“Social Accounting Practices in India as a Corporate Social Responsibility” soniuttranchal@gmail.com Concept: The concept of Social Accounting originated in different forms by Adam Smith in 1776‚ Later on‚ Karl Marks and Engel also expressed their views about social costs in 1844. Pigou in 1920 also elaborated the divergence of Social and Private Costs. The concept of social accounting was clearly introduced in the 1970’s and later this concept received serious consideration from
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The problem of free will refers to the examination of whether or not we as conscious beings have control over our own actions. French philosopher Paul Henri Thiry‚ Baron d ’Holbach argues that all acts are caused by past events and conditions‚ a belief known as determinism. Physical laws shows us that all events in time are determined by prior events‚ but the belief in free will implies that our actions are results from what we perceive as choice‚ are undetermined random events in time. Therefore
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"Do artifacts have politics?" Discuss Langdon Winner’s question and give some examples. Iva N. Ivanova ivai@ifi.uio.no First semester at UiO Word count: 2103 Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss Langdon Winners theory on the politics of technology. In his book "The Whale and the Reactor" Langdon Winner asks the question "Do artifacts have politics?". That question has provoked many to look for different dimensions of technology. Winner argues
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The concept of moral responsibility is critical in any functional society. Each person’s goal is to eventually reach a healthy and fulfilled life. Aristotle argues that we are responsible for our choices‚ therefore we are responsible for the character that is built from those choices. Aristotle states that we are responsible for the person that we are and eventually become. He also begins going into a portion of his argument where he states that children and animals make voluntary decisions‚
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God helps those who help themselves Some people are fatalists of the worst kind. They have a very wrong notion about God. They think that since they worship God‚ God will shower all kinds of blessings on them. They remain idle in the hope that God will help them in all eventualities. Such people lose self- confidence‚ become miserably dependent on fate and ultimately suffer failure and ruin. God has blessed us with aptitudes‚ talents and faculties. He expects us to make full use of them. He cannot
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Legalizing Marijuana “In any civilized society‚ it is every citizen’s responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time‚ it is every citizens responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Martin Luther King Jr. The topic of legalizing marijuana is a very conversational issue in American politics today. Although many malicious claims have been made about marijuana‚ the truths are slowly beginning to resurface. Unfortunately‚ these truths are under heavy criticism due to the stereotypical
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Liabilities and Owners’ Equity of the business. Hint: You can refer to the Softbyte example we discussed in class for guidance on giving effect to these transactions. Grading System: Each Transaction carries 1 point for a correct answer and 0 points for an incorrect answer Transaction #1: On December 1‚ 2013‚ Mr. Bansal started Algo Parts Limited by investing INR 10‚000 Transaction #2: On December 5‚ Algo Parts Limited paid registration and licensing fees for the business‚ INR 370. Transaction #3: On
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“Man hath no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.” –John 15:13 The desire to defend one’s hearth‚ home and way of life have been a call to service across the generations. Men and women have given up the freedoms of a normal life to this call‚ while others have done so for different reasons altogether. In our country‚ many individuals serve our society: police‚ firefighters‚ doctors‚ diplomats‚ Peace Corps workers‚ etc. However‚ the ability to stand and say‚ “I served my country”
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Mahatma Ghandi once stated‚ “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” Justice is a key word in Ghandi’s statement which means fair and reasonable conduct‚ treatment‚ claims‚ or law management. Also‚ conscience is a chief term in Ghandi’s proclamation that means the inner voice that guides all people to their moral sense. As a whole‚ Ghandi signifies that the ability to understand the difference between right and wrong is
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Do People have a moral obligation to respect and preserve places and things that have symbolic importance to others but not to them? People have a moral obligation to respect and preserve places and things that have symbolic importance to others but not to them. Moral obligation is performed on the basis of what right and wrong‚ and the notion that people have a requirement to do what they know is right. (1) Respect in this case is intended to mean acknowledging that the symbol is important
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