Rational

Pascal was a French thinker who contributed to the basis of calculus; given his rationality he decided to use this approach to consider the question of the existence of God. The question was not if God existed or not, but which argument was more rational. Pascal created a systematic way of settling the debate, a wager. This wager would…

without financial means to be able to do so. Without financial means, families cannot afford to send their children to school, when one more hand in factories can help to provide food on the table. The current society has evolved from the lack of rational thought to a degree where because they are capable of thought that they choose to work in jobs that gets them the financial…

1. What are the least, and most, amount of distinct zeroes of a 7th degree polynomial, given that at least one root is a complex number? Answer: If the equation is 7th degree then it has 7 roots. Those roots can be complex or real. Complex roots always come in pairs, so if it has one, then it has 2, the other one being the conjugate of the first one. This in other words, if one complex root is a + bi, then the other complex root is a – bi. If at least one root were complex, then we would have a…

My patients’ initial is R, G M and a 75-year-old female who lives with her son. She is divorced from husband. Her cultural identity is Anglo Saxon American who believes in family and the solidarity that involve in it. She belongs to the Erikson final stage of Ego integrity vs Despair. Her behavior that she portrayed to me showed that she felt successful as a happily divorced woman with a son. Although she has a son who is able to take care of her, she decided to go and stay with her friend in…

fully rational. In another article, the author states alternative aspect regarding this topic, which is “rational suicide”. According to the article, the arguments over this topic come primarily in two forms: “ one emphasizing the respect for individual autonomy, and the other the rational assessment of utility.” This paper provides a thoroughly explanation of rational suicide. The argument over this concept comes to a basic question: whether to die now not later. If we try to offer the rational…

his writing, the dominant international relations theory was systemic realism, which is extremely similar to Allison’s Rational Policy Model. Allison, however, criticizes the Rational Policy Model because it treats nations as “black boxes” without a differentiated decision-making structure and bureaucracy. In his argument, Allison claims that there are variations of the Rational Policy Model which considers the national leaders, their interests as well as different actors, such as parties,…

control was based on hierarchical authority (rational) and had to report up to the UN although he has some authority to make decisions in Rwanda. His decisional process was ad hoc (garbage-can) given the tight deadline to assess the situation. However, he also made decisions based on heuristics like estimating how many troops to deploy and standard operating procedures from the UN (bureaucratic). The expected outcome and rationale was to maximize (rational) the opportunity of improving the…

Mutual cooperation, though it would be the rational choice for both players, is not easily achieved or maintained. In the standard two-person, one-shot game, it appears that the safest option would be to defect, as this would result in either a five-year sentence or no prison at all, while cooperation…

compassion certainly is a form of emotion. Consider how one might respond if they lacked any capacity for compassion, such a person is often referred to as a psychopath. If, Singer were correct in his claim that some moral intuitions are purely “rational,” then we would expect to see psychopaths reliably answering such fundamental moral questions¬. However, psychopaths repeatedly fail to demonstrate any ability for moral reasoning, let alone reliable moral intuitions, suggesting that they lack…

associated with the concept good will. Good will is thus acting in a way that is right, because it is the right thing to do. As humans, we have a rationale of what is right and what is wrong; however, this is sometimes misguided because we are not purely rational. This misdirection can lead us to indulge in our animal passions or desires, resulting in immoral action. This leads us to become too aware and concerned with our own personal welfare, that we then develop a strong sense of…