What is it that I mean to say when I claim to know something? In general usage‚ the word knowledge has a comparatively low value as a threshold for acceptance. When using the word ‘knowledge’ in a philosophical context‚ however‚ it is necessary to delineate the boundaries of its definition. It is in this context that I will discuss knowledge in the sense that implies certainty as the level of confidence I hold in its ability to reflect reality. Hereafter I will defend the notion that certain
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decisions Investment techniques used in corporate finance when making decisions on projects usually focuses on cash flows of the firm (Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jaffe‚ 2004). Because of drastic changes in the business environment over the last decade‚ managers are requesting better‚ more accurate information‚ and improved techniques to meet company needs for making major decisions with data consisting of clear goals‚ a planned design‚ high ethics‚ revealed limitations‚
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How Is Certainty Possible? Certainty is defined as being free of doubt. In philosophy is there such a thing that we know without any doubt? Do we know anything with absolute certainty? Although we may believe to have genuine knowledge in some cases‚ there are other cases in which we do not know‚ but only think we know. Now therein lies the problem‚ how do we distinguish what is absolutely certain and what is not? This is why the idea of knowledge and certainty is so important. Both empiricists
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Casual Uncertainty Experimental Psychology Abstract The purpose in this study was to see how casual uncertain people define their initial interactions. This study included 53 undergraduate students enrolled in experimental psychology at UTPB. Included in the study were 43 women and 9 men‚ age ranging from 19 – 56. They were rated by two scales‚ casual uncertainty scale (Weary and Edwards‚ 1994)‚ and the definition of initial interaction scale (Douglas‚ 1991). The results did not conclude
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William Lyon Phelps stated an absolute certainty will make anything possible‚ but Bertrand Russell believed that our opinions should always have some sort of doubt. This conflict between optimism and doubt is most importantly meant to be kept balanced. This balance of doubt and optimism can be seen in the real world in many ways such as in sports or school. When Phelps said that we need to have an “absolute sense of certainty‚” he meant a setting your mind to it mentality. If you can imagine it
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decison University of Phoenix MBA 540 June 11‚ 2007 Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Silicon Arts‚ Inc (SAI) is a manufacturer of digital imaging integrated Circuits. The circuits are used in digital cameras‚ DVD players‚ computers‚ and other digital equipment. Which were sold in North America‚ Europe‚ and South East Asia earning SAI annual sales of $180 million. After a slowdown in 2001‚ SAI ’s research and development departments developed a specialized
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Planning and Uncertainty Sergio M. Jimenez Master in Arts Of Management Universidad Autonoma del Caribe Miami Campus Abstract It is determinant for an organization the mastery at the moment of handling uncertainties stemming from its internal production processes and from its environment‚ is mainly what projects and stabilizes the overall of any further functioning. Many organizations‚ foremost those which have to manage with substantial health and safety risks‚ focus on any aspect that can
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Uncertainty Avoidance What is Uncertainty Avoidance? The Uncertainty Avoidance is one of the five intercultural dimensions developed by Hofstede. This cultural index concerned with a community’s tolerance for dubiousness and amphibology. It demonstrate to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either inconvenient or convenient in unstructured situations. This situations are new‚ unfamiliar‚ surprising‚ and different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to reduce the opportunity
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What Dreams are Made of Since the beginning of time‚ dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. Everyone has dreams‚ and people who say they do not in fact do‚ but just don’t remember their dreams or recall the information that was in them. A person spends somewhere around six years of their life dreaming‚ which is about 2‚100 days in a dream world (dreamfacts). A lot of people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they usually just overlook‚ or don’t remember‚ but research is
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person?s way of being‚ having unanswered questions‚ being manipulated‚ and the question of who am I? Uncertainty is the lack of information to formulate a decision. Though they live in different worlds‚ Bruce Wayne and Harry Potter share uncertainties about their natures in the battle of good vs. evil‚ an uncertainty revealed through each character?s relationship with darkness. Harry?s uncertainty stems from his role in both the muggle and the wizarding world. First‚ Harry is dropped on the Dursley
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