MY PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING The text “brains in a vat” talks about representation as reference with intent. It argues that referring to ‘anything as anything’ is not representation unless it is done with intention. This is explained‚ one may refer to an object through words‚ however‚ it is necessary to have the mental image of that object so that the words become a representation of the object. This characteristic of intentionality is consistent in our thoughts (it allows us to refer one thing
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sceptical challenge presented by the Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis‚ in this essay I will assess whether Moore offers an adequate response presented by the hypothesis or not. The brain-in-a-vat hypothesis is essentially questioning whether there is an external world and how we can be sure of this. My thesis is that G.E. Moore’s ‘proof of an external world’ does offer an adequate response to the sceptical challenge presented by the Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis. The Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis is more comparable
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solution to scepticism about the external world. The Brain in the vat argument is centred on a hypothesis that claims that there is a possibility that our senses in relation to the external world are deceived by some sort of a system. He argues that nothing in this world exists except the self and the evil genius that exists solely to deceive us (Scepticism and content externalism‚ 2012). Putnam however argues against his own hypothesis of brain in a vat‚ by saying that the claim is “self-refuting”‚ (Putnam
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The Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis is a notion that originates from epistemology: a branch of philosophy that investigates the nature and limitations of human knowledge. More specifically‚ the hypothesis comes from a subset of epistemology called‚ skepticism. Skepticism questions the possibility of certainty in knowledge. It has become a well-accepted theory in the mind of the skeptic that knowledge consists of one’s beliefs that are both true and infallibly justified. Throughout this essay you will find
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IAB LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN SMALL BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VALUE ADDED TAX ASSIGNMENT TASK 1 ITEM NET £ VAT £ TOTAL £ Sales Day Book June 11875.45 2375.09 14250.54 July 10885.25 2177.05 13062.30 August 7215.28 1443.06 8658.34 TOTALS 29975.98 5995.20 35971.18 Sales Returns Day Book June 147.5 29.5 177 July 0 0 0 August 100 20 120 TOTALS 247.50 49.50 297 Purchase Day Book June 6870.26 1002.93 7873.19 July 5885.31 780.39 6665.70 August 5012.55 551.26 5563.81 TOTALS 17768.12 2334
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Value Added Tax (VAT) is a system of tax recently introduced in Nigeria‚ which is based on imposition‚ and charging 5 percent tax on certain goods and services imported or produced locally in Nigeria. The idea of introducing Value Added Tax in Nigeria came from the report of the study groups set up by the Federal Government in 1991 to review the entire Tax System. Value Added Tax was proposed and a committee was set up to carry out feasibility studies on its implementation
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> VAT > An introduction to VAT An introduction to VAT What is VAT? VAT is a tax chargeable on taxable supplies made in the UK by taxable persons. Credit is given for tax paid to other businesses and the net balance is payable or reclaimable - normally on a quarterly basis. Taxable persons A taxable person is any person carrying on a business which is‚ or is required to be registered for VAT and includes the following: If you suspect VAT fraud | You can report a suspected VAT fraud
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According to Businessdictionary.com‚ value added tax (VAT) is define as Indirect tax on the domestic consumption of goods and services‚ except those that are zero-rated (such as food and essential drugs) or are otherwise exempt (such as exports). It is levied at each stage in the chain of production and distribution from raw materials to the final sale based on the value (price) added at each stage. It is not a cost to the producer or the distribution chain members‚ and whereas its full brunt is
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SARS TO PAYROLL CHAPTER 2 – VAT INTRODUCTION TO VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) What is VAT? VAT stands for Value Added Tax. Value Added Tax (VAT) is levied on the supply of goods and services by vendors or it is a tax businesses charge when they supply their goods and services. We have to pay VAT on most of the things that we buy. In September 1991‚ South Africa replaced its general sales tax (GST) with a consumption-type value added tax (VAT). The VAT is administered with a rebate for
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Title of the Report : ‘’Good governance of VAT system in industrial undertaking and trading houses’’ Course Name Course Code Submitted To : Taxation : 303 : Hasina Nargis Lecturer‚ Jagannath University Submission Date : 27-03-2010 Dissertation submitted by (Creative Group) 1. Umme Marzan ‚Class Roll: 06671566 2. Md.Imran Hossain ‚Class Roll: 06671530 3. Rabia Khatun ‚Class Roll: 06671532 4. Md.Nahid Mahamud‚Class Roll: 06671704 5. Md.Amirul Islam‚Class Roll: 05122245 6. Khandaker Shabbir
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