In the context of the role and justification of punishment, where we asked ourselves whether there is any rational justification for retribution, or whether that only concerns something which, on reflection, we don't endorse.
Where they differ is over whether coherence alone can provide justification for belief, or whether we must posit a privileged class of beliefs having some individual credibility [19]." Prior to exploring the concept of foundationalism, the distinction between basic and non-basic beliefs has to be looked at.
"There is no justification for suicide bombing whether in Palestine, in Iraq, in London, in Egypt, in Turkey, anywhere," he said at one point.
Most researchers agree that justification for extremist action, whether through religious or secular doctrine, is either developed or greatly intensified by group dynamics.
And this is where the fallacious moral justification for forcible intervention, whether aimed at drug abuse or obesity, comes from: He cannot help himself, so we must help him, whether he likes it or not.
Whether you buy WikiLeaks' justification for releasing the cables and whether you accept the arguments by the Times's Bill Keller and other top editors about why they published and reported on the cables will be popular debates among bloggers and guests on cable TV and talk radio.
For some time afterwards, she complained to the Met and demanded to know who had authorised the monitoring, the justification for doing so, and whether it had continued.
For some time afterwards, she complained to the Met and demanded to know who had authorised the monitoring, the justification for doing so, and whether it continued.
The essay examines whether justification for such a policy can be found in either the political theory of John Rawls or in the application of utilitarian principles to intergenerational ethics.
Results There were significant improvements in five of 14 reporting criteria: identification as cluster randomised; justification for cluster randomisation; reporting whether outcome assessments were blind; reporting the number of clusters randomised; and reporting the number of clusters lost to follow-up.
