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1Volition (Management) — Der Begriff Volition bezeichnet in der Managementwissenschaft in Bezug auf Unternehmen (sich selbst steuernde Systeme) den Prozess der Willensbildung (Zielsetzung, Planung) und Willensdurchsetzung (Organisation, Kontrolle);[1] in Bezug auf die… …
2volition — vo|li|tion [ və lıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the power or ability to decide something by yourself and take action to get what you want. A more usual word is will: Did he come of his own volition? …
3volition — UK [vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] formal the power or ability to decide something by yourself and to take action to get what you want. A more usual word is will Did he come of his own volition? …
4Descartes: metaphysics and the philosophy of mind — John Cottingham THE CARTESIAN PROJECT Descartes is rightly regarded as one of the inaugurators of the modern age, and there is no doubt that his thought profoundly altered the course of Western philosophy. In no area has this influence been more… …
5Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …
6Coherent Extrapolated Volition — (CEV) is a proposed approach to the Friendliness problem in artificial intelligence and roboethics. Rather than a Friendly AI being designed directly by human programmers, it is to be designed by a seed AI programmed to first study human nature… …
7Higher-order volition — Higher order volitions (or higher order desire), as opposed to action determining volitions, are volitions about volitions. Higher order volitions are potentially more often guided by long term convictions and reasoning.A first order volition is… …
8Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… …
9Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
10Mill, John Stuart: Ethics and politics — J.S.Mill Ethics and politics R.F.Khan ON LIBERTY John Stuart Mill’s mature views on ethics and politics are to be found in On Liberty (published in 1859), Utilitarianism (1861), Considerations on Representative Government (1861) and The… …
