Klimapolitische Entscheidungen sind herausfordernd. Eine besondere Schwierigkeit liegt in der Folgeabschätzung: Meist sind zwar die möglichen Handlungsfolgen, nicht aber deren Wahrscheinlichkeiten bekannt (Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit). Mitunter ist sogar unklar, welche Handlungsfolgen...

Klimapolitische Entscheidungen sind herausfordernd. Eine besondere Schwierigkeit liegt in der Folgeabschätzung: Meist sind zwar die möglichen Handlungsfolgen, nicht aber deren Wahrscheinlichkeiten bekannt (Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit). Mitunter ist sogar unklar, welche Handlungsfolgen...

Consider some of philosophy’s most enduring questions: What makes you the same person as your childhood and future selves; how should you respond to personal transformation over time; can you bind your future self, and what do you owe that person; what explains other entities’ persistence...

This expose on the Economics of Religious Philosophy provides several examples of the economic applications of the principles and constructs of religious philosophy. Covered are the Three Modes of Material Nature (see Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad-Gita As It Is), a model explaining action (see...

We concern a sender-receiver game of common interests having infinite types, e.g the set [0; 1]², but with finite signals. In our paper, we extend the game by introducing multiple priors over the type space and use incomplete preferences in Bewley's way. We characterize the equilibria under...

We concern a sender-receiver game of common interests having infinite types, e.g the set [0; 1]², but with finite signals. In our paper, we extend the game by introducing multiple priors over the type space and use incomplete preferences in Bewley's way. We characterize the equilibria under...

This open access book examines from a variety of perspectives the disappearance of moral content and ethical judgment from the models employed in the formulation of modern economic theory, and some of the papers contain important proposals about how moral judgment could be reintroduced in...

This paper is focused on the philosophical foundations of the pre-colonial economy of the Bendi in Cross River State of Nigeria. It pays particular attention to what informed the economic decisions the people took, which enabled them to build a stable egalitarian agrarian economy in the...

There is a rich tradition in bioethics of gathering empirical data to inform, supplement, or test the implications of normative ethical analysis. To this end, bioethicists have drawn on diverse methods, including qualitative interviews, focus groups, ethnographic studies, and opinion surveys to...

The law of contracts, at least in its orthodox expression, concerns voluntary, or chosen, legal obligations. When Brody accepts Susan’s offer to sell him a canoe for a set price, the parties’ choices alter their legal rights and duties. Their success at changing the legal landscape depends...

Financial inclusion is broadly defined as the ability of individuals and businesses to access useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs – transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance – delivered in a responsible and sustainable way. It is considered...

Classrooms are unlevel knowing fields, contested terrains where knowledge and ignorance are produced and circulate with equal vigor, and where members of dominant groups are accustomed to having an epistemic home-terrain advantage. My project focuses on one form of resistance that regularly...

1. Understanding, Explaining and Knowing -- Part 1: Knowledge as classification, judgment, mensuration -- 2. Problems of Mensuration and Experimentation -- 3. Problems of Measurement and Meaning in Biology -- 4. Psychology Cannot Quantify Its Research, do Experiments, or be Based Upon...

"What is the nature of the 'laws' that Marx and Engels sought to formulate for the development of capitalism? How to understand and judge Engels's attempt to formulate a general philosophy and worldview? These are the questions highlighted in this magnificent work that situates Marx and Engels's...

So außerordentlich die Covid-19-Pandemie ist: Die Ungleichheiten, die die Strategien zu ihrer Eindämmung erzeugen, sind keine Ausnahme. Auch in Normalzeiten gibt es ein globales Ungleichgewicht bei der Priorisierung von Krankheiten.

Wie lassen sich Glück und Nachhaltigkeit verbinden? Um die gegenwärtige ressourcenintensive Lebensweise zu überwinden, braucht es neue Leitbilder von subjektivem Wohlbefinden, die das gute Leben jenseits von Produktion und Konsum verorten. Die bisherige Debatte um Suffizienz und Postwachstum...

This open access book provides an exploration of the consequences of the ontological differences between natural and social objects (sometimes described as objects of nature and objects of thought) in the workings of causal and agency relationships. One of its important and possibly original...

This paper aims to motivate people to invest in the Islamic banks and improving Islamic economy in the country, and solve the problems that affect the ordinary financial and economic system, organizing our financial and economic activities through the Islamic bank. The researchers conclude many...

Quantum mechanics involves a generalized form of information, that of quantum information. It is the transfinite generalization of information and re-presentable by transfinite ordinals. The physical world being in the current of time shares the quality of “choice”. Thus quantum information...

This paper attempts to locate the feminist critique of philosophy within the broader feminist goal of seeking equality in society. The argument for achieving the stated feminist goal purportedly begins within the conceptual world. In particular, the paper attempts at unveiling the philosophic...

What does the term “Infinity” mean? There are mathematical, physical and metaphysical definitions of the concept of limitlessness. This study will focus on the scription of the three philosophical foundations of mathematics – formalism, intuitionism and logicism – in set theory. Examples...

"Irrespective of whether one thinks of philosophy explicitly, each organizational researcher is a philosopher. A philosophical position is predicated on a variety of approaches relating to ontology, epistemology, methodology, ethics, and political positions. Depending on where one stands with...

"Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is grounded on the reconnection of humans with nature as the new competitive advantage for living organizations and entrepreneurs that aspire to regenerate the economy and drive a positive...

Valuing wise futures / Joy Higgs -- Building a wise and sustainable future : moral purpose and challenged assumptions / Geoff Scott -- Linking science, spirituality, ethics and philosophy in creating wise futures / Narelle Patton -- Social movements within the Australian context for wiser...

Introduction -- Part I: The Building Blocks -- Chap. 1: From the Newtonian Age to the Quantum Age -- Chap. 2: Defining Elements of Quantum Systems -- Chap. 3: What Is Quantum Management? -- Chap. 4: Implementing Quantum Management: RenDanHeyi Business Model -- Chap. 5: The Tao of Quantum...

1. Learning from Ancient Greek Philosophy -- 2. Aristotle and the Function of Management Consultants -- 3. Aristotle and Management Consultants’ Ethical Obligations -- 4. Aristotle and Ethical Choices of Clients -- 5. Plato and the Ethics of Management Consultancy Interventions -- 6....

Part 1: What is so great about phenomenology? -- Chapter 1: Phenomenology is a voracious discipline -- Chapter 2: The method of eidetic intuition -- Chapter 3: “Bracketing” our prejudices -- Chapter 4: The difference between “sensations” and “perceptions” -- Chapter 5: What is the...

Section 1: Philosophical foundations and normative approaches for business management -- Chapter 1: What should business ethics be? Aims, methodology, substance – by Brian Berkey -- Chapter 2: Philosophical challenges in development of ethical perspective in business – by Dušan Kučera --...

1. Need for a Steady Foundation -- 2.What is Dharma? -- 3.The Uniqueness of the Dharmic Tradition -- 4.Dharmic Leadership -- 5.Organizational Dharma -- 6.Enablers of Dharma -- 7.Hurdles/Challenges -- 8.Case Studies -- 9.Concluding Thoughts.

INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Spiritual traditions and practices in Unprecedented Times -- BUDDHISM -- CHAPTER 2: Buddhist Right Mindfulness in Unprecedented times: Implications for Crisis -- CHAPTER 3: Buddhist-enacted practices through a critical lens: Implications for coping...