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This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to distinguish between two kinds of companions in guilt strategy: by analogy, and by entailment. It explores the methodology of companions in guilt arguments and argues that proponents of guilt argument assume that the error theory is comprised of a single argument. The book provides one of the first sustained discussions and critiques of Terence Cuneo’s illocutionary companions in guilt argument. It also argues that if epistemic normativity can be analysed in terms of truth, then prudential normativity can be analysed in terms of pleasure. The book discusses the prospects for companions in guilt arguments that take aesthetic judgments or properties as a companion for their moral counterparts. It shows that a version of guilt argument based on the metaphysics of the thick evaluative or on what it is to understand thick evaluative concepts fails.

The thesis outlines the need for a method of communicating concepts of environmental action, reviews environmental movements and simulation gaming theory, proposes methodology and learning objectives and describes an environmental simulation game named ''Community". The game simulates a small town with four industries (food, housing, textile and automobile manufacturing) that employ four to thirty-three players who exchange money, pollute, and vote on community issues. The game rules, playing board, player roles, event cards, tokens, game operation and participant reactions are described. The conclusion states the game of ''Community" represents a design that involved individuals in participatory, decision making situations concerning economic, political and pollution processes, A need is stated for additional research on the effects of simulation gaming. A bibliography lists sources consulted on environmental movements and simulation gaming. The appendices contain the game model elements in a playing form. The author's vita notes a university background in history and education with work experience in community organization. Master of Science

THIS PAPER IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH A TEST TO FAILURE OF A VERY SMALL-SCALE MODEL OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME, PATTERNED AFTER THAT CONSTRUCTED FOR THE NEW STATEN ISLAND FERRY TERMINAL IN LOWER MANHATTAN. RESULTS INDICATE THAT MICROCONCRETE MODELS EVEN AT EXTREME SCALE FACTORS, CONFORM TO THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH PROVISIONS OF ACI-318-63 AND THEREFORE CAN BE USED TO STUDY COLLAPSE BEHAVIOR EVEN OF RELATIVELY COMPLICATED FRAMES. CHECKS AGAINST ANALYTIC PREDICTIONS FROM BOTH "MECHANISM" AND "FINITE LINEAR APPROXIMATION" STRATEGIES CONFIRM THAT RATIONAL LIMIT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TO UTILIZE MOMENT REDISTRIBUTION AND THE RESULTING ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY IS POSSIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE. /AUTHOR/