Essays Tagged: "first principle"

Rawls "Veil of Ignorance"

al principles of justice which would, in turn, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compati ...

(3 pages) 160 0 4.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Exestentialist View on Human Condition

tes himself and what man chooses for himself he chooses for everyone else as well. Lets examine the first principle: man exists and then defines himself. What it means is that man is created on this e ... y, go for a jog someone else is effected. For an example: a man goes to the store and buys a stereo.First of all the clerk the clerk is effected because they have to check you out, so you have taken s ...

(2 pages) 54 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The influence of Aristotle on Alfarabi

of support, debate, and controversy. He contributed materials on the proof of the existence of the First Principle, and on the theory of emanation, as well as the theory of knowledge, in addition to ... ought of one's mind, and it's 'final cause' is to rationalize everything and to be able to make the first transition to the last spiritual emanation from God.The first cause of Aristotle was called 'm ...

(6 pages) 59 0 4.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Analysing John Rawls' Theory of Justice and its principles, and the conflicts which may arise from its implementation.

l principles of justice, which would, in turn, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compati ... th the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be (firstly) to everyone's advantage and (secondly) open to all.Rawl believes that the first principle ( ...

(7 pages) 388 0 4.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Learning Why som people learn faster and better

at lots of psychologists are agreed can directly affect the process of learning in human beings.The first principle is motivation, which its dictionary meaning is strong reason for doing something. It ...

(2 pages) 79 0 1.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Four Principle Rules of Law

istence. This essay shall address the Principles seen within the previously mentioned documents.The first principle discusses political authority and the Absolute Rights of life and limb, personal lib ... ties are bound. Lastly, that the contact is conditional and both shall operate within the rules.The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights touches on the first principle. It guarantees freedom of the p ...

(6 pages) 226 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

How Aristotelian is Aquinas's conception of the human soul?

Aquinas' conception of the nature of the soul consists of two main elements. Firstly, that as the first principle of life which is the form of the human being, it is necessarily ... the principle of all intellective activity in human beings it must be described as subsistent. The first element can be described as thoroughly Aristotelian; the second element is Aquinas' way of rec ... bove will be shown by explaining the two elements of Aquinas' conception of the human soul from the first two articles in Summa 1a75 articles one and two. The final part of the essay will focus on Aqu ...

(24 pages) 69 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Trying to build a perpetuum mobile

n fact, during many centuries, thousands of people have tried building such a machine (now called a first degree perpetuum mobile), but with no positive result. The scientific prove that a first degre ... ith no positive result. The scientific prove that a first degree p.m. is impossible is given by the first principle of thermodynamics or the energy conservation law. This law says that it is impossibl ...

(3 pages) 30 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Kant's Critique of Utilitarianism and a Maxim put through the categorical Imperative.

ori. It also binds us and we all act in a certain way because of it. It is unconditional. It is the first principle of the moral law and it applies to rational and reasonable beings. Since we are sens ... ocedure we would be able to see if it was moral or immoral. There are four steps in this procedure. First you formulate you subjective maxim. Let us use the example that: I will cheat on my philosophy ...

(2 pages) 83 2 4.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Getting to Yes: Negotiation Agreement without Giving In. (2nd Ed) Written by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton.

ases of the negotiation process: analysis, planning, and discussion.Separating People and IssuesThe first principle is to separate the people from the issues. People tend to take positions on a matter ... techniques, according to Fisher and Ury, to overcome these obstacles and generate creative options. First, there is brainstorming inventions. Separate the invention process from the selection process. ...

(5 pages) 270 0 4.5 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Economic Justice

l principles of justice, which would, in turn, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compati ... ial and economic positions are to be to everyone's advantage and open to all.Rawl believes that the first principle, the liberty principle, should take precedence over his second, the difference princ ...

(3 pages) 35 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Are Rawls' arguments for the Difference Principle convincing?

IntroductionIn order to critique Rawls' arguments for the Difference Principle (DP), we must first begin by clarifying the building blocks of his theory of justice. Firstly, Rawls proposes the ... l individuals would ultimately choose two principles of justice to structure society in reality.The first principle of justice is that of equal liberty, i.e. Each person has an equal right to the most ...

(8 pages) 120 0 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Short analysis of the Principles of Republicanism

There where four principles to the new idea of Colonial Republicanism.The first principle was Rejection of the Monarch.The people believed in a representative government; ele ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The Role Of The Common Man's Language In "All My Sons"

action there cannot be a tragedy there may be without character." He adds : "The plot, then, is the first principle , and, as it were the soul of a tragedy. Character holds the second place." Thus, Ar ... it slow. As Miller himself remarks: "The play begins in an atmosphere of undisturbed normality. Its first act was later called slow, but it was designed to be slow. It was made so that even boredom mi ...

(7 pages) 33 0 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Grammar

hesis contains two main principles; Linguistic Determinism and Linguistic Relativity (Yazdani). The first principle speaks to the idea that language, to one degree or another, determines how we think ... termines how we think about the culture within which we exist. The second principle strengthens the first by asserting that a particular culture's language develops and exists relative to its culture' ...

(19 pages) 104 0 4.5 Mar/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Linguistics

Philosophies Of Managment

ortunities, Threats) analysis will have the type of success mentioned before.II. FLAT ORGANIZATION (First Principle) As an organization grows to be very large, a frequent problem occurs. Initially, mo ... lat organization. As a top manager minimizes the chain of command, he must give middle managers and first line managers more responsibilities. Flat organizations are more productive, efficient, and ef ...

(5 pages) 63 0 3.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Management

ortunities, Threats) analysis will have the type of success mentioned before.II. FLAT ORGANIZATION (First Principle) As an organization grows to be very large, a frequent problem occurs. Initially, mo ... lat organization. As a top manager minimizes the chain of command, he must give middle managers and first line managers more responsibilities. Flat organizations are more productive, efficient, and ef ...

(5 pages) 57 0 5.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Blanche DuBois

The first principle character in this play is Blanche DuBois. She is a neurotic nymphomaniac that is on ... selfish, conniving animal. Stanley resembles an animal because of the way he approached Blanche. At first he felt her out and saw what she was like. It was like an animal stalking his prey before he g ...

(3 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Getting to Yes Case Analysis

ts, not positions, inventing options for mutual gain and insisting on using objective criteria. The first principle, people problems, is better understood if three basic categories are looked upon car ... y to counterattack, but what are we going to counterattack if we didn't listen to the attack in the first place. Minimizing communication problems is vital to avoid misunderstandings that may end up p ...

(4 pages) 50 0 5.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Preparation and Distillation of Cyclohexane

that are recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as environmentally responsible (1). The first principle to prevent waste is perhaps the most important - if there is no waste to clean or tr ... tions. By accurately measuring the amounts of reagents needed excess need not be disposed of in the first place. Keeping the lab area clean, orderly, and safe is another way to protect the environment ...

(4 pages) 28 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry