Plato & Metaphysics Metaphysics; a combination of the Greek word‚ meta‚ which translates to “after‚” “beyond‚” “along with‚” “among‚” and “behind‚” and the Latin term‚ physica‚ that simply means the science of matter and physical properties. Philosophers refer to this term to theorize about the different elements of the world in which we live and the world that truly exists. One of the most prominent philosophers is Plato‚ who set the foundation for many modern philosophers on their perspective
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Categorical Propositions Categorical Proposition- a proposition that relates two classes or categories of entities together in some way. (sentence with truth value) -The classes in question are denoted respectively by the subject term and predicate term (S) (P) Quantifiers (S) (P) -All Ex. All Snow is White -None No Snow is Green -Some Some Snow is Yellow
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Agapay‚ Ramon B. Logic – The Essentials of Deductive Reasoning. 2nd Ed. Mandaluyung City: National Book Store‚ 2007. Babor‚ Eddie R. LL.B. Logic- The Philosophical Discipline of Correct Thinking. Quezon City: C & E Publishing Inc. 2003. Bachhuber‚ Andrew H.‚ S.J. Introduction to Logic. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts‚ Inc.‚ 1957. Bernardo Anunciacion Chavez‚ De Claro Malune G. Logic‚ A Modular Approach. Quezon City: Great Books Publishing. 2008. Cruz Corazon L. Introduction to Logic‚ 4th Ed. Mandaluyong
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The main credited "father of logic" is widely considered to be the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Interested in every area of human knowledge about the world‚ Aristotle aimed to unify all of them in a coherent system of thought by developing a common methodology that would serve equally well as the procedure for learning about any discipline.(Hurley 5) For Aristotle‚ then‚ logic is the instrument (the "organon") by means of which we come to know anything. He proposed as formal rules for correct
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Epistemology can be difficult to understand and maybe even harder to say. The short answer is that epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Perhaps that is too short of an answer‚ allow me expand. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions concerning the nature‚ scope‚ and sources of knowledge. Even these concepts can be foreign to the common public. The nature of knowledge is basically the qualities that constitute knowledge. One would find this answer by asking "What is
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Phi 350: Metaphysics Instructions Please write a 1250-1500 word essay in response to the prompt stated below. In writing this essay‚ you should use the textbook and classroom discussion as your foundation. You should not try to summarize the reading assignments in turn‚ but only those parts that are relevant to dealing with the prompt and for setting up and helping to explain the critical remarks in your paper. In this paper you should have your own thesis to defend about the question identified
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movements of the 1960s and increasing focus on racial equality in United States public schools‚ black females were often either misrepresented or unclassified as a distinct group. Because feminist epistemologies tend to be concerned with the education of White girls and women‚ and raced-based epistemologies tend to be consumed with the
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The English word ‘Symbol’ owes its origin to the Greek word‚ ‘Symbolon’ meaning ‘a sign’ by which one knows or infers a thing. Swami Swahananda‚ in one of his articles states that‚ “a symbol‚ typifies‚ represents or recalls something by possession of analogous qualities or by association in the fact or thought”1. Human beings use symbols so much so that it has become an innate tendency in them. In due course‚ symbols began to be used to interpret more and more abstract things‚ thoughts‚ human
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about what is best for the patient. Those who join the nursing profession most likely do so because they genuinely care about people and have a drive to help and heal others. Ontology is a way of being and doing (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2015). In simpler terms nursing ontology can be viewed as the unified lens which nurses look through. Further‚ the ontology of nursing describes what is most characteristic and fundamental to nursing practice (Flaming‚ 2004). Nurses are groomed to view patients as an end-in
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vhis quote is specifically about deception. If you have ever practiced deception‚ which can come in many forms‚ it becomes obvious. One way you can use deception is by camouflage. The walking stick‚ an insect‚ is a perfect example. It appears to be a twig or a stick‚ but in fact‚ it is an insect. Most will be decieved by the appearance‚ but the intelligence of a few can see what has been carefully hidden. Basically‚ if you are smart enough‚ you will see through the camouflage and recognize that
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