1.If the earth moves around the sun‚ then we ought to observe a stellar parallax. 2.There is no observable stellar parallax. 3.Therefore‚ the earth does not move around the sun. The argument is valid (i.e.‚ modus tollens)‚ the first premise seems quite reasonable and the second premise was in fact true—no one before‚ during or for almost three centuries after Copernicus had Figure 8.9 216 common sense logic ever observed any stellar parallax. Yet‚ Copernicus had anticipated this objection and
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Notes and Questions ROBERT NOZICK‚ from Anarchy State‚ and Utopia 1. Robert Nozick defends liberal individualism and private ownership using his own development of Lockean natural rights theory. Ownership is justified‚ according to Nozick‚ if it is (a) justly acquired or (b) justly transferred and (c) not subject to the principle of rectification. Explain these three principles. 2.Nozick discusses the distinction between historical and end-state or patterned theories of property distribution.
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three grades of thinking are. He believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel‚ and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton‚ who would always talk about “good life‚ sexless‚ and free of duty”‚ while “his neck would turn of itself” if a girl passed by the window. “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck.” A grade-two thinker is someone who can detect contradictions—someone who is critical but does not produce fresh ideas. While grade one
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To Grade or Not to Grade Jamie Potts Baker College of Jackson To Grade or not to Grade Sweaty hands‚ racing heartbeat‚ trouble breathing. These are a few of the things some students may experience right before‚ or even during a test. Jerry Farber brings some very interesting alternatives to testing and to the whole grading process in an article he wrote called‚ “A young person’s guide to the grading system”. (Farber 1969) In A young persons guide to the grading system (Farber 1969) Farber
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The Role of the Individual in Matthew Arnold’s “Culture and Anarchy” Culture‚ as defined by Matthew Arnold in his essay “Culture and Anarchy‚” is the drive to attain perfection through development and growth bolstered by knowledge and appreciation of the beauty of humanity. Granted‚ this is an oversimplification of Arnold’s complex musings on what culture is‚ but this broad concept of culture‚ here‚ is useful in the discussion of the role of the individual in society. Ideally‚ for Arnold‚ those
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These shows are an extreme exaggeration of any type of group of people or friends. The television series Sons of Anarchy is a fictional TV show that portrays the events of a Motorcycle Club and the legal and illegal businesses they are likely to be involved with. This show has a strong sexual content along with a plethora of murders. The show mainly demonstrates how
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High Expectations for 10th Graders Do teenagers really deserve to have such low expectations for them? The popular belief is that teenagers are generally slackers who are just cruising around life. However teenagers are actually capable of a lot. Just getting through the teenage years is a great accomplishment in itself. The teenage years are a time of changes. Teenagers have to cope with all these changes and hormones while balancing school and social life. It is also a time of making huge decisions
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Government versus Anarchy Since the beginning of time‚ man’s inbred lust for power has been the driving force behind the destruction of civilizations throughout human history. As illustrated in the novel Lord of the Flies‚ civil order and a progressive society simply cannot coexist with conflict among its leadership. The boys‚ fleeing the unimaginable conditions of a war-torn Europe‚ find themselves stranded on an island without any adults to guide them. If the “grown-up” world cannot effectively
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Analyzing the Bill of Rights: Ninth and Tenth Amendments Mississippi College Abstract The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ’ specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person
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Anarchy and the Diary of a Madman A revolutionary work for its time‚ Lu Xun’s short story‚ “A Madman’s Diary”‚ appears to be an allegory for the problems of China’s culture and how they came to exist. Lu Xun uses cannibalism in his work to represent old values and customs‚ such as traditional Chinese views of how to cure the physically and mentally sick. Mores that to modern generations seem barbaric and absurd; for instance ideas of skin eating and blood drinking to cure the ill. Lu Xun suggests
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