Compelling Reason

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437903355

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Defense Acquisitions: Termination Costs are Generally Not a Compelling Reason to Continue Programs or Contracts That Otherwise Warrant Ending by Anonim Pdf

The nation's long-term fiscal imbalances will likely make DOD's 1.6 trillion planned investment in new weapon systems unsustainable. Thus, it is critical that DOD retains the flexibility to end programs and contracts when necessary and appropriate. Although the federal government generally has the legal right to terminate contracts for convenience, defense stakeholders have sometimes expressed concerns that it will cost more to terminate a contract than to complete it. To address this perception, GAO examined (1) how expected contract termination costs and other factors affect DOD decisions on whether to end programs and contracts; (2) the circumstances under which it would cost more to terminate a contract for convenience than to complete it; and (3) the options DOD has for retaining value or reducing costs, when DOD ends programs or contracts. To do this, GAO examined DOD data on terminated contracts over $100 million; reviewed laws, regulations, and guidance; and met with key DOD officials. GAO recommends that DOD review, and as needed amend, guidance on terminations across the military services and DOD agencies to ensure that termination guidance identifies the conditions under which it is appropriate to end programs or contracts, and provides knowledge needed to use terminations as an investment portfolio tool. DOD agreed.

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780008228514

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Compelling Reason by C. S. Lewis Pdf

‘You can only find out the rights and wrongs by Reasoning – never by being rude about your opponent’s psychology.’ For C. S. Lewis, reason and logic are the sensible way to approach faith and ethics. Much of the 20th century’s ills are caused by ill-founded beliefs and opinions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428932913

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Federal procurement additional data reporting could improve the suspension and debarment process : report to congressional committees. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Garrett Cullity
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191622564

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The Moral Demands of Affluence by Garrett Cullity Pdf

How much are we morally required to do to help people who are much worse off than us? On any credible moral outlook, other people's pressing need for assistance can ground moral requirements on us to help them—-requirements of beneficence. How far do those requirements extend? One way to think about this is by means of a simple analogy: an analogy between joining in efforts to help people at a distance and rescuing a needy person yourself, directly. Part I of Garrett Cullity's book examines this analogy. In some ways, the analogy is not only simple, but politically and metaphysically simplistic. However, it contains an important truth: we are morally required to help other people, indirectly as well as directly. But the number of needy people in the world is enormous, and their need is very great. Once we start to recognize requirements to help them, when is it morally acceptable to stop? Cullity answers this question in Part II. Examining the nature of beneficence, he argues that its requirements only make sense on the assumption that many of the interests we share in common-rich and poor alike-are interests it is not wrong to pursue.

Author : Nora Demleitner,Douglas Berman,Marc L. Miller,Ronald F. Wright
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543847444

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Sentencing Law and Policy by Nora Demleitner,Douglas Berman,Marc L. Miller,Ronald F. Wright Pdf

Sentencing Law and Policy: Cases, Statutes, and Guidelines, Fifth Edition

Author : Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 0006280110

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Compelling Reason by Clive Staples Lewis Pdf

Author : J. Anthony Blair ,Christopher W. Tindale
Publisher : University of Windsor
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780920233924

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Rigour and Reason: Essays in Honour of Hans Vilhelm Hansen by J. Anthony Blair ,Christopher W. Tindale Pdf

Built in the centre of Copenhagen, and noted for its equestrian stairway, the Rundetaarn (Round Tower), was intended as an astronomical observatory. Part of a complex of buildings that once included a university library, it affords expansive views of the city in every direction, towering above what surrounds it. The metaphor of the towering figure, who sees what others might not, whose vantage point allows him to visualize how things fit together, and who has an earned-stature of respect and authority, fits another Danish stalwart, Hans Vilhelm Hansen, whose contributions to the fields of informal logic and argument theory have earned the gratitude of his colleagues, and inspired this collection of essays, written to express the appreciation of its authors and of the many, many colleagues they represent.

Author : A.I. Goldman,Jaegwon Kim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401576345

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Values and Morals by A.I. Goldman,Jaegwon Kim Pdf

This Festschrift seeks to honor three highly distinguished scholars in the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan: William K. Frankena, Charles L. Stevenson, and Richard B. Brandt. Each has made significant con tributions to the philosophic literature, particularly in the field of ethics. Michigan has been fortunate in having three such original and productive moral philosophers serving ob its faculty simultaneously. Yet they stand in a long tradition of excellence, both within the Department and in the University. Let us trace that tradition briefly. The University of Michigan opened in 184l.lts Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts at first resembled a typical American college ofthat period, with religious and ethical indoctrination playing a central role in course offerings. But when Henry Tappan, a Presbyterian clergyman and Professor of philosophy, became President in 1852, he succeeded in shifting the emphasis from indoctrination to inquiry and scholarship. Though he was dismissed for his policies in 1863, Tappan's efforts to establish a broad and liberal curriculum prevailed. Michigan was to take its place among the leading educational institutions in this country, and to achieve an international reputation as a research center. Several past philosophers are worthy of mention here. George Sylvester Morris, an absolute idealist, joined the Department in 1881, having served from 1870 as Chairman of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature. He assumed the Chairmanship of Philosophy in 1884.

Author : John Neffinger,Matthew Kohut
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101623619

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Compelling People by John Neffinger,Matthew Kohut Pdf

Required reading at Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School. Everyone wants to be more appealing and effective, but few believe we can manage the personal magnetism of a Bill Clinton or an Oprah Winfrey. John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut trace the path to influence through a balance of strength (the root of respect) and warmth (the root of affection). Each seems simple, but only a few of us figure out the tricky task of projecting both at once. Drawing on cutting-edge social science research as well as their own work with Fortune 500 executives, members of Congress, TED speakers, and Nobel Prize winners, Neffinger and Kohut reveal how we size each other up—and how we can learn to win the admiration, respect, and affection we desire.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Executive departments
ISBN : UCBK:C025692728

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Development of a National Make-or-buy Strategy by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Refuse and refuse disposal
ISBN : UIUC:30112106601120

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Ocean Waste Disposal by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oceans and Atmosphere Pdf

Author : Havi Carel,David Gamez
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826472427

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What Philosophy Is by Havi Carel,David Gamez Pdf

This book addresses the question What is Philosophy? by gathering together responses from philosophers working in a variety of areas. The resulting collection provides focused discussions of the character and methods of philosophy and its relationship with other disciplines.

Author : Steven E. Landsburg
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781328489821

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Can You Outsmart an Economist? by Steven E. Landsburg Pdf

This entertaining way to learn economics “will delight and inform anyone who enjoys rigorous thinking and the unexpected conclusions it delivers” (Jamie Whyte, author of Crimes Against Logic). Can you outsmart an economist? Steven Landsburg, acclaimed author of The Armchair Economist and professor of economics, dares you to try. In this whip-smart, entertaining, and entirely unconventional economics primer, he brings together over one hundred puzzles and brain teasers that illustrate the subject’s key concepts and pitfalls. From warm-up exercises to get your brain working, to logic and probability problems, to puzzles covering more complex topics like inferences, strategy, and irrationality, Can You Outsmart an Economist? will show you how to do just that by expanding the way you think about decision making and problem solving. Let the games begin! “Ingenious…enables you to think like an economist without incurring a Keynesian headache or a huge student loan.” —George Gilder, author of Life After Google “Entertaining as well as edifying. Read it, expand your mind, and have fun!” —N. Gregory Mankiw, Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Author : Georg Meggle
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110802450

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Actions, Norms, Values by Georg Meggle Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : UOM:39015057276993

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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Contains a selection of major decisions of the GAO. A digest of all decisions has been issued since Oct. 1989 as: United States. General Accounting Office. Digests of decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States. Before Oct. 1989, digests of unpublished decisions were issued with various titles.