A maxim‚ or a statement of both the means and ends of any particular action‚ such as I will get my paints wet (the means) in order to save the drowning stranger in the lake (the ends)‚ is the input for the universal law formulation as described by Kant. Importantly‚ a maxim cares both about the motives of action and the results‚ which is the foundation for Kantian thought. To determine the moral validity of each maxim‚ the maxim must be thought about in the sense
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become obsessed with media‚ and provide historical context as to why. A mass majority of this research focuses on the link between psychology and communication regarding to the positive correlation between the two. More specifically‚ psychological politeness reports between ‘human to human’ interactions are compared to research reports between ‘human to media’ interactions to prove that life is media‚ and media is life. Theoretical Background The Media Equation is a general communication theory
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is best described by the following statement‚ “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction.” (Kant‚ 1785‚ 1993). What does this mean? A maxim is the fundamental rule of conduct or your moral belief upon which you chose to act. A universal law is a law that everyone must follow regardless of the outcome. How do we determine if the maxim can become universal? One of the first things to do is to ask yourself
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Wednesday‚ February 18‚ 2009 Meeting 1 (What is semantics?) What is Semantics? FOLK NAMES TECHNICAL TERMS CONTENT • Meaning • Wordings (words & structures) • (discourse) semantics • Lexico-grammar EXPRESSION • Sounds/letters • Phonology/graphology A tri-stratal semiotic system of language When the lights are out‚ they are invisible. When the stars are out‚ they are visible. There are three types of context: 1) Situational context what the speakers know about what they can see around
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The first passage of “The Birds” uses sibilance to emphasise the politeness of the birds in the first two sentences. The phonology of the passage is that onomatopoeia is used in the word “whistling” and in the phrase “rustling like silk”. The phrase is emphasising how softly and smoothly the birds are flying. “As the slow sea socked at the shore” is another example of sibilance to show how polite these birds are. Passage one begins with an antonym‚ “black and white”. This shows that the sentences
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acquired the ability to work harmoniously with employers‚ workers and other trainees. I also have taken and developed values to become productive individuals like commitment‚ interpersonal relationship‚ teamwork‚ professional behavior‚ enthusiasm‚ politeness and punctuality. At first‚ I thought that it is not easy to take OJT because aside from the adjustments‚ there are lots of tasks and activities to be assigned and performed. But with enthusiasm “Though you’re tired‚ there’s no need to stop work
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done an error in the formalities‚ the person making the claim would lose the case even though that person obviously suffered a wrong. It is one of the equitable maxims that ’Equity looks to the intention and not the form’ which stands that it is fair to look at the intention rather than the fact they got the formalities wrong. This maxim was shown in the case of Berry v Berry (1929) where a deed was held to have been altered by a simple contract which is not possible in common law. However‚ equity
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husband’s deceased wife‚ Rebecca. Gaining power is something that Mrs. de Winter will need to fight for in her future at Manderley. Maxim asks Mrs. de Winter to marry him and move to Manderley. At Manderley‚ Mrs. de Winter is constantly being compared to Rebecca. Rebecca was Maxim’s past wife who was believed to have committed suicide. Everyone‚ with the exception of Maxim‚ loved Rebecca
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of the FDA approval before any human testing can be performed. Using Kant’s theory for determining what actions are considered morally right and wrong‚ we can look into his Categorical Imperatives. The first CI states‚ “Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law”. (McPhee 1) The second CI states‚ “Act in such a way that you always treat humanity‚ whether in your own person or in the person of any other‚ never simply as a means‚ but
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be the best method of putting matters right between the parties‚ therefore equity provided other equitable remedies. Equity can also be said to have made the law more fair by its mode of operations which includes a series of maxims. This maxims are called equitable maxims and they include : -Equity looks to intention and not the form: Under common law rules‚ a deed could only be altered by another deed ‚ but equity decided that as the parties had intended to alter the deed‚ it would be fair to
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