This study explores whether an oath to honesty can reduce both shirking and lying among crowd-sourced internet workers. Using a classic coin-flip experiment, we first confirm that substantial majority of Mechanical Turk workers shirk lie when reporting the number heads flipped. We then demonstrate be reduced by asking each worker swear voluntarily on his or her honor tell truth in subsequent ec...

The Pharos/Spring 2016 Ralph S. Crawshaw, MD, 1921–2014, (AΩA, New York University, 1973, alumnus); Byron A. Foster, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center; Matthew Iles-Shih, MD, MPH, is a Resident Physician, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington; and John Stull, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor, De...

Background: This article presents a study on the relationship between taxonomy, used in law textbooks for easier assimilation, and legal structure of institutions, based particular case so-called necessary oath (iusiurandum necessarium) Roman law, which is presented sources particularly unsystematic confusing way. The reason these reflections determined by difficulties understanding that one fi...

qasāma is one of the proofs for homicide, which will be reliable in case of the existence of lawth (strong suspicion). there are two major views on how it is implemented. in sum, the first view deems as necessary swearing fifty oaths by fifty people; however the second view deems as sufficient swearing of fifty oaths by the claimant for proving the crime. the second view is a generally accepted...