“If it is within our power to prevent something very bad from happening‚ without thereby sacrificing anything morally significant‚ we ought‚ morally‚ to do it.” Peter singer is an Australian philosopher and would say we have a duty to help the global poor. Many people have more than enough money to make small donations but don’t even though it would not affect them at all. Lots of people are selfish and lazy and don’t think to help the poor even though some philosophers would claim we are responsible
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L.O 1.1 A duty of care is a legal obligation required by individuals within the work setting that they must obey by. People within the work setting must meet the required standard of reasonable care while doing tasks etc. that could potentially prevent the cause of harm to others. It is my responsibility while caring for children within my setting that I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their own individual rights. I must follow the correct procedures and report
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Spc Drummond‚ Casey Vigilance Essay Feb 2015 1028 words The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. (Quote- Desmond Tutu) Vigilance is defined as the action or state of being alert and watchful. It is concerned both with what is and what will be. Thus it is important to be Vigilant in the army for many reasons. Not the least of which being it could keep you and your buddies alive despite the world’s best attempts to make you otherwise. But it means more than just staying awake and alert at guard
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WHAT IS DUTY? It is necessary in the study of Karma-Yoga to know what duty is. If I have to do something I must first know that it is my duty‚ and then I can do it. The idea of duty again is different in different nations. The Mohammedan says what is written in his book‚ the Koran‚ is his duty; the Hindu says what is in the Vedas is his duty; and the Christian says what is in the Bible is his duty. We find that there are varied ideas of duty‚ differing according to different states in life‚ different
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THE CONCEPT OF ETHICAL OBLIGATION Name Institution Instructor Course Date The concept of ethical obligation Ethical obligations are rules and laws by which people are expected to live and adhere to in order to undertake a profession. Most professionals as George tenet belonged to professional organisations which‚ among other things‚ are able to discipline people for interfering in the ethical obligations and suspend or expel them from practice if the interference is serious
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Bush administration‚ but his decisions tremendously affected the way CIA is run today. Review Questions: 1. As suggested by Waldo’s essay‚ the advice about ethical behavior in the public office is a set of “maps” divided into 12 different obligations: to the Constitution‚ to Law‚ to Nation or Country‚ to Democracy‚ to Organizational-Bureaucratic‚ to Profession and Professionalism‚ to Family and Friends‚ to Self‚ to Middle-Range Collectives‚ to the Public Interest or General Welfare‚ to Humanity
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CLASSIFICATION OF OBLIGATIONS 1. PURE OBLIGATION – one without a term or is it a subject to a condition and is immediately demandable. 2. CONDITIONAL OBLIGATION – one which is subject to a condition. (a). SUSPENSIVE CONDITION - one which suspends the effectivity of the obligation until the condition is fulfilled. The fulfillment of the condition produces the efficacy of the obligation. (b). RESOLUTORY – one which extinguishes the obligation upon the happening of the condition. The obligation is immediately
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|: |LAW 1 | |II. |Course Title |: |OBLIGATION AND CONTRACTS | |III. |Course Credit |: |3 units
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1. Obligation is a juridical necessity because one of the sources of our obligation is the law. 90% of our obligations comes from law. 2. 4 sources: Law‚ contract‚ quasi-contract‚ delict tas may isa pa e. quasi-delict. 3. Generic thing- object to ng obligation tas kung nawala sya‚ pwede pang palitan kasi nga generic. Tas kapag specific once na nawala yung object‚ hindi na pwedeng palitan. Tas liable yung debtor sa damages sa creditor. 4. Obligations of the debtor: to give‚ to do or not to
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LAW ON OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS* I. Introduction A. Law - from the Latin word “lex” which is derived from the verb “Ligare” meaning “to bind” - a rule of conduct‚ just and obligatory promulgated by legitimate authority for the common observance and benefit (as defined by Sanchez Roman‚ a Spanish Civilist) B. Sources of Law 1. Legislative- Congress 2. Constitution- supreme law of the land 3. Administrative or Executive Orders‚ Regulations and Rulings-
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