Take a minute and think about your most outstanding‚ significant professional achievement. Invite the interviewee to share their story. Ask the interviewee‚ "What about you made this achievement possible?" (Be patient‚ honor the time it takes the interviewee to be comfortable with sharing their story‚ encourage confidence‚ even boldness about how they describe themselves and‚ above all‚ listen.) What do you value deeply? How are those values reflected in your work? Give the interviewee sufficient
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In order to understand Leibniz’ writing in this passage‚ one must comprehend the definitions he has set forth in previous sections of his writing. To begin‚ a monad is a similar concept to an atom‚ though the two differ in some respects. Leibniz even references atoms in his first discussions of monads‚ where he says that “monads are the true atoms of nature” (§ 3‚ p. 275). He says that these monads are simple‚ which means they are whole in and of themselves; they do not consist of parts
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Define the concept of identity‚ using examples to illustrate your answer. Identity is a contested concept. This means that there is no agreed way to define it. There are many different socialogists that try to define the concept of identity. Woodward (2000) argues that for someone to have an identity‚ and element of choice is required. People choose to identify with something or someone‚ and therefor it is difficult to have an identity unless the person has exercised some choice in the matter. Bradley
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The conceptualization of the behavioral phenomena is one of the most controversy subjects from realism and antirealism perspective. The individuality of humans’ perception and behavior would give the idealist antirealists‚ such as Berkeley‚ a golden chance to say that it is impossible to view it as mind-independent entity. However‚ as a realist‚ I argue that the behavior exists with or without our perception. To illustrate the independent existence of human behavior I am going to put forward their
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The “Self” concept is understanding your behavior and that of the offender. Ones self-concept is who a person is and what that person believes they are all about. The self-concept is a picture we have of ourselves about the kind of person we are. Ones self-concept is both the product and producer of your experiences. For instance‚ if you are capable of giving and receiving love‚ if you consider yourself a worthwhile person‚ if you are confident in your feelings and you behave responsibly‚ you will
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Metaphysics: Aristotle and Plato’s Views Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that tries to answer a few questions by looking at the fundamental nature of the world. What is appearance? What is real? And ultimately what is the nature of reality? It helps us to try and see past the physical things and determine for ourselves whether something actually exists and the ultimate reason for why it exists. Although a single term‚ metaphysics covers a wide array of topics‚ including Plato’s idea of individual
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Anselm and St. Aquinas combined metaphysics and epistemology contention to proof God’s existence. Regardless their method in proofing the existence of God‚ their proof can always be challenged by those who don’t believed that there is a God who rules the entire universe. The world is exceptionally
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Aaron Feizet Metaphysics Paper 2 Why Mereological Universalism and Nihilism Are Not Mutually Exclusive In Function 1. Introduction In the following paper‚ I ’ll attempt to argue that the Mereological Universalism championed by James Van Cleve‚ and metaphysical nihilism‚ are more or less reconcilable. What’s more‚ I’ll argue that the functional understanding of the world occupied by universalists is more or less identical to that which is necessarily employed by all nihilists (or at least all
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fail in that attempt? Justify your answer in full. Descartes’ Epistemology This essay attempts to explain Descartes’ epistemology of his knowledge‚ his “Cogito‚ Ergo Sum” concept (found in the Meditations)‚ and why he used it [the cogito concept] as a foundation when building his structure of knowledge. After explaining the concept I give a brief evaluation of his success in introducing and using this cogito as a foundation. Finally‚ I provide reasons why I think Descartes succeeded in his epistemology
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fact‚ by every relationship a person has.” In this sentence‚ John Stewart summarized the importance of perception in a person’s life. In this essay‚ I will attempt to convey the importance of perception in a person’s life. After explaining the concept I will connect the textbook definitions to some real life experiences to help better understand perception. The textbook describes perception using a metaphor for breathing. This metaphor explains that inhaling is the receiving part of communication
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