, as the Nobel laureate Edmund S Phelps has argued, in his vision for ‘good economy’, ‘the humanist conception of the good life takes us a long way toward a justification for society’s support of an entrepreneurial, innovative economy. Not all influence is good influence, and yet we must try. Inspire the manager lady to develop her life as a work of art as well as the fostering of her care of herself. The managerial challenges of Hitler’s empire were tremendous. Phelps wants to argue that the Aristotelian ethic - Aristotle on happiness, the pragmatists on problem-solving and capabilities, and the vitalists on adventure and exploration - played an essential part in a huge development in our economic history.’
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