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    As he get madder he starts to shout at the shopkeeper and very clearly says "Do you know what I would of paid for this back in 1965? 50¢!!" The shopkeeper then mumbles something but "D-fens" can't understand so he asks him to speak in English, "I might be able to help you if you speak my language" The shop keeper pulls out a baseball bat

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    Kant Shopkeeper Essay

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    Kant uses the shopkeeper (dealer) example to demonstrate an instance in which an individual acts in accordance with duty, but not from duty. Duty in this case is the necessity of an action done out of the respect for the law. Before this example, Kant provides multiple ways that one might act relative to duty. The shopkeeper example represents the second, which the footnote at the bottom of page 10 of Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals states, “[it] involves those [actions] which accord with

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    first case that Kant offers, the case of the shopkeeper, he says that some people can seem to do an action that seems to have come from a place of duty while others do these actions from a place of self-interest. He says that the distinction between the two can be hard to differentiate. “For example, it certainly accords with duty that a grocer should not overcharge his inexperienced customer; and where there is much competition a sensible shopkeeper refrains from so doing and keeps to a fixed and

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    Liza G Prof. Williams Ethics 21 November 2011 The Two Shopkeepers One of the several topics covered in Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is the issued of two shopkeepers. One shopkeeper is honest with his customers in order to maintain a positive reputation and improve profits. The second one is honest because he thinks it is right and exercises his respect for the moral law. The first shopkeeper is motivated to be honest by the rewards of a positive reputation and

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    “The Shopkeepers Millennium,” by Paul E. Johnson explains the causes and effects of the religious revival in Rochester, New York. Religious revivals took place all over America but, the greatest took place in Rochester with the help of the evangelist, Charles Finney. He convinced many that they could make a better society with the help of God. Finney persuaded the people saying “God has made man a moral free agent” (pg. 4), suggesting that man can choose to be good or evil; and “If Christians united

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    example, there are two shopkeepers, who are faced with a decision regarding how to give proper change to an unaware customer). The first shopkeeper gives his customers their correct change, which conforms to his duty. While on the surface it might appear that the first shopkeeper is doing what his duty requires him, he is only doing so out of inclination and is acting out of self-interest, it is good for his business and reputation, not from moral obligation. So, for Kant, shopkeeper one does not achieve

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    project which will allow shopkeeper to put their ads on website which is made for regional audience on free basis. This Document includes details of the product description, product functionality, user, operating environment, functional and non-functional requirements. This document also includes diagrams such as Use Case and Sequence, Data Dictionary, Periodic Progress Reports and Plagiarism Report for this project report. 1.2 Product Scope DiscountWale is system in which shopkeeper can advertise at reasonable

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    which they aim.” This ties into Kants next part of his work because it describes two shopkeepers that decided to act in the same way towards their customers, but are motivated differently. The shops are relatively located near each other. Both shops want the most business to gain the most profit. One shopkeeper decides to give back correct change only because he wants a good business reputation. This shopkeeper does not want his customers to go elsewhere if they think he is cheating them out of money

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    it is good of itself” (124). Kant uses an example of two shopkeepers that treat their customers in the same way, but are in fact motivated very differently. The first shopkeeper gives the correct change to the customer, but for selfish purposes. He is scared of getting caught for trying to cheat an inexperienced customer like a child. Plus, obtaining a good reputation of being an honest shopkeeper improves his business. The second shopkeeper gives honest change to the customer simply because he is

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    Defendants, Mark and William Schenkly, have not satisfied the elements required to invoke the shopkeeper’s privilege defense. Conduct by the suspect which lead a shopkeeper to believe that the suspect is attempting to steal is enough to establish reasonable cause. In assessing reasonable cause to detain, Arizona courts consider whether appearances are sufficient to justify a shopkeeper’s belief is reasonable. Kon v. Skaggs Drug Center, Inc., 563 P.2d 920, 922 (1977); Gau v. Smitty’s Super Valu, Inc

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