idea is that punishment can be used to deter crime and the state has the right to punish. Also‚ penalties should be legislated with crimes and punishment on a scale. With this idea the theorists believed that the fear of punishment can deter a person from committing a criminal act because it is better to prevent crimes than to punish them (Bohm & Vogel‚
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Discuss aspects of Augustine’s concept of time in ‘The Confessions’ Even the agnostic philosopher Bertrand Russell was impressed by this. He wrote‚ "a very admirable relativistic theory of time. ... It contains a better and clearer statement than Kant’s of the subjective theory of time - a theory which‚ since Kant‚ has been widely accepted among philosophers."[45] Catholic theologians generally subscribe to Augustine’s belief that God exists outside of time in the "eternal present"; that time only
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11:00 Essay #2 Saint Augustine’s Confessions autobiographically chronicles his spiritual journey into developing his beliefs and accepting Christianity. He only recounts the events from his childhood and adolescence that lead to his conversion. Instead of anecdotally laying out his life story‚ Augustine chooses to write about his personal struggles to become a devout Christian. Throughout the story‚ he entangles
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Historically three world religions with their roots in the Middle East adopted‚ at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical Judaism
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Was the Civil War a Just War? The Vindication of Clement Vallandigham Clement Vallandigham believed the American Civil War was unjust and as a result he was “tried by court-martial‚ convicted‚ and sentenced to a term in a military prison during the continuance of the war” (234). Vallandigham’s loyalty was not to President Lincoln but to the principles that this country was supposed to stand for. The Declaration of Independence says the government is established by the people in order to protect
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The Quotes Humans are measured not through their words but their deeds. The abstraction of deeds is dance itself. ~ Chinvat – the Ninth Bridge Winner − Special Jury Award‚ Hungarian Pan Art Festival (from the promotional flyer) In life as in dance: Grace glides on blistered feet. ~ Alice Abrams Beside the fire‚ as the wood burns black‚ a laughing dancer in veils of light‚ whose dance transforms the darkness to gold. ~ Adu Abd Allan ben Abi-l-Khisal ben Abi-l-Khisal
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1 What is the purpose of Just War? Explain. The purpose of Just War is to provide moral guidance throughout the stages of war to ensure that the reasons for going to war are morally justifiable‚ that war is conducted morally‚ and the transition back to peace is done in a moral manner. The purpose is to bring some semblance of rules‚ morality‚ and just fighting to the chaos‚ or as some believe‚ the immorality of war. There are times when although terrible‚ war is unavoidable and a better option
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Compared to the early 20th century‚ the wars of today are vastly different. The reasons for fighting‚ the styles of fighting‚ and who is fighting are all very different. However‚ in an age that is far removed from the past‚ a few things regarding war have remained the unchanged. One of the ideas that has remained unchanged in a time that is every changing‚ are the rules of war‚ as described by Michael Walzer in his book‚ Just and Unjust Wars. Naturally‚ in a time where so much has changed‚ there
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to persuade people to contribute to your charity‚ by looking at the just world hypothesis (Lerna‚ 1970) and interventions using the theory of planned behaviour (Sutton‚2002) Upon evaluation of advantages and limitations‚ this poster will conclude. Altruism or Egoism? Types of pro-social behaviour: Altruism: A person’s motivation for helping is because they are empathetic and take a perspective of situations‚ so donations from these people may be considerably higher. ( Macaulay and Berkowitz‚ 1970)
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Jesus and Cicero Essay Sinning is one thing people feel that when people do die‚ they should automatically go to the underworld‚ or hell‚ due to their sinful actions. In the Aeneid‚ book number six‚ Virgil describes a place where these people go when they perish on earth. When these people get to the underworld‚ they are judged by their actions and punished depending on the severity of it. Virgil gives us the idea that there is indeed an afterlife‚ just like Jesus did. But when it came to sinners
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