Who would be the Voice to the People? ——Freedom of Speech and Press in the Age of Media Empire The word "Empire" has almost gone away from our daily life. We can just recall some pieces of memory about the splendid past in our romantic imagination. The Roman Empire‚ Mongol Empire‚ British Empire and German Empire were all born‚ grew‚ flourished and then disappeared in the long river of history without any trace. However‚ nowadays a new kind of empire is arising quietly. Its "army" is the journalists
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The trails of OZ * Three editors of a magazine (OZ) were charged on three counts: conspiracy to corrupt public morals‚ an obscene article‚ and an indecent object sent through the post. * The edition of the magazine was not a great edition of the magazine. It had descriptions of oral sex and an offensive ‘Rupert the bear’ cartoon strip. * The judge was Michael Argyle Q.C.; who would impose heavy sentences ‘if the jury convicted.’ * The jury was drawn from a particular social group
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does the law protect? 9. Explain the 2 senses of “moral” according to Dworkin. How does he use the distinction to criticize Devlin? 10. What is required by Canadian law in order to plead self-defense? 11. What are 3 possible meanings of “reasonable person”? Which is the Law’s? 12. What is the difference between an anthropological use of the term “morality” and our ordinary notion of a “moral” position‚ according to Dworkin? 13. Why does the Law speak of a reasonable belief rather than a true
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Excursus: What is “good” according to the Roman Catholic Tradition? (Ref. Gula‚ Richard. 1989. Faith Informed By Reason) The nature of the concept good is the full realization of any beings’ potential‚ or to achieve perfection. The innate tendency within the human person to seek perfection is the ontological basis for the fundamental moral obligation – to realize one’s potential‚ or to be all I can be. Actions are moral when it arise from this innate tendency and contribute to the full
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SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY Social contract theory (or contractarianism) is a concept used in philosophy‚ political science and sociology to denote an implicit agreement within a state regarding the rights and responsibilities of the state and its citizens‚ or more generally a similar concord between a group and its members‚ or between individuals. All members within a society are assumed to agree to the terms of the social contract by their choice to stay within the society without violating the contract;
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Emergence of Women‚ New York: Basic Books Chodorow‚ Nancy‚ 1978‚ The Reproduction of Mothering‚ Berkeley: University of California Press. Coontz‚ Stephanie‚ 1992‚ The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap‚ New York: Basic Books Dworkin‚ Ronald‚ 1993‚ Life ’s Dominion‚ New York: Vintage. Elshtain‚ Jean‚ 1990‚ Power Trips and Other Journeys‚ Madison‚ WI: University of Wisconsin Press Fineman‚ Martha. A.‚ 1995‚ The Neutered Mother‚ the Sexual Family and Other Twentieth Century Tragedies
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LIBERTY AND PATERNALISM John Stuart Mill and Gerald Dworkin have distinctly opposing views on legal paternalism in that Mill is adamantly against any form of paternalism‚ whereas Dworkin believes that there do exist circumstances in which paternalism is justified. Both agree that paternalism is justified when the well being of another person is violated or put at risk. Mill takes on a utilitarian argument‚ explaining that allowing an individual to exercise his freedom of free choice is more beneficial
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EUST 1010- Midterm Essay Name: Tsoi Lee Sha Sharon UID: 303 505 0559 What is the difference between the liberal and socialist interpretation of equality? Socialism refers to a myriad of ideologies that the distribution of wealth and property are under the control of the government or the community. It also refers to a broad array of political movements aiming at reaching social and economic equality and cooperation. The word liberal is derived from the Latin liber that means free and
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Feinberg’s argument ignores important moral considerations and moral legalism is sometimes justifiable. Before I proceed‚ some relevant background knowledge is necessary. In his argument‚ “Devlin Was Right: Law and the Enforcement of Morality‚” Dworkin sums up Feinberg’s argument in “The Nature and Value of Rights” as: “Given the importance of personal liberty‚ if we are unable to justify a restriction of liberty by pointing to someone who can complain‚ we cannot restrict liberty.” For Feinberg
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to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (2010)‚ medication errors are among the most common medical errors‚ harming at least 1.5 million people every year. Someone who has experience working with medications and the errors of them would be Laurie Dworkin. Laurie is one of the pharmacists at The Medical Center of Plano and she graciously allowed me to interview her on the topic of medication errors. We first discussed the hospitals current policy for reporting medication errors. Following this I
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