Oakwood Wolf Valdes Aff
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| Bronx | Quads | All | All |
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| Loyola | 3 | Peninsula KL | David Dosch |
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| Loyola | 3 | Peninsula KL | David Dosch |
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| Loyola | 2 | Lynbrook NS | Michael OKrent |
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| Loyola | 2 | Lynbrook NS | Michael OKrent |
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| Valley | 5 | Evanston DF | Martin Sigalow |
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| Voices | 2 | MV Independent OZ | Sabharwal, Shivane |
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Contact InformationTournament: NA | Round: Quads | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA | 9/10/16 |
Disclose or LooseTournament: NA | Round: Quads | Opponent: NA | Judge: NA | 9/10/16 |
JANFEB Constitution ACTournament: Blake | Round: 3 | Opponent: Valley JM | Judge: idk JF17 Constitution AC MWPart 1: FrameworkOught is defined as functionally being obligated to do something based off the factual nature of the agent in questionMacIntyre 81 Alasdair MacinTyre 1981 "After Virtue – A study in Moral Theory" University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana http://epistemh.pbworks.com/f/4.+Macintyre.pdf MW Public universities are Government institutionsDouglas 06 M. Douglas, 3-6-2006, "Public and Private: What's the Difference?," , https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2006/03/06/lombardi MW The function of action based of the factual nature of the United States is consistency with the consitutionMadison et Al. 1787 James Madison "United States Constitution" Sep 17, 1787 Article VI https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlevi MW Thus the standard is consistency with the US Constitution. Prefer the standard1) Even if you win that ought generates a moral obligation, morality must be based on the constitutive aim of an action.
And, the constitution is constitutive of all US government agentesMadison et Al. 2 James Madison "United States Constitution" Sep 17, 1787 Article VI https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlevi MW 2) Moral theories that impose absolute rules fail because there is nothing inherent neither to the rule nor in the interpretation of the rule that can determine how to follow the rule.LANGSETH: Langesth, Jonathan. "Wittengenstein's Account of Rule-Following and Its Implications". Three Impacts: A) Social practices are only interpreted through laws. Langseth 2Over time and B) (ANALYTICS).C) Moral framework debate is irresolvable and uneducational - all arguments only function within a particular framework. Frameworks determine what counts as evidence or rationality, making it impossible to rationally debate between frameworks so lets just use mine. JOYCE :This distinction between IMPACT CALCULUS:To say something is permitted is not to say that there is no possibility of a prohibition; rather it just matters that it is permitted under one locus of duty. A) This is true of obligations because the existence of an obligation doesn't mean that there can't be another obligation to do something else, as an obligation is just a locus of duty. B) Proving the resolution true under a specific index is sufficient to affirm regardless of any other type of index that negates. Rödl :This view is Proving a legal obligation exists is sufficient to affirm independent of moral considerations. Legal obligations are a separate locus of duty. GlosThe mutual relation Part 2: OffenseI contend that the constitution affirms====The supreme court has consistently rule against speech codes at public universities==== Part 3: ROTBThe role of the judge and ballot is to vote for the debater who best defends the truth or falsity of the resolution. The aff burden is to prove the resolution true or the quality or state of being true; the neg burden is to prove its falsity not according with truth. Prefer this"1) (ANALYTIC)2) We can only follow the constitutive rules of an activity, even if they interfere with the pragmatic or ultimate rules of the activity i.e truth or falsity.Terry 92 Nardin, Terry. "International Ethics and International Law". Review of International Studies 18.1 (1992): 19–30. Web. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20097279 Oakwood AW Terry Nardin 2. 1992 3. ". Review of International Studies 4. International Ethics and International Law 5. 1/30/2016 6. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20097279 7. Professor of Political Science at the University of Singapore ~and~ 8. 19-30 3) Any other role of the ballot devolves to mine. Truth is constitutive of warrants. Frege "It may nevertheless Part 4: Underview1. Frameworks that put an emphasis on criticism liberation or emancipation from violence are self defeating Hägglund 08'Martin Hägglund: Radical Atheism: Derrida and the Time of Life, Stanford: Stanford University Press, Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics, 2008. | 12/19/16 |
JANFEB Util ACTournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: East Chapel Hill AM | Judge: Jonathan Alston Part I: AgencyAny moral theory presupposes the existence of agents—those capable of engaging in that ethical system. Denying the right to free speech would be a contradiction of agency since debating about things in the first place means we concede this privilege. Hoppe : Hoppe, H. -H. (1993). On the Ultimate Justification of the Ethics of Private Property. In The Economics and Ethics of Private Property: Studies in Political Economy and Philosophy. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://mises.org/books/ec11111111111111111111111``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````onomicsethics.pdf Impacts:By engaging in a debate, it is a performative contradiction to deny argumentative ethicsThis precedes my framework but does not contradict it—the standard is a guide to action, but first it's necessary to define moral agency before engaging in ethics.Part II: Framework1. Phenomenal introspection is reliable and proves that util is objectively valid.Sinhababu Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW This outweighs other frameworks.Sinhababu 2 Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW 2. First principles of morality are incapable of proof since they are assumptions that cannot be deduced from any other proposition, so we can only look to the best evidence of what is desirable which tautologically justifies util.Mill John Stuart Mill "Utilitarianism" 1863 Thus, the standard is maximizing happiness. Refer the standardPart III: Offense1. No speech can be restricted on the basis of utility since the truth of an opinion is part of its utility—that is, whether it will be useful for people to believe a certain thing is in itself a "matter of opinion" which must be discussed. Mill:But those who Part IV: LogicTo say something is permitted is not to say that there is no possibility of a prohibition; rather it just matters that it is permitted under one locus of duty. A) This is true of obligations because the existence of an obligation doesn't mean that there can't be another obligation to do something else, as an obligation is just a locus of duty. B) Proving the resolution true under a specific index is sufficient to affirm regardless of any other type of index that negates Rodl : Oakwood AM Rödl, Sebastian. Self-Consciousness, Harvard University Press, 2007. pg. 71. A legal obligation is sufficient to affirm independent of moral considerations. Legal obligations are a separate locus of duty. Glos : Oakwood AM George E. Glos, The Normative Theory of Law, 11 Wm. and Mary L. Rev. 151 (1969), http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol11/iss1/6. SMThe mutual relation | 12/16/16 |
Note for BronxTournament: Bronx | Round: Quads | Opponent: All | Judge: All | 10/14/16 |
Pakistan AffTournament: Loyola | Round: 3 | Opponent: Peninsula KL | Judge: David Dosch Phenomenal introspection is reliable and proves that util is objectively valid.Sinhababu Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW This outweighs other frameworks.Sinhababu 2 Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW Thus, the standard is maximizing happiness. Prefer the standard:1. Actor Specificity – States Use Util – it's the only moral system available to policy makers – proves only my framework can evaluate the resolutionGoodin Robert Goodin, fellow in philosophy, Australian National Defense University, THE UTILITARIAN RESPONSE, 1990, p. 141-2 2. There's no intent-foresight distinction-if we are knowledgeable about the consequence of an action then we calculate that into our intention because we could always decide not to act. Thus, means based frameworks devolve to consequentialism since there's no difference between intending something and merely foreseeing it. And—letting someone die is just as bad as killing them.Persson 4 Ingmar Persson, "The Two Act‐Omission Paradox," Jul. 2004. Pakistan is building Nuclear Plants in large population centers in tsunami zones close to al-QaedaCraig 15 Tim Craig Washington Post, 3-5-2015, "Outcry and fear as Pakistan builds new nuclear reactors in dangerous Karachi," https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/outcry-and-fear-as-pakistan-builds-new-nuclear-reactors-in-dangerous-karachi/2015/03/05/425e8e70-bc59-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8_story.html MW Thus the Plan: Resolved: The Islamic Republic Pakistan will ban production of nuclear powerAdv 1. Karachi meltdownsNuclear catastrophes are inevitablePerrow 11 Charles Perrow, 3-11-2011, "Fukushima and the inevitability of accidents," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, http://thebulletin.org/fukushima-and-inevitability-accidents MW The Chinese are building the reactor, it isn't tested for safety criteria, and the Chinese don't know how to fix fatal mistakes.Hoodbhoy et. Al 14 Pervez Hoodbhoy, Zia Mian, A.H. Nayyan "The Nuclear Sadow Over Karachi: Nuclear Reactor Plan Imperils 20 Million People" News Week Pakistan http://www.dianuke.org/the-nuclear-shadow-over-karachi-nuclear-reactor-plan-imperils-20-million-people/ MW 2 independent impacts:A nuclear Disaster is the single greatest danger to the environmentStapleton 9 - Richard M Stapleton Is the author of books such as Lead Is a Silent Hazard, writes for pollution issues ("Disasters: Nuclear Accidents" http://www.pollutionissues.com/Co-Ea/Disasters-Nuclear-Accidents.html) And Biodiversity loss risks extinction - ecosystems aren't resilient or redundantVule 13-School of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University (Jeffrey V. Yule *, Robert J. Fournier and Patrick L. Hindmarsh, "Biodiversity, Extinction, and Humanity's Future: The Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Human Population and Resource Use", 2 April 2013, manities 2013, 2, 147–159) A meltdown would ruin the city of Karachi, and Karachi is the linchpin of the Pakistani EconomyAhmed 12 Israr Ahmed Business Recorder, 5-5-2012, "How important is Karachi to Pakistan?," http://www.brecorder.com/weekend-magazine/0:/1186182:how-important-is-karachi-to-pakistan/?date=2012-05-05 MW Pakistan stability is key to combat the export of global terrorism.Smith 11 (Paul J., Prof. of National Security Affairs @ US Naval War College "The China–Pakistan–United States Strategic Triangle: From Cold War to the "War on Terrorism"" Asian Affairs: An American Review 38:4 Taylor and Francis http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00927678.2011.604291 JJH) Adv. 2 Pakistani ProliferationHistorically, Pakistani nuclear power is critical and used to make nuclear weapons, they have no safeguards against prolif.World Nuclear Association 16 World Nuclear Association "Nuclear Power in Pakistan" May 2016 http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/pakistan.aspx MW Pakistani nuclear security is awful and under constant risk of terrorists acquiring nukesNTI 16 "Nuclear Pakistan" April 2016 Nuclear Threat Initiative http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/pakistan/nuclear/ MW Even a small nuclear terrorist attack causes an arms race and mass death.Toon, et al. 07 Toon, O. B., Turco, R. P., Robock, A., Bardeen, C., Oman, L., and Stenchikov, G. L.: Atmospheric effects and societal consequences of regional scale nuclear conflicts and acts of individual nuclear terrorism, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 1973-2002, doi:10.5194/acp-7-1973-2007, 2007. | 9/11/16 |
SEP OCT-Armenia PlanTournament: Voices | Round: 2 | Opponent: MV Independent OZ | Judge: Sabharwal, Shivane 1AC – ArmeniaROTBThe role of the ballot is to evaluate the simulated consequences of the topical aff policy. You weigh by proving whether the aff policy would be good under the framework. Prefer this1. The state is inevitable- speaking the language of power through policymaking is the only way to create social change in debate.Coverstone 5 Alan Coverstone (masters in communication from Wake Forest, longtime debate coach) "Acting on Activism: Realizing the Vision of Debate with Pro-social Impact" Paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Conference November 17th 2005 JW 11/18/15 FrameworkPhenomenal introspection is reliable and proves that util is objectively valid.Sinhababu Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW This outweighs other frameworks.Sinhababu 2 Neil (National University of Singapore) "The epistemic argument for hedonism" http://philpapers.org/archive/SINTEA-3 accessed 2-4-16 JW Thus the standard is Maximizing Happiness. Prefer the standard:1. Analytics2. Epistemology. epistemology is constrained by the badness of pain.NAGEL 89 ~Thomas Nagel, University Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, The View From Nowhere, Book, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~~uctytho/dfwVariousNagel.htm, 1989~ InherencyArmenia has plans for new nuclear reactors but they've been postponed –they're stuck with Metsamor for the foreseeable future.Sahakyan 4-27-16 Armine (Human rights activist based in Armenia) "Armenia Continues to Gamble on Aging Nuclear Plant in a Quake-Prone Area" Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/armine-sahakyan/armenia-continues-to-gamb_b_9788186.html JW Armenia has existing legislation that vows to build new nuclear reactors.Adamyan 14 Mane "THE CLOSURE OF METSAMOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: COSTS AND BENEFIT" AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA, A MASTER'S ESSAY SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR PARTIAL FULFILLEMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS May 2014 https://dspace.aua.am/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/615/Mane_Adamyan.pdf?sequence=1 JW Thus the plan:Resolved: the Republic of Armenia shall prohibit the production of nuclear power.Adv 1Meltdown=== The Metsamor power plant – Armenia's only form of nuclear power – is incredibly dangerous. Uses old tech and lies on earthquake territory.Lavelle et al 11 Marianne Lavelle and Josie Garthwaite (National Geographic News) "Is Armenia's Nuclear Plant the World's Most Dangerous?" National Geographic News April 14th 2011 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/04/110412-most-dangerous-nuclear-plant-armenia/ JW Armenian Meltdown kills agriculture and threatens four other countries.Sahakyan 4/27-16 Armine (Human rights activist based in Armenia) "Armenia Continues to Gamble on Aging Nuclear Plant in a Quake-Prone Area" Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/armine-sahakyan/armenia-continues-to-gamb_b_9788186.html JW New reactors won't solve – can still melt down and cause increased cancer rates.Idayatova 5/20/16 Anakhanum "Armenia's Metsamor nuclear plant can cause major radiation accident" Trend News Agency http://en.trend.az/world/turkey/2536379.html JW Harms to Armenian agriculture cause mass increases in poverty.McKinley et al 2 Terry (Senior Policy Adviser on poverty and macroeconomic policies in the Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP, New York. He is the editor of UNDP's global poverty report, Overcoming Human Poverty. He is the author of The Distribution of Wealth in Rural China, coauthor of Implementing a Human Development Strategy and editor of Macroeconomic Policies, Growth and Poverty Reduction. Much of his work in recent years has centered on China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Vietnam and the transition economies of the former Soviet Union and eastern and central Europe.) (this report is published with others, but the part I cut is just by Terry McKinley) "Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Armenia" A Report Commissioned by the Poverty Group, Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme August 2002 http://www.ipc-undp.org/publications/reports/Armenia.pdf JW Adv 2Terror=== Nuclear waste products and uranium are being stolen from Armenia's nuclear power plant now. That causes dirty bombs and nuclear terror.Murinson 5/3 Alexander "The other nuclear threat" Washington Times May 3rd 2016 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/3/alexander-murinson-armenias-nuclear-threat/ JW Terrorism is the most likely existential threat.Rhodes 9 Richard (a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT, and currently he is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Rhodes is the author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986), which won the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award) "Reducing the nuclear threat: The argument for public safety" December 14th 2009 JW | 11/15/16 |
SEP OCT-I Law ACTournament: Valley | Round: 5 | Opponent: Evanston DF | Judge: Martin Sigalow Part 1: FrameworkThe standard of assessment is instutionalized in a practice, not the desirability of states of affairs that promote the practice. NARDIN Terry Nardin, “International Ethics and International Law”. Review of International Studies, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan., 1992), pp. 19-30, published by Cambridge University Press. JStor, Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20097279: This means for any prioritization to count as resolutional action, it must be done within the practice of international law. Rules of international law define what it means to be a country in the international arena, even if states have different domestic ends. NARDINAny description of The standard is consistency with international law. Prefer additionally:1. Moral theories that impose absolute rules fail because there is nothing inherent neither to the rule nor in the interpretation of the rule that can determine how to follow the rule. LANGSETH: Langesth, Jonathan. "Wittengenstein's Account of Rule-Following and Its Implications".This section shows Three Impacts: A) Social practices are only interpreted through laws. Langseth 2Over time and language is used IMPACT CALCTo say something is permitted is not to say that there is no possibility of a prohibition; rather it just matters that it is permitted under one locus of duty. Rödl Sebastian Rödl, Self-Consciousness, Harvard University Press, 2007.This view is Proving a legal obligation exists is sufficient to affirm independent of moral considerations. Legal obligations are a separate locus of duty. Glos George E. Glos, The Normative Theory of Law, 11 Wm. and Mary L. Rev. 151 (1969), http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol11/iss1/6==== | 11/15/16 |
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