The Prague School

The name the “Prague school of Brentano” refers to three generations of thinkers who temporarily or permanently lived in Prague, bound together by teacher/student relationships, and who accepted the main views of Franz Brentano’s philosophy. This chapter discusses central aspects of the philosophical work done in the School

Quelques aspects de la première théorie du jugement de Husserl

La théorie du jugement était une des préoccupations de Husserl depuis la toute première période de sa carrière. Ses premières recherches dans ce domaine se trouvent dans deux manuscrits rédigés en 1893 et 1893-1894 et publiés dans le volume XL des Husserliana (Texte no 1 et 2). Dans cet article, j’examinerai la théorie du jugement dans ces manuscrits en relation aux questions suivantes : 1) les jugements en relation aux représentations ; 2) les assomptions comme des actes qui se déroulent parallèlement aux jugements ; 3) les jugements impropres en tant que distincts des jugements propres ; 4) les jugements objectifs ; 5) les états de choses en tant que corrélatifs des actes de juger. Nous verrons que, tandis que Husserl se libère à maints égards de la théorie du jugement de Brentano qu’il avait apprise à Vienne puis (de Stumpf) à Halle, ses positions sont en même temps tout à fait représentatives de la phénoménologie autrichienne dans la mesure où elles impliquent à la fois une psychologie descriptive et une théorie de l’objet, bien que sans aucune prétention d’établir une nouvelle méthode en philosophie.The theory of judgment was one of Husserl’s concerns from a very early period of his career onward. His early investigations in this area are to be found in two manuscripts which he wrote in 1893 and 1893/94, which have been published as Text Nr. 1 and Text Nr. 2 of Husserliana XL. In this paper I examine the theory of judgment in these manuscripts with regard to the issues of 1) judgments in relation to presentations, 2) assumptions as acts which run parallel to judgments, 3) improper judgments as distinct from improper ones, 4) objective judgments, and 5) states of affairs as correlatives of judging acts. While we see Husserl freeing himself in many respects from the Brentanian theory of judgment which he had learned in Vienna and again (from Stumpf) in Halle, it is at the same time seen that Husserl’s views are quite representative of Austrian phenomenology insofar as they involve both descriptive psychology and object-theory, though without any pretense of establishing a novel method of philosophy

Supporting the development of a health benefits package in Malawi

Malawi, like many low-income and middle-income countries, has used health benefits packages (HBPs) to allocate scarce resources to key healthcare interventions. With no widely accepted method for their development, HBPs often promise more than can be delivered, given available resources. An analytical framework is developed to guide the design of HBPs that can identify the potential value of including and implementing different interventions. It provides a basis for informing meaningful discussions between governments, donors and other stakeholders around the trade-offs implicit in package design. Metrics of value, founded on an understanding of the health opportunity costs of the choices faced, are used to quantify the scale of the potential net health impact (net disability adjusted life years averted) or the amount of additional healthcare resources that would be required to deliver similar net health impacts with existing interventions (the financial value to the healthcare system). The framework can be applied to answer key questions around, for example: the appropriate scale of the HBP; which interventions represent 'best buys' and should be prioritised; where investments in scaling up interventions and health system strengthening should be made; whether the package should be expanded; costs of the conditionalities of donor funding and how objectives beyond improving population health can be considered. This is illustrated using data from Malawi. The framework was successfully applied to inform the HBP in Malawi, as a core component of the country's Health Sector Strategic Plan II 2017-2022

Brentano’s Psychology And Logic And The Basis Of Twardowski’s Theory Of Presentations

It is widely known that Kasimir Twardowski was a student of Franz Brentano. In view of the fact that Brentano generally had great impact through his lectures, especially during his Vienna period (1874-1895),and consequently became one of the towering figures of Austrian philosophy, it is a matter of no small interest to determine how he influenced Twardowski. I’ll first consider presentations as they are described in Brentano’s psychology and then proceed to discuss Brentano’s account of the latter in his logic

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An evaluation of the man-machine interface with the advanced tactical airborne reconnaissance system installed in the F/A-18D aircraft

This paper describes and evaluates the man-machine interface between the F/A-18D crewmembers and the Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (A TARS) installed in the F/A-18D aircraft. ATARS is being purchased for use by the United States Marine Corps as a replacement for RF-4B Phantom photo reconnaissance aircraft that were decommissioned in August 1990. The new reconnaissance system is being integrated into the F/A-18 weapon system and is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by approximately June 1999. The AT ARS man-machine interface is evaluated for intuitiveness of use and consistency with F/A-18 man-machine interface conventions. The specific areas evaluated include the reconnaissance control panel, aircraft display formats, mission loading, and hands on throttle and stick controls. The ATARS man-machine interface on the F/A-18D is satisfactory. ATARS is sufficiently compatible with existing Hornet interfaces to allow fleet operators to quickly learn the new system and react promptly when operating the reconnaissance system in a tactical environment. However, numerous human factors deficiencies exist. Recommendations are made to address the human factors deficiencies and to further enhance F/A-18D(RC) capabilities

Mental Health and Gun Control Briefing Report

The issue of gun control has once again become a highly contested issue in the United States after the most recent mass shootings at a movie theatre in Aurora, CO, a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, a mall in Portland, OR, and involving Representative Gabby Giffords in Arizona. However, it was not until the horrific tragedy in Newtown, CT, where 20 children and 6 adult staff members were fatally shot at Sandy Hook Elementary School, that the gun control debate reached its peak

Vegetable farming - wine not? A study of Harvest Thyme Farm and Vineyards

Agroecologyhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/147890/1/Gudal_Miley_Rollinger_2018.pd