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In the essays that follow, Fred Berger argues for freedom of
expression, civil disobedience, affirmative action and what he
calls liberal judicial activism and against sex-role stereotyping,
paternalism and the censorship of pornography. Underlying his
liberalism is a unified theory. That theory consists of a
conception of rights, a theory of value and a theory of government.
The conception of a right that Berger defends derives from J ohn
Stuart Mill and is captured by what he calls "the rights formula"
to have a right is to have important interests that society ought
to protect as a matter of general rule (pp. 2, 7, 17-18, 19, 95).
Since rights are to be protected by general rule, case-by-case
consideration of consequences is ruled out (pp. 3, 18, 96) and
neither modest increases in the general welfare, nor majority
opinion, can justify the violation of a right (pp. 14-15; 17-18).
Berger combines this view of the nature of a right with an
objective theory of value according to which the important
interests that ought to be protected are ones that people have
"whether they know them or not, whether they desire that in which
they have an interest or not" (p."
In the essays that follow, Fred Berger argues for freedom of
expression, civil disobedience, affirmative action and what he
calls liberal judicial activism and against sex-role stereotyping,
paternalism and the censorship of pornography. Underlying his
liberalism is a unified theory. That theory consists of a
conception of rights, a theory of value and a theory of government.
The conception of a right that Berger defends derives from J ohn
Stuart Mill and is captured by what he calls "the rights formula"
to have a right is to have important interests that society ought
to protect as a matter of general rule (pp. 2, 7, 17-18, 19, 95).
Since rights are to be protected by general rule, case-by-case
consideration of consequences is ruled out (pp. 3, 18, 96) and
neither modest increases in the general welfare, nor majority
opinion, can justify the violation of a right (pp. 14-15; 17-18).
Berger combines this view of the nature of a right with an
objective theory of value according to which the important
interests that ought to be protected are ones that people have
"whether they know them or not, whether they desire that in which
they have an interest or not" (p."
Marina del Rey was originally conceived as a giant park to provide
recreation for the ten million citizens of Los Angeles County. How,
then, did it change into what is largely a housing tract for a few
thousand residents with an expanse of shopping malls? How did the
6,000 or so small boat slips get chopped to almost half? Read all
about it within these pages.
The purpose of this book is to document the methodology and
chronology of work activity used by the author to successfully
implement a Data Warehouse. Each of the eleven steps of the
methodology is reviewed in the book, often using actual working
documents as examples. The book contains lessons learned (both good
and bad) as well as measures of success for each step. An essential
aspect of DW project implementation (and other IT projects as well)
is using established business practices to manage development and
implementation. Discussion of use of these "due diligence"
practices in Step 1 establishes the foundation for starting the DW
project with the proper levels of management oversight. Step 2
presents examples of business models necessary for the DW developer
to understand the needs of the business that the DW will serve.
Other DW books describe the data modeling process but neglect to
provide modeling instruction and actual examples to insure that the
DW is properly aligned with business needs. An elegant data
warehouse that doesn't meet the needs of the business is wasted
effort. Step 3 documents and displays the level of detail needed to
define CSF's (Critical Success Factors) and KPI's (Key Performance
Indicators). If calculations for these important metrics are not
defined in detail, and consensus to use them is not reached, then
again, the most elegant data warehouse implementation is a wasted
effort. In addition, developing and documenting functional
requirements is essential in identifying legacy system reporting
deficiencies. Step 4 describes how to access and display field
level information on the iSeries platform. Actual shots of the
resulting screens are shown. Step 5 presents the functional
contents of an RFP for a Data Warehousing tool-set. Step 6 presents
the progression of work required to build a data warehouse. Step 6
also: A. Describes and displays a hybrid dimensional to flat file
data model that may be, in reality, the
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Ethics and the Problem of Evil (Hardcover)
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The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in
the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources
have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues,
leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of
ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight
into this ageless philosophical issue.
The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in
the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources
have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues,
leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of
ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight
into this ageless philosophical issue.
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