The Three Certainties * Knight v. Knight (1840); + Lord Langdale - To be valid as a trust there must be: a) Certainty of intention to create a trust – Is a trust intended as a q. of fact? b) Certainty of subject-matter – What property is to be subject to the trust and what are the beneficial interests? c) Certainty of objects – Who are the beneficiaries of the trust? (charitable trusts do not need to satisfy this requirement) * Why are these requirements necessary
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we can do‚ since certainty comes through our minds and easily exits leaving us in doubt about what could have been. On the other hand‚ certainty gives confidence to people who become so overwhelmed with doubt. Certainty is what allows us to have more confidence to accomplish anything that other people may believe is the impossible. More than likely there have been many cases in history‚ politics‚ sports‚ and entertainment that have caused people to show either doubt or certainty. In history‚ the
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Honour killing‚ india’s continuing shame Honour killing‚ india’s continuing shame SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY Prof. seema dutta AMAN BANSAL ROLL NO-212017 OBJECTIVES Every research has an objective in mind when he or she starts his or her research on any topic and in the course of the research process the researcher’s job is to fulfill
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The lost honour–kiling for false honour In a world where people chat with 3G technology and life goes on at a v room pace‚ our society has regressed to the Dark Ages where the honor of society is killed without a thought. Lives are taken for age old beliefs which should have been extinct by now as they are not consistent with our present day. Honour killings used to be a phrase linked with the Middle East and the backward countries which follow strict Islamic Code of conduct. But our own country
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William Lyon Phelps stated an absolute certainty will make anything possible‚ but Bertrand Russell believed that our opinions should always have some sort of doubt. This conflict between optimism and doubt is most importantly meant to be kept balanced. This balance of doubt and optimism can be seen in the real world in many ways such as in sports or school. When Phelps said that we need to have an “absolute sense of certainty‚” he meant a setting your mind to it mentality. If you can imagine it
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Between Certainty & Doubt Phelps’ view that “certainty” enables one to “accomplish virtually anything” seems in conflict with Russell’s belief that opinions should be measured with “some sense of doubt”. Upon closer examination what is best when making life decisions is a matter of perspective. When weighing certainty versus doubt in the construct of important choices‚ it is irrefutable that they are different sides of the same coin; without one there cannot be the other. Absolute certainty comes
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necessary to delineate the boundaries of its definition. It is in this context that I will discuss knowledge in the sense that implies certainty as the level of confidence I hold in its ability to reflect reality. Hereafter I will defend the notion that certain knowledge is impossible‚ as delineated by the theory of skepticism‚ and conclude by asserting that certainty is an unnecessary quality of knowledge in non-philosophical use. Let’s begin by examining the skeptic’s argument. Someone who holds
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How Is Certainty Possible? Certainty is defined as being free of doubt. In philosophy is there such a thing that we know without any doubt? Do we know anything with absolute certainty? Although we may believe to have genuine knowledge in some cases‚ there are other cases in which we do not know‚ but only think we know. Now therein lies the problem‚ how do we distinguish what is absolutely certain and what is not? This is why the idea of knowledge and certainty is so important. Both empiricists
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DC-1 Sem-II Chapter: Covariance and Correlation Content Developers: Vaishali Kapoor & Rakhi Arora College / University: Rajdhani College (University of Delhi) Institute of Lifelong Learning‚ University of Delhi 1 Table of Contents 1. Learning outcomes 2. Introduction 3. Covariance a. Discrete Random Variable b. Continuous Random Variable c. Special cases 4. Correlation 5. Appendix 6. Summary 7. Exercises 8. Glossary 9. References Institute of Lifelong Learning‚ University
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Calley’s Honor How the Southern Culture influenced the public opinion on the court-martial of Lieutenant Calley Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………….....3 Chapter One………………………………………………………………………………………....……... 6 Public opinion………………………………………………………………………................. 6 Southern Culture………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Chapter Two………………………………………………………………………………………….......... 12 My Lai............................
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