Singer’s goal in this article is “if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without thereby sacrificing ourselves or dependents than we ought to morally do it” (Singer‚ 1972‚ p. 231). This means that if a person can help another person without sacrificing themselves in helping that person‚ than that person should help. Singer also argues that if people did act upon principle our lives‚ our society‚ and our world would fundamentally change. Singer first argues that distance
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Case 16 Summary: This case was based on George Tenet and the decisions he made within the CIA‚ successful and unsuccessful. Tenet served under the Clinton and Bush administrations from 1997-2004. During the Clinton administration‚ his main focus was to rebuild the CIA from its lack of morale and budget issues. Surprisingly (in my opinion because of his lack of experience)‚ he was successful in the beginning process of rebuilding. Unfortunately for him‚ after Bush was elected the 9/11 attacks happened
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(swt); His blessing be upon His Messenger and His rightful servants. I thank Allah for his mercy and grace to let me complete this assignment. I am grateful to be assigned with this interesting topic. First of all‚ I would like to thank Professor Dr Razali Nawawi‚ my Islamic Obligation Lecturer (MCL Program) for his guidance and help throughout the making of this task. Your ideas and brilliant thoughts are very useful to me. Your recommendation of the book by Ibnu Taymiya has gained me valuable
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CLASSIFICATION OF OBLIGATIONS 1. PURE OBLIGATION – one without a term or is it a subject to a condition and is immediately demandable. 2. CONDITIONAL OBLIGATION – one which is subject to a condition. (a). SUSPENSIVE CONDITION - one which suspends the effectivity of the obligation until the condition is fulfilled. The fulfillment of the condition produces the efficacy of the obligation. (b). RESOLUTORY – one which extinguishes the obligation upon the happening of the condition. The obligation is immediately
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Sainsbury’s obligations are about furnishing their clients with the most stretched out decision of value food‚ at reasonable costs. It is likewise about paying their suppliers a reasonable value and giving them the consolation of realising that they have a purchaser for their items on sensible term: improving their groups through job and vocation improvement opportunities; developing their business gainfully for the shareholders; making the best utilisation of their assets like water and power; and
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|: |OBLIGATION AND CONTRACTS | |III. |Course Credit |: |3 units | |IV. |Course Description |: |This course
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What is moral obligation? What is the extent of our moral obligation to other people and other living things? By definition moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values (Wikipedia‚ 2005). It is also a duty‚ which one owes‚ and which one ought to perform‚ but is not legally bound to fulfill. David Hume ’s moral theory hinges on a distinction between psychologically distinct players: the moral agent‚ the receiver‚ and the moral spectator. All actions
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constitutio‚ used for regulations and orders. Constitutional law is also referred to as “supreme law or “highest law of the land”. This is because it is the foundation of a state wherein it comprises primary law and fundamental principles which defines the relationship of the three important branches within a state‚ namely‚ the executive‚ the legislature and the judiciary. This law also illustrates the scope and limitations of the powers embodied by these three different entities. In addition‚ it lays
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CHAPTER 1 General Provisions “An obligation is a juridical necessity to give‚ to do or not to do.” (Art. 1156) * OBLIGATION * obligatio‚ Latin‚ means tying or binding * tie or bond recognized by law by virtue of which one is bound in favor of another to render something * duty under the law of the debtor or obligor - Civil Code * Juridical Necessity * the rights and duties arising from obligation are legally demandable and the courts of justice may be called
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tested for the effects they could have on our environment though? In‚ “Silent Spring” an excerpt from Rachel Carson’s‚ “The Obligation to Endure‚” Carson suggests that the pesticides and insecticides we have are harmful to more than just the environment. Rachel Carson is an author who is passionate about the environment and concerned about the well being of its inhabitants. This is apparent because of the way in which she writes. For example she states‚ “Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down
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