This article is a theoretical enquiry about the death of the Brazilian citizen Jean Charles de Menezes, shot in London at Stockwell tube station on 22 July 2005 by unknown specialist firearms’ officers. The previous day some stations of the Tube were struck by failed bombing attacks. The police were chasing four suspects. Some hours after the murder, de Menezes was discovered to be innocent and...

The crisis originated in the bursting of a house price bubble driven by an excessive credit expansion in the US, which eventually pushed the global financial system to the brink of collapse. In some countries, such as Spain or Ireland, the crisis was further compounded by the bursting of their own housing bubbles. In this regard, the current crisis is an excellent example. Historical evidence s...

This article describes the process of integrating Jean Watson’s (1985, 1988, 1999) caring theory with nursing practice. Strategies to transition the theory from a multihospital system conceptual level to a departmental-specific operational level are discussed. Benefits and barriers in implementing nursing theory within the practice setting are also revealed.

M Patricia Bouyer, LSV, CNRS et ENS de Cachan M Véronique Bruyère, Université de Mons-Hainaut M. Christian Michaux, Université de Mons-Hainaut M Françoise Point, Université de Mons-Hainaut M. Jean-François Raskin, Université Libre de Bruxelles M Marie-Françoise Roy, IRMAR, Rennes 1 M. Charles Steinhorn, Vassar College M. Wolfgang Thomas, RWTH Aachen M. Christophe Troestler, Université de Mons-H...

jean-jacques rousseau, écrivain illustre et philosophe révolutionnaire de l’âge des lumières, a recouru pendant les dernières années de sa vie à l’écriture des ouvrages autobiographiques. il y refléta le véritable portrait de soi-même grâce à une mémoire encombrée de souvenirs tumultueux. son œuvre autobiographique qui comprend les confessions, les dialogues et les rêveries du promeneur solitai...

This paper reflects on the uses of different forms of storytelling in the design and implementation of an experience prototype for a Museum exhibition about the medieval historian Jean Froissart. Concept designs developed during interdisciplinary design workshops were captured as pastiche scenarios for further discussions. Content was created using actors who recorded readings from Froissart’s ...

The purpose of this paper* is to axiomatize two 4-valued propositional logics suggested by Herzberger in [l], section VI. They are of philosophical interest because their interpretation makes use of two ideas inspired by Jean Buridan: (1) a proposition may correspond to the world and yet be untrue because it is semantically deviant, and (2) logically valid arguments preserve correspondence with...