Societies constrain the behavior of agents by imposing multiple, often contradictory, obligations and interdictions amongst them. To work in harmony, agents must find ways to satisfy these constraints, or to break less important ones when necessary. In this paper I , we present a solution to this problem based on a representation of obligations and interdictions in an organizational framework, ...

The article is devoted to the question of whether unknowable obligations are possible. According popular view (known as Access), an act obligatory only if its agent can know that this obligatory. Sorensen (1995) argues against Access, and Sider Wieland both defend Access by suggesting (S) – For any obligation O, individual X must refrain from making O unknowable. We consider various difficultie...

This paper will compare two of the most prominent mystics of Islam and Hinduism on what may be called the “end of the mystical journey,” or mokśa in Hindu spirituality and fanā in Islamic mysticism. The interpretations of these two mystics are naturally developed according to their own epistemological and ontological bases. Thus, referring to their most significant principles ...