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    Punk Rock and Discourse Ethics
    Radical Philosophy Review 15 (2): 281-304. 2012.
    Alison Jaggar, in her treatment of feminist discourse ethics, expresses worries about using “idealized and imaginary communities” as elucidatory tools for discursive ethics. In response, this paper presents the history of 924 Gilman (an all-ages punk rock collective in the San Francisco Bay area) as a case study of a non-imagined and real discursive community. While the example of 924 Gilman, with its overtly feminist agenda and democratic ethos, bolsters Jaggar’s claims about the need for “clos…Read more
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    This dissertation explores and develops an account of the moral obligation to engage in resistance struggles against oppression and it does so by situating oppression squarely within the framework of neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics. It is argued that when oppression is investigated through the lens of virtue ethics the harmful and damning nature of oppression must be understood as a substantial moral, not merely political, problem. In short, it is shown that oppression acts in a variety of ways a…Read more
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    Lean Cables – A Step towards Competitive, Sustainable and Profitable Processes
    with Parminder Singh Kang, A. P. Duffy, Nigel Shires, and Mike Novels
    In the business world, one of the key challenges is how to survive in ever changing business environments and outperforming the competitors, while keeping the operational cost at minimum and profits at maximum level. In other words, this can be described as the problem of improving operational efficiency and reducing cost. Over the past few years due to global financial challenges, it has become even more important to improve the operational efficiency and reduce costs to survive through these t…Read more
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    Book review: Identity and Ecclesiology (review)
    Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 35 (1): 66-68. 2018.