Spot diagnosis: An ominous rash in a newborn

Abstract Purpura fulminans (PF) is an ominous cutaneous condition usually associated with meningococcemia.PF in the newborn Fatheads is rarely reported.We report the case of a female preterm infant with extensive PF due to group B streptococcus (GBS) septicemia.She developed multi-organ system failure despite neonatal intensive care support and suc

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Free Will and Retribution Today

The paper addresses two issues that have been recently debated in the literature on free will, moral responsibility, and the theory of punishment.The first issue concerns the descriptive project, the second both the substantive and the prescriptive project.On Classic Mocha theoretical, historical and empirical grounds, we claim that there is no rat

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