whether they are obeyed or not. The Formula of Universal Law- Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law. The Formula of Humanity- Act so that you use humanity‚ whether in your own person or that of another‚ always at the same time as an end‚ never merely as a means. The Formula of the Kingdom of Ends- Act in accordance with the maxims of a member giving universal laws for a merely possible kingdom of ends. The moral duty is
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environment in which she leads. We believe that the following three elements are the main causes of Versutia’s ineffective leadership: an organizational structure that did not fit the changing needs of the company‚ a culture divergent from Versutia’s maxims‚ and poor communication and lack of feedback. This paper will further analyze Versutia’s problem and its causes‚ as well as explore two possible solutions: reorganizing Versutia to create a more bureaucratic structure‚ and restructuring and reorganizing
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• They Believed that uncertain speech patterns depend on power rather than gender and coined the term ’powerless language’ rather than ’women’s language’ (Part of deficit approach) Holmes 1992 • Believed that tag questions function as a politeness device‚ to help maintain discussion rather than as a sign of uncertainty (Lakoff’s theory). • Also suggested that women in same-sex groups used more compliments and hedgers a signs of support and solidarity. (Part of deficit approach) Coates
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. K o rs gaar d Kant ’s first formulation of t h e Cat e gorical Imperative ‚ t h e Formula of Universal Law‚ runs: Act only according t o t hat maxim by which you can at t h e same time will t hat it should b ecome a universal law. (G 421/39) 1 A few lines lat er‚ Kant says that t h is is eq uivale nt t o acting as th ough your maxim were b y your will t o become a law of nat ure ‚ and he use s t his lat t er formulat ion in h is examples of how t h e imperat ive is t o be app lie
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April 15‚ 2011 How Should I Live? Immanual Kant vs. Jon Stuart Mill In their works “Principle of Utility” and the “Categorically Imperative” the philosophers Kant and Mill have addressed one of the most prominent questions humans have asked ourselves since the beginning of time; what are the fundamental moral principles that we should base our lives on? My intent is to show how each of these philosophers in their approach this subject yielding totally different results. I will compare and contrast
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with: “Sorry about the rain”. When he did this‚ 47% of strangers gave him their mobile‚ compared to only 9% when he simply asked to borrow their phone. Further experiments confirmed it was the apology about the weather that mattered‚ not the politeness of the opening sentence. “By saying ‘I’m sorry about the rain’‚ the superfluous apologiser acknowledges an unfortunate circumstance‚ takes the victim’s perspective and expresses empathy for the negative circumstance – even though it is outside
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The following case study is a moral dilemma in which a doctor must chose a course of action with respect to patient’s case. In this case‚ the doctor must consider the morality‚ criminality‚ and ethical implications of killing‚ abortion‚ farmed organs‚ and allowing a patient suffer when there is a cure. Then and only then‚ can the doctor to determine what actions are morally permissible and allow to make an informed and proper decision as to what course of action he should take. The case study reveals
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physical distance between the sender and receiver. Non-verbal communication plays an essential role when people are exchanging information (Newman J‚ 1998). Non-verbal communication can be portrayed by gestures‚ eye contact‚ facial expressions‚ politeness‚ posture‚ touch and physical distance. There are many advantages using non-verbal communication‚ such as; the health care professional can save on time and use it as a tool to communicate with people who don’t understand the English language. The
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In the service of social harmony‚ politeness often discourages the expression of negative emotions even if they are felt and encourages the expression of positive emotions even if they aren’t felt. I completely agree with this statement as I have often observed people responding in this manner. We have been always taught to be nice to others even if they do us bad or say something nasty but I feel that it limits the freedom of speech and also you are not being true to yourself and to the other person
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THE MAXIM IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENCE‚ SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GHANA LEGAL SYSTEM SINCE MANY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS ARE ILLETREATES. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE This maxim can also be translated as ignorance of the law is no excuse. When one is found guilty of a crime the accused tends to hold unto the saying that he did not know that what he did is unlawful thereby ignoring that fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse or defense. This maxim can
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