should act only on the maxim‚ that actions have moral worth‚ and the end is necessary. From these stipulations‚ it can be derived that the categorical imperative should be followed in order to live morally. "If an action is conceived as good in itself and consequently as being necessarily the principle of a will which of itself conforms to reason‚ then it is categorical." (Abbott‚ 32) "There is therefore but one categorical imperative‚ namely‚ this: Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at
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corporate to go international (Andrew H.‚ 2011). Wholly owned subsidiary‚ joint venture‚ franchising and so on are the different strategies for corporates choosing to expand. In 2000‚ Starbucks Coffee Company chose joint venture to corporate with Maxim Cater Limited to enter Hong Kong’s market. Two or more business pool their resources and expertise to achieve a particular goal‚ the risks and rewards of the enterprise are also shared is called “joint venture” (2011). For choosing this strategy‚
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“act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law.” Four steps to determine the morality of certain actions and whether a maxim could be a universal law characterize the formulation. First‚ we would find out the general principle we would be acting on to perform a certain action. The next step would be to generalize the maxim and make it applicable to everyone. Finally‚ you would determine if the maxim could actually become a universal
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who remains nameless‚ lives in Europe with her husband‚ Maxim de Winter‚ traveling from hotel to hotel‚ harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley‚ which‚ we learn‚ has been destroyed by fire. The story begins with her memories of how she and Maxim first met‚ in Monte Carlo‚ years before. In her flashback‚ the heroine is working as the young traveling companion to a wealthy American named Mrs. Van Hopper. In her flashback‚ Maxim is staying at the same hotel as the heroine and her employer
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have relations to politeness and cultures. Different cultures form different thinking patterns‚ value systems and cognitive style‚ so the realizations of indirect speech acts must be very different in English and Chinese. In this paper‚ I show that what indirect speech acts is and the similarities and differences in Chinese indirectness and English indirectness. This paper begins with an overall survey about indirect speech acts. Indirect speech acts associated with politeness will be explored
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who remains nameless‚ lives in Europe with her husband‚ Maxim de Winter‚ traveling from hotel to hotel‚ harboring memories of a beautiful home called Manderley‚ which‚ we learn‚ has been destroyed by fire. The story begins with her memories of how she and Maxim first met‚ in Monte Carlo‚ years before. In her flashback‚ the heroine is working as the young traveling companion to a wealthy American named Mrs. Van Hopper. In her flashback‚ Maxim is staying at the same hotel as the heroine and
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lying. This is where Kant introduces the idea of maxims. Maxims are rules that are formulated as rules to follow as moral law similar to a divine commandment e.g. do not murder‚ do not lie. Kant claimed that in order for a maxim to be used as a moral law it must pass the test that is Categorical Imperative (CI). The CI consists of 3 formulations‚ the Universal Law‚ this is the test of the logical possibility of universalizability – “Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time will should become
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In these two cases maxims of selfishness and lying are evidently incompatible with one’s purposes to help others and keep promises. However‚ when O’Neill considers the Kantian maxim of failing to develop one’s talents‚ this pragmatic argument is less convincing. O’Neill claims that‚ Forming and universalizing maxims would commit either a world in which no talents were developed‚ or a situation in which the necessary
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Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has entertained not only children but adults for over one hundred years. The tale has become a treasure of philosophers‚ literary critics‚ psychoanalysts‚ and linguists. It also has attracted Carroll’s fellow mathematicians and logicians. There appears to be something in Alice for everyone‚ and there are almost as many explanations of the work as there are commentators. It may be perhaps Carroll’s fantastical style of writing that entertains the reader
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CASE: ‘Insallah: An Expatriate Challenge’ [Saudi Arabia] Sells Bladeco & steel products “Wasta” = connections “Insallah” = a feeling or cultural norm – God willing Masculinity – Mustafa refused to conduct business with a woman High Power Distance – Helped get US representative out of jail for drinking water during Ramadan Relationship-Focused & Highly Collectivist CASE: ‘Co-operating & Communicating Across Cultures’ [Germany] German led project (Jim from US to Germany) Then; American led
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