Kantian’s moral theory Right reason(Done from the good will) | Right act (passes the C.I) | Status | Yes | Yes | Morally right (AFD) | No | No | Morally wrong | No | Yes | No moral content (ACWD) | Yes | No | IMPOSSIBLE | The good will Kant’s moral theory begins from the starting point of the good will. In assessing the moral worth on an action we must focus not on the consequences of results of the action‚ but on the agent’s will ( the motivation of conducting an action is really important)
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Violence against women is a significant public health problem‚ as well as a fundamental violation of women’s human rights. Physical or sexual violence affects more than one third of all women globally according to a new report released by World Health Organization (WHO). Some 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence. The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women‚ affecting 30% of women worldwide. The findings
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Philippine History & Government I. Terminologies 1. Pearl of the Orient Sea * Romantic name given to our country. 2. People * It is the foundation of the country 3. Taal Volcano * Smallest volcano in the Philippines 4. Pating Bulik * The huge whale shark 5. Noah * He saved the world from the great flood by making an ark. 6. Pung-apong * One of the world’s largest flowers‚ with a diameter of one foot. 7. Kalaw *
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Marymhel Grace G. Montos Lit 1 12:30-1:30 Literature The word literature is derived from the Latin term litera which means letter. It has been defined differently by various writers. Some loosely interpret literature as any printed matter written within a book‚ a magazine or a pamphlet. Others define literature as a faithful reproduction of man’s manifold experiences blended into one harmonious expression. Because literature deals with ideas‚ thoughts and emotions of man‚ literature can
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After listening to your feedback on the paper that I turned in‚ as nice as you were at choosing your words regarding what my paper reflected. I had to sit with myself and really think about where those ideas and thoughts had come from that I wrote down cause when I listened to what you were saying‚ all I could think about was “that doesn’t sound like me”! It had to be though because no one else wrote that paper for me. After a lot of thought I went back quite a few years to a time when I was an active
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Corruption The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits.[2] Morris‚[3] a professor of politics‚ corruption is the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Economist I. Senior[4] defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which
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CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA by James Roaf‚ European II Department‚ IMF* Conference on Post-Election Strategy Moscow‚ April 5-7‚ 2000 A. Introduction Corruption is often cited as a key factor behind Russia’s economic problems. However‚ while it is generally agreed that Russia does suffer from a particularly high incidence of corruption‚ economists are far from clear as to the actual economic implications of the problem. This note discusses Russia’s experience of corruption from the perspective of the substantial
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Corruption in India Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority. Corruption has been defined variously by scholars. But the simple meaning of it is that corruption implies perversion of morality‚ integrity‚ character or duty out of mercenary motives‚ i.e. bribery‚ without any regard to honour‚ right and justice. In other words‚ undue favour for any one for some monetary or other gains is corruption
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Introduction Corruption in simple terms may be defined as "an act of bribery" . It has been described as profit in a way that constitute a breach of law or a deviation from the norms of society. it involves all types of person and groups such as politician‚ officials‚ policemen‚ and other citizens including businessmen‚ industrialists‚ bankers‚ etc. whether as individual or groups including white collars criminals who break the law
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Corruption undermines human development and democracy. It reduces access to public services by diverting public resources for private gain. The real costs of corruption were highlighted by the UN Secretary-General in his 2009 statement for the International Anti-Corruption Day: "When public money is stolen for private gain‚ it means fewer resources to build schools‚ hospitals‚ roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts‚ major infrastructure projects
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