Banning AOX is not Justified.

When calculation of minimum sample size is not justified

We read with interest the paper of Estévez, et al, recently published in Hepatitis Monthly (1). That article was a Letter to the Editor on the study conducted by Nikui Nejad et al (2). One of the comments made by Estévez et al was on the adequacy of the size of the studied sample. They believed that the sample size was not adequate based on the provided data and the type of study (1). In the re...

Justified Knowledge is Sufficient

Three formal approaches to public knowledge are “any fool” knowledge by McCarthy (1970), Common Knowledge by Halpern and Moses (1990), and Justified Knowledge by Artemov (2004). We compare them to mathematically address the observation that the light-weight systems of Justified Knowledge and ‘any fool knows’ suffice to solve standard epistemic puzzles for which heavier solutions based on Common...

Banning smoking outdoors is seldom ethically justifiable.

" Debate " is a new series oVering opposing sides of a continuing, controversial issue in tobacco control. In this and the two responses that follow, the pros and cons of banning smoking outdoors are discussed by the Banning smoking outdoors is seldom ethically justifiable Several Australian hospitals are proposing to extend their indoor smoking bans outdoors. In 1996, the mayor of Friendship H...

Banning tobacco advertisements: is there a question?

Often the answer to a serious problem does not lie in the results of even more complicated research or in the acquisition of ever larger databases. Rather, it involves the ability to accept the truth, assume a responsible and moral attitude towards it and act accordingly. This may very well appear self-evident, but in reality, as in the case of the tobacco advertising and promotion ban, it beco...

Banning outdoor smoking is scientifically justifiable.