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general and theory
And it is clearly argued by Lord Percy of Newcastle, in his remarkable long essay, The Heresy Of Democracy, and in a more general way by Voegelin, in his New Science Of Politics, that this same Rousseauan idea, descending through European democracy, is the source of Marx's theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat.
There is little evidence that they are giving any systematic thought to a general theory of the optimum scope and nature of their part in government.
The general theory of resonance shifts is used to derive a general expression for the second moment Af of a polycrystalline paramagnetic sample and is specialized to Af.
We should expect that general phonologic theory should be as adequate for tone as for consonants and vowels, but it has not been.
This can only be for one of two reasons: either the two are quite different and will require totally different theory ( and hence techniques ), or our existing theories are insufficiently general.
-- The theory of elasticity of Gaussian networks has been developed on a more general basis and the equations of state relating variables of pressure, volume, temperature, stress and strain have been precisely formulated.
Dr. Bonnor begins with a discussion of the relativistic theories of the universe, based on the general theory of relativity.
The exact number and placement of Endosymbiotic theory | endosymbiotic events is currently unknown, so this diagram can be taken only as a general guide It represents the most parsimonious way of explaining the three types of endosymbiotic origins of plastids.
He is remembered for developing the theory of general semantics.
*: The article on Whorf states " Drawing on Nietzsche's ideas of perspectivism Alfred Korzybski developed the theory of general semantics which has been compared to Whorf's notions of linguistic relativity.
For example, in some groups, the group operation is commutative, and this can be asserted with the introduction of an additional axiom, but without this axiom we can do quite well developing ( the more general ) group theory, and we can even take its negation as an axiom for the study of non-commutative groups.
The most general setting in which these words have meaning is an abstract branch of mathematics called category theory.
Then, following the programme he outlined in his talk at the 1958 International Congress of Mathematicians, he introduced the theory of schemes, developing it in detail in his Éléments de géométrie algébrique ( EGA ) and providing the new more flexible and general foundations for algebraic geometry that has been adopted in the field since that time.
The theory of special relativity predicts that any such device would allow communication from the future to the past, which raises problems of causality, unless the device used general relativistic curved spacetimes as an integral part.
The Gaussian theory, however, is only true so long as the angles made by all rays with the optical axis ( the symmetrical axis of the system ) are infinitely small, i. e. with infinitesimal objects, images and lenses ; in practice these conditions are not realized, and the images projected by uncorrected systems are, in general, ill defined and often completely blurred, if the aperture or field of view exceeds certain limits.
Thus, the Big Bang theory cannot and does not provide any explanation for such an initial condition ; rather, it describes and explains the general evolution of the universe going forward from that point on.
Also, general relativity has passed stringent tests on the scale of the Solar System and binary stars while extrapolation to cosmological scales has been validated by the empirical successes of various aspects of the Big Bang theory.
Bootstrapping is using very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.
The theory that they were defensive military structures is not accepted by many modern archaeologists ( see the ' general references ' below ), while the alternative notion that they were farmhouses is dismissed by some others.
MacKie's theory has fallen from favour too, mainly because from the 1970s there was a general move away from ' diffusionist ' explanations in archaeology towards those involving exclusively indigenous development.
The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole.
In 1915, Albert Einstein developed his theory of general relativity, having earlier shown that gravity does influence light's motion.
Naveh states, " The striking feature of the blitzkrieg concept is the complete absence of a coherent theory which should have served as the general cognitive basis for the actual conduct of operations ".
Unital Banach algebras over the complex field provide a general setting to study spectral theory.

general and Humean
Changes occurring in created things will exhibit regularities ( and will thus satisfy a Humean definition of causation ) because God in creating the world, observes what Malebranche calls " order ": he binds himself to act according to laws of nature chosen in accordance with his general will that the world be as good as possible, and thus ( for example ) that the laws be simple and few in number.

general and communitarianism
The term describes a general new attitude of Americans towards atomized individualism and away from communitarianism in clear contrast with the 1960s.

general and correlates
In general the density of these compounds correlates with the number of chlorides.
Also, scores from a survey measuring correlates of prefrontal cortex dysfunction are correlated with general economic attitudes.
In addition to neural correlate of consciousness in general, much progress has been made in elucidating neural correlates of specific cognitive variables.
Crystallized intelligence correlates with abilities that depend on knowledge and experience, such as vocabulary, general information, and analogies.
Jensen reviews studies on biological correlates of g, and notes that they are numerous, including brain size, latency and amplitude of evoked brain potentials, rate of brain glucose metabolism, and general health.
In general, increasing degree of polymerization correlates with higher melting temperature and higher mechanical strength.

general and ethics
Business ethics concerns questions such as the limits on managers in the pursuit of profit, or the duty of ' whistleblowers ' to the general public as opposed to their employers.
The general Jain code of ethics requires that one do no harm to any living being in thought, action, or word.
In general, rational choice theory does not address the role of an individual's sense of morals or ethics in decision-making.
The resultant academic and public quarrels concerned the scholarly merit, or lack thereof, of humanistic commentary about the physical sciences ; the influence of postmodern philosophy on social disciplines in general ; academic ethics, including whether Sokal was right or wrong to deceive the editors and readers of Social Text ; and whether the journal had exercised the appropriate intellectual rigor before publishing the pseudoscientific article.
Taoist propriety and ethics may vary depending on the particular school, but in general tends to emphasize wu-wei ( action through non-action ), " naturalness ", simplicity, spontaneity, and the Three Treasures: compassion, moderation, and humility.
Towards the front of each issue are editorials, news and feature articles on issues of general interest to scientists, including current affairs, science funding, business, scientific ethics and research breakthroughs.
Gradually, however, the word also came to denote general wisdom and especially wisdom about human affairs ( for example, in politics, ethics, or household management ).
Most states model their general jurisdiction trial court rules closely upon the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with modifications to address types of cases that come up predominantly in state practice, and model their professional ethics rules closely upon models drafted by the American Bar Association with minor modifications.
A general semantics approach to teaching business ethics.
These two books, like the larger part of the second, treat of ethics ; the third, of virtues and vices, in pairs ; the fourth, of more general ethical and political subjects, frequently citing extracts to illustrate the pros and cons of a question in two successive chapters.
In personal ethics, the general neoliberal vision is that every human being is an entrepreneur managing their own life, and should act as such.
), intellectual ( social skills, community norms, ethics and general knowledge ) and emotional development ( empathy, compassion, and friendships ).
There are many benefits to such a course of enquiry but in general the comparative study of religion yields a deeper understanding of the fundamental philosophical concerns of religion such as ethics, metaphysics and the nature and form of salvation.
The majority of these will accept the AICPA self-study Professional Ethics for CPAs CPE course or another course in general professional ethics.
The arguments advanced on its behalf were quite indefensible in law and history, and although the position of the United States in 1850-1860 was in general the stronger in history, law and political ethics, that of Great Britain was even more conspicuously the stronger in the years 1880-1884.
Newt Gingrich, whose approval as Speaker, both in the Congress and in the public eye, had already greatly suffered due to his polarizing political style and a formal House reprimand and $ 300, 000 fine for political ethics violations, was widely blamed for the political failure of impeachment and the House losses by Republicans in the 1998 midterms and during the 1996 general election as well.
Clough himself gives no indication the couplet on murder might refer to the medical profession in general or to the treatment of the terminally ill in particular ; indeed, the entire text of The Latest Decalogue satirizes the hypocrisy, materialism, the selective ethics and self-interest common to all of mankind.
As examples, the MOM includes the extremes of capitalism like exploitation, environmental devastation and a general lack of ethics and sensitivity, while the MGM includes performative contradictions like anti-hierarchy, anti-competition, etc.
The allegations against Warner were reported to the FIFA ethics committee by Chuck Blazer, the secretary general of CONCACAF.
Christian ethics in general has tended to stress the need for love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness because of sin.
Finally, ethics was not regarded as part of religion ; ritual purity might be demanded before and during a particular ceremony, but in general, the two were unrelated.
These vary widely and can include general items such as acronyms, current events, math, punctuation, and skills such as the use of Associated Press style, headline writing, infographics editing, and journalism ethics.
Law schools in the United States are required to offer a course in professional responsibility, which encompasses both legal ethics and general matters of professionalism that do not present ethical concerns.
Postmodernist biblical criticism treats the same general topics addressed in broader postmodernist scholarship, " including author, autobiography, culture criticism, deconstruction, ethics, fantasy, gender, ideology, politics, postcolonialism, and so on.
During the 1920s, Bakhtin's work tended to focus on ethics and aesthetics in general.

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