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3We describe an approach that combines clinical ultrasound and photon migration techniques to enhance the sensitivity and information content of diffuse optical tomography. Measurements were performed on a postmenopausal woman with a single 1.8×0.9 cm malignant ductal carcinoma in situ approximately 7.4 mm beneath the skin surface. The ultrasound-derived information about tumor geometry enabled us to segment the breast tissue into tumor and background regions. Optical data was obtained with a mul…Read more
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23The How of Unequal OpportunityPhilosophical Topics 40 (1): 27-44. 2012.This essay argues that we ought to think differently about unequal opportunity. Instead of focusing only on overall prospects in life, we ought to train our attention on the particular moments of decision and the particular developmental processes that shape, in different respects, the trajectories of people’s lives. A new wave of research in the social sciences makes possible this shift in focus, which will have profound implications for our understanding of both the concept of equal opportunit…Read more
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56Bottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal OpportunityOup Usa. 2014.Bottlenecks introduces a powerful new way of understanding equal opportunity. Rather than literal equalization, Joseph Fishkin argues that Americans ought to aim to broaden the range of opportunities open to people, at every stage in life, to pursue different paths
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21Bottlenecks, Disability, and Preference-Formation in advanceSocial Philosophy Today. forthcoming.
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University of Texas at AustinRegular Faculty
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy |