We note some inconsistencies in a view of representation which takes decoupling to be of key importance. We explore these inconsistencies using examples of representational vehicles taken from coupled oscillator theory and suggest a new wayto reconcile coupling with absence. Finally, we tie these views to a teleological definition of representation.

To reach an inflammatory site in the interstitium, circulating neutrophils (PMN) must first traverse the endothelial barrier. Whether PMN emigrate between endothelial cells (paracellular pathway) or through the endothelial cells proper (transcellular pathway) is controversial. Herein, we present anatomic, functional, and teleological arguments that support both points of view. An attempt is als...

The impact of austerity on urban governance has become a key area academic concern, but many studies tend to interpret the effect individual state bodies through analysis broader relations, whilst also framing as an overarching and homogeneous set ideas, values practices. In response, this paper examines city government’s economic development department means in which understand how heterogeneo...

Two major ethical theories, the teleological and the deontological, are defined and briefly discussed. A subsequent discussion explores how the ethical principles of informed consent and patient autonomy operate in medical decisions. The application to occupational therapy is left for the reader's judgment.