scholarly journals Brutus' Ultimum dilemma or Is there a moral justification for killing Caesar?

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-534
Author(s):  
Evgenij Derzhivitskij ◽  
Vadim Perov ◽  
Andrey Polozhentsev
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Moral Justification ◽  
Moral Choice ◽  
Ethical Thought ◽  
Philosophical Reflection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Purpose ◽  
Political Works ◽  
The Way

The article examines how to apply moral and philosophical reflection in the commission of a crime. An action is the result of solving an equation with many variables. This is overcoming legal, moral, philosophical, and emotional contradictions. However, modern legal and ethical thought closes the way for understanding its causes and motives. As an example, we examine the conspiracy and murder of Caesar in Rome in 44 BC. The article reveals objective differences in the understanding of morality in antiquity and in modern ethical science. Here we analyze the philosophical and ethical grounds that will help solve this dilemma. First of all, we considered the philosophical and political works and letters of Cicero. His reasoning about the duties of a citizen might have influenced Brutus' decision to participate in the conspiracy against Caesar and accept the moral choice as his fate. Brutus did not act as a murderer, but as an exponent of public purpose and public utility, for whom the purpose of the act was the public good, incompatible with tyranny.

scholarly journals Curators Serving the Public Good

Philosophies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Jean-Paul Martinon
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Private Good ◽  
Universal Principle ◽  
The Public ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Circle Of Friends ◽  
The Way

This article investigates a principle inscribed at the top of most codes of ethics for curators: they should always “serve the public good.” No self-respecting curator would ever admit to serve “the private good,” that is, the good of the few, whether that of an elite in power or of a circle of friends or allies. The principle of “serving the public good” is inalienable and unquestionable even in situations where it is most open to doubt. However, what exactly is the meaning of this seemingly “true” and on all accounts “universal” principle: “to serve the public good”? To address this question, I look at this principle for the way it is perceived as being both majestic in its impressive widespread acceptance and cloaked in ridicule for being so often disregarded. I will argue—with an example taken from the history of curating—that it is not the meaning attached to the principle that counts, but the respect that it enjoins. I conclude by drawing a few remarks on how the value of the “good” remains, after the principle has been cast aside and the priority of respect is acknowledged, a ghost on the horizon of all curators’ work.

How to Promote Sustainable Branch-Wise Financial Flows in the Context of Contractual Regime (the Case of Public Utility Sector)

10.12737/2498 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Каменева ◽  
E. Kameneva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Way

The subject structure of branch-wise economic and financial relations is described. Factors, affecting financial and economic activity, financial stability and sustainability of financial flows in the public utility sector are revealed. Contractual regime depending on the way the administrating body enters the apartment houses management market is presented.

scholarly journals Adam Smith and the Theory of Punishment

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Stalley
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Adam Smith ◽  
Moral Justification ◽  
Impartial Spectator ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Justification Of Punishment ◽  
The Many

A distinctive theory of punishment plays a central role in Smith's moral and legal theory. According to this theory, we regard the punishment of a crime as deserved only to the extent that an impartial spectator would go along with the actual or supposed resentment of the victim. The first part of this paper argues that Smith's theory deserves serious consideration and relates it to other theories such as utilitarianism and more orthodox forms of retributivism. The second part considers the objection that, because Smith's theory implies that punishment is justified only when there is some person or persons who is the victim of the crime, it cannot explain the many cases where punishment is imposed purely for the public good. It is argued that Smith's theory could be extended to cover such cases. The third part defends Smith's theory against the objection that, because it relies on our natural feelings, it cannot provide an adequate moral justification of punishment.

Proportionality and Compromises

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-97
Author(s):  
Véronique Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Purpose ◽  
Legal Context ◽  
Principle Of Proportionality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Special Case

When individual rights, especially constitutional rights, compete with other rights or with a public good, judges and politicians involved in the legislative process or jurisdictional process are expected to balance their decision in such a way that the gain from achieving the goal mitigates the costs of the resulting loss for the parties. Jurists speak of the doctrine of proportionality in connection with this process of balancing. In the proportionality calculus, judges have to evaluate whether the impact on individual rights outweighs the public purpose pursued through a state’s legal activity. I will argue that the procedure of proportionality is similar to the procedure of reaching a compromise. More precisely, I will defend that compromise is a special case of the principle of proportionality, for it applies when claims cannot be balanced or in the absence of an overarching principle on which all the parties agree. With this, I aim to show the connection between the principle of proportionality and compromises without conflating these two concepts, and to offer new perspectives on the discussion of proportionality as it is used in the legal context.

scholarly journals Study on the Management of the Domestic Sanitation Service in the Commune of Bosanci, Suceava County

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Irina Bilouseac ◽  
Ana-Maria Croitor
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Utility Services ◽  
Direct Management ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Way

In Romania, the management of public utility services is organized and performed in the following forms: direct management or indirect management or delegated management. In this article we have chosen as a model the public sanitation service in the commune of Bosanci and we want to highlight what is the best way to optimize this service, in direct management or delegated management. The public sanitation service in Bosanci is a public service that has been provided over time through both forms of management. The inhabitants of Bosanci were provided with the sanitation service both in direct management and in delegated management, respectively until the end of 2018 in delegated management, and starting with 2019 in direct management, and in order to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each form we will present comparatively the way in which the domestic sanitation service was provided, which currently benefits 7400 inhabitants.

Positional Commitments and the Public Good: Perceptions of a Defecting Group Leader

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Sibicky ◽  
Cortney B. Richardson ◽  
Anna M. Gruntz ◽  
Timothy J. Binegar ◽  
David A. Schroeder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Group Leader ◽  
The Public

Heritage

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Shaikh ◽  
Stefano Bonino
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Online Video ◽  
The South ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Community Heritage ◽  
Personal Accounts ◽  
The Way

The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim migrants to Scotland. It has successfully collated a considerable number of oral stories to create an online video archive, providing first-hand accounts of the personal journeys and emotions of the arrival of the earliest generation of these migrants in Scotland and highlighting the inspiring lessons that can be learnt from them. The CHP’s aims are first to capture these stories, second to celebrate the community’s achievements, and third to inspire present and future South Asian, Muslim and Scottish generations. It is a community-led charitable project that has been actively documenting a collection of inspirational stories and personal accounts, uniquely told by the protagonists themselves, describing at first hand their stories and adventures. These range all the way from the time of partition itself to resettling in Pakistan, and then to their final accounts of arriving in Scotland. The video footage enables the public to see their facial expressions, feel their emotions and hear their voices, creating poignant memories of these great men and women, and helping to gain a better understanding of the South Asian and Muslim community’s earliest days in Scotland.

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