Discuss Plato’s arguments for recollection in the Meno; what puzzle is recollection supposed to solve? Deliberating on knowledge according to Plato’s Phaedo and Meno‚ respectively‚ the term “knowledge” lacks the one definition that encompasses in totality what knowledge is and what it entails. Philosophers have‚ for a long time‚ been at task to find the one definition that would cover knowledge completely‚ but that definition is still elusive. Socrates also contradicted himself when it came to
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Explain Descartes version of the ontological argument? Ontology is the branch of philosophy that explores the whole concept of existence. Thomas Aquinas argued that a reason as to why the ontological argument does not work is that we do not know what God is‚ Descartes disagreed with this. Descartes‚ who was a very influential mathematician‚ philosopher and scientist‚ believed‚ similarly to Anselm and Plato previously‚ that human beings mind’s are imprinted with concepts such as equality‚ cause‚
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Explain some of the arguments for and against abortion (14) Select one argument relating to abortion and discuss critically (6) When the topic of abortion is discussed‚ people tend to assume one of two standpoints: “pro-life” (they believe that women should not have the ability to abort a human life because it would constitute murder) or “pro-choice” (they believe that the woman carrying the foetus should be given the right to decide whether to carry the baby to term or abort it). Although Americans
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The design argument attempts to explain the existence of god through things we can see in the world around us. It is otherwise known as the “teleological argument”. “Telos” is the Greek word for purpose the teleological argument uses the idea of purpose‚ order and complexity which we can observe in the universe in order to explain and attempt to prove the existence of god. The design argument is an a prosteriori argument as it uses experience of the world which can be observed in order to reach
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Modern living has made people of India weak‚ unhealthy and disease prone...Modern living means adopting the western culture‚ smoking‚ drinking‚ eating pizzas and burgers‚ etc.Also working at night times in a BPO or a Call Centre is now a days modern living.....But this makes u obese and also mentally sick as scientifically it is proved that brain automatically relaxes...So the people working in the companies become mentally ill and sick......Now don’t we see teens and adults smoking in shops‚ in
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“Made in China” nowadays is the most worldwide recognizable label. Since 70 decades the 1970s‚ the Chinese economy has been performing dramatically‚ plus with the support of Globalization and overseas outsourcing waves‚ “Made in China” has been becoming a global empire. The goods manufactured in China are known as variable‚ updated‚ and above all‚ affordable products. However‚ many people‚ including me‚ have starting doubting the quality of cheap import‚ typically “Made in China” products. My concern
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Explain three arguments against the use of referendums (10) A referendum is a general vote on a singular political question which requires a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on the particular issue. The first argument against referendums consists of the idea that unless there is a high overall turnout‚ the results are dubious and do not represent the whole community or country. The 2011 Wales referendum on the issue of giving the Welsh Assembly primary legislative powers only gained a 35% turnout. The effect of
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Explain the statement‚ “Meanings are in people‚ not in words” This statement means that phrases and sentences are open for interpretations. A person could interpret a statement in his/her own way while another person can interpret the same exact statement in an entirely different way. How can meaning be influenced by the context in which it is sent? The Contextual factors such as the physical surrounding environment and the framework of related facts and events within which a communication takes
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adverse affects and flaws of globalization policies that aim at promoting the notion of one unified economy. The focus will be on the critical analysis of the instruments and areas of globalization; that proponents continue to use to support their argument. The term ‘globalization’ came into prominence among academics in the 1980s (Marks et al.‚ pg 616). World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) were the main proponents of globalization and enforced this economic model globally after their
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of belongingness‚ we are also constantly contemplating our personal interests‚ whether or not we are conscious of it. The five arguments against ethical egoism is plausible. Inconsistent outcome argument simply tries to prove that ethical egoism cannot be true because it fails to meet the necessary condition of morality which is being a guide to action. Publicity argument says that egoist’s egoistic project cannot be publicly advertised without harming the project itself. Paradox of Ethical Egoism
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