become slaves of their own nature. Natural law is what helps us understand the relationship between morality and nature. We get our morals from natural law‚ which come from human nature. Natural law‚ the proximate norm for achieving the ultimate end‚ is the same thing as moral law. The proximate goal is our ready at hand
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learning (Olson & Hergenhahn‚ 2013). The most important contribution that Bolles made is the insistence that proximate explanations must be considered simultaneously with ultimate explanations. Proximate explanations include “references to deprivation conditions‚ observable environmental stimuli‚ reinforcement contingencies‚ and the immediate learning history of the organism.” Ultimate explanations emphasize “traits and behaviors of organisms that have been shaped by natural selection” (Olson &
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........................................................................................... 3 2.2.2) Breach of duty of care................................................................................................................. 4 2.2.3 Causation ..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2.4) Actionable (allowable) injury ........................................................................
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individuals may encounter due to their act of negligent‚ it is important to know how negligence is determined in law. According to the Law of Negligence‚ the Panel is requested to examine the formulation of duties for Tom and the bar owner; the causation of Tom and the bar owner; the foreseeability of harm by the two parties as well as the remoteness of the risk. Furthermore‚ it is important to understand if there is any contributory negligence for Tom and the bar owner (Attorney General of Western
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command them so they choose to take care of this issue by exploring the Americas to gain wealth. Granted‚ Spain had to fight for its conquests‚ but in battle after battle - such as the defeat of the Inca Empire in 1532 - the Spanish proved victorious. Proximate factors such as horses‚ superior technology‚ and diseases explain
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The concept of freedom and its compatibility with determinism has long been debated by philosophers. They hold opinions of compatibilism‚ incompatibilism and hard determinism. I believe that while a deterministic world involves the prevalence of causation‚ it is still possible for such a world to permit the existence of freedom. Freedom is also capable of existing in conjunction with fate although it is based on particular perspective and depends on the individual’s personal intent. Freedom has
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Medical Malpractice | The Good‚ the Bad‚ the Ugly | | | | | The outcomes of medical malpractice lie in the following explanation of perspectives‚ referred to as “the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly.” This paper provides a presentation of facts of the two highest single-incident medical malpractice lawsuits in Connecticut: Daniel Jacob D’Attilo et al. v. Richard Viscarello et al. (Case 1) and Elizabeth Oram and Simon Oram as Parents and Next Friends of Spencer Oram at al. v. Corinne
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If the defendant has duty of care to the plaintiff and breaches his duty of care‚ as long as it can be proved that the defendant’s careless conduct causes damage‚ injury or loss to the plaintiff while the damages are foreseeable‚ the defendant will be liable to negligence. The following shows why ABC ltd is negligent and therefore liable to Johnny and Kenneth. Negligence is behavior that falls below the standard of reasonable‚ prudent and competent people. The careless behavior alone of the waiter
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Business invitee a person‚ such as a customer or a client‚ who is invited onto business premises by the owner of those premises for business purposes. Business tort Wrongful interference with another’s business rights and relationships. Causation in fact an act or omission without which an event would not have occurred. Comparative negligence a rule in tort law‚ used in the majority of states‚ that reduces the plaintiff’s recovery in proportion to the plaintiff’s degree of fault‚ rather
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act as a reasonable driver would in the same circumstances. The very act of driving drunk is enough to prove that Albert breached his or her duty to the plaintiff. In this case‚ the plaintiff still must prove that the drunk driver actions are the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries‚ that is‚ but for the acts of the drunk driver‚ Bertram would not have been injured. For the claim against the newly qualified doctor‚ here it is purely Negligence or ’’Medical Negligence’’ from the doctor who examined
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