a) Explain Aquinas Cosmological Argument The Cosmological Argument is a posteriori argument (knowledge gained after experience) which attempts to prove that there is a rational basis for the belief in God. This argument is synthetic as it uses senses and is distinctive as it uses evidence of the universe to prove that God exists. The argument attempts to prove that God exists by evaluating the scale and nature of the cosmos. In order for this argument to succeed it has to be inductive and produce
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mover must be God according to St. Thomas. Aquinas’ second argument is contingent existence and necessary existence. All natural bodies have an existence which is contingent upon something before them bringing them about. Like a baby being contingent upon its parents. This would go on forever like an infinite chain of dominoes which Aquinas says is impossible. There must be a necessary being upon whom all other being are contingent and owe their existence to. This being must be God. The third way is
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Classification of Assets and Liabilities in a Balance Sheet We all know that Balance sheet tells us the financial position of a business at a particular point of time. The accounting equation i.e. Assets = Liabilities + Capital forms lays the foundation for the preparation of Balance Sheet. Everything that the business owns are its assets. Alternatively‚ whatever amounts a business owes to outsiders become its liabilities. First let us see how these assets are to be classified. Current
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The Gig Economy is here to stay. Various sources agree that by 2020‚ roughly 40 percent of the work force will be made up of contingent workers‚ such as freelance or contract workers. Some people view this as a problem for workers‚ but it doesn’t have to be. It can also be an opportunity‚ assuming it is handled properly. For a long time‚ a good job was one where the company took full responsibility for the worker. A good job was full time with benefits‚ including retirement benefits. This worked
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Craig Ronquillo ACC/291 8 December‚ 2014 Joseph Bailey Comparing IFRS to GAAP I will be comparing IFRS to GAAP‚ and be discussing many ways these two get along with each other and see what they do differently as well‚ they both have their ways of doing things which are easier but sometime even harder. IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments? In what ways have some of the approaches differed
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Summary Discussion on IFRS versus GAAP Jayne Egharevba ACC/291 January 26‚2015 Business Management Summary Discussion on IFRS versus GAAP Harris‚ P.‚ Stahlin‚ W.‚ Arnold‚ L. W.‚ & Kinkela‚ K. (2013).The Financial Accounting Standard Boards ( FASB) and International Accounting Standard Board ( IASB) are both working on financial instruments that include classification and measurement of the financial instrument and impairment of financial assets. However‚ the boards did not converge and set down
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shortage of trained and experienced workers * Organizations are turning to non-traditional sources of employees including Contingent workers‚ H-1B workers and Outsourced offshore workers * And Here is the ethical decision to make whether to recruit new and more skilled workers from these sources or to develop their own staff to meet the needs of their business Contingent Workers * A job situation in which an individual does not have an explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment
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consist of only contingent truths. This is done with the aim of pushing against the widely accepted theories of language brought about by Frege and Russell‚ in addition to confronting the traditional analytic/synthetic distinctions accepted by many philosophers. Kripke claims that necessary truths can be known through both a posteriori‚ as well as‚ a priori. However‚ in my view‚ I find Kripke’s theory of rigid designation to be inaccurate. Moreover‚ the examples given regarding contingent a priori truths
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skills that meet their needs; these sources include contingent workers. 3.1 Contingent Workers An individual does not have an explicit contract for long-term employment. In other words‚ workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis. Includes: freelancers‚ independent professionals‚ temporary contract workers‚ on-call or day laborers‚ on-site workers 3.1.1 Contingent workers in the work field A firm is likely to use contingent IT workers if it experiences fluctuations in its
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Discuss the effect of the Statement of Principles for Financial Reporting on current UK financial reporting practice. The ASC was set up in the 1970’s‚ where at the time there was no clear statement of accounting principles‚ accept that the accounts should be prudent; consistent; follow the accrual accounting procedures and be based on the assumption that the entity would remain a going concern. Up until 1990 standards were set by the ASC; a body made up of six professional accounting bodies
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