scholarly journals 'A lo mejor and igual'. Epistemic and Non-Epistemic Meanings

10.29007/72gk ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Barrios Sabador
Keyword(s):  
Primary Meaning ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
Pragmatic Motivation

This paper looks into the use of a lo mejor and igual (‘maybe’, ‘perhaps’) in oral texts of the Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual where the speaker doesn’t show any lack of commitment to the proposition. In some of these texts, the speaker gives an example to substantiate his position; in others, he talks about everyday actions – characterized by showing an effective state of affairs and, as such, not subject to doubt –. To account for these uses – not described in grammar – we provide some explanatory hypotheses based on the primary meaning of these exponents, their stage of grammaticalization and their pragmatic motivation.

scholarly journals The present status of organ transplantation

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 166-173
Author(s):  
C. J. Mieny
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Considerable Progress ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
Attending Physicians

Organ transplantation has improved dramatically during the last decade. In spite of this a worldwide lack of donors still exists. There are sufficient numbers of potential donors available, but only 10% are utilised in practice. Investigations have shown that the main reason for this state of affairs is not reluctance of relatives to give permission for donation, but rather reluctance or even resistance from attending physicians to request permission. The reasons for this are complex and include such factors as ignorance, lack of commitment and reluctance to accept the greater workload that such involvement would demand. To combat this problem, a number of countries have passed legislation to compel doctors to ask permission for donation in every instance of brain death in suitable patients. The reasons for the greater success with organ transplantation are varied. Surgical techniques, especially in such technically difficult procedures as liver transplantation and heart-lung transplantations have shown considerable progress.

The Need for a Broad-Based Model of Phonological Disorders

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan G. Kamhi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Phonological Disorders ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Speech Delays ◽  
Explanatory Adequacy ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Treatment Procedures

My response to Fey’s article (1985; reprinted 1992, this issue) focuses on the confusion caused by the application of simplistic phonological definitions and models to the assessment and treatment of children with speech delays. In addition to having no explanatory adequacy, such definitions/models lead either to assessment and treatment procedures that are similarly focused or to procedures that have no clear logical ties to the models with which they supposedly are linked. Narrowly focused models and definitions also usually include no mention of speech production processes. Bemoaning this state of affairs, I attempt to show why it is important for clinicians to embrace broad-based models of phonological disorders that have some explanatory value. Such models are consistent with assessment procedures that are comprehensive in nature and treatment procedures that focus on linguistic, as well as motoric, aspects of speech.

What Is an Institution?

2007 ◽  
pp. 5-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Searle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Structure ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Collective Intentionality ◽  
Institutional Facts ◽  
Institutional Fact ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
In Virtue Of ◽  
Typical Point

The author claims that an institution is any collectively accepted system of rules (procedures, practices) that enable us to create institutional facts. These rules typically have the form of X counts as Y in C, where an object, person, or state of affairs X is assigned a special status, the Y status, such that the new status enables the person or object to perform functions that it could not perform solely in virtue of its physical structure, but requires as a necessary condition the assignment of the status. The creation of an institutional fact is, thus, the collective assignment of a status function. The typical point of the creation of institutional facts by assigning status functions is to create deontic powers. So typically when we assign a status function Y to some object or person X we have created a situation in which we accept that a person S who stands in the appropriate relation to X is such that (S has power (S does A)). The whole analysis then gives us a systematic set of relationships between collective intentionality, the assignment of function, the assignment of status functions, constitutive rules, institutional facts, and deontic powers.

POST-COSMISM AND POST-HUMANISM: TWO STRATEGIES IN THE MOD-ERN PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN

Chelovek RU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Natalia Rostova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Exceptionalism ◽  
Current State ◽  
Human World ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Post Humanism

The article analyzes the current state of affairs in philosophy in relation to the question «What is hu-man?». In this regard, the author identifies two strategies – post-humanism and post-cosmism. The strat-egy of post-humanism is to deny the idea of human exceptionalism. Humanity becomes something that can be thought of out of touch with human and understood as a right that extends to the non-human world. Post-cosmism, on the contrary, advocated the idea of ontological otherness of the human. Re-sponding to the challenges of anthropological catastrophe, its representatives propose a number of new anthropological projects.

Criminal Forfeiture under Kenya's Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act: Nature and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-676
Author(s):  
Constance Gikonyo
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
Present State ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Fair Process ◽  
Proceeds Of Crime ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Substantive Law

Criminal forfeiture is an asset confiscation mechanism used to seize benefits gained from an offence that one is convicted of. In Kenya, the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act provides the facilitating legislation. The present state of the regime's underutilisation prompts an examination of the substantive law and procedure provided in this statute. The analysis indicates that the provisions are technical in nature and the process is systematic. This ensures that a procedurally and substantively fair process is undertaken, in keeping with constitutional provisions. Nonetheless, identified challenges, including the complex nature of the provisions, translate to unclear interpretation and consequently ineffective implementation. This state of affairs is reversible through increased understanding of the criminal forfeiture provisions and their operation. This can potentially lead to an upsurge in its use and facilitate depriving offenders of criminal gains, removing the incentive for crime and reducing proceeds available to fund criminal activities.

Destructive of deviation and economic deprivation of innovative development of enterprises of Ukraine: displays and possibilities of leveling

2018 ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Irina Tkachenko ◽  
Maryna Lysytsia ◽  
Viktoria Sektymenko
Keyword(s):  
Modern World ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Economic Deprivation ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Innovative Products ◽  
Economic State ◽  
Innovative Potential ◽  
State Of Affairs

Strategy of successful development of the national economic systems of countries-leaders the last years is closely related to leadership in research-anddevelopments, by appearance of new knowledge, development of hi-tech production and creation of mass innovative products. Development of innovative potential is not only a way of dynamic development and success but also backer-up of safety and sovereignty of country, to her competitiveness in the modern world. The necessity of introduction in Ukraine of європейських standards of life and exit of Ukraine on leading positions in the world defined the aim of Strategy of steady development «Ukraine 2020» approved by Decree of President of Ukraine № 5/2015 from January, 12, 2015 and plans of operating under implementation of Agreement about an association from ЕС, by the obligations of Ukraine in relation to the achievement of national Aims of steady development on a period 2030 to The basic displays of origin of economic deprivation and destructive deviation of innovative development of enterprises, lighted up questions that touch maintenance and ways of improvement of strategic management of enterprises innovative activity in the system of institutional structure of forming of innovative behavior, are certain in the article. Reformation of economy of country must take place in the conditions of maintenance of certain calls and risks, in particular, it is a threat of escalation of the battle operating on east, authenticity of worsening of the external economic state of affairs on world commodity markets, migratory processes, braking, destructive deviation and депривація of investment activity. A human capital, and also knowledge and results of scientific researches, must become basis of the Ukrainian innovative competitiveness.

A Better Solution to the General Problem of Creation

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Jeremy W. Skrzypek
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
General Problem ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Better Than

It is often suggested that, since the state of affairs in which God creates a good universe is better than the state of affairs in which He creates nothing, a perfectly good God would have to create that good universe. Making use of recent work by Christine Korgaard on the relational nature of the good, I argue that the state of affairs in which God creates is actually not better, due to the fact that it is not better for anyone or anything in particular. Hence, even a perfectly good God would not be compelled to create a good universe.

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