Word: judgment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...them into foolish or ruinous courses of behavior. Curiously, though, lying to hurt people just for the hell or the fun of it -- the Iago syndrome -- is probably quite rare. Though Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote influentially about Iago's "motiveless malignity," the play itself does not really support this judgment. Iago has a motive, all right: he believes Othello has unfairly passed him over for a promotion, and he wants revenge. Some perceived advantage prompts most lies. If there is no benefit in telling a lie, most people won't bother to make...
Until then, physicians and their patients will have to use their own judgment. Because prostate cancer runs in some families, men with affected relatives may want to take fewer chances with a high PSA level. For others, the best approach may simply be to wait and see. Rather than treat the diagnosis as an immediate call to action, or ignore the problem altogether, they will need to follow the situation closely with frequent examinations...
...public into silence and blur our moral obligations. President Bush seems shocked that we want to know about his arms deals with Iraq, his possible complicity in the Iran-contra scandal, his rush for a land war against Saddam Hussein and any number of other issues which question his judgment as president. When he criticizes the media for hyping issues "the American people" care nothing about, he is in fact imagining a silent majority, telling us what we want to know about his presidency...
...would prevent the state from tackling expensive but urgent projects. Scientific study, on the other hand, has strong support from the conservationists, who advocate such efforts as long-term monitoring of wildlife and assessments of which habitats should be purchased. There is some concern, however, about the council's judgment. It has been accused of rubber- stamping projects that involve the state's powerful fishing industry and favoring scientists who work for the government agencies represented on the council. "Lots of people stand to gain personally from how this money is spent," charges Lisa Rotterman, an independent biologist...
...mind's eye then turned to the infamous Carol Stuart case, where everyone, including police, reporters, and the public rushed to the judgment that an African-American was guilty of that heinous murder...