Logical Relations and Galois Connections

Backhouse, Kevin; Backhouse, Roland

doi:10.1007/3-540-45442-x_4

“…Christian economic thought, whose philosophical roots lay in Judaism, praised work but criticised trade, material desire, and, above all, usury. 57 Set within the context of feudalism, which revolved around war and piety, the honourable method of acquiring wealth in Europe remained the acquisition of land through valour in war, rather than commercial enterprise. Ministers in both the church and the state warned against the excessive desire for material wealth and promoted a life of austerity and privation (although not necessarily for themselves).…”

Section: The Rise Of Guilds In the Middle Ages And Their Role In The mentioning

confidence: 99%

The historical role of the corporation in society

Davoudi¹,

McKenna²,

Olegario³

2018

JBA

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This article charts the historical role of the corporation in society from antiquity to the present day. Using a broad temporal and transnational approach, it argues that social purpose has been a defining trait of the corporation since the concept of legal personhood first appeared in antiquity. The direct connection between incorporation and social purpose formally broke in the 19th century, when countries like the United Kingdom and United States introduced general incorporation laws. Yet many corporations continued to act positively on behalf of society on a voluntary basis, but even as they acted against the interests of workers, consumers, and the environment. This article demonstrates that concerns about corporate power have a long history, and that societies over time have designed a variety of legal systems and forms of corporate governance to address these concerns.

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“…This was further extended by (the late) Dijkstra at Eindhoven University of Technology in a series of papers and books, most notably is his 1976 book (Dijkstra, 1976), where he showed how a program could be developed alongside the proof that the program met a specification. This research theme was taken up by his fellow colleagues at Eindhoven and lead to books by Gries (1981) and Backhouse (1986), among others. The book under review is a complete rewrite by Backhouse of his 1986 book.…”

Section: Peter Hancockmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge Representation, Reasoning and Declarative Problem Solving by C. Baral, Cambridge University Press, 2003

Shah¹

2004

J. Funct. Prog.

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“…This was further extended by (the late) Dijkstra at Eindhoven University of Technology in a series of papers and books, most notably is his 1976 book (Dijkstra, 1976), where he showed how a program could be developed alongside the proof that the program met a specification. This research theme was taken up by his fellow colleagues at Eindhoven and lead to books by Gries (1981) and Backhouse (1986), among others. The book under review is a complete rewrite by Backhouse of his 1986 book.…”

Section: Peter Hancockmentioning

confidence: 99%