The logic of actual obligation The logic of An alternative approach to deontic logic. In this paper we develop a system of deontic logic (LAO, the"; logic of actual obligation) with a.rathep limited scope: we are, only interested in obligations as far as they: are; relevant for deciding: what: actions-actually ought to be done in a particular situation, given some normative system, N. In fact w...

the obligation to disclose essential information is important either in theoretical and practical approach. this means that in order to enjoy the necessary knowledge to achieve decision-making and formation of contract, the information that is effective to create legal consent should be revealed to the opposite side. in franchise agreement; violation of this obligation that is one of accessorie...

Did I tell you about the back pain patient who paused in our waiting room after being discharged just long enough to steal the coin change machine? He didn’t get away with it though, because he stopped in the parking lot for a smoke, where security found him. He ran, but got caught and roughed up by the police, and ended up back in the ED for worsening back pain. What a world we live in! I have...

present study is conducted to measure the effect of obligation to religious functions on pedagogy employees’ organizational commitment in shahriar. for this purpose, the variables of two aspects namely “worship” and “ethics” are considered as the constituents of obligation to religious functions and their impact on employees’ organizational commitment is studied. two questionnaires were used to...

In this essay I examine the formal structure of the concept of futility, enabling identification of the appropriate roles played by patient, professional, and society. I argue that the concept of futility does not justify unilateral decisions to forego life-sustaining medical treatment over patient or legitimate surrogate objection, even when futility is determined by a process or subject to et...

I explore various ways of integrating the framework for predeterminism, agency, and ability in [P. McNamara, Nordic J. Philos. Logic 5 (2) (2000) 135] with a framework for obligations. However, the agential obligation operator explored here is defined in terms of a non-agential yet personal obligation operator and a non-deontic (and non-normal) agency operator. This is contrary to the main curr...