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    a major content in this obligation. Kant assessed the principle of universalizability by denying benevolence which he also used in his other theory “the principle of humanity.” Both of his principles proved the relationship between morality and rationality. Kant did show his opposition to utilitarianism and handled the shortcomings of consequentialism. On the other hand‚ the Kantian perspective has its own problems that are neatly addressed by consequentialism. The Kantian perspective did draw strong

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    obey an authority figure without reason. Their ideas provided society with new ways of viewing life. “The second Treatise of Government” written by John Locke and “Science and Scripture” written by Galileo Galilei explain the importance of human rationality. According to John Locke‚ a successful community

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    Protestantism adopts a stringent attitude towards relaxation and enjoyment- especially pronounced in Calvinism Therefore: must look at the specific character of Protestant beliefs if we are to account for connection between Protestantism an economic rationality Weber not the first to see the correlation between the capitalism and Protestantism. But usual interpretation was Marxist: Protestantism is ideological reflection of economic changes in early capitalism Weber’s originality is in arguing that usually

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    for happiness and prosperity in today’s world. However‚ the threat of intelligence is never considered when generations emphasize the importance of being intelligent person. With intelligence comes responsibility; however humans sometimes lack rationality to consider the negative effects of their intellectual creations.

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    the real world with the mantra of a “multi-disciplinary approach” to life. Topics 1 Introduction to Behavioral Finance Neo-classical economics versus Behavioral Economics Efficient Market Hypothesis 2 Bounded rationality Class experiment on rationality Class debate on Market Efficiency 3 Perception Framing 4 Class quiz Discussion of class quiz answers with the objective of introducing the concept of Biases 5 Heuristics and Biases Case Study on Sell-side

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    as “the west” is in Ancient Greece. As one of the western civilization sources‚ Greek civilization is primarily an idealized view of one group of Greeks based in and around the city state of Athens which has come to symbolize the development of rationality‚ ethics and logic. Splendid achievements created by Greek have made a far-reaching influence on the western civilization. The Greek culture served as a frame of reference for many aspects of Western life including government‚ architecture‚ mathematics

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    well as them having to come up with the best decisions to solve issues or difficulties overall to preserve their division and have it run smooth. There are various decision making approaches‚ but I will only talk about two and they are bounded rationality and rational. When decisions are being made that have an impact on others‚ it is vital to have the correct approach in addition to coming to a conclusion that will resolve the issue at hand. This report will talk about how nursing home supervisors

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    In Kant’s book‚ The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals‚ he believes that the “good will” is only good in itself and that reason is what produces the “goodness” of the “good will.” According to Kant‚ to act out of a “good will” means to act out of “duty‚” or doing something because you find it necessary to do. Also‚ “good will” is will that is in accordance with reason. He believes everyone has a moral obligation or duty to do actions and he backs his theory up by discussing his idea of the

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    Question b Introduction The notion of `knowledge level ’ was introduced by Allen Newell more than a decade ago . Ever since it has provided a common perspective for researchers in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in knowledge systems in particular. Its impact has been tremendous. Newell managed to make explicit what had become common practice in AI‚ namely talking about intelligent systems in a language of `knowing ’ and `wanting ’. Moreover‚ he gave this language a role in systems engineering

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    In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James‚ there are many disputes over the question of the governess’s sanity. While some claim that the apparitions she sees are real‚ deeming her sane‚ others believe that they are materializations of her own imagination. The governess is sane because of her ability to think rationally‚ the apparitions’ resemblance to previous Bly workers‚ and Miles’s acknowledgment of Peter Quint. The governess is sane because she is able to think rationally before acting upon

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