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    Niloufar Shahlaei

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Apriorism (Assignment # 6) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Submitted to ------------------------------------------------- Professor Juan Carlos Cachanosky ------------------------------------------------- By ------------------------------------------------- Niloufar Shahlaeinamini -------------------------------------------------

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    theories have been put forward which seek to clarify what is unclear. Of particular interest is the classical approach to crime and the idea of positivism and individualist behaviour. The classical theory of criminality locates the source of criminality within the individual and describes it as a rational choice (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990). Positivism on the other hand emphasises causation and determinism‚ it focuses on both the external and internal factors which drive individual behaviour (Gottfredson

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    Positivist Theory - Crime

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    Outline three major features of the positivist theory approach to crime? Positivism is a theory of knowledge which states that science is based upon theories that have been derived solely upon empirical evidence. The positivist theory approach to crime consists of three major features which include biological‚ psychological and social positivism. Biological: The biological component of positivism seeks to examine data from sources such as twin studies‚ family studies‚ genetic patterns and biochemical

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    criticism of positivists such as Hart‚ to appreciate Dworkin’s arguments‚ it is thus necessary to obtain some background information so as to understand what it is that Dworkin is actually criticising. H.L.A Hart was a prominent figure in legal positivism and moved the theory in a somewhat new direction‚ away from the founding modern ideology created by the likes of Austin and his “Command theory”‚ yet continued to insist on the importance of the separation of law from morality. Hart stated that

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    hypothesis rejects the possibility of strong supremacy‚ along with goals that are “beyond ordinary human flourishing” being seen as preposterous. It also abolishes the “enchanted” sense of the world. Ideas from the French Enlightenment era along with positivism ideas provided the influence for the secularization hypothesis saying religion is undeveloped. During the 19th century‚ religion among Europeans-especially young adults-had a constant decline‚ added encouragement to the hypothesis. It is added that

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    Surname| 7 Name Tutor Grade Date Outline The following essay is divided into the following sections: • Introduction • Definitions • Positivism • Realism • International law • Conclusion • List of works cited ​ Introduction ​Law is a concept of governance that involves the stipulation and establishment of rules and regulations that are enforced to shape politics‚ economics‚ and society

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    Auguste Comte

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    Auguste Comte Nicole Ogunlana Dr. Carl Lloyd Gardiner Sociology 1301 28th March 2012 Auguste Comte and contribution to Sociology Auguste Comte was born in January 20th 1789 and died in 1857 of cancer. Auguste was the founder of French positivism and widely accredited with the establishment of sociology. Therefore Auguste Comte is known as the father of sociology. Auguste was a Roman Catholics like his parents Louis Comte a tax official and Rosalie Comte; however he abandoned the ideals

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    Research Proposal

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    Contents Defining terms 2 Research topic 2 Application of research philosophies 2 Bibliography 4 Defining terms Positivism and interpretivism are epistemology research philosophies. They demonstrated the research in different ways to fit researcher’s research. Positivism advocates quantitative research data while interpretivism is qualitative. More academic saying ‚ Positivism works observable social reality rather than impressions‚ value-free in the process ‚ research product is law-like generalisation

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    The Hart-Fuller Debate

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    THE HART-FULLER DEBATE It is important to consider‚ howbeit briefly‚ the academic exchanges between the proponents of legal positivism as represented by H.L.A. Hart and those of the natural law school represented by Lon Fuller. The gravamen of such academic discourse‚ usually tagged Hart-Fuller debate is to be found in the Harvard Law Review 1958. Curzon identifies the background of the debate as the atrocities committed by Germany during the 2nd World War. Under the National-Socialist regime

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    positivists‚ the occurrence of crime is explained by reference to forces and factors outside the decision making ability of the individual – a reason why often the classical and positivist theories are seen as being directly opposing. Biological positivism became popularised through the work of Cesare Lombroso‚ who attempted to explain criminal and deviant behaviour by differentiating different types of human individuals‚ and then to categorise them‚ based on their racial and biological differences

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