How to (dis)solve Nagel's paradox about moral luck and responsibility

Abstract In this paper I defend a solution to the moral luck problem based on what I call "a fair opportunity account of control." I focus on Thomas Nagel's claim that moral luck reveals a paradox, and argue that the apparent paradox emerges only because he assumes that attributions of responsibility require agents to have total control over their actions. I argue that a more modest understanding of what it takes for someone to be a responsible agent-i.e., being capable of doing the right thing for the right reasons-dissolves the paradox and shows that responsibility and luck aren't at odds.

Uma Análise sobre Materialismo Eliminativo a Partir do Pensamento de Nagel

RESUMO:Fazer uma abordagem sobre a análise de Nagel sobre o materialismo eliminativo no âmbito da filosofia da mente e, com base nisso, refletir sobre a relação entre ciência e filosofia constituem o objetivo fundamental desse artigo. A nossa abordagem encontra-se organizada a partir de dois momentos. Em primeiro lugar, pretendemos discorrer sobre o materialismo eliminativo, visto que essa corrente de pensamento, no contexto da filosofia da mente, condensa e circunscreve de modo mais explícito as discussões acerca dos problemas da relação mente e cérebro, sob o viés de uma ótica cientificista. Em segundo lugar, tendo em vista os pressupostos teóricos do pensamento de Nagel, o nosso propósito consiste em apontar possíveis problemas, lacunas e limites subjacentes às teses defendidas pelos adeptos do eliminativismo. Ainda, a título de conclusão, pretendemos evidenciar quais as principais implicações para a filosofia, uma vez que esse reducionismo cientificista tende a conceder à ciência ou à explicação científica a última palavra.

Der Nagel des Zeltes : (Erzählung aus dem Talmud)

Karl Siegfried Günsburg

Insuscetibilidade de apreciação judicial de ato político-legislativo / José Nagel. --

Inclui notas explicativas e bibliográficas.

Sir Thomas Wyatt und Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, eine litteraturund sprachgeschichtliche studie von Dr. Heinrich Nagel.

Programm--Realprogymn., Arolsen (Jahresbericht).

Das Leben Dr. Christian Samuel Gottlieb Ludwig Nagel's : nebst einer Auswahl seiner Reden und Gedichte /

Mode of access: Internet.

Anne Christine Nagel: Hitlers Bildungsreformer, Das Reichsministerium für Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung 1934-1945, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer 2012 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Anne Christine Nagel: Hitlers Bildungsreformer, Das Reichsministerium für Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung 1934-1945, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer 2012 (448 S.; ISBN 978-3-596-19425-4; 12,99 EUR)

Modeling volatile organic compounds (voc`s) adsorption onto cup-stacked carbon nanotubes (cscnt) using the linear driving force model

Modeling volatile organic compounds (voc`s) adsorption onto cup-stacked carbon nanotubes (cscnt) using the linear driving force model. Volatile organic compounds (VOC`s) are an important category of air pollutants and adsorption has been employed in the treatment (or simply concentration) of these compounds. The current study used an ordinary analytical methodology to evaluate the properties of a cup-stacked nanotube (CSCNT), a stacking morphology of truncated conical graphene, with large amounts of open edges on the outer surface and empty central channels. This work used a Carbotrap bearing a cup-stacked structure (composite); for comparison, Carbotrap was used as reference (without the nanotube). The retention and saturation capacities of both adsorbents to each concentration used (1, 5, 20 and 35 ppm of toluene and phenol) were evaluated. The composite performance was greater than Carbotrap; the saturation capacities for the composite was 67% higher than Carbotrap (average values). The Langmuir isotherm model was used to fit equilibrium data for both adsorbents, and a linear driving force model (LDF) was used to quantify intraparticle adsorption kinetics. LDF was suitable to describe the curves.