VOLUME 4(1) • 2012
BOOK REVIEWS
The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer EthicsLuciano Floridi (University of Hertfordshire) (ed.)New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 327 pp.ISBN 978-0-521-71772-4Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsChristine M. Korsgaard (Harvard University) (introduction)Mary Gregor (Uni..
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on the politics of terrorism, the causes of terrorist behavior, and the nature of the political purposes behind terrorist violence. I am specifically interested in how previous research investigated counterterrorism planning, the propensity toward terrorism in..
THE NEED FOR LAW THROUGHOUT THE SECONDARY HOUSING-FINANCE MARKET
ABSTRACT. The analysis presented in this article contributes to research on the macroeconomic significance of the shadow banks, the housing bubble and the ensuing near-collapse of the international banking system, the continued increase in housing prices after mortgage interest rates rose, and the b..
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF SMART CLOTHING
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of the semantic expression of smart clothes, the symbol functions of clothing and fashion, functionality of smart clothing, and the complexity and diversity of wearables. We are specifically interested in how previous research investigated..
THE ROLE OF MANAGERIAL MOTIVATION IN PREDICTING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT. The material gathered in this study provides a rich and diverse context for understanding multiple forms of shared leadership processes, effective leadership processes in teams, factors that account for and predict individual performance, and the distribution of performance within teams. T..
ATHLETIC MORALITY AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR
ABSTRACT. Considerable research attention has focused on athletes’ social lives, the increasing economic exploitation of sports, the insidious ways in which money has perverted sports, and the moral reform of sports. Our paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence on the moral downfall..
CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITY AND ETHICS
ABSTRACT. This paper begins with a review of major issues facing society today, observing how difficult they are to solve. After a review of the nature of the environment, introducing the concepts of relatedness and influence of time and space on innovation, thinking, cognition, intelligence, and cr..
THE PLACE OF PUNISHMENT WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on the scope of the criminal law, the expressive functions of the criminal law, and the shifting nature of the criminal law. The theory that I shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the costs and the benefits of criminal justice policies, t..
INTERNATIONAL LAW REGARDING ENFORCEMENT POWERS AT SEA
ABSTRACT. The theory that we shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the legal situation of maritime zones in the South China Sea, the sovereignty of the coastal state over the territorial sea, the evolution of the law of the sea, and the legal system relating to oceans and seas. ..
THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL TEXTURE OF DESIRE
ABSTRACT. The paper generates insights about Husserl’s notion of primal impressions, life as the object of desire, Hegel’s phenomenology of self-consciousness, and the objects of desire for a living, desiring self-conscious consciousness. The results of the current study converge with prior research..
CLIMATE CHANGE – HUMANS REMAIN THE SAME (FROM DURBAN AND RIO+20, OF NEARLY EVERYTHING)
ABSTRACT. We falsely believed, throughout the 20th century, that the nuclear holocaust will put an end to the entire human race. No! It will be a slow, nearly-unnoticed, gradual but steady construction of the global gas chamber. Has the human race already passed the point of no return of its surviva..
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: BRINGING THE WORLD HOME THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE
ABSTRACT. As the head of my university’s new International Justice program, I am well placed to speak about the trials and tribulations of teaching students about global politics. Our program draws in Sociology, Justice Studies, and Political Science students. The overarching goal is to make student..