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For many, the alliance theories, the Ottoman participation in the former 1 StudiesOttoman entryand into Investigations the Great War does not appear to has not been explored for theorizing alliance politics.2 Yet have been a rational choice. It is hard to understand that The mainthe Ottomans,investigation then also known includes as the period‘sick man between of Europe,’ the entry 1into M. forceAksakal, and Ottoman Road to War (Cambridge, MA 2008); M. the presentationexpected to in win its a current major Europeanversion. Their war. Howfunction can asone part then of theAksakal, literary ‘The por Limits- of Diplomacy’, Foreign Policy Analysis, 7, 2 (2011), 197. trayal explainand narrative the empire technique. entering into a major European war by 2 P. A. Weitsman, ‘Alliance Cohesion and Coalition Warfare: the aligning itself with Germany, one of its main protagonists, Central and Triple Entente’, Security Studies, 12, 3 (2003), 79-113; G. H. Snyder, Alliance Politics (Ithaca, NY 1997); B. Healy and A. *Max Musterman: Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University,Stein, 2 Pei-Ning ‘The Balance of Power in International History’, Journal of Road Keelung 20224, Taiwan (R.O.C), e-mail: [email protected] Conflict Resolution, 17, 1 (1973), 33-61; J. A. C Conybeare, ‘A Portfolio Paul Placeholder:*Corresponding Institute author: of Marine Dogachan Biology, Dagi, National Bremen Taiwan University, Ocean University,Diversification 2 Pei-Ning Model of Alliances: The Triple Alliance and Triple Road KeelungBremen, 20224, Germany, Taiwan E-mail: (R.O.C), [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Entente, 1879-1914’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 36, 1 (1990), 53-85. Journal xyz 2017; 1 (2): 122–135 Open Access. Open © Access. 2017 Mustermann © 2018 Dogachan and Placeholder, Dagi, published published by by De De Gruyter.Gruyter. This work work is is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- licensedNonCommercial-NoDerivatives under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. 4.0 License. The First Decade (1964-1972) Research Article Max Musterman, Paul Placeholder What Is So Different About Neuroenhancement? Was ist so anders am Neuroenhancement? Pharmacological and Mental Self-transformation in Ethic Comparison Pharmakologische und mentale Selbstveränderung im ethischen Vergleich https://doi.org/10.1515/xyz-2017-0010 received February 9, 2013; accepted March 25, 2013; published online July 12, 2014 Abstract: In the concept of the aesthetic formation of knowledge and its as soon as possible and success-oriented application, insights and profits without the reference to the arguments developed around 1900. The main investigation also includes the period between the entry into force and the presentation in its current version. Their function as part of the literary portrayal and narrative technique. Keywords: Function, transmission, investigation, principal, period Dedicated to Paul Placeholder 1 Studies and Investigations The main investigation also includes the period between the entry into force and the presentation in its current version. Their function as part of the literary por- trayal and narrative technique. *Max Musterman: Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road Keelung 20224, Taiwan (R.O.C), e-mail: [email protected] Paul Placeholder: Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road Keelung 20224, Taiwan (R.O.C), e-mail: [email protected] Open Access. © 2017 Mustermann and Placeholder, published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. 144 Dogachan Dagi the unorthodox case of Ottoman alliance politics of 1914 then, as Liska puts it ‘alliances are against, and only does have the potential to shed some new light on alliance derivatively for, someone