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Practical reasoning and weakness of the will

Abstract: In a case of weak-willed action the agent acts-freely, deliberately, and for a reason-in a way contrary to his best judgment, even though he thinks he could act in accordance with his best judgment.1 The possibility of such actions has posed one problem in moral philosophy, the exact nature of the problem it poses another. In this essay I offer an answer to the latter problem: an explanation of why a plausible account of free, deliberate and purposive action seems to preclude the possibility of weak-willed action. I then try to resolve the first problem by developing this account in a way which allows for this possibility. The possibility of weak-willed action is made problematic by an account which sees free, deliberate and purposive action as involving the conclusion of a piece of practical reasoning. Solving the problem does not require us to abandon this conception but, rather, to notice certain special features of the relation between premises and conclusion in such reasoning.

Field Stimulations for Organizational Behavior Research.

Abstract: December 1979, volume 24 Recently a woman who was careful with her pennies received a telephone bill for $0.00. Pleased by the tidiness of the company's recordkeeping, she filed the non-bill and went on to pay the rent. Twenty days later she received the message "NOTICE PRIOR TO DISCONNECTION." She presented this paradox to a polite service representative who found her accounts in order and advised her to disregard the notice. She did. A few days later she received another threat. She returned to the company. This time she spoke with a supervisor. He checked her records, reviewed his subordinate's report, commended the woman, apologized for the company, and promised a correction. True to his word, a corrected bill for $0.00 arrived in two days, followed shortly by a disconnection notice. She called again. The supervisor assured her again. He called the next day to confirm all was well. A week of peace was followed by another threat. Beaten but enlightened, the woman wrote a check for $0.00 and mailed it with the computer billing card to the company, which ended the matter.

Book Review and Notice: Pastoral Care in the Black ChurchPastoral Care in the Black Church: WimberlyEdward P.; Abingdon, 1979. 127 pp., $3.95.

Abstract: time to expand not only our theological understandings of wholistic health care but also understandings of the contexts in which wholistic health can take place. Despite these reservations, this book still provides new and exciting insights into the theological foundations of wholistic health care. 1 believe it can help explain to the church the value of wholistic health in the life of the church. GERALD J. DESOBE, PH.D •

A Strategy for Management Control in Industrial Relations

Abstract: In the modern business corporation the days will soon be forgotten when labour was laid off at a moment’s notice or a worker sacked at the whim of a foreman, or when the management prerogative meant largely unfettered decision-making. Few are likely to regret the passing of such times. A more sophisticated, largely hidden system of control based on the encouragement of collective bargaining and participation will form the basis of the corporation’s industrial relations strategy. The limitations on management power and authority imposed in the 1970s will be accepted as an inevitable part of the business environment. The legal rights of the individual from recruitment to termination of employment will be applied without question and many companies will have schemes in excess of the statutory requirements. Trade union rights to recognition for bargaining purposes will be irrelevant as unions will already be recognised, facilities for unions at the place of work will be extensive and information will readily be disclosed for both bargaining and consultative purposes.

Draft proposal for a binary normalized floating point standard

Abstract: The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document.

Interpersonal Influence and the Reporting of a Crime

Abstract: A study was conducted to examine the relationship between interpersonal influence and bystander intervention in a crime. In this study, the subject witnessed a shoplifting while waiting in a supermarket checkout line. A confederate then tried to influence the subject in one of the five following ways: (1) to notice the incident, (2) to define it as a shoplifting, (3) to define it not as a shoplifting, (4) to report it, (5)not to report it. It was found that the confederate affected both the subject's definition ot the situation and actual behavior.

The Date of Jerome's Birth

Abstract: A T In Abacuc 2, 3.14 (= CCSL 76A.645.1010 ff.) Jerome states that he was a boy studying grammatice when the death of Julian the Apostate was announced. Since he should have been no older than sixteen at this point in his schooling, F. Cavallera reasoned that he was born at the earliest in 347.1 But if this is correct, Jerome then dubs himself senex when he was no older than forty (Vita Malchi 10 = PL 23 [1883] col. 62; dated 386/7). Such premature professions of senility have prompted scholars to argue for an earlier birthdate. Thus A. Penna places Jerome's birth in the opening years of the 340's,2 P. Antin "vers 345;" the latter suggests that the saint's memory may have lapsed at In Abacuc 2, 3.14 and points out that the age-limits in education were not in any case inflexible.3 Recently P. Hamblenne has even championed 330/1, the date given by Prosper Tiro's Chronicle, and he is now followed by J. N. D. Kelly.4 P. Jay, however, has rejected Hamblenne's attempt to discard totally the testimony at In Abacuc 2, 3.14. He admits only as an extreme hypothesis that Jerome's recollection might be jumbled, but invokes flexibility in educational progress to place his birth "dans les annees 345-347 sans qu'on puisse raisonnablement preciser davantage."5 Jerome's birthdate is thus far from fixed. So long as the exactitude either of his memory or his use of puer at In Abacuc 2, 3.14 is open to any question, the possibility of a birthdate before Jay's limit must be admitted. And it should not escape notice that a birthdate after 345-347 is equally feasible. For once it is accepted that Jerome could call himself senex when he was forty or so, it cannot be denied that he could have assumed this designation in his thirties. It will be useful, therefore, to establish at the outset termini intra quos for his birth. In the preface to Epist. 120 Jerome states that Patera taught at Rome

Medical hazards at sea.

Abstract: With the advances in the conservative management of surgical emergencies over the last 20 years medical hazards at sea are relatively few and do not differ significantly from those experienced ashore. A modern luxury linear is a safe place in which to fall ill provided that adequate medical services are available. Most British shipping companies maintain comprehensive medical services both ashore and afloat which are concerned with not only treatment but also preventive medicine. It is essential that passengers discharged from hospital or under treatment are provided with full medical documentation and details of current medication so that the ship's physician or an overseas doctor is aware of the diagnosis and treatment. Many companies can arrange special facilities for invalid passengers provided adequate notice is given in advance. It is advisable to contact the medical services of the company concerned if medical problems are anticipated during the course of a sea voyage.

Complex Problems with Separate Contracts System

Abstract: Contracting systems used in the construction industry today are presenting new and complex problems and those engaged in the industry should be aware of them. The construction management concept used to produce construction today has adapted the separate contract system to implement its purpose. The concept, which itself is relatively new, is adapting an old system in different ways without, in the opinion of the writer, looking to the legal, technical, and management problems involved. It is using these systems in a number and at a rate at which the slower processes of law cannot keep pace with. Three major problems are presented here. They are not solved because the solutions wait on the law. The purpose of this paper is to hopefully serve as a signal or reminder to the industry and to bring to the industry’s notice some of these problems in hope that its members will recognize them and act accordingly.

Section 25 (1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1893: The Reluctance to Create a Mercantile Agency

Abstract: Section 25 (1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1893 provides:Where a person having sold goods continues or is in possession of the goods, or of the documents of title to the goods, the delivery or transfer by that person, or by a mercantile agent acting for him, of the goods or documents of title under any sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorised by the owner of the goods to make the same.

Some Legal Implications of American Recognition of the PRC

Abstract: PRESIDENT CARTER'S recent recognition of the People's Republic of China has given rise to a host of legal issues. It is not the intent of this essay to examine American policy in regard to the recognition of Taiwan and the PRC, but rather to explore the legal consequences of such recognition. Thus far, most discussion has centered around the constitutional authority of the executive. There are equally intriguing international legal questions, which appear to have received scant attention either on the top level of the executive department or in the media. Indeed, once the international issues have been examined, the constitutional questions no longer seem to be as relevant. It would be appropriate, however, to look briefly at the constitutional aspects of the problem before proceeding to the larger questions of international law. There seems to be no doubt that under the American legal system the granting of recognition is a prerogative of the President.1 But as a part of the negotiations concerning the establishment of diplomatic relations with the PRC, President Carter agreed to give the necessary one-year notice to terminate the mutual defense treaty of 1954,2 which the United States had concluded with the Taiwan government. In a complaint filed with the US District Court in Washington on December 22, 1978, Senator Barry Goldwater, et al., challenged the authority of the President to give notice of the termination of a treaty without the advice and consent of the Senate.3

The use of VHF radio to Reduce Uncertainty in Marine Encounters

Abstract: The Department of Trade has recently issued a Merchant Shipping Notice (No. 845) entitled ‘Dangers in the Use of VHF Radios in Collision Avoidance’. Though they recognize that ‘the practice of using VHF radio as a collision avoidance aid may be resorted to on occasion, especially in pilotage waters’, the tenor of the Notice seems clearly designed to inhibit the use of this valuable aid to navigation. Their attention seems mainly absorbed by the undoubted dangers attending its haphazard use, which appears to be the salient feature of most of the ‘official’ attention directed towards the use of this device.

Book Review and Notice: Pastoral Assertiveness: A New Model for Pastoral CarePastoral Assertiveness: A New Model for Pastoral Care: MickeyPaul and GambleGary with GilbertPaula; Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1978. 174 p. $7.95.

Abstract: cut to easy, spontaneous and full guaranteed mutuality of sex relations. In Seminary Paul Tillich used to urge that \"history is not fulfilled at its empirical end, but in the great moments in somethings new created ... In which the Kingdom of God breaks into history conquering destructive structures of existence ... \" Those great moments when something new is created between persons, when sexual abuse, lack of fulfillment and fear of inadequacy are overcome! What are a few of Kennedy's suggestions? Part of the task of the nonprofessional counselor is to (1) seek to be more accurate, up-to-date in information about human sexuality; (2) become aware of attitudes and objectives without moralizing; (3) see less the parts, such as reactions and genitallia, and more the total response of the entire person; (4) face their own blocks and difficulties regarding sex; (5) acknowledge frankly and honestly his or her own limitations; (6) become person-sensitive and transference-sensitive-cultivate capacity to hear the faint signals about psychological factors that lie beneath the surface; and (7) maintain a clear stand for appropriate values, again without being either moralistic or judgmental. Kennedy's work is replete with observations relevant and helpful to any pastor who takes his or her pastoring seriously. Counselors need to avoid handing down sermonettes-unless, after years of supervised clinical training and much soul searching, he \"knows what he is doing.\" He regrets that most clergy persons are \"preoccuppied with sermon-preparation, finances, organizations, judicatories, numbers, getting more members to stem the tide of attrition, and so on,\" so that they too rarely get the training and selfsearching needed to meet the needs of parishoners troubled by sexual matters. \"Sex as human deliverance is not a minor subject,\" reiterates Kennedy. \"Sex needs to be redeemed ... and seen as the heart of the miracle of God's creation!\" Criticisms? In spite of his wisdom about \"avoiding sermonizing and moralizing,\" Kennedy' slips into his trap himself. His presentation and expectations of the amateur counselor are high, perhaps too high. His caution about piloting counseling through the Scylla and Charybdis of transference and counter-transference phenomenona is much to the point-one of the most valuable contributions of his book. But can this be done without much training? This book revealed the need for more editing: not a few sentences and paragraphs were too long, and in parts his presentation would have been strengthened by reorganization of material.

Environmental financing litigation

Abstract: Environmental plaintiffs who proceed under the citizen-suit provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) may seek an award of attorney fees. They must comply with the strict jurisdictional requirements of Section 1365. These include giving 60 days notice to all parties before filing suit and confining the suit to certain violations by pollutors or nondiscretionary omissions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. A court has wide discretion in determining who will receive an award. Defendants must first demonstrate that they were the victims of a harassing or frivolous action, while plaintiffs must demonstrate that their action was in the public interest and served the intended purpose as provided in the FWPCA. 51 references.

Britain and the United States

Abstract: The relationship between Britain and the United States has been a topic of special and particular attention over time for a large number of foreign policy analysts, including diplomatic historians as well as political scientists. During Britain’s long period as a wide-ranging world power, the national reach and interests penetrated North America. Even after the American Revolution, there was a colonial attachment to Canada, and continuing if peripheral tension with the United States. The disagreements and disputes which constantly arose between the two countries, especially concerning treatment of ships and sailors and related maritime questions, ensured that there would be mutual awareness of one another. In addition, as the US emerged during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as an international power in its own right, there was an inevitable need for the two great nations to come to terms with one another. The strength and influence of each was more than sufficient to compel the other to take notice.

Articles adequacy of notice of rulemaking under the federal administrative procedure act-when should a second round of notice and comment be provided?

Abstract: This article discusses when a federal administrative agency should provide a second round of notice of comment under section 553 of the APA prior to the agency's adoption of a final rule which differs from the proposed rule published in the NOPR and which was subject to a public comment period. Agencies should be encouraged to be responsive to public comments and to modify their proposed rules in response to concerns and suggestions offered during public comment without fearing that they will need a second round of notice and comment. Two approaches that have been followed by courts when dealing with this issue -- the logical outgrowth test and the harmless error approach. This article analyzes both approaches, and supports a modified logical outgrowth test which is slightly different than the one followed in most opinions. Concern is expressed that some court opinions have been too lenient in their application of the logical outgrowth test.