Berkeley's "esse is percipi" and Collier's "simple" argument

Almost all who write on Collier note a striking similarity between a short passage in his Clavis Universalis and the famous claim that esse is percipi in Berkeley's Principles. This essay explores that similarity in more detail than has been done before. The comparison forces us to address an issue about the nature of passivity in Berkeley's theory of mind. Two interpretations consistent with the text are offered and one is favoured on the grounds that it makes some of Berkeley's arguments more plausible. The idealisms of Berkeley and Collier are shown to have a common source

Collier\u27s Choosing courage: Inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero (Book Review)

A review of Collier, P. (2015). Choosing courage: Inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero. New York: Artisan Books. 224 pp. $18.95. ISBN 978157965596

Who deserves aid? Equality of opportunity, international aid and poverty reduction

We build and implement a normative procedure to allocate international aid based on equality of opportunity concerning the risk of poverty. This is an alternative to Collier and Dollar’s proposal (2001) which stresses the impact of aid on worldwide poverty reduction. The big problem with their approach, as regards distributive justice, is that it leaves very great inequality in poverty risk between inhabitants of countries with widely varying structural disadvantages. We draw on post-welfarist theories of social justice, especially those of John Roemer. However our proposal is very different to that of Llavador and Roemer (2001), which has serious methodological errors and reaches contradictory conclusions. Our proposed allocations, like those of Collier and Dollar, differ from current aid allocation by giving more to the poorest countries. Apart from this agreement, our equality of opportunity principle takes account of structural disadvantages to growth rather than quality of past policies. Our kind of allocation shares out poverty risks much more fairly among the world’s population, while reducing global poverty almost as effectively as Collier and Dollar\'s.International aid, Equality of Opportunity, Poverty Reduction

Reading Improvement Sessions to Open

News release announcing the two-a-week sessions of Reading Improvement will open with Dr. Collier Powell, Sr. and his son, Collier Jr

Ground-water resources of Collier County, Florida

The Biscayne Aquifer is the principal source of water for the heavily populated area in the vicinity of West Palm Beach and Miami. The publication of this data is timely and will assist in the intelligent development of the water resources of the area.The report recognizes two major aquifers as the source of ground water in Collier County. The lower aquifer is highly mineralized, but contains usable water, and the more shallow aquifer is the source of large supplies, which are utilized by municipalities and domestic users. Adequate supplies of fresh water are present in the Naples area and by proper planning, these can be developed in an orderly manner and salt water encroachment can be prevented. (PDF has 99 pages

The Assault on Assimilation: John Collier and the Origins of Indian Policy Reform

About one quarter of this book is devoted to John Collier\u27s interest in various kinds of social experiments before he discovered the American Indian. One learns a great deal about Collier\u27s family background and his association with Mabel Dodge, Stella Atwood, Tony Luhan, Dr. John R. Haynes, and D. H. Lawrence. No additional research will be needed in reference to these aspects of Collier\u27s reform impulse and orientation

FEDERAL COURTS-USE OF A CROSS-CLAIM UNDER RULE 13(g) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Under an ordinary automobile insurance policy, P insurance company promised to defend and indemnify Harvey for any suit arising from an accident involving his use of the insured truck. Collier sued Harvey in a state court alleging injuries due to the negligent use of the insured truck by two Harvey employees. Before judgment thereon, P, incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin, sued Harvey and Collier, citizens of Oklahoma, in the federal court. P sought a declaratory judgment on the grounds that (a) at the time of the accident the employees were under the control and supervision of the City of Seminole, and (b) Harvey had failed to give due notice of the accident. Harvey then filed a cross-claim against Collier requesting the court to declare him not liable for Collier\u27s injuries. The trial court rendered a judgment exonerating P and Harvey from any liability for Collier\u27s injuries as the negligent employees had been acting under the control of the City of Seminole at the time of the accident. On appeal, Collier asserted that the trial court did not have jurisdiction over the cross-claim as the questions raised by the cross-claim were not essentially ancillary to the subject matter of the original suit. Held, that the judgment on the cross-claim is affirmed insofar as it declared Harvey not liable for Collier\u27s injuries on the grounds of the negligence of Harvey\u27s employees. Collier v. Harvey, (10th Cir. 1949) 179 F. (2d) 664