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Motives

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Motives meaning

plural of motive

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Finally, whilst motives may not play a role in determining the morality of an action, this does not preclude utilitarians from fostering particular motives if doing so will increase overall happiness.

Social capital motives Robison and colleagues measured the relative importance of selfishness and four social capital motives using resource allocation data collected in hypothetical surveys and non-hypothetical experiments.

The motives of sex workers vary widely and can include debt, coercion, survival, or simply as a way to earn a living. citation These motives also align with varying climates surrounding sex work in different communities and cultures.

They can only be influenced by strong motives that overpower criminal motives.

Although Goldilocks' motives might seem selfish, they aren't – they're misguided.

Amidst her grief, Jackie Nel told the media outlet that the motives behind the attack could have possibly been a robbery due to her daughter’s plans regarding her beauty salon.

As a 40-year-old man, I couldn’t help but feel pathetic; questioning my own actions, and their underlying motives.

At the time, the kidnapers' motives were unknown.

But hospitals argue that adding an intermediary results in unnecessary risks and delays, and they say some insurers have their own or affiliated pharmacy companies, creating financial motives for controlling the source of the medications.

But Mack’s murderous motives, they added, intensified after she realized that her mother’s patience with her near-daily thieving had worn thin, and that she might face arrest on felony charges for credit card fraud.

But prosecutor Paul Thompson argued that the court acted properly in conducting the trial, noting that Jane Doe 1 was on the stand for two days and the judge never precluded defense attorneys from asking her about her ulterior motives.

But she has a hard time assigning a pro– or anti–diet culture label on the trend without knowing the true motives of the influencers behind it.

By finding itself sitting at the centre of debates about COVID living, climate change and car-centric societies, the 15-minute city has become a focal point of attention for those who imagine more sinister motives are at work.

Chris' heartbreaking motives soon come to light, revealing the character to be a grieving man.

Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.

He accuses British authorities of having 'ulterior' motives and 'conniving' to get him back with a view to onward extradition to the US.

However, Alec has darker motives and wants to mess with the family by moving things around to make them think they're going insane.

In Daniel Craig's new continuity, he reveals his motives to revolve around Bond's suffering.

In fact, many intriguing motives are behind this workplace trend.

In the past I’ve suffered serious consequences for assuming that someone must have healthy and relatable reasons for their harmful actions toward me and projecting my own good motives onto them, when really all they wanted was to use and subjugate me.