since plato is regarded as the first philosopher who started writing on aesthetics and impacted upon artistic aesthetics following him, a review of his perspective on artistic aesthetic is of crucial importance. although fine arts in its current form have not existed at the time of plato, his ideas could be discovered from what he has sporadically expressed on fine arts. there are two viewpoint...

Sensing in support of combat teams will be increasingly performed by UAVs. With the accelerating pace of modern combat operations, and the developing networked-management of such, the problem of how to task sensor assets is entering the realm where automated decision-support tools should be applied. The objective by which the relative value of possible future sensor tasks should be compared is ...

This conceptual paper introduces the important link between law and knowledge resources. We analyse the three key types of institutions: common law, civil law, and social norms, conventions and how they define the nature of property rights for knowledge resources and assets. Knowledge, because of its intangible nature and value, raises fundamental issues of, measurement and property rights that...

Most new retired workers in 1982 owned some type of asset, usually a savings, checking, or credit union account, according to data obtained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in its New Beneficiary Survey. Many recently retired workers also owned their home, often mortgage-free. Homeownership was their most significant asset in terms of its median value. Comparatively few retirees owne...

Measuring the value of intangible assets such as company culture, knowledge management systems, and employees' skills is the holy grail of accounting. Executives know that these intangibles, being hard to imitate, are powerful sources of sustainable competitive advantage. If managers could measure them, they could manage the company's competitive position more easily and accurately. In one sens...

Introduction. Historically, accountants in a local community, many of whom lacked any formal training in valuation, have prepared the majority of divorce valuations. Since the excess earnings method is simple and easy to understand, many tended to use this method. Over time as this method was frequently used it became the ones judges understood and saw used over and over again, leading to its i...