Hobbes’s definition of punishment clearly asserts that a punishable offense must constitute a “transgression of the law.” This short‚ seemingly banal‚ provision forms the central tenet of Hobbes’s punishment theory—a tenet from which various subsidiary conclusions can be drawn. Contrary to notions of sovereign omnipotence‚ a careful analysis of Hobbes’s conception of law as it pertains to punishment reveals limitations to sovereign authority in the form of a ‘positive legal order’ (Cattaneo 1965;
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------------------------------------------------- How to Write a Definition Essay In a definition essay‚ you explain the meaning of a certain term by giving a detailed description of it‚ and support your definition with clear examples or facts. Such explanations are needed if a term is special‚ abstract‚ disputed or does not have a common meaning. For instance‚ individuals can interpret the definition of the words ‘freedom’ or ‘abuse’ quite differently. ------------------------------------------------- Steps for Writing a Definition Essay
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What Defies Us All throughout your life you here how important it is to study hard‚ stay out of trouble‚ and to stay focused‚ but there is a lot more when it comes to being a good student and when the definition of good is “of a favorable character or tendency” and the definition of student is “one who attends school‚” you’re going to have a wide variety of definitions for what a “good student” really is. Also‚ is a good student the kid that sits in the front‚ pays attention and works hard‚ but
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What are the three definitions of "demos"? The word “demos” had three different definitions during the archaic period. They were used to define either 1) the division of land into smaller sections 2) a classification of Athenian citizens‚ and 3) a group of troublesome individuals. 1) In 570 BC‚ Cleisthene developed a reformation of politics and social standings in Athens by dividing Athens and areas of the Attic peninsula into ten smaller sections of land which was referred to as
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The definition of “handicap” is referred to as a “physical or mental disability making participation in certain activities of daily living more difficult”. The definition of “disability” is stated “physical or mental handicap‚ especially one that prevents a person from living a full‚ normal life or from holding a gainful job”. It is a very broad definition that leaves an open discussion for a debate on what is or isn’t considered a handicap. A true disability may be fixed or cured and is always uncontrollable
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going to have many‚ many‚ chances to “fail”. So I am trying to define what it would really mean to them if they were to “fail” and why failure does not mean that you are a failure. Also to the faculty and staff‚ If a student fails the professor’s class does that mean that the professor failed to teach them correctly‚ did they let their student‚ did they in turn become failures? My claim would be that failure is not a definition of a person but a stepping stone
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What is Justice? When you hear the word “justice”‚ what do you think? Do you think of super heroes saving victims‚ beating the bad guys? Do you think of a murderer being sent to prison for his crimes? Do you think of the school bully getting beat up for stealing your lunch money all these years? What do you hear and think when the word justice is brought to your mind? Justice is defined as‚ “just behavior or treatment.” In most situations that definition is good enough‚ but that isn’t enough to
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What is a villain? By definition it is “the person or thing responsible for specified trouble‚ harm‚ or damage” or an antagonist who seems fit to be a terrible‚ evil‚ unjust person but to me villains are not that. Villains are people who are unfairly looked upon as villains such as those with tattoos‚ graffiti artists‚ hacktivists‚ or even urban climbers. These people are all labeled as villains because they do something out of the norm to make themselves happy or perhaps others when what they do
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The Framework of Tourism: Towards a Definition of Tourism‚ Tourist‚ and the Tourist Industry (Leiper‚ 1979) Find six academic definitions for tourism‚ tourist or travel. Discuss each of these six definitions and explain the merits and efficiencies of each one‚ making connections with the points raised by Leiper (1979) where possible. Then provide an overall discussion about which definition is best and for what reason/s. Introduction Six definitions for the term Tourism were found from a variety
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What is Hypnosis? The word "hypnosis" originated from the Greek "hypnos" ‚ meaning sleep‚ and according to Webster ’s New International Dictionary‚ is "The induction of a state resembling sleep or somnambulism". This statement is true to the large extent because to the untrained eye someone in a deep hypnotic state could easily be mistaken for someone sleeping. However‚ it has been a proven scientific fact that for more than 100 years hypnosis can be induced without sleep (because sleep is a symptom
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