Forget the hypothetical emergence of general purpose artificial intelligence, at least for a moment: we're handing over more and more of what happens in our world, today, to the speed and efficiency of unthinking deciders.
We draw on the notion of generativity (Erikson, 1950; Giacolone et al., 2008; McAdams, 1988 , 1993, defined as 'purposeful action for the well-being of future generations, and the emergence of individual purpose and agency' (Creed et al., 2014: 113), to make a conceptual contribution to the burgeoning literature on narrative identities.
The emergence of social enterprises and purpose led organizations all point to a paradigm shift in the world of business.
This could be explained by the melancholic nostalgia that shows itself in the epilogue where Kassir wonders whether following the emergence of the Gulf 'what purpose remains, then, for Beirut to fulfill, beyond serving simply as a place for recreation and entertainment?'.
Our next major action, whether a march or strike, needs to singularly announce as its purpose the emergence of our unified movement, and nothing less.
Rethinking the emergence of hominin tool use.
We will see the emergence of the CEO Citizenship Brand where purpose and contribution to the collective good will reign supreme.
Cells can be manipulated for any number of purposes, owing to the emergence of synthetic biology and bioengineering tools.
This distinction is important, as virulence factors may be horizontally transferred among strains and could be weakly associated with the genomic background that harbor them, with clear implications for emergence of new pathogens and for diagnostic purposes.
