Retracing Augustine’s Ethics: Lying, Necessity, and the Image of God

Augustine’s exposition of the image of God in Book 15 of On The Trinity (De Trinitate) sheds light on multiple issues that arise in scholarly interpretations of Augustine’s account of lying. This essay argues against interpretations that posit a uniform account of lying in Augustine—with the same constitutive features, and insisting both that it is never necessary to tell a lie and that lying is absolutely prohibited. Such interpretations regularly employ intertextual reading strategies that elide distinctions and developments in Augustine’s ethics of lying. Instead, I show how looking at texts written prior and subsequent to the texts usually consulted suggests a trajectory in Augustine’s thought, beginning with an understanding of lies as morally culpable but potentially necessary, and culminating in a vision of lying as the fundamental evil and the origin of every sin

Evidence for risk of bias in cluster randomised trials: review of recent trials published in three general medical journals

Objective To examine the prevalence of a risk of bias associated with the design and conduct of cluster randomised controlled trials among a sample of recently published studies. Design Retrospective review of cluster randomised trials published in the BMJ, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine from January 1997 to October 2002. Main outcome measures Prevalence of secure randomisation of clusters, identification of participants before randomisation (to avoid foreknowledge of allocation), differential recruitment between treatment arms, differential application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, and differential attrition. Results Of the 36 trials identified, 24 were published in the BMJ, I I in the Lancet, and a single trial in the New England journal of Medicine. At the cluster level, 15 (42%) trials provided evidence for secure allocation and 25 (69%) used stratified allocation. Few trials showed evidence of imbalance at the cluster level. However, some evidence of susceptibility to risk of bias at the individual level existed in 14 (39%) studies. Conclusions Some recently published cluster randomised trials may not have taken adequate precautions to guard against threats to the internal validity of their design

Looking back on music lessons. Construction of music teaching in discussions held during a teacher training course

Den Untersuchungsgegenstand des hier vorgestellten Projekts bilden Stundennachbesprechungen aus einem Theorie‐Praxis‐Seminar im Rahmen der Lehramtsausbildung Musik. Mitglieder der Gesprächsrunde waren sechs Studierende (Lehramt Gymnasium, viertes Fachsemester), eine Lehrkraft mit vier Jahren Lehrerfahrung und eine Universitäts‐Dozentin mit zehn Jahren Lehrerfahrung im gymnasialen Musikunterricht. Im Praxis‐Teil der Lehrveranstaltung wurden Unterrichtsversuche in den Jahrgangsstufen 5 und 6 vorbereitet, durchgeführt und unmittelbar anschließend im gemeinsamen Gespräch reflektiert. Im Mittelpunkt des Forschungsinteresses steht die Frage, welche Bilder von „Musikunterricht“ durch die Mitglieder der Gesprächsgruppe konstruiert wurden. Der Titel „Musikunterricht im Rückspiegel“ illustriert die besondere Perspektive der Stundennachbesprechungen: Zum einen ist dies der Blick zurück auf das Geschehen aus unmittelbarer zeitlicher und räumlicher Nähe. Zum anderen beinhaltet die Metapher auch den Aspekt des „Toten Winkels“, also die Möglichkeit, dass beim Blick zurück etwas Wichtiges zunächst unbemerkt bleibt. (DIPF/Orig.)This article provides an interim report on a case study. Following class observation, students and instructors reflected on their impressions in detailed feedback sessions. The focus is on the impressions of “music instruction” formed during the course of these discussions. The current phase of data analysis makes several preliminary statements about the collective orientation of the examined group possible. The findings differ substantially from models commonly found in pedagogical literature, in terms of general rules and teaching propositions as well as on the roles, scope of action, and the specific characteristics of music as a subject of instruction. (DIPF/Orig.

Iowa Agriculturist 97.01

Features Agricultural Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A look at what farmers in developing nations are doing to solve their problems. Swine Odor ....... . 8 An examination of how changing populations and changing attitudes are affecting pork producers in Iowa CIKARD ....................... . 16 A look at how the Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development is helping to establish a resource center for scientists and extensionists around the world Departments Professor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Professor Mullen talks about how working in the ISU and Gilbert communities helps him to continue to be innovative in and out of the classroom. Student Profile ........ ....................... 14 Kirk Schekel helps other agronomy students learn the basics by updating the agronomy 114 computerized testing system. Udderances ..................................... 18https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/iowaagriculturist/1010/thumbnail.jp

Durkheim Did Not Say Normlessness : The Concept of Anomic Suicide for Introductory Sociology Courses

The definitions of anomic suicide presented in introductory sociology textbooks from 1996 to 2007 were compared with the definition given by Durkheim in his own writings both in the original French and the English translation. It was found that only one textbook correctly gave Durkheim’s own definition while the other definitions showed little or no relationship to the original concept. The original concept was based on an analysis of the economy, more particularly the business cycle, and refers only to the structure of society and not to the mental state of the individual. An attempt is made to discover the source of such a widespread and well-accepted error

REVIEW: Women in Atlanta

Review of the non-fiction book Women in Atlanta, by Staci Catron-Sullivan and Susan Neill

REVIEW: Swallow Me Whole

Review of the graphic novel Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell

A contribution of art to pupil-made visual aids.

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