1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456769103321

Autore

May Hope

Titolo

Aristotle's Ethics : moral development and human nature / Hope May

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

1-4725-9788-5

1-282-59060-X

9786612590603

1-4411-0336-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in ancient philosophy

Disciplina

171/.3

Soggetti

Moral development

Happiness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Nota di contenuto

-- Preface and Acknowledgements \ Abbreviations and Notes on Translations \ 1. The Intellectualism Debate \ 2. A Developmentalist Interpretation of the Function Argument \ 3. Ethical Virtue as a Developmental Prerequisite for Contemplative Excellence \ 4. Aristotle's Developmentalist Approach Modernized: Flourishing as Self-Concordance \ 5. The Developmental Preconditions of Self-Concordance \ 6. The Ecological Preconditions of Self-Concordance \ Conclusion \ Wendy Kopp: An Illustration of Self-Concordance \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index of Names \ Index of Subjects. --

Sommario/riassunto

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is devoted to the topic of human happiness.  Yet, although Aristotle's conception of happiness is central to his whole philosophical project, there is much controversy surrounding it. Hope May offers a new interpretation of Aristotle's account of happiness - one which incorporates Aristotle's views about the biological development of human beings.  May argues that the relationship amongst the moral virtues, the intellectual virtues, and happiness, is best understood through the lens of developmentalism.  On this view, happiness emerges from the cultivation of a number of virtues that are developmentally related.  May goes on to show how contemporary scholarship in



psychology, ethical theory and legal philosophy signals a return to Aristotelian ethics.  Specifically, May shows how a theory of motivation known as Self-Determination Theory and recent research on goal attainment have deep affinities to Aristotle's ethical theory.  May argues that this recent work can ground a contemporary virtue theory that acknowledges the centrality of autonomy in a way that captures the fundamental tenets of Aristotle's ethics.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789576503321

Titolo

Advanced materials in machine design : special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only / / edited by A. Muc, M. Barski and P. Kędziora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durnten-Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

3-03813-967-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Key engineering materials, , 1013-9826 ; ; volume 542

Altri autori (Persone)

MucAleksander

BarskiMarek

KedzioriaP

Disciplina

620.11

Soggetti

Machine design

Mechanical engineering

Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Advanced Materials in Machine Design; Preface; Table of Contents; Current Problems in Design of Quantum Dots Used in Semiconductors; Defects in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT); Molecular Dynamics in Simulation of Magneto-Rheological Fluids Behavior; Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites: A Brief Modeling Overview; Optimisation of Crane Mechanisms - Selected Problems; Optimal Design of PZT Actuators and Sensors in Composite Structural Elements; Piezoelectric Transducers; Stress Modification in Multi-Layer Walls of



Expanded Pressure Vessels

Hydro-Pneumatic Accumulator Study with the Use of Thermodynamic Model SimulationThe Peak Dynamic Loading of a Winch in Term of the Rope Flexibility; Application of Composite Materials in Modern Constructions; Methods of Infrared Non-Destructive Techniques: Review and Experimental Studies; Modern Coating Used in High Pressure Water Hydraulic Components; Application of Selected Multiaxial High-Cycle Fatigue Criteria to Rolling Contact Problems; Innovative Construction of 3-Component Aerodynamic Balance; Certain Solution of Contact Problem for Spherical Shell

Damage Detection, Localization and Assessment in Multilayered Composite Structure with DelaminationsThe Aluminium and the Steel Supporting System for the Horns Assembly in the High Intensity Neutrino Oscillation Project; Synthesis of the Active Cab Suspension Mechanism; Keywords Index; Authors Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a collection of papers concerning the application of advanced materials in machine design. Depending on the scale at which they are analyzed and used, we can talk about composites, nano-composites, nano-materials and intelligent materials, e.g. such as piezoelectric materials, magneto-restrictive materials, functional (Shape Memory Alloys) materials. The efficient and effective use of materials in design applications is directly connected with the good knowledge of the static and fatigue strengths of the material. The detection and control of damages and the study of their effects



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996210661803316

Titolo

Issues in law & medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Terre Haute, Ind.], : National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent & Disabled, and the Horatio R. Storer Foundation

ISSN

2377-6463

Disciplina

342.73/087

347.30287

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Developmentally disabled - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Medical laws and legislation - United States

People with disabilities - Medical care - United States

Civil Rights

Disabled Persons

Jurisprudence

Legislation, Medical

Patient Advocacy

Personnes atteintes de troubles du développement - Droit - États-Unis

Personnes handicapées - Droit - États-Unis

Médecine - Droit - États-Unis

Personnes handicapées - Soins médicaux - États-Unis - Droit

Developmentally disabled - Legal status, laws, etc

Medical laws and legislation

People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc

People with disabilities - Medical care

Droit médical

Éthique médicale

Handicapé

Handicapé mental

Soins médicaux

Periodical

Periodicals.

P̌riodique ̌lectronique (Descripteur de forme)

Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme)

United States

États-Unis



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

4.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIORMG0134697

Titolo

Il nuovo Welfare state dopo la riforma del Titolo 5.: sanità e assistenza a confronto : atti del Convegno, Roma, 17 maggio, 2002

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Giuffrè, [2005]

ISBN

8814120226

Descrizione fisica

137 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Pubblicazioni del Centro di ricerca sulle amministrazioni pubbliche Vittorio Bachelet. ,  Collana di quaderni ; 35

Disciplina

361.6

361.65

361.650945

Soggetti

Welfare state - Italia - Congressi - Roma - 2002

Collocazione

POZZO LIB.ECON MON                495701POZZO LIB.ECON MON                4957

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa al front.: LUISS, Libera università internazionale degli studi sociali Guido Carli, Centro di ricerca sulle amministrazioni pubbliche Vittorio Bachelet.