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    Contrastive Discourse

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    Title A contrastive discourse analysis of warnings Author(s) Cheung‚ Wai-ling‚ Sonia.; _5ags². Citation Issue Date 2001 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/31894 Rights The author retains all proprietary rights‚ (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. Abstract of thesis entitled A contrastive discourse analysis of warnings submitted by Wai Ling Sonia Cheung a dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

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    Machiavelli Discourses

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    best interests of the prince are gaining‚ maintaining‚ and expanding his political powers or views. Since the prince is the sole authority‚ he has the power over everything and everyone. Machiavelli speaks about this in his books The Prince and The Discourses. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli concerned about the principality of the state and the Prince’s role within the sovereign state. “Men worry less about doing an injury to one who makes himself loved than to one who makes himself feared. The bond of

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    Montaigne and Descartes Montaigne and Descartes both made use of a philosophical method that focused on the use of doubt to make discoveries about themselves and the world around them. However‚ they doubted different things. Descartes doubted all his previous knowledge from his senses‚ while Montaigne doubted that there were any absolute certainties in knowledge. Although they both began their philosophical processes by doubting‚ Montaigne doubting a constant static self‚ and Descartes doubted that

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    Discourse Community

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    101 11/22/14 Discourse Community Essay Best Buddies Discourse community‚ a term given multiple definitions‚ has been most consistently defined as a group of people‚ who normally meet in a certain place‚ that have texts and practices in common. John Swales‚ the author of The Concept of Discourse Community‚ gives a list of six characteristics a group of individuals should uphold to be considered a discourse community. Even though a few of John Swales’ characteristics of a discourse community are

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    Discourse Analysis

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    Discourse analysis  Discourse analysis (DA)‚ or discourse studies‚ is a general term for a number of approaches to analyzing written‚ vocal‚ or sign language use or any significant semiotic event. The objects of discourse analysis — discourse‚ writing‚ conversation‚ communicative event‚ etc. — are variously defined in terms of coherent sequences of sentences‚ propositions‚ speech acts or turns-at-talk. Contrary to much of traditional linguistics‚ discourse analysts not only study language use ’beyond

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    Descartes and Skepticism

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    Descartes and the problem of skepticism | Question: In Meditation III‚ Descartes argues that his idea of God could not have come from him‚ and so God must exist. How does this argument go? | Overview René Descartes was a great scientist‚ mathematician and philosopher. He was known for his extensive work on skepticism‚ and in particular a piece called “Meditations on First Philosophy” (written in 1641) which is still widely used by modern philosophers. In this publication‚ Descartes’ aim

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    Descartes' Meditations

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    In Descartes’ Meditation‚ he ponders over the idea that he is mistaken and often deceived. He believes that nothing is certain and goes through a series of mind-tests to prove that he is‚ in fact‚ an existence. In doing this‚ he also attempts to prove the existence of God as well as his own existence to ensure that things are certain and indubitable. He first banishes all preconceptions and starts with a clean slate. All knowledge that he knew of previously were through his senses. His senses‚

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    Descartes Optics

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    Descartes Optics Descartes’s theories of light and vision were central components of his natural philosophy‚ closely linked to his cosmology‚ physics‚ theory of matter‚ and theory of perception. Descartes replaced traditional explanations of natural phenomena with explanations hidden under terms of matter and motion. By eliminating these theories‚ Descartes needed to formulate new explanations of the qualities of bodies and our perception of them. In other words Descartes goes on to call into

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    Descartes Dualism

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    mind are not equal‚ and do not work together‚ you can become imbalanced. This is the cause of people to act mentally strange. 3. Do you think it can be adequately solved within the confines of Descartes’ dualism? If you answer yes‚ then explain why. If you answer no‚ then explain why not. Yes‚ Descartes dualism can be adequately solved; the mind and body interact all the time. By mind and body

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    Rene Descartes

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    1/3/09 Rene Descartes Often credited with being called “The Father of Modern Philosophy”‚ this title is supported by his contributions to philosophy and mathematics. The coordinate system‚ used today‚ is accredited to him along with many other mathematical contributions. He also had many contributions to philosophy‚ including his most famous‚ Meditations on First Philosophy. Every time you graph an equation on a Cartesian coordinate system‚ you are using the work of Rene Descartes. Born in La

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