22 Michael Levin 1 Introduction This essay defends the view that homosexuality is abnormal and hence undesirable - not because it is immoral or sinful‚ or because it weakens society or hampers evolutionary development‚ but for a purely mechanical reason. It is a misuse of bodily parts. Clear empirical sense attaches to the idea of the use of such bodily parts as genitals‚ the idea that they are for something‚ and consequently to the idea of their misuse. I argue on grounds involving natural selection
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• Crime 30% of course time Principal focus: Through the use of a range of contemporary examples‚ students investigate criminal law‚ processes and institutions and the tension between community interests and individual rights and freedoms. Themes and challenges to be incorporated throughout this topic: • the role of discretion in the criminal justice system • issues of compliance and non-compliance in regard to criminal law • the extent to which
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Case Studies Paper VIII (404) Sem.IV M.Com.Part II Patter 2008 Wef from June 2009 Case Studies : There will be a paper of case studies for external students. The paper will be set for 80 marks to be converted to 100 marks. In the question paper 04 cases are given. It will be covered‚ each carrying 20 marks. Note : The paper of case studies will be offered only by external students only.. CASE No.1 : ‘X’ Limited of India‚ is the leading company‚ in manufacturing and distributing computers through
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WEEK 4 MORAL PHILOSOPHIES DEFINITION The field of moral philosophy involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. The term “morality” can be used either 1. descriptively to refer to a code of conduct put forward by a society or‚ a. some other group‚ such as a religion‚ or b. accepted by an individual for her own behavior or 2. normatively to refer to a code of conduct that‚ given specified conditions‚ would be put forward by
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Is Adultery Immoral? by Richard Wasserstrom [Note: This is an edited version of the original; I have added paragraph numbers and taken some stuff out.] From Richard A. Wasserstrom‚ed.‚ Today’s Moral Problems‚ 3rd ed. New York:Macmillan‚ 1985. 1. ... I am interested in pursuing at least two questions [in this paper]. First‚ I want to explore the question of in what respects adulterous behavior falls within the domain of morality at all: For this surely is one of the puzzles one encounters when considering
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* Introduction of the Bill of Lading "Lading" is another word for cargo. Lading refers to the material goods that are transported by the carrier from one location to another on behalf of a sender and a receiver. Such transportation may be carried out by way of ground transport‚ by aircraft or by cargo ships. Carriers use the bill of lading associated with a given shipment to ensure that goods are delivered safely to the sender as the shipper had named. “Bill of lading” is a legal document which
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PRESERVING NATURE VS. RESHAPING NATURE Critical analysis of recent floods in Uttarakhand ______________________________________________________________________________ “The environmentalist goal of ‘preserving nature’ unavoidably conflicts with the requirements of human life: Man ’s basic means of survival is to reshape nature to serve his ends‚ to take the raw materials of his environment and use them to produce values. This requires "touching" nature‚ not leaving it untouched” ____
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Eichenlaub‚ Richard HRMN 362 The article I have chosen is Tattoos and Body Piercings: New Terrain for Employers and Courts by Jon D. Bible. It can be found in the fall 2010 Labor Law Journal Volume 61 issue 3 pages 109-122. The author is a professor of business at the College of Business Administration at Texas State University. Based on his background‚ I expect the author’s presentation to be fair and unbiased. The introduction starts by discussing the possible negative effect of employees’
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SECOND DIVISION [G.R. No. L-26145. February 20‚ 1984.] THE MANILA WINE MERCHANTS‚ INC.‚ Petitioner‚ v. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE‚ Respondent. Rafael D. Salcedo for Petitioner. The Solicitor General for Respondent. SYLLABUS 1. TAXATION; NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; CORPORATE INCOME TAX; ADDITIONAL TAX ON ACCUMULATED EARNINGS; EXEMPTION THEREFROM. — A prerequisite to the imposition of the tax has been that the corporation be formed or availed of for the purpose of avoiding the income
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Employment Law Outline General Theme for Regulating/Not Regulating: Structure of Legal Responses to Problem 1. Economic Rational a. Inefficient for government to intervene b. People best at knowing what they want (rational beings) 2. In balance of information between employer/employee (safety) 3. Power inbalances a. Employees may have no other options (captive) b. Employers have more power in general 4. People are irrational‚ don’t know what is best for them 5. Social cost to society from “rational”
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