Essentials of Consideration Presence of consideration is one of the requisites of Valid Contract. Consideration must be of two directional nature. That means both parties should get benefited mutually. Then only the Contract becomes capable of creating legal relations. Consideration may be in the form of cash‚ goods‚ act or Abstinence. Definition of Consideration “When at the desire of the promissor‚ the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing or does or abstains from
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Student Name: Veronica Ryan Student No: 20120035 Assignment: Kant Lecturer: Prof: Wamsley Due Date: 23 August 2013 ____________________________________________________________________ Emmanuel Kant was an influential German Philosopher. He was born in Konigsberg in Prussia to Protestant parents he lived from 1724 to 1804. Kant observed the world around him and observed that that every culture religion and society has moral law whether they are obeyed or not. The Formula of Universal Law-
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What constitutes a great and memorable speech? Following the recent results of the October 19th federal election in Canada‚ two major speeches were delivered – Justin Trudeau’s victory speech and Steven Harper’s defeat speech. Just as with President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech ("Top 10 Presidential Addresses of All Time")‚ people with political preference may rank one of the two speeches more highly solely due to the identity of the speaker. Thankfully however‚ Lifehack provides some invaluable
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COMPARE UTILITARIAN AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness. In maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility‚ in short it can be defined as pleasure minus pain. Deontology means duty or obligation. This theory was founded by a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). According to Kant‚ it is the only way of making moral decisions. Another definition for deontology is that it is an approach to the justification
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Ethical Considerations for the Investigator and Prosecutor in Homicide and Rape The investigator and prosecutor play very critical roles‚ roles that are only fairly fulfilled if all parties are as ethical as possible. Failing to act ethically can lose a case‚ set a criminal free or could even mean someone innocent going to prison. While ethics in every single type of case are important we are going to examine homicide and rape. Both homicide and rape leave the public hungry for answers.
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The Crucible Reading Questions Directions: Answer all questions using textual evidence. ACT I 1. (a) What is Betty’s condition at the beginning of the play? (b) What were she and her cousin Abigail doing the night before? 2. Summarize Abigail’s prior relationship with the Proctors. 3. Who is Reverend Hale? Why is he contacted? 4. What seems to be the main motivation for Reverend Parris’s concern about Abigail and Betty’s behavior in the forest? 5. (a) When Reverend Parris leaves
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For example‚ the privatisation of foster care in the United Kingdom‚ which is becoming increasingly popular (Steen and Smith‚ 2012) can be argued as a deontological approach from the government’s point of view. The deontological ethics theory focuses on the morality of the action and not the consequences of that action (Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 2015). Caring for vulnerable members in society is a duty‚ privatisation meets the increasing
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Hyde v Wrench(1840) Hyde v Wrench [1840] EWHC Ch J90 is a leading English contract law case on the issue of counter-offers and their relation to initial offers. In it Lord Langdale ruled that any counter-offer cancels the original offer. Wrench offered to sell his farm in Luddenham to Hyde for £1000‚ an offer which Hyde declined. On 6 June 1840 Wrench wrote to Hyde’s agent offering to sell the farm for £1000‚ stating that it was the final offer and that he would not alter from it.[1] Hyde offered
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After reading specifics of Tertullian and Justin Martyr‚ my first observation of the two is that Justin concerned his accusers to the point that while the Jews had prophecies to reflect on about the Messiah because of" the prophets books" in their custody‚ they did not recognize him‚ nor did they believe that Jesus was the Christ. (KERR‚ pg.20) Tertullian spoke‚ and I quote” Heresy will lose its strength if we are not surprised that it is strong”. (KERR‚ pg.39) Tertullian reflected on doctrines that
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deontological vs. utilitarian ethics Kant believed that morality is dependent upon reason‚ that to act rationally was the same as acting morally. He placed a high value upon duty in determining the moral worth of an action. Kant’s deontological ethics is essentially an ethics of duty or obligation. As such‚ he claims that the moral worth of an action depends solely on whether or not it was done exclusively from a sense of duty. If an act is done simply because one is so inclined‚ the act has no
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