CONFLICT OR COOPERATION? THREE VISIONS REVISITED by Richard K. Betts FOREIGN AFFAIRS‚ Nov/Dec 2010 “Practical men‚ who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence‚ are usually the slave of some defunct economist‚" John Maynard Keynes once wrote. Politicians and pundits view the world through instincts and assumptions rooted in some philosopher’s Big Idea. Some ideas are old and taken for granted throughout society. For most Americans‚ it is the ideas of the liberal tradition
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culture‚ gender‚ class‚ and ethnicity that has created an endless conflict of war. And why is this? It all has to deal with human variability. It is this‚ in which causes such arguments take affect and create barriers between others. Communication is the only resolution to conflict; yet many argue that ignorance is the occurrence of conflict evolving many factors of tradition‚ power‚ and authority that can never be resolved. Conflict is an inevitable part of our lives that is developed through the
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“Discovering our identity is a challenging journey.” Humanity is born lost. It is only through embarking on a lifelong journey do we even begin to unfurl our identity. As Socrates once said‚ “the unexamined life is a life not worth living.” Without this journey towards self-discovery our time will leave us feeling hollow and unsatisfied. The human race faces many challenging experiences from absent parents‚ to the media’s perception of what we should or could be. Each challenge along with our role
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Integrated Education: An Instrument for Resolving Ife-Modakeke Conflict in Osun State‚ Nigeria Shina Olayiwola‚ Department of Educational Administration and Planning‚ Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria) Ndukaku Okorie‚ Department of Philosophy‚ Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria) Opinion Paper Abstract: Ife and Modakeke communities in Southwestern Nigeria have engaged in protracted communal violence. The conflict has grown and matured to the extent that it is no longer a physical
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“Functional Conflict vs Dysfunctional Conflict Functional conflict Conflict is constructive when it improves the quality of decisions‚ stimulates creativity‚ innovation and encourages interest and curiosity among group members. Conflict challenges the status quo that resulted in the creation of new ideas‚ promotes reassessment of group goals and activities‚ and increases the probability that the group will respond to change. It supports the goals of the group and improve performance
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Introduction Conflict usually occurs primarily as a result of a clash of interests in the relationship between parties‚ groups or states‚ either because they pursuing opposing or incompatible goals. Although the term war is sometimes used as a synonym for conflict‚ it is more usual to restrict the meaning of war to violent conflict‚ involving armed forces. But like war‚ conflict is and has been throughout history a normal way of conducting disputes between political groups within human
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Understanding Conflict and Conflict Management http://www.foundationcoalition.org/teams Definition A team is a small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose‚ performance goals‚ and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.1 Although student teams may not satisfy all the requirements of the definition‚ the degree to which they do often determines their effectiveness. Rationale "Students do not come to school with all the social skills
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CHAPTER 10 Conflict Theory A. Oberschall This essay covers three broad topics. First‚ there has been renewed debate about human nature and the roots of intergroup violence and warfare in evolutionary biology‚ in psychology‚ and in anthropology. The “ordinary man” hypothesis explains why and how humans justify and participate in violence and atrocities. Second‚ in addition to interstate wars‚ political scientists have been studying insurgencies‚ ethnic cleansing‚ civil wars‚ genocide‚ ethnic
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hey their im an acoountantAssignment 2: Student Name: Allan Wade Conradie Student Number: 53759729 Step 1: Evaluating Whitey Basson’s income for 2010 using Kant’s Categorical Imperative 1. State your proposed act as a maxim: “I will take ZAR 620 000 000 when I’ve done a year’s work in order to get really‚ really rich.” 2. Restate this maxim as a universal law: “All people (7 billion of them) will take ZAR 620 000 000 when they’ve done a year’s work in order to get really‚ really rich.”
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Work may be defined as an ‘activity that provides a socially valued product or service’ (Krahn‚ Lowe and Hughes‚ 2007). This meaning‚ however‚ is not so simple in the modern climate - work has evolved into an institution of alienation‚ causing harsh effects on the majority of the population. Work affects all beings as it has become necessary to survive (Rinehart‚ 2006). The estranging effects of work have not gone unnoticed; advances have been implemented‚ particularly in the form of human relations
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