Due Regard

From The Practical Ontology & Compendium of Social Cohesion

Definition: As used herein, Due Regard means to Act with proper consideration for the legal rights, Needs, and Wants of Persons, oneself included. Commentary To act with due regard is a long-standing concept in English common law applied in certain contexts. For example, drivers of emergency vehicles are required to drive with due regard for other drivers on the road, for pedestrians and property. They cannot simply focus on their mission of getting to where they need to go in the least amount of time. Ship captains and airplane pilots have rules about due regard for other ships and airplanes. In all these cases, the question of what exactly constitutes due regard typically comes up when an evaluation is being made about who is at fault and to what degree after two ships collide in a foggy harbor, for example. In my usage herein, I apply the Special Term "Due Regard" more expansively to include all kinds of Actions and not just with regard to legal rights, but also with regard to the Needs and Wants of other people and oneself. The reason I expand the concept is that my Purpose is to enhance Social Cohesion which goes beyond the mere balancing of conflicting legal rights. Behaving and relating with Due Regard towards others and oneself is a complex subject in most Situations and may be extremely complex in a given Situation or maybe even impossible to figure out in an intellectual sense in a given case. Rather, out of exhaustion if nothing else, the parties finally and simply agree to do whatever Act expresses Due Regard. For example, the offending party gives the offended party one cow and two chickens and for some mysterious reason, they are able to call it even. Although challenging, the notion of and Need for "Due Regard" exists and must be Attended to if Social Cohesion is to be advanced or maintained. Here is a non-serious example that nevertheless is an occasion to think about Due Regard - If a husband Wants to get a dog, but the wife Wants to get a cat, they probably "compromise" and get a cat. Whatever thoughts you are having now in reaction to this example, it is an instance of you struggling with the notion of Due Regard in one hypothetical situation.



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