Notice that these two arguments each have the same logical pattern or form: If A then B. A. Therefore‚ B. This pattern‚ as we have seen‚ is called modus ponens. Arguments with this pattern consist of one conditional premise‚ a second premise that asserts as true the antecedent (the if part) of the conditional‚ and a conclusion that asserts as true the consequent (the then part) of the conditional. Other common varieties of hypothetical syllogisms include • chain argument
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Hindu society is plagued by the ills of caste system and of late‚ this problem has taken the proportions of Goliath and is threatening the very integrity of the nation. The society in India is rather divided on the basis of caste and not a single day passes without an incident where caste becomes the focal point. Recently in Maharashtra State a Dalit family of four was done to death by the upper caste Hindus and there was big riot and arson in the State. Similar incidents also take place in other
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CASTE SYSTEM AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN INDIA1 “I have no colour prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being‚ and that is enough for me; he can’t be any worse.” INTRODUCTION:The Castes are hereditary endogamous group with fixed traditional occupations‚ observing commensal prohibition and social restrictions on interaction. It is believed that there are about 3‚000 castes in the country. These castes are grouped as upper castes (like Brahmins
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Religion and Violence Religion‚ which is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices‚ serves the purpose of establishing rules and principles in a society. When studying various religions‚ it becomes apparent that the principles instilled are those that are morally just. Each major religion specifically addresses the issue of violence‚ and the vast majority condemns such actions. Individuals following a particular religion are expected to follow the rules and principles established which
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CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Dr. Karri Rama Reddy Address : Manasa Hospital Prakasam Nagar RAJAHMUNDRY – 533 103. (Andhra Pradesh) INDIA Phones: 0883 – 2467286‚ 2469386‚ 2469959 (PBX) 2469949 (Personal)
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Cited: Smith‚ C.‚ W. Kenan‚ and L. Pearce. National Study of Youth & Religion‚ 2008. 0. <http://www.youthandreligion.org/sites/youthandreligion.org/files/imported/publications/docs/w2_pub_report_final.pdf>. Bakhtivedenta‚ . Bhagavad-gita as it is. 1986. Warner‚ Stephen. "Youth and Religion Project." master.‚ University of Illinois at Chicago‚ 2002
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As a poet Arnold is generally admitted to rank among the Victorians next after Tennyson and Browning. The criticism‚ partly true‚ that he was not designed by Nature to be a poet but made himself one by hard work rests on his intensely‚ and at the outset coldly‚ intellectual and moral temperament. He himself‚ in modified Puritan spirit‚ defined poetry as a criticism of life; his mind was philosophic; and in his own verse‚ inspired by Greek poetry‚ by Goethe and Wordsworth‚ he realized his definition
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Active Euthanasia: Dignity or Murder? An ongoing argument in the world of medicine concerns euthanasia and the right to die. There is an important distinction to make that will be useful later on in describing the difference between active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide‚ because they are not the same thing. Euthanasia‚ more specifically voluntary or active euthanasia‚ pertains to an intervention‚ such as lethal injection‚ requested by a mentally competent patient so as to precipitate
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Early Civilizations Matrix Using your readings and outside sources‚ complete the following matrix. Be sure to address the following in your matrix Provide names‚ titles‚ dates‚ brief descriptions of important events‚ and other details‚ as necessary. Note the details of key political‚ socioeconomic‚ technological‚ artistic‚ musical‚ architectural‚ philosophical‚ and literary developments for each civilization listed in the table‚ which were evidenced in the humanities. Properly cite the sources you
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As a student of religion I have learnt that religion is an indispensable part of human life. History shows that every religion‚ it may be revealed or not‚ has risen in the crucial moment of the human history. According to the Semitic tradition human history has began with Adam and Eve‚ first prophet in Abrahamic tradition. In Indian tradition‚ though God is omnipresent but he directly intervened into this world‚ what we called Avatara‚ to make a clear distinction between right and wrong. In primitive
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