Adams thinks that the strongest objection to his argument is an appeal to intuitive everyday examples where even regular humans appear to have middle knowledge about what free agents would do in different circumstances. Plantinga's example is that of Curley Smith, a corrupt mayor who accepts a bribe of $35,000. Plantinga asserts that, quite obviously, we can know that if Smith had instead been offered $36,000 he would have accepted the greater offer. According to Adams, this proposition is a “semi-factual”
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precedent is only created when the facts of the second case are sufficiently similar to the original case and the decisions was made by a court which is senior too, or in some cases the same level as, the court hearing the later case. Precedent that must be applied or followed is known as blinding precedent (alternately metaphorically precedent, mandatory or binding authority, etc.). Under the doctrine of stare decisis, a lower court must honor findings of law made by a higher court that is within
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dividend decision is unimportant to the wellbeing of a company.” Discuss Stock is a product of socialization production, and the earliest stock can be tracked back to 17th century. In terms of stock, dividend decision is an important concept, which can not be ignored. Dividend decision is defined as ‘Determines the division of earnings between payments to shareholders and retained earnings.’ ( http://finance.mapsofworld.com/corporate-finance/investment-decision/dividend.html ) Dividend decision is also
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Intl Project Management Cost & finance Part 2 : Tools and techniques SupdeCo La Rochelle (H. Khatchadourian) Aligned with the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition 1 Investment Concept & project investment Investment : basics The process of compounding and discounting Compound interest and future value (FV) of a single payment (« lump sums ») FVn = PV(1+I)n With N number of period (= years, quarters,months) I interest rate PV present value FV future value at end of year « n » Step-by-step
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bi-level and tri-level Auto Rack equipment for Burlington Northern Railroad Company. As indicated before, this equipment is a great investment for our company as it exceeds our company’s 20% hurdle rate and therefore investing in them would be a great decision for the company. Hence this memo will seek to explain the optimal way to finance this investment; in other words, this memo will try and demonstrate the most beneficial way to value the auto racks in terms of whether to lease them or own them.
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judicial decisions which may be given either by a supreme or a subordinate Court. A judicial precedent contains in itself a principle of law. Judicial precedents are an important source of law. They have enjoyed high authority at all times and in all countries . the common law of England has been built up the decisions of England judges. There are so many reasons why precedents operates as an authoritative source of law and it also has many kinds according to its probative force. decisions than to
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analysis is also an example of a quantitative technique. C. Quantitative techniques are applied for business analysis to optimize decision making IE profit maximization and cost minimization). It covers linear programming models and other special algorithms, inventory and production models; decision making process under certainty, uncertainty and risk; decision tree construction and analysis; network models; PERT and CPA business forecasting models; and computer application. Examples of qualitative
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ODESSA MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT jytdvkktcgkhcgkhghv lhgvgch lv Project Plan Odessa Mobile Technology Project Author: Debbie Whitson Creation Date: 7/10/03 Last Revised: 7/10/03 Version: 1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 Purpose of Plan 2
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AN ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACT PROCUREMENT OPTIONS SUBMITTED BY EBITUNMISE DANIEL O. QSV/10/1220 COURSE CODE: QSV 512 7TH JULY, 2015 1.0 INTRODUCTION Strategies for the procurement of building projects have not changed significantly in the last 25 years, though time and cost overruns are still prevalent throughout the industry (Smith and Love, 2001). In a response to reduce the incidence of time and costs overruns, the disputes that may often arise, and the likelihood of project success, alternative
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Consistency Bring consistency to the English legal system Case with similar facts will be treated in the same manner Prevents judges making random decisions Promotes justice and equal treatment Law remains the same, which helps people plan their affairs Predictability Lawyers are able to advise their clients with some degree of certainty Predictability is important in determining who should qualify for Government help in funding their legal action The Government does not fund cases which
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