Walther Busse von Colbe
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780199260621
- eISBN:
- 9780191601668
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199260621.003.0008
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
A critical examination is made, from a German perspective, of accounting for purchased goodwill using the new (American) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standard: Statement of Financial ...
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A critical examination is made, from a German perspective, of accounting for purchased goodwill using the new (American) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standard: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)142 (Goodwill and other intangible assets). It is argued that SFAS 142 provides substantial room for manipulation, which raises doubts about its enforceability. The various sections of the chapter introduce some of the economic criteria that lend structure to the ongoing debate on accounting for goodwill – criteria that especially address the question of whether the impairment-only approach or the traditional amortization approach is more appropriate for satisfying investors’ information requirements. The following criteria are considered: relevance for capital markets; reliability of the accounting numbers; verifiability; comparability; conservatism; consistency/compatibility with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); suitability as a basis for dividend payout. Influence on management compensation/capital budgeting is also briefly discussed.Less
A critical examination is made, from a German perspective, of accounting for purchased goodwill using the new (American) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standard: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)142 (Goodwill and other intangible assets). It is argued that SFAS 142 provides substantial room for manipulation, which raises doubts about its enforceability. The various sections of the chapter introduce some of the economic criteria that lend structure to the ongoing debate on accounting for goodwill – criteria that especially address the question of whether the impairment-only approach or the traditional amortization approach is more appropriate for satisfying investors’ information requirements. The following criteria are considered: relevance for capital markets; reliability of the accounting numbers; verifiability; comparability; conservatism; consistency/compatibility with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); suitability as a basis for dividend payout. Influence on management compensation/capital budgeting is also briefly discussed.
Andrew R. Martin
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781496812407
- eISBN:
- 9781496812445
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781496812407.001.0001
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
“Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin.” When the US Navy distributed this press release, ...
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“Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin.” When the US Navy distributed this press release, anxieties and tensions of the impending Cold War felt palpable. As President Eisenhower cast his gaze toward Russia, the American people cast their ears to the Atlantic South, infatuated with the international currents of Caribbean music. Today, steel bands have become a global phenomenon; yet, in 1957 the exotic sound and the unique image of the US Navy Steel Band was one-of-a-kind. From 1957 until their disbandment in 1999, the US Navy Steel Band performed over 20,000 concerts worldwide. In 1973, the band officially moved headquarters from Puerto Rico to New Orleans and found the city and annual Mardi Gras tradition an apt musical and cultural fit. The band brought a significant piece of Caribbean artistic capital—calypso and steelband music—to the American mainstream. Its impact on the growth and development of steelpan music in America is enormous. This book uncovers the lost history of the US Navy Steel Band and provides an in-depth study of its role in the development of the US military's public relations, its promotion of goodwill, its recruitment efforts after the Korean and Vietnam wars, its musical and technological innovations, and its percussive propulsion of the American fascination with Latin and Caribbean music over the past century.Less
“Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin.” When the US Navy distributed this press release, anxieties and tensions of the impending Cold War felt palpable. As President Eisenhower cast his gaze toward Russia, the American people cast their ears to the Atlantic South, infatuated with the international currents of Caribbean music. Today, steel bands have become a global phenomenon; yet, in 1957 the exotic sound and the unique image of the US Navy Steel Band was one-of-a-kind. From 1957 until their disbandment in 1999, the US Navy Steel Band performed over 20,000 concerts worldwide. In 1973, the band officially moved headquarters from Puerto Rico to New Orleans and found the city and annual Mardi Gras tradition an apt musical and cultural fit. The band brought a significant piece of Caribbean artistic capital—calypso and steelband music—to the American mainstream. Its impact on the growth and development of steelpan music in America is enormous. This book uncovers the lost history of the US Navy Steel Band and provides an in-depth study of its role in the development of the US military's public relations, its promotion of goodwill, its recruitment efforts after the Korean and Vietnam wars, its musical and technological innovations, and its percussive propulsion of the American fascination with Latin and Caribbean music over the past century.
Hazel Carty
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199546749
- eISBN:
- 9780191594946
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199546749.003.0011
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
This chapter explores the history and ingredients of this misrepresentation economic tort. Part of its importance is as a parallel action to the statutory protection of trademarks, but it is shown ...
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This chapter explores the history and ingredients of this misrepresentation economic tort. Part of its importance is as a parallel action to the statutory protection of trademarks, but it is shown this tort has an importance of its own as a tort protecting against commercial misrepresentations. Though the classic trinity of misrepresentation, goodwill, and harm is still the basis of this tort, all three ingredients have been expanded by claimants particularly in relation to advertising or promotional activities. The rationale of this tort is explored, comparing the traditional focus on deserving claimants and consumer information with the modern quest for protection against commercial misdescription or more generally misappropriation and unfair competition.Less
This chapter explores the history and ingredients of this misrepresentation economic tort. Part of its importance is as a parallel action to the statutory protection of trademarks, but it is shown this tort has an importance of its own as a tort protecting against commercial misrepresentations. Though the classic trinity of misrepresentation, goodwill, and harm is still the basis of this tort, all three ingredients have been expanded by claimants particularly in relation to advertising or promotional activities. The rationale of this tort is explored, comparing the traditional focus on deserving claimants and consumer information with the modern quest for protection against commercial misdescription or more generally misappropriation and unfair competition.
G. B. Richardson
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198292432
- eISBN:
- 9780191596810
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198292430.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Microeconomics
A firm's investment will prove profitable only if aggregate competitive investment is not excessive and complementary investments are sufficient. This chapter examines the factors necessary to ensure ...
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A firm's investment will prove profitable only if aggregate competitive investment is not excessive and complementary investments are sufficient. This chapter examines the factors necessary to ensure the first of these conditions: these may include differences among firms in their awareness of profit opportunities and in their ability to respond to them, connections between sellers and buyers, which give a degree of stability to market shares, and some measure of inter‐firm collusion.Less
A firm's investment will prove profitable only if aggregate competitive investment is not excessive and complementary investments are sufficient. This chapter examines the factors necessary to ensure the first of these conditions: these may include differences among firms in their awareness of profit opportunities and in their ability to respond to them, connections between sellers and buyers, which give a degree of stability to market shares, and some measure of inter‐firm collusion.
Lazega Emmanuel
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199242726
- eISBN:
- 9780191697166
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199242726.003.0004
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Organization Studies, HRM / IR
This chapter seeks to identify the social niches and the forms of status that could be found in the firm and test for the existence of the first mechanism that helped members manage their social ...
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This chapter seeks to identify the social niches and the forms of status that could be found in the firm and test for the existence of the first mechanism that helped members manage their social resources in order to fulfil their commitment to a broadly understood labour contract — that is, generalized exchange within these niches and in the firm as a whole. It first identifies the resources exchanged and then uses various statistical analyses to confirm the existence of niches, identify their characteristics, and check for the presence of cycles of indirect reciprocity characterizing generalized exchange among members, particularly in the network of exchanges of the first basic resource — that is, co-workers' goodwill.Less
This chapter seeks to identify the social niches and the forms of status that could be found in the firm and test for the existence of the first mechanism that helped members manage their social resources in order to fulfil their commitment to a broadly understood labour contract — that is, generalized exchange within these niches and in the firm as a whole. It first identifies the resources exchanged and then uses various statistical analyses to confirm the existence of niches, identify their characteristics, and check for the presence of cycles of indirect reciprocity characterizing generalized exchange among members, particularly in the network of exchanges of the first basic resource — that is, co-workers' goodwill.
Daniel Hruschka
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520265462
- eISBN:
- 9780520947887
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520265462.001.0001
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
Friends—they are generous and cooperative with each other in ways that appear to defy standard evolutionary expectations, frequently sacrificing for one another without concern for past behaviors or ...
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Friends—they are generous and cooperative with each other in ways that appear to defy standard evolutionary expectations, frequently sacrificing for one another without concern for past behaviors or future consequences. This multidisciplinary study synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place. The book argues that friendship is a special form of reciprocal altruism based not on tit-for-tat accounting or forward-looking rationality, but rather on mutual goodwill that is built up along the way in human relationships.Less
Friends—they are generous and cooperative with each other in ways that appear to defy standard evolutionary expectations, frequently sacrificing for one another without concern for past behaviors or future consequences. This multidisciplinary study synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place. The book argues that friendship is a special form of reciprocal altruism based not on tit-for-tat accounting or forward-looking rationality, but rather on mutual goodwill that is built up along the way in human relationships.
Daniel J. Hruschka
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520265462
- eISBN:
- 9780520947887
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520265462.003.0001
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, it brings to the foreground the unique ways that friendships, defined here as long-term relationships of mutual affection and support, have helped ...
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The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, it brings to the foreground the unique ways that friendships, defined here as long-term relationships of mutual affection and support, have helped people deal with the struggles of daily life in a wide range of human societies. Depending on the culture, friends share food when it is scarce, provide backup during aggressive disputes, lend a hand in planting and harvesting, and open avenues of exchange across otherwise indifferent or hostile social groups. Behavior among friends is not necessarily regulated in the same way as behavior in other relationships, such as those among biological kin or mates. The chapter argues that the help provided by friends is regulated by a system based on mutual goodwill that motivates friends to help each other in times of need.Less
The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First, it brings to the foreground the unique ways that friendships, defined here as long-term relationships of mutual affection and support, have helped people deal with the struggles of daily life in a wide range of human societies. Depending on the culture, friends share food when it is scarce, provide backup during aggressive disputes, lend a hand in planting and harvesting, and open avenues of exchange across otherwise indifferent or hostile social groups. Behavior among friends is not necessarily regulated in the same way as behavior in other relationships, such as those among biological kin or mates. The chapter argues that the help provided by friends is regulated by a system based on mutual goodwill that motivates friends to help each other in times of need.
David Mislin
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801453946
- eISBN:
- 9781501701436
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801453946.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter studies the goodwill movement of the 1920s, which aimed to create national institutions to promote greater sympathy among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. The Goodwill Dinner, held on ...
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This chapter studies the goodwill movement of the 1920s, which aimed to create national institutions to promote greater sympathy among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. The Goodwill Dinner, held on February 23, 1926, embodied a spirit of interfaith comity while also reflecting the desire among liberal Protestants to establish national organizations with Catholics and Jews to promote religious diversity in the US. This emerging interfaith movement is best considered through the lens of three groups: the Federal Council's Committee on Goodwill between Jews and Christians, the American Association on Religion in Colleges and Universities, and the Amos Society. All three groups provided the bridge connecting the evolving attitudes about pluralism among liberal Protestants with the values of a Judeo-Christian America. It was also this movement that began to expand discussions of pluralism beyond the realm of the religious and into areas of race and ethnicity.Less
This chapter studies the goodwill movement of the 1920s, which aimed to create national institutions to promote greater sympathy among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. The Goodwill Dinner, held on February 23, 1926, embodied a spirit of interfaith comity while also reflecting the desire among liberal Protestants to establish national organizations with Catholics and Jews to promote religious diversity in the US. This emerging interfaith movement is best considered through the lens of three groups: the Federal Council's Committee on Goodwill between Jews and Christians, the American Association on Religion in Colleges and Universities, and the Amos Society. All three groups provided the bridge connecting the evolving attitudes about pluralism among liberal Protestants with the values of a Judeo-Christian America. It was also this movement that began to expand discussions of pluralism beyond the realm of the religious and into areas of race and ethnicity.
Claudia Card
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195145083
- eISBN:
- 9780199833115
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195145089.003.0009
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Aesthetics
Perpetrators of atrocities carry burdens of guilt and incur obligations to apologize and repair harm. Mercy from victims is not only a power to relieve punishment or blame but also a compassionate ...
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Perpetrators of atrocities carry burdens of guilt and incur obligations to apologize and repair harm. Mercy from victims is not only a power to relieve punishment or blame but also a compassionate response that allows perpetrators to carry out responsibilities of reparation and apology, which in turn enable them to manifest goodwill and develop trustworthiness. Mercy and the gratitude that it naturally evokes thus have the potential to substitute mutually reinforcing goodwill for past ill will, provided that mercy can be shown compatibly with justice and self‐respect. As a response to one's own evildoing, guilt has an advantage over shame in that although shame can motivate achievements that restore self‐esteem, guilt can also motivate rectification of wrongs to others, which not only supports the rectifier's self‐esteem but also can alleviate victims’ resentment. Contrary to the popular view of guilt as simply negative (and thereby perverse), guilt can manifest itself in such constructive responses as confession, contrition, apology, restitution, and reparation, which actually relieve negative self‐judgment.Less
Perpetrators of atrocities carry burdens of guilt and incur obligations to apologize and repair harm. Mercy from victims is not only a power to relieve punishment or blame but also a compassionate response that allows perpetrators to carry out responsibilities of reparation and apology, which in turn enable them to manifest goodwill and develop trustworthiness. Mercy and the gratitude that it naturally evokes thus have the potential to substitute mutually reinforcing goodwill for past ill will, provided that mercy can be shown compatibly with justice and self‐respect. As a response to one's own evildoing, guilt has an advantage over shame in that although shame can motivate achievements that restore self‐esteem, guilt can also motivate rectification of wrongs to others, which not only supports the rectifier's self‐esteem but also can alleviate victims’ resentment. Contrary to the popular view of guilt as simply negative (and thereby perverse), guilt can manifest itself in such constructive responses as confession, contrition, apology, restitution, and reparation, which actually relieve negative self‐judgment.
Damion L. Thomas
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252037177
- eISBN:
- 9780252094293
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252037177.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union deplored the treatment of African Americans by the U.S. government as proof of hypocrisy in the American promises of freedom and equality. This probing ...
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Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union deplored the treatment of African Americans by the U.S. government as proof of hypocrisy in the American promises of freedom and equality. This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of U.S. race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values. The book follows the State Department's efforts from 1945 to 1968 to showcase prosperous African American athletes including Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, and the Harlem Globetrotters as the preeminent citizens of the African Diaspora rather than as victims of racial oppression. With athletes in baseball, track and field, and basketball, the government relied on figures whose fame carried the desired message to countries where English was little understood. However, eventually African American athletes began to provide counter-narratives to State Department claims of American exceptionalism, most notably with Tommie Smith and John Carlos's famous black power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.Less
Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union deplored the treatment of African Americans by the U.S. government as proof of hypocrisy in the American promises of freedom and equality. This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of U.S. race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values. The book follows the State Department's efforts from 1945 to 1968 to showcase prosperous African American athletes including Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, and the Harlem Globetrotters as the preeminent citizens of the African Diaspora rather than as victims of racial oppression. With athletes in baseball, track and field, and basketball, the government relied on figures whose fame carried the desired message to countries where English was little understood. However, eventually African American athletes began to provide counter-narratives to State Department claims of American exceptionalism, most notably with Tommie Smith and John Carlos's famous black power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
David Cummiskey
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195094534
- eISBN:
- 9780199833146
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195094530.003.0002
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
This chapter starts with Kant's basic rationalist, internalist approach to justification, and then considers its connection to his famous principle of universalizability, his account of the absolute ...
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This chapter starts with Kant's basic rationalist, internalist approach to justification, and then considers its connection to his famous principle of universalizability, his account of the absolute value of the goodwill, and his analysis of the motive duty as the determining ground of goodwill. Kant's argument, if it succeeds, rules out externalist theories of justification and also mere natural inclination, even mere sympathy, as a determining ground of goodwill. It does not, however, rule out a consequentialist account of the normative content of morality.Less
This chapter starts with Kant's basic rationalist, internalist approach to justification, and then considers its connection to his famous principle of universalizability, his account of the absolute value of the goodwill, and his analysis of the motive duty as the determining ground of goodwill. Kant's argument, if it succeeds, rules out externalist theories of justification and also mere natural inclination, even mere sympathy, as a determining ground of goodwill. It does not, however, rule out a consequentialist account of the normative content of morality.
Karthik Ramanna
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780226210742
- eISBN:
- 9780226210889
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226210889.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
This chapter provides an insight into the political forces that determine accounting rules through a detailed examination of how accounting rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions were ...
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This chapter provides an insight into the political forces that determine accounting rules through a detailed examination of how accounting rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions were determined. The M&A industry is a multi-trillion dollar sector where evidence indicates that acquirers often overpay for targets, thus destroying value. Effective accounting rules for M&A can address these concerns. The chapter documents how investment banks – that depend on high M&A deal values – and certain serial corporate acquirers were successful in structuring accounting rules in ways that preserved their economic interests while potentially compromising accountability for overpayment in M&A. The chapter then provides evidence on the costs of these accounting rules, documenting how, in some cases, firms delay by over two years the recognition of M&A-related losses in their income statements. The chapter is a window into the kind of narrow special-interest capture that can occur in thin political markets.Less
This chapter provides an insight into the political forces that determine accounting rules through a detailed examination of how accounting rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions were determined. The M&A industry is a multi-trillion dollar sector where evidence indicates that acquirers often overpay for targets, thus destroying value. Effective accounting rules for M&A can address these concerns. The chapter documents how investment banks – that depend on high M&A deal values – and certain serial corporate acquirers were successful in structuring accounting rules in ways that preserved their economic interests while potentially compromising accountability for overpayment in M&A. The chapter then provides evidence on the costs of these accounting rules, documenting how, in some cases, firms delay by over two years the recognition of M&A-related losses in their income statements. The chapter is a window into the kind of narrow special-interest capture that can occur in thin political markets.
Michael E. McCullough and Jo-Ann Tsang
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195150100
- eISBN:
- 9780199847389
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195150100.003.0007
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
This chapter describes the prosocial basis of gratitude by identifying three distinct functions of grateful emotions. It suggests that gratitude functions as a moral reinforcer, a moral motive and a ...
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This chapter describes the prosocial basis of gratitude by identifying three distinct functions of grateful emotions. It suggests that gratitude functions as a moral reinforcer, a moral motive and a moral barometer. Many scholars in the field of humanities have associated gratitude with morality and prosocial behavior and Cicero even called it the parent of the virtues. An analysis of social scientific research highlights the importance of gratitude as a social resource that is well worth understanding for the development of a society based on goodwill.Less
This chapter describes the prosocial basis of gratitude by identifying three distinct functions of grateful emotions. It suggests that gratitude functions as a moral reinforcer, a moral motive and a moral barometer. Many scholars in the field of humanities have associated gratitude with morality and prosocial behavior and Cicero even called it the parent of the virtues. An analysis of social scientific research highlights the importance of gratitude as a social resource that is well worth understanding for the development of a society based on goodwill.
MICHAEL SPENCE
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198765011
- eISBN:
- 9780191695278
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198765011.003.0005
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
This chapter begins by discussing the expanding concepts of the brand and the change in the function of brands when the brand itself has become a product. It then explains the classic elements of the ...
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This chapter begins by discussing the expanding concepts of the brand and the change in the function of brands when the brand itself has become a product. It then explains the classic elements of the tort of passing-off. Next, it discusses how the concept of ‘reverse passing-off’. It then talks about the protection of marketing assets through the provision of registered trade marks. Lastly, it discusses another set of regimes that aid intellectual rights — collective and certification marks, designations of origin, geographical indications, and traditional specialties guaranteed.Less
This chapter begins by discussing the expanding concepts of the brand and the change in the function of brands when the brand itself has become a product. It then explains the classic elements of the tort of passing-off. Next, it discusses how the concept of ‘reverse passing-off’. It then talks about the protection of marketing assets through the provision of registered trade marks. Lastly, it discusses another set of regimes that aid intellectual rights — collective and certification marks, designations of origin, geographical indications, and traditional specialties guaranteed.
T. N. Madan
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198065104
- eISBN:
- 9780199080182
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198065104.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sociology of Religion
The person who did most to link Islam with the Enlightenment in India was Sayyid Ahmad Khan, who attempted to overcome the hiatus between faith and reason without abandoning the fundamentals of ...
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The person who did most to link Islam with the Enlightenment in India was Sayyid Ahmad Khan, who attempted to overcome the hiatus between faith and reason without abandoning the fundamentals of Islam. In fact, no orthodox Muslim thinker has ever treated secularism as anything but an error. Notable among those of the next generation in India whom Sayyid Ahmad Khan influenced were Shaikh Muhammad Iqbal and Abul Kalam Azad. This chapter examines Islam in South Asia, focusing on Azad's arguments in support of the socio-political co-existence of, and indeed cooperation between, Muslims and non-Muslims (notably Hindus). It also explores his argument in support of cooperation and goodwill between the different religious communities of India. Azad's views on religious pluralism as the politics of national liberation, as a religious philosophy, and as cultural history are also considered.Less
The person who did most to link Islam with the Enlightenment in India was Sayyid Ahmad Khan, who attempted to overcome the hiatus between faith and reason without abandoning the fundamentals of Islam. In fact, no orthodox Muslim thinker has ever treated secularism as anything but an error. Notable among those of the next generation in India whom Sayyid Ahmad Khan influenced were Shaikh Muhammad Iqbal and Abul Kalam Azad. This chapter examines Islam in South Asia, focusing on Azad's arguments in support of the socio-political co-existence of, and indeed cooperation between, Muslims and non-Muslims (notably Hindus). It also explores his argument in support of cooperation and goodwill between the different religious communities of India. Azad's views on religious pluralism as the politics of national liberation, as a religious philosophy, and as cultural history are also considered.
David Mislin
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801453946
- eISBN:
- 9781501701436
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801453946.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This concluding chapter discusses how the acceptance of pluralism by liberal Protestants that occurred between 1870 and 1930 proved imperfect. Most of the proponents retained the conviction that ...
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This concluding chapter discusses how the acceptance of pluralism by liberal Protestants that occurred between 1870 and 1930 proved imperfect. Most of the proponents retained the conviction that while all forms of religion might be good, Protestant Christianity was still the best. This attitude could limit interfaith conversations or threaten them entirely, as happened with the goodwill movement of the 1920s. However, even in its hesitant forms, this new enthusiasm for religious pluralism signified a stark departure from the exclusivism that characterized not only Protestantism but also most individual denominations during the nineteenth century. Through small-scale cooperation, and eventually creating larger institutions, Protestant Americans discovered commonality of experience across the lines of religious traditions, and in doing so, came to see the benefits of religious diversity.Less
This concluding chapter discusses how the acceptance of pluralism by liberal Protestants that occurred between 1870 and 1930 proved imperfect. Most of the proponents retained the conviction that while all forms of religion might be good, Protestant Christianity was still the best. This attitude could limit interfaith conversations or threaten them entirely, as happened with the goodwill movement of the 1920s. However, even in its hesitant forms, this new enthusiasm for religious pluralism signified a stark departure from the exclusivism that characterized not only Protestantism but also most individual denominations during the nineteenth century. Through small-scale cooperation, and eventually creating larger institutions, Protestant Americans discovered commonality of experience across the lines of religious traditions, and in doing so, came to see the benefits of religious diversity.
Derek W. Vaillant
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780252041419
- eISBN:
- 9780252050015
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252041419.003.0005
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
This chapter analyzes the French Broadcasting System (FBS), a postwar unit of Radiodiffusion Française (RDF), led by Pierre Crénesse. From Paris the FBS produced and distributed recorded ...
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This chapter analyzes the French Broadcasting System (FBS), a postwar unit of Radiodiffusion Française (RDF), led by Pierre Crénesse. From Paris the FBS produced and distributed recorded English-language radio programs to hundreds of commercial, not-for-profit, and educational U.S. stations from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. The chapter assesses the effects of Cold War geopolitics and the Marshall Plan on the nature of U.S.–French broadcasting, which blurred clear lines of command and control. The FBS promulgated sounds of a revived France on U.S. airwaves. Radio marked an important field of geopolitics and afforded access points for France to reach American listeners and burnish its international reputation via broadcasting.Less
This chapter analyzes the French Broadcasting System (FBS), a postwar unit of Radiodiffusion Française (RDF), led by Pierre Crénesse. From Paris the FBS produced and distributed recorded English-language radio programs to hundreds of commercial, not-for-profit, and educational U.S. stations from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. The chapter assesses the effects of Cold War geopolitics and the Marshall Plan on the nature of U.S.–French broadcasting, which blurred clear lines of command and control. The FBS promulgated sounds of a revived France on U.S. airwaves. Radio marked an important field of geopolitics and afforded access points for France to reach American listeners and burnish its international reputation via broadcasting.
Christopher Bennett
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199860821
- eISBN:
- 9780199332700
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199860821.003.0004
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Moral Philosophy
One of the central philosophical questions about blame is how to account for—and, if appropriate, justify—its special force, and in particular how to account for the fact that blame often issues in ...
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One of the central philosophical questions about blame is how to account for—and, if appropriate, justify—its special force, and in particular how to account for the fact that blame often issues in some sort of “withdrawal of goodwill” from the offender as a result of the offense. The influential “reactive attitudes” approach of P. F. Strawson and R. Jay Wallace seeks to account for the special force of blame by seeing blame as an essentially emotional response. However, appeals to the emotions in normative matters raise the suspicion that an important justificatory burden is being evaded by brute psychological fact. The chapter is interested in an idea that might (mis)lead us into thinking that the force of blame has to be accounted for through the emotions—namely, the thought that blame’s special force is expressive. The chapter will explore the idea that expressive behavior is symbolic and that expressive behavior is not merely instinctual or noncognitive but that it makes a claim to the adequacy of its symbolism. In developing this line of thought the chapter will contrast it with the view of blame developed by T. M. Scanlon. The chapter will argue that Scanlon is right to think that blameworthiness involves the impairment of the relationship it is possible to have with the agent blamed. But the chapter will argue that this feature can be fully explained only if we acknowledge the expressive or symbolic nature of blame.Less
One of the central philosophical questions about blame is how to account for—and, if appropriate, justify—its special force, and in particular how to account for the fact that blame often issues in some sort of “withdrawal of goodwill” from the offender as a result of the offense. The influential “reactive attitudes” approach of P. F. Strawson and R. Jay Wallace seeks to account for the special force of blame by seeing blame as an essentially emotional response. However, appeals to the emotions in normative matters raise the suspicion that an important justificatory burden is being evaded by brute psychological fact. The chapter is interested in an idea that might (mis)lead us into thinking that the force of blame has to be accounted for through the emotions—namely, the thought that blame’s special force is expressive. The chapter will explore the idea that expressive behavior is symbolic and that expressive behavior is not merely instinctual or noncognitive but that it makes a claim to the adequacy of its symbolism. In developing this line of thought the chapter will contrast it with the view of blame developed by T. M. Scanlon. The chapter will argue that Scanlon is right to think that blameworthiness involves the impairment of the relationship it is possible to have with the agent blamed. But the chapter will argue that this feature can be fully explained only if we acknowledge the expressive or symbolic nature of blame.
Kimberly K. Little
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781604732283
- eISBN:
- 9781604733518
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781604732283.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This chapter examines the participation of white women in the strike staged by sanitation workers of Memphis in 1968. It looks at these women’s activities, such as orchestrating individual acts of ...
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This chapter examines the participation of white women in the strike staged by sanitation workers of Memphis in 1968. It looks at these women’s activities, such as orchestrating individual acts of support and more formal involvement in the struggle. It focuses on one woman present throughout the strike’s duration and her role in mediating between the city council and civil rights reformers: Gwen Robinson Awsumb, the only female member of the Memphis City Council. Furthermore, it discusses the four primary outlets for Memphis women who became involved in movements for racial and economic justice in the wake of the sanitation workers’ strike: mass meetings and marches, Rearing Children of Goodwill, “Memphis Cares,” and the Saturday Luncheon Group.Less
This chapter examines the participation of white women in the strike staged by sanitation workers of Memphis in 1968. It looks at these women’s activities, such as orchestrating individual acts of support and more formal involvement in the struggle. It focuses on one woman present throughout the strike’s duration and her role in mediating between the city council and civil rights reformers: Gwen Robinson Awsumb, the only female member of the Memphis City Council. Furthermore, it discusses the four primary outlets for Memphis women who became involved in movements for racial and economic justice in the wake of the sanitation workers’ strike: mass meetings and marches, Rearing Children of Goodwill, “Memphis Cares,” and the Saturday Luncheon Group.
Damion L. Thomas
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252037177
- eISBN:
- 9780252094293
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252037177.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This introductory chapter examines the politicizing effects of American popular culture during the Cold War era. The U.S. government tried to show that American policies were supportive of the ...
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This introductory chapter examines the politicizing effects of American popular culture during the Cold War era. The U.S. government tried to show that American policies were supportive of the liberation and rise of all people of color worldwide via the use of popular culture. By overemphasizing the extent to which social mobility was achievable for African Americans, the State Department sought to influence diasporic political alignments during the Cold War by sending African American athletes on goodwill tours, placing sports at the forefront of American propaganda efforts. Yet as these athletes become increasingly politicized, they soon sought to produce a counternarrative to the State Department's story of racial progress. Rather than celebrating the suggestion that sports were at the forefront of racial advance, the athletes increasingly came to assert that sports were tied to a racist, oppressive system.Less
This introductory chapter examines the politicizing effects of American popular culture during the Cold War era. The U.S. government tried to show that American policies were supportive of the liberation and rise of all people of color worldwide via the use of popular culture. By overemphasizing the extent to which social mobility was achievable for African Americans, the State Department sought to influence diasporic political alignments during the Cold War by sending African American athletes on goodwill tours, placing sports at the forefront of American propaganda efforts. Yet as these athletes become increasingly politicized, they soon sought to produce a counternarrative to the State Department's story of racial progress. Rather than celebrating the suggestion that sports were at the forefront of racial advance, the athletes increasingly came to assert that sports were tied to a racist, oppressive system.
