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Quante, Michael. Hegel's Concept of Action.(Book Review)
The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2005; Calton, Patricia; 833 words
; QUANTE, Michael. Hegel's Concept of Action. Translated by Dean Moyar. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. xvi + 199 pp. Cloth, $60.00--This book is a translation of Michael Quante's Hegels Begriff der Handlung, originally published in 1993. It is one of the first efforts to bridge the
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The Philosophical Review; 7/1/2001; Khalidi, Muhammad Ali; 1471 words
; By ALICIA JUARRERO. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1999. Pp. x, 288. Action theory has given rise to some perplexing puzzles in the past half century. The most prominent one can be summarized as follows: What distinguishes intentional from unintentional acts (or, indeed, acts from non-acts)? Thanks to
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Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System. (Summaries And Comments).(Review)
The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2000; Pols, Edward; 1232 words
; JUARRERO, Alicia. Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999. xii + 288. Cloth, $40.00--The general theme of this book is action, so I begin by contrasting two past approaches to action. The first accepts the arena of common sense: the arena in which
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The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/1995; Pasnau, Robert; 762 words
; Audi, Robert. Ithaca Cornell University Press, 1993. xi + 362 pp. Cloth, $43.50; paper, $18.95--This volume collects thirteen papers by Robert Audi on action theory, all but two previously published, and dating back as far as the early 1970s. The reader should not be misled by the book's publicity,
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Pourquoi pas? Rational Choice as a Basic Theory of HRM
Management Revue; 1/1/2004; Matiaske, Wenzel; 7682 words
; Pourquoi pas? Rational Choice as a Basic Theory of HRM** A broad spectrum of theories from different disciplines is portrayed in contemporary HRM (as a discipline of business administration). Theories from psychology, sociology and economics correspond to the variety of problems addressed in HRM
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Enc, Berent. How We Act: Causes, Reasons, and Intentions.(Book Review)
The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2005; Kern, Daniel R.; 765 words
; ENC, Berent. How We Act: Causes, Reasons, and Intentions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. xiv + 252 pp. Cloth, $45.00--How We Act presents Enc's argument that by assuming nothing more than a world of material things, we can understand the nature of decisions, of intentions, of voluntary
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Theology and Action: After Theory in Christian Ethics.(Book Review)
Theological Studies; 3/1/2004; Sweeney, Eileen; 737 words
; Charles R. Pinches. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pp. x + 237. $25. Charles Pinches's attempt to rethink action theory with the help of Thomas Aquinas is a response to the Wittgensteinian and postmodern critiques of the Enlightenment project of developing a systematic ethics. Thus P. rejects both
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FOOTBALL: Hat's my boy.(Sport)
Sunday Mirror (London, England); 12/18/2005; 30 words
; Toon star's a class act See Pages 2-3 CAPTION(S): G-OWEN GREAT GUNS: Newcastle's hat-trick hero Michael Owen (right) is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring his first in the 4-2 win at West Ham
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FOOTBALL: G-Owen under the Hammer.(Sport)
Sunday Mirror (London, England); 12/18/2005; 30 words
; TOON STAR'S A CLASS ACT See Pages 2-3 CAPTION(S): G-OWEN GREAT GUNS: Newcastle's hat-trick hero Michael Owen (right) is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring his first in the 4-2 win at West Ham
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Tobacco consumption and motives for use in Mexican University students.
Adolescence; 6/22/2006; Rasmussen-Cruz, Bettylu Hidalgo-San Martin, Alfredo Nuno-Gutierrez, Bertha Lidia Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; 4680 words
; INTRODUCTION Tobacco consumption is one of the main preventable causes of death worldwide. It is one of the most important substance abuse problems and is also associated with increased risk of various types of cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4.9 million people die each
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