Repeated Auditory Stimulation of the Startle Response in the Guinea Pig

Simulated and behavioral personal space measures and the Sensation Seeking Scale were administered to 20 males and 20 females. In the simulated measures Ss positioned male and female top profiles relative to a top profile representing themselves at each of nine equally spaced angles. For the behavioral measure Ss were approached by a male or female at each of the nine angles.

The female “swinger” had greater simulated personal space. Males who liked new and interesting experiences had greater side and diagonal simulated personal space, and females high on the same scale had a closer behavioral personal space toward males except at the sides. Males and females responded similarly to males and females approaching from various directions. However, there was no relation between front and side simulated personal space for males. Size of personal space relative to females tended to be highly correlated with size of personal space toward males. However, for male Ss there was little relation between front personal space toward males and females. For male Ss simulated personal space and behavioral personal space were highly correlated. For female Ss the two measures were almost completely unrelated.     

Justice and the market for health insurance

After reviewing some of the insurance-related obstacles to access to health care, some ethical criteria for evaluating proposals aimed at reforming the health insurance marketplace to achieve universal access are developed. The additional reforms needed to eliminate many of the deficiencies in the current health insurance marketplace are discussed. It is suggested that without such substantial reforms some of the other goals such as expanded consumer choice and overall societal health care cost savings may not be effectively promoted.     

法律正义与道德正义

进入文明时代以来,社会正义一直是人们追求的基本价值目标.社会正义实质上是对人类社会关系(包括个人之间、群体及组织之间、个人与群体及组织之间的相互关系)的公平性、正当性的确认和捍卫,社会正义通常采取法律形式和道德形式来表达.法律正义是以国家意志的形式来表达的社会关系的规定性,它通过制度规范方式来确认和捍卫公民的合法权益和守法义务.道德正义是以德性和良心的形式来表现的社会关系的规定性,它通过伦理规范的方式来确认和维护公民的伦理权利和道德义务.法律正义是道德正义的基础和保障,因而也是社会正义的底线和起点;道德正义是法律正义的前提和灵魂,因而也是社会正义的理想和目标.构建法律正义与道德正义的良性互动关系.是实现社会正义的有效保证.     

康德的正义与康德主义的正义

作者认为当代康德主义的正义理论旨在改进康德正义理论,克服其在康德正义理论中看到的问题。然而,康德主义者对康德的批评恰恰是康德主义正义理论所遭受的批评。本文考察这些批评是否同等地适用于康德主义理论和康德的理论,并指出两种理论所依赖前提之不同。同时,本文将论证康德主义理论使用了大量的理想化预设,这意味着它们无法被充分证成,当代康德主义者改进康德正义理论的努力是不成功的,而回到康德却能够提供一条出路。     

Rawls, Justice in the Family and Justice of the Family

I contend that a form of contractualism more individualistic than Rawls' would do better at addressing concerns about justice and the family raised by feminist theorists, and that it would also compel us to be more egalitarian. Dissatisfactions expressed with Rawls's neglect of issues related to gender and the family can only be addressed if 'parties in the original position' are strictly defined as individuals. Thus defined, they are not only able to address questions of justice within families, but can also explore the less familiar question of justice of the family, namely whether the family should exist, from the point of view of justice. I conclude by exploring the question of whether the family should be abolished, in view of its leading to life chances unequal between individuals, and compare the family with a generalized, well resourced and well run orphanage.     

论税收正义

税收是一种重要的道德存在.在我国,无论是民间还是学界关于税收德性的认识,经常会自觉不自觉地陷入一种税收幻觉之中,即认为税收是善的.与之不同,西方民众和学者对税收德性的界定却是:即便税收不是一种纯粹之恶,最多也只能是一种必要之恶.二者争论的焦点不是税本恶还是税本善的问题,而是税收正义能否实现的问题.纯粹之恶论者认为,既然税收本身是不公正的,我们显然无法将一种罪恶之税修正为正义之税,因而税收正义是根本不可能的.必要之恶论者虽然也认为税是一种恶,但坚持税收正义并不是不可能的,国家可以通过严格的制度设计来校正税收之恶,在不同程度上实现税收的公平与正义.