According to Aristotle‚ one of the greatest philosophers “every human being must philosophize because first of all philosophy is everybody’s business; every time we reason‚ we use philosophy. WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY? a. It helps us clarify issues‚ discriminate among options and make better decisions. Philosophy helps us to choose the better choice or options. b. Philosophy has a practical side. Philosophy is something that we can do. It helps us to be critical and with the
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Religion In Ancient Greece - Ancient Greek Culture and Civilization Excerpts taken from: http://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/greece-religion-in-ancient.html http://www.leadershipclassics.org/AncientGreekCulture&Civilization.html GREECE‚ RELIGION IN ANCIENT || I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of the Gods 5. Nature of the Gods of Worship 6. Relation of Greek Gods to Nature 7. The Greater Gods
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Part I. INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Definition. What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are
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Theories of Religion 1. What is religion? Substantive definitions: Focus on the content or the substance of the religious belief. Max Weber (1905) defines religion as a belief in a superior or supernatural power that is above nature and cannot be explained scientifically. Exclusive and they draw a clear line between religious and non-religious beliefs; it must include belief in god or the supernatural. western bias as they exclude religions such as Buddhism Functional definitions: Social
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having no solid education in philosophy or even logic in my undergrad years‚ my appreciation of the talents and brilliance of St. Thomas Aquinas is just that‚ appreciation. I cannot begin to think on how to discuss Metaphysics‚ or Cosmology or even Theodicy‚ aside from learnings I got from my esteemed Professor‚ Prof. Michael Anthony C. Vasco‚ PhD‚ I am still not confident to discuss those sort of topics. However‚ with my education as a Fine Arts graduate (Industrial Design major) of the University
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those who say everything is well are uttering mere stupidities; they should say everything is for the best. Candide lives in the castle of the baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh in Westphalia. Candide is the illegitimate son of the baron’s sister. His mother refused to marry his father because his father’s family tree could only be traced through “seventy-one quarterings.” The castle’s tutor‚ Pangloss‚ teaches “metaphysico-theologo-cosmolo-nigology” and believes that this world is the “best of all possible
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date | Knowledge | Critical thinking | Personal efficacy | 8/22/12 | | -Self-confidence is your ability to validate yourself-The way we should think is in a gradient (nuance is your friend)-No one is 100% anything-6(or 7) liquids of history in order:1 beer‚2 wine‚3 coffee‚4 tea‚5 booze‚6 coke‚7 (to be) waterSo most of history we’ve been drunk | -English makes us think in opposites and makes it difficult to be mentally healthy. -rid yourself of moral judgment because we suck at it. -if you judge
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CASE STUDY: SUICIDE SUICIDE Suicide is defined as “the act of killing oneself purposely”. It is an act wherein you put an end to your own life. Suicide is an enigmatic and disconcerting phenomenon. Because of others’ inability to directly occupy the mental world of the suicidal‚ suicide appears to elude easy explanation. This inexplicability is stunningly captured by Jeffrey Eugenides in his novel The Virgin Suicides. In the novel‚ the narrator describes the reactions of several teenaged
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The Social Construction of Consumer Needs: A Case Analysis of the “Healing Boom” in Japan * Takeshi Matsui Graduate School of Commerce and Management Hitotsubashi University Tokyo‚ Japan 186-8601 Department of Sociology Princeton University Princeton‚ NJ‚ US 08544 [ Word Count: 9‚555] September 2008 * I would like to thank Paul DiMaggio‚ Russell Belk‚ Jennifer Lena‚ Richard Cohn‚ and Ikuya Sato for helpful feedback and encouragement. Please address correspondence to Takeshi Matsui‚
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free sample promotions on incremental brand sales. Mark Sci 2004;23(3):345–63. Belk R. Possessions and the extended self. J Consum Res 1988;15:139–68 [September]. Belk R‚ Wallendorf M‚ Sherry JFJ. The sacred and the profane in consumer behavior: Theodicy on the odyssey. J Consum Res 1989;16:1–38 June. Bendapudi N‚ Berry LL. Customer ’s motivations for maintaining relationships with service providers. J Retail 1997;73(1):15–37. Beverland M. The ʽreal thing ’: branding authenticity in the luxury wine
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