SELF-INTEREST AND GREED: IS THE HOMO ECONOMICUS UNETHICAL?

Self-interest and greed: Is the homo economicus unethical?

The central question of the article is whether it is self-interest, which has become a technical term of economy, nothing but a renamed and justified quondam deadly sin of greed, or Collections is it engender and announces a new and different understanding of man and the desirable organization of society.First part of the paper introduce the argume

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Prisons as spaces of exclusion or reconciliation

This article discusses how the aims and the social functions of stacking rainbow prisons are reflected in their architectural designs.These are not simply economic organizations of space that host relevant activities; they also communicate important political, social, and cultural meanings about crime and punishment.The article also analyzes the ro

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o-Nitroaryl-bis(5-methylfur-2-yl)methanes as Versatile Synthons for the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles

2-Nitroaryldifurylmethanes 1a and 1b, readily available by condensation of 2-nitrobenzaldehyde and 6-nitroveratraldehyde with 2-methylfuran, were transformed into indole, cinnoline and benzothiazine-3,1 derivatives.The reduction of 2-nitroaryldifurylmethanes gave the Collections corresponding anilines 2a,b or indole 3 depending on the reaction cond

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