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    Genetisches Screening und Ethik: Europäische Perspektiven : Ein Bericht über das EUROSCREEN I Projekt. [REVIEW]Ruth Chadwick, Henk ten Have, Jorgen Husted, Mairi Levit, Tony McGleenan, Darren Shickle & Urban Wiesing - 1998 - Ethik in der Medizin 10 (3):195-202.
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    My Genes Made Me Do It? The Implications of Behavioural Genetics for Responsibility and Blame.Mairi Levitt & Neil Manson - 2007 - Health Care Analysis 15 (1):33-40.
    The idea of individual responsibility for action is central to our conception of what it is to be a person. Behavioural genetic research may seem to call into question the idea of individual responsibility with possible implications for the criminal justice system. These implications will depend on the understandings of the various agencies and professional groups involved in responding to violent and anti-social behaviour, and, the result of negotiations between them over resulting practice. The paper considers two kinds of approaches (...)
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    Ernst Mayr’s Critique of Thomas Kuhn.Georgy S. Levit & Uwe Hossfeld - 2022 - Epistemology and Philosophy of Science 59 (4):163-180.
    In the early 1960s, American philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn contributed to a “crisis of rationality” with his hypothesis that science develops by means of paradigm shifts. He challenged the positivist concept of cumulative and continuous scientific progress. According to Kuhn, the relation between two succeeding scientific traditions ‘separated by a scientific revolution’ is characterized by conceptual incommensurability that constrains the interpretation of science as a cumulative, steadily progressing enterprise. Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy was heavily criticized by German-American biologist Ernst Mayr (...)
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    Short Story: Gravity.Mairi Wilson - 2004 - Philosophy Now 45:53-54.
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    'Not so wrong that we are prepared to threaten the entire service': the regulation of reproductive technologies in the UK.Mairi Levitt - 2000 - Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics 7 (2):45-51.
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    Public Consultation in Bioethics. What's the Point of Asking the Public When They Have Neither Scientific nor Ethical Expertise?Mairi Levitt - 2003 - Health Care Analysis 11 (1):15-25.
    With the rapid development of genetic research and applications in health care there is some agreement among funding and regulatory bodies that the public(s) need to be equipped to deal with the choices that the new technologies will offer them, although this does not necessarily include a role for the public in influencing their development and regulation. This paper considers the methods and purpose of public consultations in the area of genetics including large-scale surveys of opinion, consensus conferences and focus (...)
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    Adding network approaches to a neurobiological framework of resilience.Nava Levit-Binnun & Yulia Golland - 2015 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 38.
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    Noncognitivist ethics revisited.Martin Levit - 1964 - Studies in Philosophy and Education 3 (3):270-277.
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    Relation between contemplative exercises and an enriched psychology students' experience in a neuroscience course.Nava Levit Binnun & Ricardo Tarrasch - 2014 - Frontiers in Psychology 5.
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    The Ideology of Accountability in Schooling.Martin Levit - 1972 - Educational Studies 3 (3):133-140.
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    Let the consumer decide? The regulation of commercial genetic testing.Mairi Levitt - 2001 - Journal of Medical Ethics 27 (6):398-403.
    Objectives—The development of predictive genetic tests provides a new area where consumers can gain knowledge of their health status and commercial opportunities. “Over-the-counter” or mail order genetic tests are most likely to provide information on carrier status or the risk of developing a multifactorial disease. The paper considers the social and ethical implications of individuals purchasing genetic tests and whether genetic information is different from other types of health information which individuals can obtain for themselves.Design—The discussion is illustrated by findings (...)
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    Finding behavioral and network indicators of brain vulnerability.Nava Levit-Binnun & Yulia Golland - 2012 - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 6.
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    UK Biobank: a model for public engagement?Mairi Levitt - 2005 - Genomics, Society and Policy 1 (3):1-4.
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    Elite Business Networks and the Field of Power: A Matter of Class?Mairi Maclean, Charles Harvey & Gerhard Kling - 2017 - Theory, Culture and Society 34 (5-6):127-151.
    We explore the meaning and implications of Bourdieu’s construct of the field of power and integrate it into a wider conception of the formation and functioning of elites at the highest level in society. Corporate leaders active within the field of power hold prominent roles in numerous organizations, constituting an ‘elite of elites’, whose networks integrate powerful participants from different fields. As ‘bridging actors’, they form coalitions to determine institutional settlements and societal resource flows. We ask how some corporate actors (...)
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  15. Space and Time in the Works of V. I. Vernadsky.George S. Levit, Wolfgang E. Krumbein & Reiner Grübel - 2000 - Environmental Ethics 22 (4):377-396.
    The main objective of this paper is to introduce the space-time concept of V. I. Vernadsky and to show the importance of this concept for understanding the biosphere theory of Vernadsky. A central issue is the principle of dissymmetry, which was proposed by Louis Pasteur and further developed by Pierre Curie and Vernadsky. The dissymmetry principle, applied both to the spatial and temporal properties of living matter, makes it possible to demonstrate the unified nature of space and time. At the (...)
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    Early German Darwinism reconsidered: Sander Gliboff: H. G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the Origins of German Darwinism. Cambridge, Mass. & London, England: The MIT Press, 2008, 259 pp, US $35 HB.Georgy S. Levit & Uwe Hossfeld - 2011 - Metascience 20 (1):113-115.
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  17. Perceptions of nature, nurture and behaviour.Mairi Levitt - 2013 - Life Sciences, Society and Policy 9 (1):1-11.
    Trying to separate out nature and nurture as explanations for behaviour, as in classic genetic studies of twins and families, is now said to be both impossible and unproductive. In practice the nature-nurture model persists as a way of framing discussion on the causes of behaviour in genetic research papers, as well as in the media and lay debate. Social and environmental theories of crime have been dominant in criminology and in public policy while biological theories have been seen as (...)
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    Rozhdenie sovremennosti: chelovek v obʺi︠a︡tii︠a︡kh mifa: filosofskai︠a︡ si︠u︡ita.Viktor Levit︠s︡kiĭ - 2019 - Moskva: Ripol klassik.
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  19. Slozhnosochinennoe predlozhenie.I︠U︡. A. Levit︠s︡kiĭ - 1991 - Permʹ: Izd-vo Tomskogo universiteta, Permskoe otd-nie.
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    Philosophy: Truth and Temperament.Mairi MacRae - 1979 - Southern Journal of Philosophy 17 (3):387-395.
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    Complementarity rather than integration.Mairi Levitt - 2004 - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 7 (1):81-83.
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    A well placed trust? Public perceptions of the governance of DNA databases.Mairi Levitt & Sue Weldon - 2005 - .
    Biobanks that are run on an opt-in basis depend on people having the motivation to give and to trust in those who control their samples. Yet in the UK trust in the healthcare system has been in decline and there have been a number of health-related scandals that have received widespread media and public attention. Given this background, and the previous public consultations on UK Biobank, the paper explores the way people express their trust and mistrust in the area of (...)
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    Early forms of money - (e.D.) Heymans the origins of money in the iron age mediterranean world. Pp. XXII + 333, figs, ills, maps. Cambridge: Cambridge university press, 2021. Cased, £75. Isbn: 978-1-108-83858-0. [REVIEW]Mairi Gkikaki - 2022 - The Classical Review 72 (2):576-578.
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    Forensic databases: benefits and ethical and social costs.Mairi Levitt - 2007 - .
    Introduction: This article discusses ethical, legal and social issues raised by the collection, storage and use of DNA in forensic databases. Review: The largest and most inclusive forensic database in the world, the UK National DNA database, leads the worldwide trend towards greater inclusivity. The performance of the NDNAD, criteria for inclusion, legislative framework and plans for integrating forensic databases across Europe are discussed. Comparisons are drawn with UK biobank that has started collecting DNA samples linked to medical records and, (...)
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    Risky individuals and the politics of genetic research into aggressiveness and violence.Elisa Pieri & Mairi Levitt - 2008 - Bioethics 22 (9):509-518.
    New genetic technologies promise to generate valuable insights into the aetiology of several psychiatric conditions, as well as a wider range of human and animal behaviours. Advances in the neurosciences and the application of new brain imaging techniques offer a way of integrating DNA analysis with studies that are looking at other biological markers of behaviour. While candidate 'genes for' certain conditions, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, are said to be 'un-discovered' at a faster rate than they are discovered, many (...)
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    The Right to Know and the Right not to Know.Ruth F. Chadwick, Mairi Levitt & Darren Shickle (eds.) - 1997 - Cambridge University Press.
    This volume contains essays which cover a range of aspects in the debate over genetic testing. It looks at both the advantages and disadvantages involved in knowing or not knowing whether one is a carrier of certain genetic traits.
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  27. Reply to Udo schuklenk.Mairi Levitt & Hub Zwart - 2010 - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 7 (1):89-90.
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    Behavioural genetics and risk of 'criminality' : Commentary.Mairi Levitt - 2006 - .
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  29. Ethical issues [in social measurement]: an overview.Mairi Levitt & Garrath Williams - 2004 - In Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. Elsevier.
    Ethical issues surrounding research are complex and multifaceted. There are issues concerning: the methods used, the intended purpose, the foreseen and unforeseen effects, the use and dissemination of findings, and, not least, what is and what fails to be researched. - In this article we break down the issues into two main categories: (I) how the research itself is done; and (II) how it is determined by and in turn affects a wider context. In the first section we discuss familiar (...)
     
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    Gene week: a novel way of consulting the public.Mairi Levitt, Kate Weiner & John Goodacre - 2005 - .
    Within academic circles, the “deficit” model of public understanding of science has been subject to increasing critical scrutiny by those who favor more constructivist approaches. These suggest that “the public” can articulate sophisticated ideas about the social and ethical implications of science regardless of their level of technical knowledge. The seminal studies following constructivist approaches have generally involved small-scale qualitative investigations, which have minimized the pre-framing of issues to a greater or lesser extent. This article describes the Gene Week Project, (...)
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    Making human better and making better humans.Mairi Levitt & Fiona K. O'Neill - 2010 - Genomics, Society and Policy 6 (1):1-14.
    The last 10 years has seen the development and deployment of new biotechnologies not just as potential treatments but also as potential enhancements. The definition and differentiation of treatment from enhancement is an ongoing clinical, ethical and social debate that ranges across a proliferating number of convergent technologies. Many of these innovations will ‘come-on-line’ as present generations of young people will be reaching adulthood and considering parenthood. This paper reports on a project that explored the possibilities for human enhancement with (...)
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    Natural ways are better: Adolescents and the 'anti-obesity' Gene.Mairi Levitt - 1997 - Science and Engineering Ethics 3 (3):305-315.
    Empirical research with young people in Finland, Germany, Spain and Britain was carried out as part of the BIOCULT project funded by the European Union. The project focused on their attitudes to biotechnology and, in particular, the formation of arguments about risk and safety. This paper looks at the responses of 14–18 year olds to a story about the so called anti-obesity gene, in the form of advice to a friend who is taking it. The majority advised against taking it (...)
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    Overcritical, overfriendly? : A dialogue between a sociologist and a philosopher on genetic technology and its applications.Mairi Levitt & Matti Häyry - 2005 - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 8 (3):377-383.
    Are sociologists always critical about genetics? Are philosophers always more supportive? This is the impression of many sociologists in the United Kingdom who argue that contemporary British philosophers criticise genetic technologies and applications in ways that scientists and medical doctors can deal with. They emphasise matters like informed consent, but pay less or no attention to the wider social consequences of technologies, practices and policies. Philosophers in their turn may see sociologists as irrationally hostile to science and medical practice. Some (...)
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    Thirty Years of Bioethics: All grown up now?Mairi Levitt & Garrath Williams - 2003 - New Review of Bioethics 1 (1):3-5.
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    Being in the zone: physiological markers of togetherness in joint improvisation.Lior Noy, Nava Levit-Binun & Yulia Golland - 2015 - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 9.
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    The Forgotten “Old-Darwinian” Synthesis: The Evolutionary Theory of Ludwig H. Plate (1862–1937).Georgy S. Levit & Uwe Hoßfeld - 2006 - NTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin 14 (1):9-25.
    Abstract.The German zoologist and geneticist Ludwig Plate was a pupil and successor of the “German Darwin” Ernst Haeckel as the director of the Institute of Zoology at Jena University. Plate campaigned for a revival of the original Darwinism. His research program, which he labelled “old-Darwinism”, proclaimed the synthesis of selectionism with “moderate Lamarckism” and orthogenesis.This article reconstructs and analyses Plate’s “old-Darwinian” synthesis and sheds light on Plate’s controversial biography, especially his conflict with Haeckel.
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    The stories of American law.Robert L. Hayman Jr & Nancy Levit - 2009 - In Francis J. Mootz, On Philosophy in American Law. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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    Health and wealth, law and order : banking DNA against disease and crime.Richard Tutton & Mairi Levitt - unknown
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    Incentive-based search for efficient equilibria of the public goods game.Vadim Levit, Zohar Komarovsky, Tal Grinshpoun & Amnon Meisels - 2018 - Artificial Intelligence 262 (C):142-162.
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  40. Boris Petrovich Vysheslavt︠s︡ev.S. A. Levit︠s︡kiĭ - 1995 - In Boris Petrovich Vysheslavt͡sev, Sochinenii︠a︡. Moskva: "Raritet".
     
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    Curriculum.Martin Levit - 1971 - Urbana,: University of Illinois Press.
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    Common sense, scientific method, and educational research.Martin Levit - 1970 - Studies in Philosophy and Education 7 (2):130-142.
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    Zlo i spasenie: o tvori︠a︡shchem dukhe Li︠u︡bvi.Boris Levit-Broun - 2010 - Sankt-Peterburg: Aleteĭi︠a︡.
    Представлена концепция осмысления действительности с момента возникновения Земли, позволяющая, по мнению автора, сформировать такую социально-экономическую форму существования человека, которая сделает невозможным насилие одного человека над другим.
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    Could the organ shortage ever be met?Mairi Levitt - 2015 - Life Sciences, Society and Policy 11 (1).
    The organ shortage is commonly presented as having a clear solution, increase the number of organs donated and the problem will be solved. In the light of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s consultation on moving to an opt-out organ donor register this article focusses on the social factors and complexities which impact strongly on both the supply of, and demand for, transplantable organs. Judging by the experience of other countries presumed consent systems may or may not increase donations but have not (...)
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    Not Between Models, But Above.Rachel Levit Ades - 2025 - American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 16 (1):36-38.
    Julia Knopes’s (2025) article aims to explain how models of disability apply in the lives and experiences of people with lived mental health conditions who serve as peer support providers. However,...
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    A Sociological Perspective on Genetic Screening.Mairi Levitt - 1997 - Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics 3 (2):19-21.
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    Genetic databases and public trust.Mairi Levitt & S. Weldon - unknown
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    Genes, environment and responsibility for violent behaviour:‘Whatever genes one has it is preferable that you are prevented from going around stabbing people’.Mairi Levitt - 2013 - .
    For the legal system to function effectively people are generally viewed as autonomous actors able to exercise choice and responsible for their actions. It is conceivable that genetic traits associated with violent and antisocial behaviour could call into question an affected individual’s responsibility for acts of criminal violence. Evidence concerning genes associated with violent and antisocial behaviour has been introduced in criminal courts in USA and Italy, either alone or with associated environmental factors. One example of a ‘genetic defence’ is (...)
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    ‘It could just be an additional test couldn’t it?’:genetic testing for susceptibility to aggression and violence.Mairi Levitt & Elisa Pieri - 2009 - .
    Much of the current genetic research into aggressive and violent behaviour focuses on young people and might appear to offer the hope of targeted prediction and intervention. In the UK data is collected on children from various agencies and collated to produce ‘at risk of offending’ identities used to justify intervention. Information from behavioural genetic tests could conceivably be included. Regulatory frameworks for collecting, storing and using information from DNA samples differ between the health service and the police particularly in (...)
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    Perspectives on public engagement.Mairi Levitt - unknown
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