‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ – a much quoted line the world over. As I look at the variety of criminal cases involving high profile people‚ I see that they tend to move quickly and gain positive results‚ mostly in the favour of the defendant. Recently‚ the powerful banker Mr Dominique Struass Kahn was involved in allegations that led to his public demise. Only a few weeks back‚ it looked like an open and shut case‚ but since then a steadily falling house of cards has been unravelling and the
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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED On paper we are all free and equal citizens of the republic but neither the freedom nor the equality are equally distributed. There are so many ways in which “free” India keeps vast numbers of its citizenry in conditions akin to slavery and servitude but here I invite you to think about those who are deprived of freedom in the name of law and justice. Over two thirds of India’s prisoners are under-trials‚ i.e. being held in custody pending trial. About 75% of
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Thucydides Versus Plato: Differing Views of the Good Life What is the true nature of the Good Life? Is it living life with concern for only oneself despite the possible consequences of one’s action on others? Or might it involve self-sacrifice in effort to do what one feels is right or just? Is it descriptive‚ or perhaps prescriptive? Two prominent Greeks‚ Thucydides and Plato‚ began providing answers to these questions over 25 centuries ago as they analyzed and wrote critically about life’s
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There are countless and innumerable arrears in High courts and Supreme Court‚ and one crore and more in lower courts pending disposal. It is beyond dispute that credibility in courts to administer justice is almost shaken. The impending causes of the backlog of cases are in built arising out of wastage of time at several stages of the legal procedure at different levels of the hierarchal system. This can be overcome to a larger extent "Through a conscionable campaign of the judges by the judges for
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Love According to Plato “What is love?” This question‚ while seemingly simple‚ is very complex. To many people love is special. Love plays a countless number of roles‚ both positive and negative‚ for each and every person. Therefore‚ everyone at some point in their lives has experienced love. It is something that we all long for‚ thereby making it something that all humans have in common. Each person’s experience is different which makes it hard for anyone to find the right words to express this
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Descartes’ systematic doubt of external reality in the Meditations." Stephen McCormack 07567758 Descartes and Plato are two of the most influential thinkers within philosophy. The allegory of the cave and systematic doubt are also two of the most famous concepts within philosophy. Plato at the time of writing the cave allegory was trying to resist the growing influence of the Sophist philosophers who prioritised semantics and rhetoric over truth
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Learn‚ expand your mind and act‚ Online‚ http://www.arrod.co.uk/essays/matrix.php (Accessed October 17‚ 2010) Plato. The Republic of Plato. 2 Sub ed. New York: Basic Books‚ 1968. Wikipedia ‚ "The Matrix - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia.‚" Online‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix (Accessed October 17‚ 2010) -------------------------------------------- [ 2 ]. Plato. The Republic of Plato. 2 Sub ed. New York: Basic Books‚ 1968. [ 3 ]. McAdoo‚ Oliver. "Matrix Philosophy - Blue or Red Pill?” arrod
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the‚ "Aphrodite of Melos" or "Venus de Milo." The unknown artist chisled this statue out of marble and finished around c. 150 BCE. This is one of the most recognizable works of art from the Hellenistic period (Ancient Greece). There are many theories of what the finished version of Aphrodite might look. Some archeologists think S-curve of her body was positioned for holding a shield. But most figure she was holding an apple You are able to see this statue everyday at the Musee de Louvre in
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Socrates and Plato used critical and analytical thinking patterns in their philosophical quest for knowledge. The questioning of why and how or critical and analytical thinking are the foundations of their beliefs. Plato was the student and Socrates the teacher. Socrates believed that reasoning could give meaning to the what‚ how and why of moral judgment and Plato believed this type of reasoning would give understanding to “the perfect Goodness” (pg. 17). Plato believed that this kind of thinking
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