Philosophy Study Guide Freedom: * Boethius – The Consolation of Philosophy * Determinism‚ no regret * Pre-determined‚ is a God * Pessimistic Determinism - Bad things must happen for plan to work * Boethius: If God foresees all things and cannot ever be mistaken‚ that which his Providence sees must happen. Therefore‚ if Providence knows beforehand not only men’s deeds but even their plans and wishes‚ there will be no freewill. * Philosophy: Foreseeing
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Phl 212 Leibniz: • Problems: o mind-body interaction o problem of other minds o hard determinism/fatalism o freedom of the will o Knowledge of universal necessary truths action at a distance "occult" Motion is a Plenum( a space completely filled of matter; all together) Monad- A simple substance-without parts there must be simples b/c there are composites A simple thing can’t be extended Monads can only begin or end all at once What are they? They are not bodies‚ they are simple but
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Scientific racism is racism found in scientific studies such as those suggesting that different races have genetic markers that can determine things such as personality‚ athletic ability‚ temperament‚ etc. One example is how many articles during the Olympics pose the question do different races have a better advantage at certain sports. Byrd and Hughey show many different current examples of how scientific racism is still a problem. They point to one study that suggests that genetic diversity between
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Outline the four domains of analysis found in social psychology. Illustrate these with examples from the course. Should these different modes of explanation for psychological phenomena be treated as complementary‚ as incommensurable‚ or through a reductionist strategy? Social psychology utilises four domains of analysis. Each of these domains locate the various perspectives found in social psychology‚ however‚ some of the perspectives can be located in more than one domain. The societal
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summarize a period of my life that had a major impact on my development as a young woman searching for independence. I’ve been challenged to use the following three models or perspectives of development which are nature or nurture‚ reciprocal determinism‚ and ecological perspective and show how my experiences and opportunities for growth as a human being are related to the required theories. The nature versus nurture debate concerns the relative importance of an individual ’s innate qualities versus
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Crime theories are still in a development stage; it is an evolutionary process that continues to this day. Crime is still a complex and misunderstood phenomenon with no concrete evidence when it comes to human behavior. Throughout time there have been endless amounts of crime theories‚ few of which revolve around biological explanations. We have Cesare Lombroso and the Positive School who thought that criminals were genetically different from the rest of the general population‚ that they were biologically
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Main components of every civilization: 1. government and laws 2. formal religion 3. language 4. agriculture (irrigation‚ domestication of plants‚ etc) 5. specialized skills (pottery‚ clothing‚ etc) 6. trade (to acquire what you do not have and cannot make‚ but need) 7. economic system (bartering or currency‚ etc). Factors that give rise to civilization: A. Geographical location 1. All four of the major centers of early civilization (were China‚ India‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Mesoamerica) arose
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confiscated‚ everything else will remain. Section 810. represents the positive school because it is an example of how the state would protect society. In this provision the crime has not happened yet‚ one is only worried and fears and attack. Biological determinism is used to identify who would pose a threat; this is based on physical features. This law also focuses on the risk and future dangers the offender might display. Securing valued items of the delinquent is a method used by the state to prevent a
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Feminists hold the belief that biological determinism of gender has promoted gender inequalities. When the sex of an individual is female‚ then one is expected to predispose the gender characteristics of a female such as maternal‚ passive‚ and domestic. Given that biological diversity between men and
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environment of Europe made men of this region unsuitable for the hot fields of the colonies. He claims that the mild climate would be easy for the slaves because they come from such an oppressive environment. This echos the concept of environmental determinism. He believed the climate contributed to the traits of people in the region. This train of thought can cause the racist ways Raynal thinks. He implies that slaves are there to work for whites and that’s how the social order should stay. (Doc. #6)
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