Duties of beneficence are general, impersonal obligations to promote the welfare and meet the needs of strangers. Many laypeople and philosophers presume that duties of beneficence are primarily met through volunteering or donating to various causes. More recently, some business ethicists and activists in the effective altruist camp have argued that social enterprise can be a way to exercise beneficence. This essay argues that most of us exercise beneficence, and discharge many or perhaps all of our duties of beneficence, by holding normal jobs and doing normal productive work.

Research findings in cognitive and affective neuroscience, along with psychology and anthropology, can be used to explore the theatrical benefits and dangers of church/temple performances. They involve animal-human drives as primary and social emotions, expressed through patriarchal, maternal, memorial, and supportive/trickster networks in the brain’s staging of self and Other consciousness. Thus, “inner/outer theatre” (brain and social) networks are reflected in the apparent spirits and divine figures of earlier cultures, which relate to Christian images and performance ideals.

In the latest in our series reviewing archived copies of Legal Information Management and The Law Librarian – as the journal was once known – LIM’s co-editors leaf through the issues published in 1985.

Human rights courts may be on the cusp of recognizing linkages between the mental health impacts of climate change and human rights. However, several significant obstacles must be overcome before human rights protections are likely to be extended to cover the mental health impacts of climate change. Thus, the push for recognition of human rights protections for people facing mental health harms imposed by climate change must be pursued along with a multifaceted effort that employs regulatory and advocacy strategies alongside litigation, and more clearly establishes the interconnections between mental health, climate change, and human rights.

Hot tap water is the most common source of scald injuries, representing a quarter of all scald injuries requiring hospitalization in the United States. Children and older adults are at increased risk of scald burns. Evidence suggests that poor knowledge of burn risks and treatment among parents and the public may contribute to the burden of scald injuries in children. Medical and injury surveillance categorizes most scald burns as unintentional injuries. However, scald burns can also lead to investigation by the justice system if the injury is suspected to result from abuse or neglect. The Department of Justice recommends assessing criminal intent in childhood scald burns based on traditional indicators derived from medical research: burn uniformity, areas of sparing, burn locations, family history, and speed of medical care. In this study, we present an overview of the existing literature on intentional scald burns in children caused by hot tap water in order to improve their identification and prevention. This systematic review aims to answer two questions: (1) What are the indicators of intentional scald burns in children according to the literature and (2) Is the body of evidence for common indicators of intentional scald burns subject to bias?

A “figure in the carpet” (as in the Henry James novella) within the choreography and biography of Merce Cunningham can be found in the relationship of his queerness to his choreographic innovations. Cunningham’s philosophies and practices can be seen to reflect multiple responses to homophobia and sexism—defensive maneuvers, circumventions, and interventions.