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How can legal systems achieve social efficiency and fairness at the same time?

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Efficiency means increasing the welfare of society as a whole, and legal systems are shaped by this. For example, prohibiting theft, enforcing bankruptcy laws, intellectual property rights, and environmental protection laws encourage creativity and promote long-term well-being. Laws should balance fairness and efficiency through social consensus, taking into account economic, social, and...

How do logical positivism and critical rationalism differ in the formation and validation of scientific theories?

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Logical positivism argues that universal statements are established through the accumulation of single-entity statements through objective observation, but this has been criticized because it cannot guarantee future truth. Critical rationalism, on the other hand, argues that propositions are formed in relation to existing theories, and that hypotheses must be verified through disprovability...

How do we understand causality in a scientific worldview? (Hume’s Critique and Newman’s Process Theory)

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Since the modern era, Western philosophers have tried to limit causality to relationships between physical actions. Hume pointed out that causation itself cannot be directly observed. This is where Newman’s process theory comes in, which explains causation through the spatiotemporal trajectory of an object. This theory distinguishes between causal and non-causal processes, but it has...

How does advertising impact markets and society beyond the pursuit of profit?

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Advertising starts as a profit-seeking tool for sellers, but it has a complex impact in many ways, including promoting market competition, increasing consumption, revitalizing the economy, changing social values, and polluting the environment. We need advertising that promotes eco-friendly consumption and considers social responsibility.   Although advertisements are designed as a means of...

What reading methods and strategies work well for exploring a topic in depth?

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Reading to explore a topic in depth begins with understanding the overall structure of a book, selecting and focusing on the parts you need to read. Readers integrate their background and newly acquired knowledge, organize it through writing, and reconstruct meaning on a social level. They expand their knowledge through academic discussion and critique and contribute to the intellectual...

How do proficient readers use background knowledge to understand the meaning of a text?

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Proficient readers use their background knowledge to understand the meaning of texts, consider the context of the text to fill in gaps and adjust their reading strategies. They also expand their knowledge through ongoing reading activities and apply it to solve real-world problems.   What skills and attitudes do proficient readers possess? Proficient readers have the ability to effectively...

What is the impact of entailment theory from ethics to aesthetics and other disciplines?

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Entailment theory, a concept that describes the relationship between moral and non-moral properties, originated in ethics and has since spread to other fields such as aesthetics, psychology, and linguistics. Aesthetic entailment explains the dependence of aesthetic properties on non-aesthetic properties, and addresses the problem of justification and inconsistency in aesthetic judgment. Exploring...

What are public goods, what are their definitions and characteristics, and how can they resolve policy dilemmas in public policy?

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Public goods are goods or services produced for the common consumption of many people, characterized by non-rivalry and non-excludability. Government public goods policies for the public good may face policy dilemmas, and strategies such as the rational model and the satisficing model are used to solve them. It is important to maximize public benefits and minimize social costs through different...

Is human free will the true cause of causation?

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Reid argues that causality requires more than just physical conditions; it requires the free will of the actor. In his view, the true cause is human will, and the physical events are merely effects.   Suppose a red ball hits a stationary white ball, causing the white ball to move. Hume laid out three requirements for a causal relationship between the red ball hitting the white ball and the...

What values and responsibilities do we abandon as we transition from college to adulthood?

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In the process of becoming an adult, we often lose sight of the values that we hold dear, as I found myself forgetting the value of concessions in the midst of fatigue and conflict after entering college. However, in order to become a true adult, we must constantly look at ourselves, reflect, and strive to become a better person.   When I was in high school, I thought college students with...

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Hello! Welcome to Polyglottist. This blog is for anyone who loves Korean culture, whether it’s K-pop, Korean movies, dramas, travel, or anything else. Let’s explore and enjoy Korean culture together!