Integration can take numerous paths, but the realization of the partnership’s expected benefits − establishing and strengthening essential competencies − is of paramount importance. The board’s role in facilitating/ensuring that the partnership achieves its anticipated benefits is critical. The discussion below identifies some key questions board members should answer individually and collectiv...

This paper exposits and makes steps towards solving a puzzle about epistemic value. The is that several principles the value of true beliefs disvalue false are, individually, plausible but, collectively, contradictory. My solution claims sometimes are epistemically valuable. I nonetheless show how my not in deep tension with Jamesian idea valuable disvaluable. conclude by indicating results her...

Active drug users—whom I here roughly categorize as habituated, addicted, or dependent (HAD) users who are not currently inclined to abandon their use of such drugs1—may desire individually or collectively to assert themselves in the wider social world of work and social policy. Drug-dependent individuals may seek work in harm reduction centers or as custodians, accountants, or doctors. Activis...

BACKGROUND Former combatants have frequently reported that aggressive behaviour can be appetitive and appealing. This appetitive aggression (AA) may be adaptive for survival in a violent environment, as it is associated with a reduced risk of combat-related psychological traumatization. At the same time, AA might impair motivation for re-integration to civil life after ending active duty. Where...

Many bargaining situations share the following characteristics: a central party makes an offer to a group of individuals; the proposals are restricted to treat all group members equally; and decisions of the group are reached through a voting process, with the vote binding all the members of the group. Examples include debt restructuring negotiations between a troubled company and its bondholde...