Essays Tagged: "general principles"
Aristotle: A Comprehensive View on Nature and Society
er to fully understand Aristotle's views on a natural system, it is necessary to first explain some general principles of his philosophy. It is in his work the Categories that Aristotle presents the c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
"A critique" of The Giver by Lois Lowry
this supposedly 'ideal' society.This book began with a description of sameness and release the two general principles the society functions on. It then continues while Jonas (the main character) wait ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Metaphysics: The Ghost in the Machine.
Metaphysics is defined as a branch of philosophy dealing with the most general principles underlying all reality and knowledge. Throughout history, philosophers have attem ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Managing Organisations.
nd disadvantages of a matrix structure in organisations.DEFINITIONIn the economic literature no one generally corresponding definition for the concept "Matrix-Organisation" exists. Nevertheless some g ... multi-dimensional structure. Besides Dow-Corning, there were also Corning Glass, Lockheed Aircraft, General Electric and Citicorp.The main reason for choosing this type of organisation for the above n ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a matrix structure in organisations.
DEFINITIONIn the economic literature no one generally corresponding definition for the concept "Matrix-Organisation" exists. Nevertheless some g ... multi-dimensional structure. Besides Dow-Corning, there were also Corning Glass, Lockheed Aircraft, General Electric and Citicorp.The main reason for choosing this type of organisation for the above n ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Contextualising Theory in Practice
icted as the act of doing something and is usually contrasted to theory. From theory can be derived general principles (or rules). These in turn can be applied to the problems of practice. Theory is ' ... .The dictionary defines theory as:A supposition or system of ideas explaining something ...based on general principles independent of the particular things to be explained. (Oxford Concise Dictionary, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
John Stuart Mill on Liberty
e; he goes through all the important issues involved with liberty in order for us to understand his general principles. The principle that concerns us in this essay is the harm principle; that is that ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
How we teach and how students learn- A mismatch
students from going through the same struggles, instructors often teach from the top down, from the general to the particular. Generalizations are often fully formulated when they are introduced. Stud ... lated when they are introduced. Students are not actively engaged in the process of abstraction and generalization. Very little inductive thinking is involved; the reasoning is almost entirely deducti ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TEACHINGASSIGNMENT 1ContentsTask 1 3Learning 3Forgetting 3Motivation 4Attentio ... ensures the adoption of mutual respect.ConceptsDictionary Definition:con·cept (k n s pt )n.A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.Something formed in the mind ... ecurity, order.3. Affiliation and affection.4. Self esteem and status.5. Self fulfilment.SummaryThe general principles of motivation are interrelated. A single teaching action can use many of them simultaneously.
Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking
Neoevolutionism
The theory of Neoevolutionism states that how culture develops is by giving general principles of its evolutionary process. This theory of cultural evolution was originally dem ... gy. One of the theories of Neoevolutionism is called "General Evolution." Leslie White came up with this theory. Here, White saw that technology was a "Pr ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
The Aim of Public International Law
xists a community of states, the maintaining of law and order becomes essential. A state will, as a general rule, do its utmost to act within the confines of the framework of rules which make up inter ... he confines of the framework of rules which make up international law. Any state disregarding these general principles of peaceful and cooperative cohabitation between states runs the risk of incurrin ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Juvenile Delinquency
ocs/community.pdf. The first website discusses the fundamental principles, scope of the guidelines, general principles and socialization processes of juvenile delinquency prevention. Their beliefs are ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Kant's Moral Theory And Liberalism: A Comparison
are committed to a common set of presuppositions and principles (Goldberg 519). It is based on four general principles: individualism, universalism, equality, and reform. Individualism is the paramoun ... ts issued by reason to act in various ways that may or should be considered valuable. There are two general kinds of imperatives. One is hypothetical and the other is categorical. A hypothetical imper ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Traffic Signals:An Introduction
raffic Engineering Practice Part 7: Traffic Signals, AUSTROADS, Sydney.A useful introduction to the general principles of intersection design, including isolated and networked traffic signals, can be ... es covered in this unit.Traffic Signal History What are Traffic Signals? Modern traffic signals are generally banks of lights used to control traffic. By a universally agreed convention an illuminated ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Self & Society: A Social Constructionist Perspecti
questions whether the human psyche can be completely explained by breaking it down into one or two general principles. Reductionism would have it that all human behaviour can ultimately be determined ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Distinction between Knowledge & Belief.
?philo? which means love and ?sophia? meaning wisdom. Philosophers love to know the truth about the general principles of the world and they pursue the truth in these. Through the ages many philosophe ... o know anything with absolute certainty, or to know the world as it 'really' is. It can also mean a general reluctance to accept anything on face value without sufficient proof, and in modern day phil ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Five Ethical Principles for Research With Human Participants
There are five general principles in the 2002 APA ethics code designed to "guide and inspire psychologists toward t ... ice, and beneficence. The following are five basic ethical principles presented in the order of the general principles in the APA code that apply specifically to conducting biomedical and behavioral r ... ts validity), safeguards must be implemented to protect the welfare and dignity of participants. In general, procedures that involve concealment or deception in a research design can be implemented on ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Critically examine and discuss the separation of powers in the Hong Kong legal system using relevant legislations and case law
actice with a codified constitution that laid down the legal foundations. One of the most important general principles of the Basic Law is the authorization of the region to maintain a system of execu ... he most important aspects of Hong Kong's fundamental value. Article 2 of the Basic Law provides the general principle of the judiciary's independence from the executive and legislative branches. Artic ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
International Law and Municipal law
_____________________________________________________________________________1.0 General Principles _____________________________________________________________________________Intr ... ernational law and national law, which law prevails? Thus, we must have a good understanding on the general rules on the relationship between international law and municipal law and take note that dif ... hat have been developed to explain the relationship of international law and the municipal law on a general level before we determine the practical matters.Theories regarding the relationship between ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Research Proposal: Are radiographers capable of undertaking the role of Practitioner under IR (ME) R?
graphers may undertake this role. Matthews and Brennan (2008) (Justification of x-ray examinations: General principles and an Irish perspective. Radiography 14, 349-355) discuss the principles of just ... ons about this issue. For example, Matthews and Brenna (2008) (Justification of x-ray examinations: General principles and an Irish perspective. Radiography 14, 349-355) discuss the principles of just ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers