Introduction Consideration is one of the essential elements for a formation of a contract.1 According to Lord Pollock’s definition of consideration which is an act or forbearance of one party‚ or the promise thereof‚ is the price for which the promise of the other is bought and the promise thus given for value is enforceable.2 Besides that‚ consideration must be something of value given or promised in exchange for the promise given by the other party in order for a valid contract to be formed.3
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1 (a) According to the information from the question‚ Hei Lau’s letter amounted to an offer to sell his second-hand car and the offer would remain open for one week. Although Chiu Chor made the first letter to Hei Lau for inquiring “whether he would take HK$40‚000 for the car”‚ the original offer was still valid because this inquiry was a mere request for information about the offer rather than a counter offer‚ it does not imply a rejection of the offer. An example of a mere request is the case
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In the article “Opinion: Can artificial intelligence be ethical?” published by Project Syndicate‚ professor Peter Singer tries to persuade his readers that with how AI has progressed‚ with its advantages and its unknowns‚ it could result in immoral consequences so we have to try to teach machines how to behave ethically. Singer states that “AlphaGo was designed to win by playing a huge number of games against other programs and adopting the best strategies that proved successful” (par. 3) saying
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Consideration In contract law consideration is concerned with the bargain of the contract. A contract is based on an exchange of promises. Each party to a contract must be both a promisor and a promisee. They must each receive a benefit and each suffer a detriment. This benefit or detriment is referred to as consideration. Consideration must be something of value in the eyes of the law - (Thomas v Thomas). This excludes promises of love and affection‚ gaming and betting etc. A one sided promise
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On September 5th‚ 1999‚ Peter Singer wrote an article for the New York Times newspaper titled The Singer Solution to World Poverty. He states that residents in developed countries should donate to charitable causes aimed at reducing poverty. In the past‚ some of his works have been controversial‚ and this extends to his works on the relationship between charity and the public. He points out that it is wrong for people to enjoy their wealth and live in luxury while majority of people are suffering
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Peter Singer and Jim Mason have written a book entitled The Ethics of What We Eat. Pages 241-248 of this book discuss the idea of whether factory farming is ethical or not. For this short reflection paper I will discuss the ideas that they brought up about the ethics of factory farming‚ while at the same time bringing in my views of factoring farming and the ethics behind animal treatment. The first issue that they bring up is that‚ “Factory farms are designed on the principle that ‘animals are
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Jon Sobrino and Peter Singer share with readers what it takes to live ethically in a world in which 22‚000 children die each day from poverty-related issues. In The Principle of Mercy: Taking the Crucified People from the Cross‚ Sobrino emphasis that people must no longer turn a naked eye to the problems of the world and they should start living their life according to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In The Life You Can Save‚ Singer stresses the importance of an increase in monetary donation in attempts
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Karl Marx would have agreed with Peter Singer’s evaluation that globalization brought on by changes and advancements in technology have changed the conversation in regard to the role of the nation-state‚ but he would have disagreed with Singer’s call for the rich nations to‚ in effect‚ police themselves and altruistically manifest a global ethical viewpoint. Instead‚ Marx would have argued for a more violent overthrow of the existing social super-structure. Furthermore‚ Marx would have contended
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of Peter Singer and John Arthur By Amy Gallaher The fact that we can afford to provide for ourselves even beyond our basic needs bring an important question. Is it then our duty to provide financial assistance to those who do not have enough to provide for their own basic needs? Peter Singer‚ in his piece‚ “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” would argue that we ought to prevent bad things from happening without sacrificing something of equal importance. Here is the argument Peter Singer presents
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Synthesis Tom Regan‚ Carl Cohen‚ Peter Singer Animal rights are one of the most controversial issues today. There has been endless debate about whether or not animals have rights. Philosophers attempt to come up with the moral conclusions by taking in account the many different standpoints and presenting their related arguments. In his essay “The case of animal rights”‚ Tom Regan‚ a professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University‚ defends his view that the center of our moral concern
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