Reconciling the Noema Debate

Reconciling Political and Economic Goals in the Net Neutrality Debate

Reconciling Political and Economic Goals in the Net Neutrality Debate Johannes M. Bauer a & Jonathan A. Obar b c a Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media , Michigan State University , East Lansing , Michigan , USA b Faculty of Information , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada c Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law , Michigan State Univers...

The debate on discounting: Reconciling positivists and ethicists

Using a simple arbitrage argument, positivists claim that the interest rate provides the right basis to fix the discount rate to evaluate green investment projects. The real interest rate observed in the U.S. during the XXth century has been around 1% and 2%. On the contrary, ethicists estimate the discount rate by the marginal rate of substitution between current and future consumption. From c...

Jump Horse Safety: Reconciling Public Debate and Australian Thoroughbred Jump Racing Data, 2012-2014.

Thoroughbred jump racing sits in the spotlight of contemporary welfare and ethical debates about horse racing. In Australia, jump racing comprises hurdle and steeplechase races and has ceased in all but two states, Victoria and South Australia. This paper documents the size, geography, composition, and dynamics of Australian jump racing for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons with a focus on debat...

The Manifestation Challenge: The Debate between McDowell and Wright

In this paper, we will discuss what is called “Manifestation Challenge” to semantic realism, which was originally developed by Michael Dummett and has been further refined by Crispin Wright. According to this challenge, semantic realism has to meet the requirement that knowledge of meaning must be publically manifested in linguistic behaviour. In this regard, we will introduce and evaluate John...

The Study of Compensation Systems Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Reconciling 35 Years of Debate