"And Why Not?" Hegel, Comedy, and the End of Art

Towards the very end of his wide-ranging lectures on the philosophy of art, Hegel unexpectedly expresses a preference for comedy over tragedy. More surprisingly, given his systematic claims for his aesthetic theory, he suggests that this preference is arbitrary. This essay suggests that this arbitrariness is itself systematic, given Hegel’s broader claims about unity and necessity in art generally and his analysis of ancient as opposed to modern drama in particular. With the emergence of modern subjectivity, tragic plots lose their necessity and so their redemptive conclusions; comic plots disintegrate into mockery and entertainment. In many cases, the dramas in question consequently fail to be art. This does not, however, mean that art ends: insofar as it inspires humans to a better understanding of their unity with the divine, it will continue to meet its mandate. But the lack of necessity in modern drama means we are free to prefer happy endings. Hegel’s seemingly arbitrary preference is, in the end, systematically justified

The Welfare Effects of Monopoly Innovation

In this paper we study the welfare effect of a monopoly innovation. Unlike many partial equilibrium models carried out in previous studies, general equilibrium models are constructed and analyzed in greater details. We discover that, technical innovation carried out by a monopolist could significantly increase the social welfare. We conclude that, in general, the criticism against monopoly innovation based on its increased dead weight loss is less accurate as previously postulated by many studies.

Do You Remember What You Know? Towards an understanding of the cognitive processes involved in the testing effect

There is an old saying that you cannot fatten a hog by weighing it, which means that the simple act of weighing a pig every day will not increase its weight. This saying is sometimes employed by opponents of the increase of the use of tests in educational practice, because simply testing students on their knowledge will not make them any smarter. Although this is probably true, using tests to assess students’ knowledge level seems inevitable in educational practice and is not a bad thing per se. It can be used to indicate where a student stands against peers or a fixed standard after a learning phase, but it can also be used during a learning phase to guide student learning with help from feedback obtained by the results of a test. One of the propositions belonging to this dissertation therefore is: You cán fatten a pig by weighing it! This proposition is not stated to claim that students could become smarter by testing them frequently, but that students can benefit from taking tests. In particular, one insight from cognitive psychology strongly suggests that testing students on their knowledge can strengthen their memory for that knowledge. This insight is called the testing effect and is named after the empirical finding that testing students’ memory after a

Fight, Flight or Respect? First Encounters of the Other in Kant and Hegel

Immanuel Kant's description of humans' first encounter with each other depicts a peaceful recognition of mutual worth. G.W.F. Hegel's by contrast depicts a struggle to the death. I argue in this paper that Hegel's description of conflict results in an ethical theory that better preserves the distinctness of the other. I consider Christine Korsgaard's description of first encounters as a third alternative but conclude that Hegel's approach better accounts for the specific commitments we make--as family members, works, and citizens --in ethical life

Alien Registration- Reid, Lydia L. (Brunswick, Cumberland County)

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Kadar Albumin Serum dan Faal Ginjal Anak

Serum albumin concentration (Sa) is one of the determinants of single nephron glomerular filtration rate. Hypoalbuminemia is frequently encountered in our country due to protein calory malnutrition, liver function disorders and others. The renal function or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement in children suffering from renal diseases would be able to provide information regarding the extent of the renal damage. The aim of this study was to know the interaction between Sa and GFR in children. GFR was measured by standard inulin clearance (Cin) and conventional endogenous creatinine clearance (Ccr) in 112 children hospitalized with renal diseases. Standard renal function status test, namely IKA-1984 was utilized for the renal function measurement. Result of this study showed a positive correlation between : Sa, Cin and Ccr in pediatric patients with decreased renal function : Cin = 5,23 + 12,14 Sa (r = 0,50; p = 0,007; n = 26) and Cr = 7,10 + 14,47 Sa (r = 0,53; p = 0,005; n = 26), so that the lower Sa level, usually will indicate the lower renal function and the more severe the renal failure

Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja Dan Loyalitas Karyawan Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Di CV Hartono Flash Surabaya

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruhmotivasi kerja dan loyalitas karyawan terhadapkinerja karyawan di CV Hartono Flash Surabaya. Jenispenelitian yang digunakan bersifat kausal dan metode penelitianyang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif. Tekniksampling dalam penelitian ini adalah metode sensus,yaitu teknik pengambilan sampel dengan menyertakanseluruh populasi yang ada, yaitu karyawan tetap CV HartonoFlash Surabaya yang berjumlah 32 orang. Metodeanalisis yang digunakan adalah regresi linier berganda.Proses transformasi dan perhitungan data menggunakanSPSS Statistics.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa motivasi kerjadan loyalitas kar-yawan secara parsial maupun secara simultanmemiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadapkinerja karyawan di CV Hartono Flash Surabay