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Philosophical counterexamples in Plato's Laches dialogue

A philosophical counterexample is an example that serves to support an argument against a principle definition or statement. In Laches192d, D2 is given as a sort of endurance of the soul.

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Robert Kroetsch's postmodern reimagining of the Canadian West

When one thinks of writers who have helped to define the mythos and reality of the West, the names that tend to come to mind are American writers.

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Comparing Woellert and Magnusson's national ID card arguments

The debate over whether the United States should institute the use of National ID cards in the wake of 9/11has raised many questions among citizens concerned both with safety and government intrusion. Lorraine Woellert and Paul Magnusson debate the issue in BusinessWeek Online.

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Price ceilings and rice market equilibrium in Sri Lanka

Assuming a competitive market, the price and quantity of rice is established strictly through supply and demand. As the price increases, producers are more likely to either produce or import rice, while consumers are more likely to decrease their consumption of rice.

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Price discrimination and adverse selection in credit card markets

P. 421, Chapter 10. Question 2a) 1) the first part of this question is straightforward to answer. Put the chart into an Excel sheet and calculate the profit at each price point. The sheet will reveal the point of maximum profit:

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Elements of burglary, white-collar crime, and insurance fraud investigation

Criminal justice. What are the elements of the crime of burglary? The elements of the crime of burglary, according to common law, are the illicit breaking into and entering the dwelling of another in order to commit some sort of felony on the premises.

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Learned helplessness and depression in Seligman and Maier's dog experiment

Does the psychological phenomenon of learned helplessness cause depression? The hypothesis of the experiment conducted by Martin Seligman and Steve Maier suggests that although learned helplessness seems mainly like a symptom of depression, the phenomenon of learned helplessness is actually a cause…

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Psychometric validity and reliability of the Children's Resourcefulness Scale

Critical Appraisal of Psychometric testing of the Children's Resourcefulness Scale by J. Zauszniewski et. al.

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Mirror neurons and the neurological basis of autism

Autism is characterized by "mental aloneness and a lack of contact with the world, particularly the social world," (p. 137).

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HPV detection and quantitation using real-time PCR technology

Journal of Virology. 7 (3): 194+. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a serious human pathogen that has at least 200 known types infectious to humans.

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