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    Kant philosophy has contributed in development of "pure" moral philosophy‚ a "metaphysics of morals" that is based on the concepts of reason‚ not on empirical observations. According to his philosophy moral obligations are applicable to all human beings as it applies not only for particular person in particular situation‚ but also to all rational beings in all circumstances. The principle of humanity is not borrowed from experience as this is a universal principle and this applies to all rational

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    A Separate Peace

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    Well‚ you should be. In the First World War‚ one thousand six hundred and forty nine Canadian soldiers under the age of eighteen risked their lives‚ and three hundred and sixty five of these soldiers died for our freedom. In the novel‚ “A SEPARATE PEACE”‚ by John Knowles‚ The main character Gene undergoes various situations that are influenced by the war‚ including the incident of Gene jostling the branch causing Phineas to fall from the tree‚ the participation of contributing to the war‚ and the

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    Al Abdel-Razzaq A Separate Peace (rough) There are many well-known themes in the book A Separate Peace. One of the most themes is a coming of age for the boys who live and learn at Devon school. For some boys at this school‚ a coming of age means more opportunities‚ and for some others‚ means a chance to go from being a boy‚ to becoming a man. A large contradiction in this book is innocence vs. ignorance. For some boys the innocence will be destroyed in order for a coming of age to take place

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    with morals and politics. Human nature is the basic substance shared by human beings‚ and is thus important in making sense of society and all its complexities along with the individual man and his liberties. Two prominent philosophers‚ Rousseau and Kant‚ express conjectures on human nature in their essays. Rousseau focuses on man in the untainted state of nature. He believes that the lack of knowledge and morality in savage man is better than the evils resulting from social inequalities‚ insisting

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    Antigone‚ like Kant‚ is governed by a philosophy of duty‚ but one that is very different from Kant’s. Antigone’s duty is to the gods. Unlike Kant who follows a sort of subjective moral law‚ Antigone’s moral law is far less arbitrary. She is obligated to uphold her family duties regardless of the circumstances. I believe this is what separates Antigone from both Mill and Kant‚ as well as Smith. Her actions are independent of circumstances. There

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    n a democratic polity‚ which is founded on the bedrock of rule of law‚ maintenance of peace and order assumes paramount importance. Public order is synonymous with peace‚ safety and tranquility of the community. Maintenance of public order is a core function of governance. The Indian Constitution‚ while according a pre-eminent position for the fundamental rights of citizens‚ recognizes the importance of public order‚ by providing for legislation imposing reasonable restrictions in the interest

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    established six different bodies. The Security Council‚ which consists of five permanent members (the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ France‚ Russia‚ and China) and ten rotating member countries‚ was given primary responsibility for international peace and security. The General Assembly‚ to which all members belong‚ decides budgetary matters and votes on policy issues. The other bodies are the Secretariat‚ the Economic and Social Council‚ the Court of Justice‚ and

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    Civil Rights movement‚ and other events began to escalate into serious matters; this initiated protest and riots. Society felt as if issues that were growing needed to be resolved. Soldiers suffered from the blood shed of the war and society wanted peace to focus on internal matters. The counterculture disagreed with what their parents supported. These issues prevented a multicultural unity. A combination of elusive drugs sweep the nation as youth began to use marijuana‚ alcohol‚ and amphetamines as

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    The novel A Separate Peace takes place at an all-boys Private school called Devon during World War II and a conflict appears between two best friends; Gene and Finny. This conflict happens because when jumping out of a tree into the Devon River Finny suggested that he and gene should jump at the same time. Gene got in his head that Finny was trying to distract him from his studying so that Finny would be better at more things than him “then a second realization broke as clearly and bleakly as

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    A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ is a book is about a group of friends in their high school years that are on a journey to reach manhood but have to deal with many problems on the way. The major problem is the fear of being drafted into the war. The main characters Gene and Finny are best friends but experience many issues on the way to becoming best friends. The other two kids in their group‚ Leper and Brinker are also facing many problems from the war. The story is a flashback with Gene narrating

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