duty derives its moral worth‚ not form the purpose which is to be attained by it‚ but from the maxim (Pojman and Vaughn‚ 245). What this proposition means is the action itself doesn’t have moral significance but the moral worth is found in the maxim (rule) itself. The third proposition is: duty is the necessity of acting from respect for the law (Pojman and Vaughn‚ 246). What this means is following maxims is needed in performing rational duties. If these duties are not carried out following the law
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used an illustration of a worker living in a poor country to easily explain this notion‚ wherein the worker uttered the sentence “This is a fine country” sarcastically. The worker does not say-that his is a fine country. What he did was to flout the maxim of quality; he tried to communicate by implying that his country is not really fine. It is important to determine when a person utters a metaphorical sentence whether he is saying-that or making-as-if-to-say something. Furthermore‚ Martinich
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AN ORGANISATION STUDY ON KERALA STATE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED‚ TRIVANDRUM | Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration(CSS) of University of Kerala | Submitted by: JIBY RACHEL BABUREG NO:1105118 | | | | | INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT IN KERALA UNIVERSITY OF KERALA ICM CAMPUS‚ POOJAPURA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AUGUST 2012 DECLARATION I‚ Jiby Rachel Babu ‚ a bonafide student of Institute of Management in Kerala‚ ICM
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much money E. I think that active steps should be taken to correct such immoral executive remuneration practices Step 1: Evaluate the act using Kant’s categorical imperative (We ’ve done the first 2 steps for you) 1. State your proposed act as a maxim: "I will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 (A) when I ’ve done a year ’s work (C) in order to get really‚ really rich (E)." I will take that R620 000 000.00‚ at least take ¼ of that money for myself‚ the remaining ¾ of the money‚ I would open a sponsor fund
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categorical imperative’s first formulation. Through these propositions‚ the first formulation arrives at the fundamental principle of morality and thus the principle upon a good will must act. It can be read as follows: ‘Act only according to that maxim whereby you can the same time‚ will that it should become a universal law.’ In order to understand how it is that Kant arrived at this first formulation‚ first‚ I will present a close examination and definition of concepts such as ‘good will’ and ‘duty
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that everybody must accept” (pg 128) his idea behind categorical imperative is that you decide wither or not something is moral by first finding out what exactly the moral rule is or what is your maxim that you are contemplating‚ and then you have to ask yourself if you are ok with the idea that your maxim would become a universal law‚ to be followed by all people‚ all the time. If yes then it is an acceptable act if your answer is no then that act should not be committed. A couple examples of
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1. State your proposed act as a maxim: "I will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 (A) when I’ve done a year’s work (C) in order to get really‚ really rich (E)." 2. Restate this maxim as a universal law; "All people (7 billion of them) will take ZAR 620 000 000.00 when they’ve done a year’s work in order to get really‚ really rich." 3. Ask whether your maxim is conceivable in a world ruled by the universal law; In a real world if individuals earned 620million for a years worth of work there
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Cited: "John 8:32 Then You Will Know the Truth‚ and the Truth Will Set You Free."" John 8:32 Then You Will Know the Truth‚ and the Truth Will Set You Free." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013. "Q1: Could I Rationally Act on My Maxim in ThePSW?" KANTIAN ETHICS. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2013.
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Case Facts: • WikiLeaks is an international‚ online‚ self-proclaimed not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of undisclosed and secret information‚ news leaks‚ and highly classified media from anonymous sources and whistleblowers. • The head of the online organisation‚ which was founded in 2006‚ is Australian born‚ Julian Assange. • Its purpose is to provide whistleblowers with a domain to publish their case to the public and preserve their identity (Lennon 2010). • Exposes various
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(perfect prediction) Standard Errors Standard Error of the Regression Standard error of Hypothesis Testing 1. 2. Define H0 3. Define H1 4. Define Tcrit/Pcrit a. Note‚ for Tcrit 2 sided test‚ half 5. Find Tact/Pact Tact ‚ Pact For one sided‚ just Multiple Regression Omitted Variable Bias Ommitted variables may increase the apparent importance of another variable‚ damaging the ability to prove causality. Effect of OVB on 1. Find the variable
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