AU section 316 concentrates on the possibility of discovering fraud when auditing financial statements. The standard found in this Section details the responsibilities that auditors must fulfill in an audit pertaining to fraud. AU section 316 helps auditors understand the processes that need to be fulfilled as well as their responsibilities when performing an audit. In order to obtain reasonable assurance that the audit was conducted in compliance with AU Section 316‚ auditors must meet their obligation
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Kant’s Categorical Imperative Kant’s Categorical Imperative is made up of two formulations‚ Formula of Universal Law and The Formula of the End in Itself. The first formulation is best described by the following statement‚ “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction.” (Kant‚ 1785‚ 1993). What does this mean? A maxim is the fundamental rule of conduct or your moral belief upon which you chose to act. A
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Andy Ferris Energy‚ Technology and Policy Spring 2014 April 8‚ 2014 Word Count: 1‚481 + 500 The Myths of the Four Imperatives Robert Bryce poses some interesting solutions to the US energy industry. With the recent growth in production of natural gas‚ and the clear benefits of nuclear energy it is easy to see why he might come to the conclusion that those two energy resources should dominate the energy industry of the future. However the premise on which his ideas are built is severely
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ETH125 Final Exam Name: 1. Between the year 2000 and 2100‚ the proportion of the U.S. population that is Black‚ Hispanic‚ Asian‚ and Native American will likely a. triple. b. decline. c. stay the same. d. double. 2. When belief in the inheritance of behavior patterns is coupled with the feeling that certain groups are inherently superior to others it is called a. racism.
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CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW VS. SECULAR WORLDVIEW Every system of thought‚ every worldview has a concept of God. This even applies to the atheist because whatever a philosophy or religion chooses as its foundation is its God. Our entire western civilization was built on Christian principles. Today there are many views of God and many views of the world. The majority of the worldviews can be summed up into two major worldviews: a Christian worldview and a secular humanist worldview. Most people in
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German philosopher Immanuel Kant‚ father of the categorical imperative‚ seems to have found me in the right season of life. German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ is considered by many to be a central figure in modern philosophy due to his contributions made to ethics‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics and aesthetics. Arguably‚ his most notable contribution is fathering the categorical imperative‚ a command of reason not based upon the desires of any one person. Kant also comments on various topics including
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unconditional‚ universally valid‚ and necessary‚ regardless of the possible consequences or opposition to our inclinations (Pojman and Vaughn 239). Kant writes about two formulations of his categorical imperative‚ the first being Universal law. The formulation of Universal Law is the basis of Categorical Imperative. It states that “Act only on that maxim [principal rule of conduct] whereby you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law” (Pojman and Vaughn 239). Universal law suggests
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COMM 200 Communication Across Culture Fall 2013 Assignment 1 Television Fall Lineup and Imperatives According to Martin& Nakayama’s Intercultural Communication in Contexts (2010)six imperatives affect our abilities to effectively communicate across cultures because of ethnocentrism “a tendency to think our culture is superior to other cultures”(Martin & Nakayama 2010 p.5). To become competent in intercultural communications we need to acknowledge these differences
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answer what makes a moral rule appropriate or not‚ Kant proposed Categorical Imperative first formulation and second formulation. According to Categorical Imperative first formulation‚ moral rules that we follow to do a moral
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Eve Haught THEO 104-D54 April 22‚ 2013 Biblical Worldview In order for one to understand what their purpose is or plans in life‚ it is important to understand what it means to be created in the image of God. Genesis 1:26 states‚ “And God said let us make man in our image‚ after our likeness.” Because no one has ever seen what God looks like physically‚ there are other attributes about Him that makes Him amazing. God is full of love‚ compassion‚ kindness‚ joy‚ peace‚ gentleness‚ mercy and
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