Evidence for Miracles

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Historical Study ◽  
Justified Belief ◽  
Book Of Mormon ◽  
Good Standard

Can evidence for miracles meet the especially good standard required to have justified beliefs about them? Historians make use of various strategies to justify their claims about past events. The miracles purported in The Book of Mormon provide a nice case study for examining whether historical study can provide us with enough evidence to be justified in believing that they actually occurred. But, in this case, the evidence doesn't meet historical standards of adequacy, and is thus well-short of what's required for justified belief.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Perry Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Religious History ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
European Descent ◽  
Book Of Mormon ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Religious Writings

This chapter introduces the book’s main argument: that the three original American races, “black,” “red,” and, “white,” were constructed first in the written archive before they were read onto human bodies. It argues that because of America’s uniquely religious history, the racial construction sites of Americans of Native, African, and European descent were religious archives. The Mormon people’s relationship with race serves as a case unto itself and a case study of the larger relationship between religious writings and race. During the nineteenth century early Mormons taught a theology of “white universalism,” which held that even non-whites, whom the Bible and the Book of Mormon taught were cursed with dark skin because of their ancestors’ sin against their families, could become “white” through dedication to the restored Mormon gospel. But Mormons eventually abandoned this “white universalism,” and instead taught and practiced a theology of white supremacy.

Coming together after a tragedy: how the S.S. Eastland disaster of 1915 affected welfare capitalism and helped shape the Hawthorne studies

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Muldoon ◽  
Yaron J. Zoller
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Welfare Capitalism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Plant Site ◽  
Western Electric

Purpose This paper aims to conduct a historical study using both primary (archival data) and secondary sources to evaluate the social conditions of the community of employees at Hawthorne Works between 1907 and 1933. Design/methodology/approach This paper evaluates the historical and social context of the 1915 Eastland disaster, specifically, the effects of the Eastland disaster on the community and the company to improve understanding of the contextual background and conditions which influenced the Hawthorne studies. This will also serve as a case study of crisis management. Findings The findings of the paper argue that the Eastland disaster likely contributed to the expansion of welfare capitalism practices by Western Electric in the 1920s–1930s and established the social and communal conditions which made the Hawthorne studies (1924–1933) possible. Originality/value Rather than evaluating the Hawthorne studies themselves, this paper focuses on social factors which made the Hawthorne Works plant site and the community serving it an ideal locale to host the famous studies as part of Western Electric’s practice of welfare capitalism and a distraction from the traumatic event which scarred the community and urged the Western Electric company to react. This study also provides an early example of crisis management.

scholarly journals Menakar Konstitusionalitas Syari’at Islam dan Mahkamah Syar’iyah di Provinsi Aceh

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 606
Author(s):  
Hani Adhani
Keyword(s):  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
High Court ◽  
Technical Management ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

Salah satu point penting yang diatur dalam perjanjian Helsinki terkait dengan penegakan hukum di Aceh adalah diberlakukannya Qanun dengan tujuan untuk menghormati tradisi sejarah Islam dan adat istiadat rakyat Aceh yang mayoritas muslim. Selain itu, untuk mensinergikan antara Qanun dengan pengadilan, maka di Provinsi Aceh dibentuk suatu sistem peradilan Syar’iyah yang tidak memihak dan independen, termasuk pengadilan tinggi yang tetap merupakan bagian dari sistem peradilan Republik Indonesia. Pembentukan Pengadilan Syar’iyah di Provinsi Aceh merupakan salah satu upaya untuk membuat kekhususan sebagaimana diatur dalam perjanjian Helsinki pada tahun 2005.  Namun, dalam dataran teknis pengaturan manajemen pengadilan Syar’iyah juga masih terkendala khususnya oleh karena adanya dua aturan hukum yang berlaku yaitu Qanun yang dibuat oleh Dewan Perwakilam Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Aceh dan undang-undang yang dibuat oleh Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat beserta Presiden. Hal tersebut berakibat Undang-Undang Pemerintahan Aceh yang mengatur tentang teknis pengaturan pengadilan Syar’iyah dan pembuatan Qanun juga banyak di lakukan judicial review ke Mahkamah Konstitusi. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk melakukan analisa tentang efektifitas pemberlakukan Qanun dan pengadilan Syar’iyah di Provinsi Aceh pasca di undangkannya Undang-Undang Pemerintahan Aceh. Adapun tulisan ini dibuat dengan menggunakan metode penulisan normatif dengan pendekatan studi historis dan pendekatan studi kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengadilan Syar’iyah yang telah dibentuk di Provinsi Aceh meski pada awalnya mengalami kendala namun dapat berjalan baik. Adanya kekhususan yang diberikan kepada Provinsi Aceh merupakan bagian dari upaya untuk menjalankan amanat konstitusi khususnya Pasal 18B UUD 1945.Kata kunci: Qanun, Pemerintahan Aceh, Mahkamah Syar’iyah, Mahkamah Konstitusi. Abstract One crucial point stipulated in the Helsinki agreement related to law enforcement in Aceh is the enactment of the Qanun with the aim of respecting Islamic historical traditions and the customs of the Acehnese people who are predominantly Muslim. Besides, to synergise between the Qanun and the court, in the Province of Aceh a Syar'iyah justice system was formed which was impartial and independent, including a high court which remained part of the judicial system of the Republic of Indonesia. The establishment of the Shariah Law in Aceh Province was one of the efforts to make it specific as stipulated in the Helsinki agreement in 2005. However, in the field of technical management of the Syariah court management is also still constrained especially due to the existence of two applicable laws namely the Qanun made by the Aceh Province Regional People's Representative Council and laws made by the House of Representatives and the President. This resulted in the Law on the Government of Aceh governing the Syar'iyah court and the Qanun being judged by the Constitutional Court. This paper aims to analyse the effectiveness of the implementation of Qanun and the Syar'iyah court in Aceh Province after the enactment of the Law on the Governing of Aceh. The writing is made using normative writing methods with historical study approaches, and case study approaches. The results of the study showed that the Syar'iyah court which had been formed in the Aceh Province even though initially had problems but could work well. The specificity given to the Aceh Province is part of an effort to carry out the mandate of the constitution, especially Article 18B of the 1945 Constitution. 

scholarly journals How Coopetition Influences the Development of a Dominant Design: Evidence from the Pinball Industry

M n gement ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Fanny Simon ◽  
Albéric Tellier
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Industry Level ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Dominant Designs ◽  
Dominant Design

Most studies concerning dominant designs focus on ‘collective’ or ‘competitive’ strategies that companies deploy to impose their choices on the market. The objective of this research is to assess the extent to which ‘coopetitive’ strategies may lead to a dominant design. We analyzed the development of a dominant design over an 84-year period through a historical study in the field of pinball machines. Our study focuses on the five main manufacturers of pinball machines and analyzes data from 1930 to 2014. We demonstrate that companies undergo three phases that involve the progressive development of coopetitive relationships with different impacts on the generation of innovation. Because manufacturers differentiated their offerings, innovated and simultaneously imitated others, increased competition resulted. Simultaneously, external threats and the need to collectively respond to clients and partners prompted the manufacturers to cooperate with one another. Thus, our research provides a better understanding of how specific horizontal coopetitive relationships among manufacturers of the same type of products impact the development of a dominant design at the industry level. This case study suggests that as a theoretical framework, coopetition introduces new insights into the comprehension of relational dynamics during the development of dominant designs. Our observations also confirm or invalidate conclusions drawn in previous works related to coopetition strategies. In particular, this case is interesting as although the appropriability regime was weak, companies still developed coopetitive relationships, contradicting previous studies.

scholarly journals Aontia: un antico toponimo dalle Mappe Aragonesi

X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Pecci ◽  
Ida Campanile
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Topographic Survey ◽  
Kingdom Of Naples ◽  
Geographical Maps ◽  
State Archives ◽  
Ancient Maps ◽  
High Degree

Aontia: an ancient toponym from the Aragon mapsThe Aragon geographical maps represent the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Naples. they date back to the second half of the fifteenth century, probably some of them or some copies were subsequently modified or updated. These ancient maps were rediscovered about thirty years ago in the State Archives of Naples and in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, and they have been under study for some years. They are unfortunately still little used in the scientific field, although several contributions have demonstrated their validity as an investigation tool thanks to their undoubted information potential. In fact, thanks to the very high degree of characterization of these maps it is possible to advance hypotheses and considerations of a historical-archaeological nature of the territories they represent. It is often toponymic analysis that offers insights and guides the early stages of research: toponyms relating to natural and anthropic elements inform about landscapes rich of medieval and classical references. The case study proposed here relates to the toponym Aontia, located on the Aragon maps near the centers of the Basilicata of Cirigliano and Gorgoglione. It is a place currently unidentified and not attested in any medieval or modern source; its toponym may refer to some references relating to an epithet of the well-known Greek divinity Artemis and to the presence of a sanctuary dedicated to it or to an ancient settlement. Starting from the analysis of the toponym Aontia, a localization proposal will be carried out based on the etymological and historical study, on the topographic survey and on the remote sensing analysis.

Dynamic property rights and the market process

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Dynamic Property ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Market Process ◽  
Efficient Allocation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bundle Of Rights

Purpose Clearly defined and enforceable property rights are commonly recognized as prerequisites to economic calculation and the market process. The purpose of this paper is to argue that when entrepreneurs add or subtract certain rights from the bundle of rights that constitute a property right they face a classic planner’s dilemma: the need to separate the technologically possible from the economically feasible. Traditionally, prices provide the signals needed to resolve the planners dilemma, but because prices refer to the entire bundle of rights that constitutes property, the entrepreneur is unable to immediately identify the combination of rights that isolates the attribute of a good consumers desire to purchase. Creating new bundles of property rights results in new prices, which generate new information essential to further developing economically viable arrangements of property rights; hence, property rights are dynamic. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops the theory of dynamic property rights, and then offers two case studies that illustrate different elements in the theory. One case study applies the theory to productive entrepreneurship, specifically in the sharing economy. The second case study applies the theory to protective entrepreneurship via a historical study of land title use in England and France. The author concludes with policy implications. Findings Recognizing that property rights are dynamic has several important implications. Restricting the bundling or de-bundling of property rights is a form of intervention in the market process equivalent to price fixing. Similarly, efforts to support property rights protecting institutions need to account for the fact that property rights bundles are not necessarily static but control over them needs to be stable and predictable. Finally, a more robust and accurate conceptualization of the marking process and what it means to “economize” on scarce resources does not just include the efficient allocation of property rights, but also the efficient allocation of the underlying rights bundles themselves. Social implications A dynamic theory of property rights allows the author to understand how property rights evolve and offer an account of different property rights regimes by highlight the living connection between productive and protective entrepreneurship. Originality/value This paper aims to integrate ideas from market process theory with entrepreneurship and institutional evolution. The paper extends the ideas in the UCLA property rights school to illuminate two case studies – one highly relevant to current policy makers, and the other relevant to development economists.

scholarly journals Un’epurazione sui generis: I risvolti nazionali e internazionali dell’espulsione del Generale Vaccaro dal CIO = Una depuración sui géneris: Las consecuencias nacionales e internacionales de la expulsión del General Vaccaro del COI = A sui generis purification: The national and international consequences of the expulsion of General Vaccaro from the IOC

2019 ◽  
pp. 372
Author(s):  
Nicola Sbetti
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Olympic Committee ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Sports Organizations ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The World ◽  
Second World ◽  
General Secretary

Resumen: Este artículo analiza el proceso de depuración que vivió el mundo del deporte en Italia después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En concreto, la investigación se centra en el estudio del caso de Giorgo Vaccaro, quien durante el periodo fascista ostentó diversos cargos dentro del mundo del deporte, como los de presidente de la Federación Italiana de Fútbol (FIGC), secretario general del Comité Olímpico Italiano (CONI) y miembro del Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI). Durante la posguerra, Vaccaro fue el único de los tres miembros del COI italianos que fue expulsado de esta organización supuestamente por su pasado fascista y pese a que la mayoría de los directivos del deporte durante el fascismo fueron reintegrados en sus cargos. En realidad, detrás de su expulsión existía una clara lucha de poder en el seno del CONI que abarcó desde 1948 y el 1950, que pone de manifiesto la importancia que tiene del estudio histórico de las relaciones internacionales entre organismos deportivos. Esta investigación ha utilizado para su elaboración   documentación de los propios archivos del CONI y del COI. Palabras clave: Relaciones internacionales, Comité Olímpico Internacional, Deporte, Italia.Abstract: This article analyzes the purification process that the world of sports in Italy experienced after the Second World War. In particular, the research focuses on the case study of Giorgo Vaccaro, who during the fascist period held various positions in the world of sports, such as the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), general secretary of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). During the postwar period, Vaccaro was the only one of the three Italian IOC members who was expelled from this organization supposedly because of his fascist past and despite the fact that most of the sports directors during fascism were reinstated in their posts. In reality, behind his expulsion there was a clear power struggle within the CONI that spanned from 1948 to 1950, which highlights the importance of the historical study of international relations between sports organizations. This research has used for its elaboration records of the CONI and IOS´ archives.Keywords: International Relations, International Olympic Committee, Sport, Italy.

scholarly journals Research Field Development and Restoration for Community and Heritage in Egypt

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Moaaz Senousy ◽  
Aleya Hassan ◽  
Aya ElMeligy ◽  
Ahlam Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Field Development

In the last years there has been a collapse in Research Field Our project contributes the development of the scientific research system in Egypt.Findings:there is a lack of organizations that aim to develop scientific research field in addition there is no awareness from community specially educated class of the value of scientific research field. The efficiency of scientific field in Egypt isn't suitable enough to contribute in conserve heritage and community restoration.Practical implications: our case study is located in ''Magra Al'' district which is considered a cultural heritage district where ''Magra Al Oyoon Wall'' is located, which is considered the main land mark of this district, it is facing many problems, it is partly dilapidated and surrounded with slums, this slums have a lot of issues such as population and health problems. Our basic design of study including; Historical study about 'Magra Al' heritage, Social, LegalUrban studies and SWOT analysis for the current situation. As a result of our analysis and studies in the context of the research topic, we found that the most suitable types of innovation centers are 'Medical Research Center' and 'Monument Restoration and Research Center'.

scholarly journals Implications of omnibus law for forestland conflict resolution systems (a case study in Sumbawa)

2021 ◽  
Vol 917 (1) ◽  
pp. 012019
Author(s):  
L Pieter ◽  
M M B Utomo ◽  
C Siagian
Keyword(s):  
Community Forestry ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Social Forestry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Survey Participant ◽  
Forestry Sector

Abstract There are many cases of forestland tenure in Indonesia and one of them occurre in a village on the island of Sumbawa. Currently, the Omnibus Law no.11/2020 and its derivative regulation PP no. 23/2021 came up to create a more robust business enabling environment in the forestry sector with one of the targets is to improve the economic conditions of the communities around the forests. In relation to the forestry conflict in Sumbawa, these regulations bring hope for the parties involved in the conflict in the efforts to resolve prolonged tenure conflicts. The purpose of this case study is to examine how the new forestry regulations can provide options for communities and the Forest Management Unit (FMU) in resolving forestry conflicts, assess how conflicting communities perceive the forms of cooperation of their expectation in the future, and provide options for potential partnerships to be initiated. The research methods used are historical study, survey, participant observation, semi-structured interviews with forest managers and communities, and focus group discussion that was all carried out in 2017. The findings show that according to PP. no. 23/2021 and the history of this area, this piece of land is a potential object of the social forestry program. In addition, through this action research, two farmer groups are successfully formed. This makes the legalization of social forestry one-step forward to be a reality. Moreover, all respondents agree to carry out partnership with the FMU. This study recommends that the ideal form of forestry partnership is community forestry considering the location of the conflict land is in a production forest area. The facilitations could be implemented to support; the community are the legalization of community forestry, support for the development of honey from stingless bees that has been being developed by some farmers, cashew based business development, and assistance in implementing agroforestry with a sustainable alley cropping model of wood-cashew-corn plants. Initiatives from local people and facilitation from FMU are required to succeed the implementation of Omnibus Law in the forestry sector.

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