Francis Hutcheson, George Turnbull and the intersection of aesthetics and morals

Hutcheson holds that the aesthetic and the moral can be prised apart in the course of an analytic exercise, and this is in fact something that Hutcheson himself accomplishes when he analyses beauty in terms of unity amidst diversity and analyses moral motivation in terms of benevolence. But he believes that the loveliness of a moral act is not a mere accident supervenient upon the act, any more than the morality of a lovely act is accidental to the act. Hutcheson's moral theory is essentially aesthetic

The role of reason in the assent of faith: Pascal, Shestov and the late medieval background

Many late medieval thinkers gave an account of the assent of faith in terms of the exercise of reason, but their account is vulnerable to attack by Pascal and Shestov who believe there to be assents of faith that have an element which is irreducibly irrational. I expound the positions of Pascal and Shestov and seek to demonstrate the strength of their positions

Francis Hutcheson, George Turnbull and the intersection of aesthetics and morals

Hutcheson holds that the aesthetic and the moral can be prised apart in the course of an analytic exercise, and this is in fact something that Hutcheson himself accomplishes when he analyses beauty in terms of unity amidst diversity and analyses moral motivation in terms of benevolence. But he believes that the loveliness of a moral act is not a mere accident supervenient upon the act, any more than the morality of a lovely act is accidental to the act. Hutcheson's moral theory is essentially aesthetic

An investigation into the cultural ethos of the Samaritan Memar Marqah with special reference to the work of Philo of Alexandria

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Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith y el estoicismo de la Ilustración Escocesa

Among the many philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment who speak approvingly of Stoic philosophy are Francis Hutcheson and Adam Smith, two men who were related, at the University of Glasgow, as professor to appreciative student. As a step towards establishing the extent to which the Scottish Enlightenment philosophers were indebted to the Stoics I investigate Hutcheson and Smith and seek to demonstrate that on at least some matters relating to the propriety of having and expressing passion, these two Scottish philosophers were hostile to characteristic Stoic doctrines

What Does Aristotle\u27s Prime Mover Do?

The Prime Mover of Metaphysics Lambda is the source, above all, of eternal motion in the first sphere. It may seem silly to ask \u27What (according to Lambda) does the Prime Mover do?\u27 The answer is obvious: \u27He — or it — gives rise to the motion of the first sphere\u27. But according to a widely accepted interpretation, this is not what the Prime Mover does first and foremost; instead, the Mover essentially contemplates. This contemplative conception is my target here. I shall adduce reasons for suspecting that the contemplative Prime Mover is not an Aristotelian postulate in Lambda, but an exegetical construct. I shall simultaneously make a case for holding that the actual Prime Mover in Lambda should be viewed as a kinetic agent (which is how the Prime Mover is generally presented elsewhere in the corpus). These arguments are founded on conceptual as well as textual considerations, and on reasonable assumptions concerning Aristotle\u27s aims in Lambda and his capacity for self-criticism especially in respect of absurdities for which he castigates other philosophers. I shall not, however, rely on debatable hypotheses about the development of his theology through several treatises, or about his journey towards or away from Platonism. I shall be concerned with the Prime Mover only in Metaphysics Lambda, and within Lambda I shall restrict the discussion to relations that may be thought to obtain between the Prime Mover, the first sphere, and the movement of that sphere. And as well as saying almost nothing about the other spheres and their movers, I shall touch only briefly on the celebrated doctrine in Ch. 9 that the Prime Mover\u27s activity is a thinking of thinking

Studies in low energy magnetic spectroscopy using sources of RaD, MsTh2 and ²³³Pa

As the results obtained from the study of ²³³Pa have been discussed at some length in earlier sections of this chapter, this section will consist simply of a recapitulation of the main conclusions.1. γ-rays and internal conversion electrons. In the region above 19 keV, 12 γ-rays have been identified from a study of their internal conversion electrons. The energies of the γ-rays agree well with those given by Keller and Cork (1950) who, however, list one additional weak γ -ray of 377 keV. The relative intensities of the internal conversion electrons have been measured and the results agree well with the values given by Elliott and Underhill (1952).2. The spectrum at low energies. Interpretation of the L-Auger spectrum is complicated by the presence of internal conversion electrons, but the transitions suggested to explain those lines definitely identified as Auger lines are in agreement with transitions occurring in the spectra of RaE or RdTh or both. L conversion electrons of the 28.7 keV X-ray have been identified in the 7 keV region, and some evidence has been obtained for a 17.2 keV γ-ray.3. The continuous ß-spectra. The main part of the (3-spectrum of ²³³Pa ends at 256 keV but there is a low intensity partial spectrum extending to 568 keV. These results agree very well with those of Elliott and Underhill. The main part of the continuum has been shown to consist of three partial ß-spectra, the intensities of which have been roughly estimated.4. Disintegration Scheme. The energies and intensities of the ß-spectra and of the γ-rays and internal conversion electrons fit satisfactorily into the decay scheme given in Figure 5.14.5. The number of electrons emitted per disintegration of ²³³Pa. The number of electrons emitted per disintegration of ²³³Pa, excluding M and N -Auger electrons, was found to be 2.0 ± 0.15. This is lower than the figures published by ICarraker (1951) and by Seaborg (1942), but it is suggested that their values may include the M-Auger electrons and possibly an appreciable fraction of the M x -rays

Nonparametric Estimation of American Options Exercise Boundaries and Call Prices

Unlike European-type derivative securities, there are no simple analytic valuation formulas for American options, even when the underlying asset price has constant volatility. The early exercise feature considerably complicates the valuation of American contracts. The strategy taken in this paper is to rely on nonparametric statistical methods using market data to estimate the call prices and the exercise boundaries. The paper focuses on the daily market option prices and exercise data on the S&P100 contract. A comparison is made with parametric constant volatility model-based prices and exercise boundaries. We find large discrepancies between the parametric and nonparametric call prices and exercise boundaries. Contrairement à ce qu'il est possible d'obtenir dans un contexte d'évaluation de titres dérivés de type européen, il n'existe pas de formule analytique simple pour évaluer les options américaines, même si la volatilité de l'actif sous-jacent est supposée constante. La possibilité d'exercice prématuré qu'offre ce type de contrat complique considérablement son évaluation. La démarche adoptée dans cette étude consiste à dériver les prix d'option et les frontières d'exercice à partir de données financières, utilisées dans un cadre d'analyse statistique non-paramétrique. Plus particulièrement, l'étude utilise les observations quotidiennes du prix du contrat sur l'indice S&P100 ainsi que les observations sur l'exercice de ce contrat. Les résultats sont comparés à ceux obtenus à l'aide de techniques paramétriques dans un modèle où la volatilité est supposée constante. La conclusion est qu'il existe des différences stratégiques entre les prédictions des deux modèles, aussi bien en ce qui concerne le prix de l'option que la politique d'exercice qui lui est associée.Option Pricing, Derivative Securities, OEX Contract, Kernel Estimation, Prix d'options, titres dérivés, contrat OEX, estimation par méthode de noyau