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41Impartiality — is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons.Philosophical concepts of… …
42bias — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prejudice, partiality; bent, inclination; slope, diagonal. v. t. influence, sway, prejudice. See obliquity, tendency, injustice. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bent, preference, leaning; see inclination 1 ,… …
43favoritism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partisanship, partiality; nepotism. See choice. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bias, partiality, inequity, preferential treatment, partisanship, nepotism; see also inclination 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
44predilection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partiality, preference, prejudice, bias. See tendency, desire.Ant., dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. partiality, bias, preference, liking; see inclination 1 . See Synonym Study at prejudice . III… …
45preference — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. choice, pick, desire, taste, liking, druthers (inf.). See precedence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something preferred] Syn. choice, favorite, first choice, decision; see choice 3 . 2. [Inclination] Syn.… …
46partial — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use partial to refer to something that is not complete or whole. He managed to reach a partial agreement with both republics. ...a partial ban on the use of cars in the city. ...partial blindness. 2)… …
47Thomas Nagel — April 2008 Born July 4, 1937 (1937 07 04) (age 74) Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) …
48Karma in Hinduism — Karma is a concept in Hinduism which explains causality through a system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a… …
49bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
50preference — pref·er·ence / pre frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: the right to prior payment of a debt with preference over the creditors of the heirs or legatees Louisiana Civil Code 2: the transfer of an insolvent debtor s interest in property to a creditor for an… …
