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1	Should Aristotle pass the buck? : on choosing a virtuous act for itself / On choosing a virtuous act for itself Smith, Kevin Wayne 27 February 2012 (has links) In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle identifies three conditions that are necessary in order for a virtuous act to have been done as a virtuous agent: the act must be done (1) knowingly, (2) for itself, and (3) from a steady disposition. I examine previous interpretations of the second item, and then offer my own: a virtuous act is chosen for itself if it is chosen for its virtue-making features that are also reasons to do the act, and these features motivate the agent to such an extent that the agent would do the act even if there were no other reason to do it. / text Aristotle Buck-passing Virtue
2	Decision-making patterns and self-confidence in high school adolescents / Patrones de toma de decisiones y autoconfianza en adolescentes bachilleres Luna Bernal, Alejandro César Antonio, Laca Arocena, Francisco Augusto Vicente 25 September 2017 (has links) The present study aimed to analyse the factor structure of the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire (DMQ-II), and to examine the relationships between the factors identified and Self-confidence, in order to conceptualize the decision-making process in adolescents under the Conflict Model of Decision Making. Participants were 992 Mexican high-school students, aged between 15 and 19 years. The three factors were identified as decision-making patterns in adolescents: a) Vigilance, b) Hipervigilance/Procrastination and c) Buck-passing. The Self-confidence showed a positive effect on Vigilance, and a negative effect on theother two patterns. Results are discussed considering the literature on decision making in adolescence. / El presente estudio se propuso analizar la estructura factorial del Cuestionario Melbourne sobre Toma de Decisiones, y estudiar las relaciones entre los factores identificados y la Autoconfianza, con la finalidad de conceptualizar la toma de decisiones de los adolescentes en elmarco del Modelo de Conflicto de Decisión. Los participantes fueron 992 estudiantes mexicanos de bachillerato con edades entre 15 y 19 años. Se identificaron tres factores interpretados como patrones de toma de decisiones en adolescentes: a) Vigilancia, b) Procrastinación/Hipervigilancia y c) Transferencia. La Autoconfianza resultó tener un efecto positivo sobre Vigilancia, y un efecto negativo sobre los otros dos patrones. Se discuten estos y otros resultados considerando la literatura sobre toma de decisiones en la adolescencia. Psychology Decisional Conflict Vigilance Hipervigilance Procrastination Buck-Passing Conflicto De Decisión Vigilancia Hipervigilancia Procrastinación Transferencia
3	Axiological Investigations Olson, Jonas January 2005 (has links) <p>The subject of this thesis is <i>formal axiology</i>, i.e., the discipline that deals with structural and conceptual questions about value. The main focus is on <i>intrinsic</i> or <i>final</i> value. The thesis consists of an introduction and six free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is to give a general background to the discussions in the essays. The introduction is divided into five sections. Section 1 outlines the subject matter and sketches the methodological framework. Section 2 discusses the supervenience of value, and how my use of that notion squares with the broader methodological framework. Section 3 defends the concept of intrinsic or final value. Section 4 discusses issues in value typology; particularly how intrinsic value relates to final value. Section 5 summarises the essays and provides some specific backgrounds to their respective themes.</p><p>The six essays are thematically divided into four categories: The first two deal with specific issues concerning analyses of value. Essay 1 is a comparative discussion of competing approaches in this area. Essay 2 discusses, and proposes a solution to, a significant problem for the so called ‘buck-passing’ analysis of value. Essay 3 discusses the ontological nature of the bearers of final value, and defends the view that they are particularised properties, or <i>tropes</i>. Essay 4 defends <i>conditionalism</i> about final value, i.e., the idea that final value may vary according to context. The last two essays focus on some implications of the formal axiological discussion for normative theory: Essay 5 discusses the charge that the buck-passing analysis prematurely resolves the debate between consequentialism and deontology; essay 6 suggests that conditionalism makes possible a reconciliation between consequentialism and moral particularism. </p> Practical philosophy axiology buck-passing conditionalism final value G.E. Moore intrinsic goodness intrinsicalism supervenience tropes Praktisk filosofi Practical philosophy Praktisk filosofi
4	Axiological Investigations Olson, Jonas January 2005 (has links) The subject of this thesis is formal axiology, i.e., the discipline that deals with structural and conceptual questions about value. The main focus is on intrinsic or final value. The thesis consists of an introduction and six free-standing essays. The purpose of the introduction is to give a general background to the discussions in the essays. The introduction is divided into five sections. Section 1 outlines the subject matter and sketches the methodological framework. Section 2 discusses the supervenience of value, and how my use of that notion squares with the broader methodological framework. Section 3 defends the concept of intrinsic or final value. Section 4 discusses issues in value typology; particularly how intrinsic value relates to final value. Section 5 summarises the essays and provides some specific backgrounds to their respective themes. The six essays are thematically divided into four categories: The first two deal with specific issues concerning analyses of value. Essay 1 is a comparative discussion of competing approaches in this area. Essay 2 discusses, and proposes a solution to, a significant problem for the so called ‘buck-passing’ analysis of value. Essay 3 discusses the ontological nature of the bearers of final value, and defends the view that they are particularised properties, or tropes. Essay 4 defends conditionalism about final value, i.e., the idea that final value may vary according to context. The last two essays focus on some implications of the formal axiological discussion for normative theory: Essay 5 discusses the charge that the buck-passing analysis prematurely resolves the debate between consequentialism and deontology; essay 6 suggests that conditionalism makes possible a reconciliation between consequentialism and moral particularism. Practical philosophy axiology buck-passing conditionalism final value G.E. Moore intrinsic goodness intrinsicalism supervenience tropes Praktisk filosofi Practical philosophy Praktisk filosofi
5	A Comprehensive Buck-Passing Account of Value Dageryd, Marcus January 2015 (has links) No description available. Buck-passing Scanlon Gregory Brännmark value reasons properties reduction evaluative deontic intrinsic value extrinsic value final value instrumental value predicative value attributive value agent-relative agent-neutral personal value impersonal value goodness simpliciter
6	Determining the Significance of Alliance Pathologies in BipolarSystems: A Case of the Peloponnesian War from 431-421 BCE Meyer, Anthony Lee Isaac 01 June 2016 (has links) No description available. International Relations Political Science Classical Studies History Military History Ancient Civilizations Ancient History Alliance Pathologies Bipolar Systems Nuclear Weapons Entrapment Chain-Ganging Abandonment Buck-Passing Offensive Advantage Defensive Advantage Deterrence Peloponnesian War Athens Sparta Thebes Corinth Megara Samos Chios Mytilene

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