answer to the most common criticism of his Theory of Justice as Fairness where critics argued that it was just another conception of justice that is incompatible with other doctrines. It failed to clarify the concept of the good in a reasonable pluralist society by not distinguishing between an independent political theory and a comprehensive moral theory addressing the problem of Justice. This leads Rawls to refine his initial theory in Political Liberalism and ground it in a political structure
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Assignment #3 The importance of industrial relations is the key to the progress and success of an organization. The important benefit of them is to ensure continuity of production. This means continuous employment for all from the managers to the workers. Disputes are the reflections of the failure of basic human urges or motivations to secure adequate satisfaction or expression that are fully cured by good industrial relations. Strikes‚ lockouts‚ unfair tactics‚ and grievances are a few
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are thus able to make decisions more quickly with a view toward the public interest. What are some arguments in favor of our Pluralist (interest group–driven) type of government? On the other hand‚ what are some ways that interest groups impede democracy? Which system would you prefer: one with many groups or one with few? Some arguments that are in favor of our Pluralist type of government is that a good government would encourage this. Interest groups mobilize and educate the public. It is felt
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Wayne Davis‚ Question 1: Describe how and why prudential arguments for religious belief‚ and in particular Pascal’s Wager‚ are affected by considerations of religious diversity. Answer: To make this point clearer‚ it may help to consider the following argument: Rationality requires either that you wager for an orthodoxly conceived monotheistic god or that you do not wager for an orthodoxly conceived monotheistic god. Rationality requires that you hold: 1. The unity of wagering for an orthodoxly
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PHIL 171 19 September 2013 Homer and the Presocratics Throughout time‚ philosophy and it ’s philosophers have evolved and changed. Just like anything else in the world‚ it started off as just a mere thought. Philosophy is the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence. Everyone throughout history has had a different view on things‚ though. Homer and the Presocratics weren ’t any different. They‚ like many others‚ had differences in the way they thought about life and how things
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2014 series 9699 SOCIOLOGY 9699/32 Paper 3 (Social Inequality and Opportunity)‚ maximum raw mark 75 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began
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There are four distinct phases of labour law in Zimbabwe namely Primitive accumulation‚ colonial state corporatism‚ post colonial state corporatism and neo-liberalism. Primitive accumulation from 1890 to the 1930s. the chief legislation of this period was the 1901 Master and Servant Ordinance Act. This laid the basis of a primitive labour law system designed to fast track the establishment of a racist capitalist system based on cheap and forced black labour. The character of labour law during this
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One strategic HRM debate has focused on the integration or ‘fit’ of business strategy with HR strategy. This shift in managerial thought‚ calling for the HR function to be ‘strategically integrated’‚ is depicted in Beer et al.’s (1984) model of HRM. The authors espoused the need to establish a close two-way relationship or ‘fit’ between the external business strategy and the elements of the internal HR strategy: ‘An organization’s HRM policies and practices must fit with its strategy in its competitive
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Inequality‚ Instability and Voice Author: Amartya Sen The essay ‘Inequality‚ Instability and Voice’ is one of the articles written by Amartya Sen. It figures in the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’ which is a collection of writings on Indian history‚ culture and identity by the Economics Nobel prize winner. In the essay‚ Sen touches upon three issues. They are: • Inequality in the Indian society and the quest for equality; • Unity and diversity in India; and • Need for greater commitment
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Compare and Contrast Marxist‚ Elite and Democratic Pluralist Theories of Power. Classical Elite theories were developed by Pareto and Mosca‚ to some extent as a critical response to Marxism‚ but have also been very significantly modified by theorists such as C.W. Mills. Marx’s theory of the ruling class states that‚ basically‚ the Bourgeoisie are an economically dominant class in that their ownership of the means of production in capitalist society gives them power over decisions affecting production
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