Intention

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher whose work had a lot of influence in the European modern philosophy as well as in the universal philosophy. Nowadays, Kant is considered one of the greatest philosophers that ever existed. His contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics gave philosophy a new shift. One of his most interesting ideas I learned, which make him one of the most important philosophers in the 21st century, is the importance of the relationship that exists in…

Julius Caesar. Due to his decision to cross the Rubicon, thus invading Italy. However, some scholars may argue that Caesar had no intention to start a civil war nor had a choice, but was goaded by Pompey and the Optimates into it. Therefore, does the responsibility lie with them? On one hand some scholars, and Julius himself, argue that it was not a predetermined intention to cause a civil war, but in fact was an act of spontaneity to protect the tribune of the people and Julius himself. Syme…

Fisher Fisher’s intentions were to demonstrate his argument that the Commander in Chief with the premise of what the framers intended with the constitution. Through out his stance, Presidential War Power, Fisher not only fights for the intentions of the framers, but also the language of which write, how Congress and the President relates to these intentions, how to United Nations plays a role in this discussion, and the idea of the decision of going to war being held to a group of people…

Statutory interpretation may be required when the meaning of the legislation enacted by the Parliament is unclear. This may occur due to many reasons such as; legislation failing to consider a specific point, a broad term being used to cover numerous possibilities , ambiguity, a drafting error, new technological developments, and changes in the use of language over time. In this essay I will attempt to answer whether statutory interpretation gives unelected judges unprecedented power to…

Criminal Psychology Introduction: Criminal psychology is the study of the intentions and behaviours of criminals. Criminologists apply psychology to crime in order for them to uncover the criminals reasoning for committing the crime. This is not a job that many people know about but I believe that it is a very important job so that the police and other agencies have information about what and who they are dealing with. I had a short limited amount of prior knowledge about this topic but from…

claims that the intention was never to let that air. Some people were appalled by this incident, but Deontology looks only at the intentions behind the incident. The network’s intentions were not unethical in this situation despite…

mainly apparent in Hamlet’s character that is very complex due to the perception on whether he is mad or not. The theme of semblance is heavily intertwined throughout the play because each character portrays a different character to mask their true intentions and wield what other characters are thinking. Hamlet portrays a mad image in order to conceal his true feelings about his father’s death and gain the opportunity to revenge it by killing Claudius. Thus, Hamlet creates an image of…

on racism is one that is based on attitudes of hatred and lack of regard for members of certain races. Garcia states that “Racism, then, is something that essentially involves not our beliefs and their rationality or irrationality, but our wants, intentions, likes and dislikes and their distance from the moral virtues.” (236) This stance opposes the thought of racism being belief-based. Garcia uses an interesting method to counter the thought of race being unreal. Garcia’s view doesn’t require…

This question, posed by Williams (1981), is a battle field for moral judgments in daily life. Circumstantial factors may influence the moral judgement of a situation in several ways, one of which is the mismatch between the intentions behind an action and the consequences of that action. This is the core difference between negligent or reckless behaviors and tortious behaviors in the common law. Nagel (1979) posed a dilemma in which two equally intoxicated people both decided…

The Lindall Finley Wortham Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Houston. It is a well-maintained campus with easy to navigate road, and has spacious parking directly in front of the theatre. It is a small, simple theatre with a cozy feel and comfortable seating. There were only a handful of attendees which made for a very pleasurable afternoon with little distractions during the performances. The seats were slanted down toward the stage and I sat in the center of the theater…