This article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her community. The article argues against the very general demands of atonement that amount to an obliga...

The theory of definite descriptions Bertrand Russell presented in “On Denoting” one hundred years ago was instrumental in defining the then newly emerging philosophy of language, but a more remarkable achievement is that this centenarian theory is the currently dominant theory of definite descriptions. But what, ex actly, is this theory? The question needs to be asked because the theory Russell...

keratoacanthoma (ka) is a comparatively common low-grade tumor that initiates in the pilo-sebaceous glands and pathologically mimics  squamous cell carcinoma (scc). essentially, strong debates confirm classifying keratoacanthoma as a variant of invasive scc. the clinical behavior of ka is hardly predictable and the differential diagnosis of keratoacanthoma and other conditions with keratoacanth...

This paper discusses the major issues that impinge on the widespread adoption of remote controlled laboratories in science and engineering education. This discussion largely emerges from the work of the PEARL project and is illustrated with examples and evaluation data from the project. Firstly the rationale for wanting to offer students remote experiments is outlined. The paper deliberately av...

A culture of change is needed to deliver education that will provide learners with the appropriate knowledge and skills to effectively function as global citizens. New opportunities for learning are constantly being created through the emergence of new technologies and through new ways of using the Web. In order to prepare citizens for the 21 century, educators need to understand the shifts in ...

W e live in a constantly changing environment. Although some changes are natural and therefore beyond our control, there is no question that many anthropogenic activities have dramatically altered our planet. The ‘‘human footprint’’ is now discernable around the globe, so much so that Crutzen (1) proposed a new geological epoch (the Anthropocene) to delineate the recent human-dominated era of E...