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− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Defiinitions== | | ==Defiinitions== |
| *1 : the [[action]] of obligating oneself to a [[course]] of [[action]] (as by a [[promise]] or vow) | | *1 : the [[action]] of obligating oneself to a [[course]] of [[action]] (as by a [[promise]] or vow) |
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| *4 : something one is bound to do : [[duty]], [[responsibility]] | | *4 : something one is bound to do : [[duty]], [[responsibility]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | An '''obligation''' is a requirement to take some [[course]] of [[action]], whether [[legal]] or [[moral]]. There are also obligations in other [[normative]] [[contexts]], such as obligations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette etiquette], [[social]] obligations, and possibly in terms of [[politics]], where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally [[legal]] obligations, which can incur a [[penalty]] for unfulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain [[actions]] for other reasons as well, whether as a [[tradition]] or for [[social]] reasons. Obligations vary from [[person]] to person: for example, a person holding a [[political]] office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult [[citizen]], who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an [[individual]]’s rights or [[power]]. | + | An '''obligation''' is a requirement to take some [[course]] of [[action]], whether [[legal]] or [[moral]]. There are also obligations in other [[normative]] [[contexts]], such as obligations of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette etiquette], [[social]] obligations, and possibly in terms of [[politics]], where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally [[legal]] obligations, which can incur a [[penalty]] for unfulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain [[actions]] for other reasons as well, whether as a [[tradition]] or for [[social]] reasons. Obligations vary from [[person]] to person: for example, a person holding a [[political]] office will generally have far more obligations than an average adult [[citizen]], who themselves will have more obligations than a child. Obligations are generally granted in return for an increase in an [[individual]]’s rights or [[power]]. |
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| The word "obligation" can also designate a [[written]] obligation, or such [[things]] as bank notes, coins, checks, bonds, stamps, or securities. | | The word "obligation" can also designate a [[written]] obligation, or such [[things]] as bank notes, coins, checks, bonds, stamps, or securities. |
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| Common obligations of [[citizens]] include a requirement to [[participate]] as a [[juror]] if called upon and to pay taxes, which is seen as being in return for the [[right]] to [[participate]] in the [[Election|electora]]l [[process]]. | | Common obligations of [[citizens]] include a requirement to [[participate]] as a [[juror]] if called upon and to pay taxes, which is seen as being in return for the [[right]] to [[participate]] in the [[Election|electora]]l [[process]]. |
| ==Other uses== | | ==Other uses== |
− | The term obligate can also be used in a [[biological]] [[context]], in [[reference]] to [[species]] which must occupy a certain niche or behave in a certain way in order to [[survive]]. In biology, the [[opposite]] of obligate is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facultative facultative], [[meaning]] that a [[species]] is able to behave in a certain way and may do so under certain circumstances, but that it can also survive without having to behave this way. | + | The term obligate can also be used in a [[biological]] [[context]], in [[reference]] to [[species]] which must occupy a certain niche or behave in a certain way in order to [[survive]]. In biology, the [[opposite]] of obligate is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facultative facultative], [[meaning]] that a [[species]] is able to behave in a certain way and may do so under certain circumstances, but that it can also survive without having to behave this way. |
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| [[Category: Philosophy]] | | [[Category: Philosophy]] |