Retributivism and utilitarianism are two opposing ways of approaching punishment. The retributive view of punishment is backward-looking‚ while the utilitarian view is forward-looking. Retributivism pays more attention to the crime itself and what amends need to be made. Typically this results in harsher punishments. Immanuel Kant and Michael Davis both advocate for this system in their articles. However‚ they purposefully disregard how a punishment could affect society. For example‚ punishments
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He justifies his murders of a pawnbroker and her sister‚ Alyona and Lizaveta Ivanovna‚ by claiming that he is exempt from the law. Raskolnikov also originally uses utilitarianism as justification by stating that he contributes to the greater good of others by removing a harmful “louse” from society. However‚ following the murders‚ Raskolnikov suffers from immense guilt and torment. Through an exploration of Raskolnikov’s
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Name: EXEMPLAR Date: …………………. 1.1 Choose the FIVE correct functions of assessment in learning and development from the following… Collect personal information Complete documents and report to employers Determining level of knowledge & understanding √ Ensuring that learning is taking place √ Checking progress√ Adhering to course criteria √ Providing a summary to learning √ Stop Learners from wasting time Discourage
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Sample Exam Paper Module name Module code Economic Fundamentals in the Investment Environment BECO01-5 (NQF LEVEL 5) Please note: This sample exam paper does not necessarily have the identical format to the examination (summative assessment) that you will write at the end of the semester. However‚ the type of questions that you will find are similar in nature to those found in the exam. Please see the Assessment Guidelines pertaining to this module for more guidance relating to the exact
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eventual NBA champion Spurs‚ 4 games to 1. Atlanta Hawks (2005–2012)[edit] Johnson with the Nets In the summer of 2005‚ Johnson became a highly touted restricted free agent and expressed a desire to leave the Suns to assume a larger role on the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson grew upset with Phoenix’s initial offers to re-sign him feeling they were well below his market value. This rift eventually led to Johnson requesting the Suns not match Atlanta’s $70 million offer. On August 19‚ 2005
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The LAWS of Badminton The Laws of Badminton. As amended and adopted by the BWF ( formerly IBF) May 2006. Historical Versions are also available. Index to The Laws of Badminton 1. COURT 2. SHUTTLE 3. TESTING A SHUTTLE FOR SPEED 4. RACKET 5. EQUIPMENT COMPLIANCE 6. TOSS 7. SCORING 8. CHANGE OF ENDS 9. SERVICE 10. SINGLES 11. DOUBLES 12. SERVICE COURT ERRORS 13. FAULTS 14. LETS 15. SHUTTLE NOT IN PLAY 16. CONTINUOUS PLAY‚ MISCONDUCT‚ PENALTIES 17. OFFICIAL AND APPEALS
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of the topic raised is utilitarianism as the principle that holds inequality and distributive justice by Jeremy Betham (1748-1832). The idea is that the distribution of goods is just if and only if it maximizes aggregate utility (Reiss‚ 2013 p.256). Some critics were later discovered whether utilitarianism sustains the concept of distributive justice. Reiss for instance argued that utilitarianism ignores people’s right (p.261). Other conceptual difficulties of utilitarianism are that 1) the impracticality
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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) developed his ethical system of utilitarianism around the idea of pleasure. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) later furthered and many believe he improved Bentham’s theory (Mill is often linked to Rule Utilitarianism) but still followed many of his original ideas. The theory is based on ancient hedonism‚ which pursued physical pleasure and avoided physical pain. Hedonism saw human beings as “Under the governance of two sovereign masters of pain and pleasure.” So a key concept
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is the belief of ‘the greatest good for the happiest and greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong’. Utilitarianism can be characterized as a quantitative and reductionist approach to ethics. It is a type of naturalism. It can be contrasted with deontological ethics‚ which does not regard the consequences of an act as a determinant of its moral worth; virtue ethics‚ which primarily focuses on acts and habits leading to happiness; pragmatic ethics; as
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the surgeons because people started to realize that some surgeons were killing their own patients in order to harvest their organs. Considering that organ donation is a current ethical issue‚ it can be discussed between Deontology and Utilitarianism. In Utilitarianism‚ people believe in using people for a means to an end‚ which brings about a greater good for the greater amount of people (Shafer-Landau‚ pg.122). Killing someone who is brain dead‚ can save multiple lives who actually could have a quality
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