Do we as humans live the life that we want to‚ or are our lives controlled by computers? This Philosophical question is brought up in the Matrix. Neo‚ one of the main characters in the movie is chosen to see if he wants to believe what reality really is‚ or if he wants to go back into the “Cave”. In the story‚ “The Allegory and the Cave” by Plato‚ they hold four prisoners in a dark cave with a fire going behind them. They see shadows from the people walking outside‚ but they don’t know what they
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vs rationalists). The two are very distinct interesting schools of thought among others‚ and there is quite a significant difference when it comes to concepts and ideas. Let’s start off with the rationalists and elaborate a little more on their epistemology. Plato‚ Descartes‚ Democritus and other Greek philosophers wrote and talked extensively about how to understand the world. Plato with his reality to be a reflection of a greater truth. Big name drop here also one of my favorites the fabled “Democritus”
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The Challenge to Academics The study of knowledge is known as Epistemology‚ and it is one of the oldest branches of philosophy. Plato spent much of his life trying to establish not only what knowledge is‚ but also how it can be achieved. Our society is increasingly presenting information as knowledge‚ especially in educational institutions. Individuals can only gain genuine knowledge from the practice of Plato’s method of dialectic. Plato’s method involves making the distinction between information
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References: 1. Encyclopedia or similar comprehensive works: Kemerling‚ Garth‚ “John Locke: The Origin of Ideas.” Philosophy Pages. Britannica Internet.2001. Web. 1 Mar. 2009 http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/4l.htm 2. Secondary: Rescher‚ Nicholas. “Epistemology: an introduction to the theory of knowledge.” State University of New York . 2003 Ebrary. http://apus.aquabrowser.com//?itemid=%7clibrary%2fm%2fapus%7cocm56408585 3. Primary source: Locke‚ John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Kitchener
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estimated from the received signals‚ with the prior knowledge of only the signature waveform of the desired user (or the signature waveforms of some but not all users). The performance of a number of such estimated linear detectors‚ including the direct-matrix-inversion (DMI) blind linear minimum mean square error (MMSE) detector‚ the subspace blind linear MMSE detector‚ and the form-I and form-II group-blind linear hybrid detectors‚ are analyzed. Asymptotic limit theorems for each of the estimates of these
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and Descartes developed theories thousands of years ago which changed the thought processes of many. These theories today are still influencing the lives of others. The Matrix‚ a very well-known movie released in 1999‚ retelling Plato’s theory‚ questioned the existence of reality and /or what we perceive as reality. The Matrix‚ Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’ and Descartes ‘Meditation I’‚ all have similar views on reality‚ illusion and truth. Allegory of the Cave
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French philosophy René Descartes is considered by many to be the father of modern philosophy. Contributing especially to the branch of epistemology‚ Descartes’ notorious book Meditations on First Philosophy‚ was of monumental importance to the debate surrounding the foundations and accuracy of knowledge and ontology. In the first chapter‚ or first Meditation‚ Descartes calls into doubt all of his previous beliefs and all he used to consider legitimate knowledge. He does so‚ however‚ with the intent
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experiences which may help them to achieve some purpose and design for their life. Philosophy is a strong force that shapes and influences all the branches of human knowledge. As defined by Sandy Clabaugh‚ “Logic: the science of correct reasoning. Epistemology: the study of knowledge. Metaphysics: the study of reality. Axiology the study of values and includes ethics‚ political philosophy and aesthetics.” [ (Clabaugh) ] As its definition suggests‚ philosophy works with our most important beliefs
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by memorization of certain key facts‚ such as the periodic table. This is often necessary‚ and should not be avoided‚ but too often it is seen as synonymous with learning. In his essay‚ ``Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts: A Study in Educational Epistemology‚’’ William G. Perry‚ Jr. uses the term ``cow’’ to describe ``writing on the assumption that `a fact is a fact.’ ... presenting evidence of hard work as a substitute for understanding...’’ while using the somewhat more traditional term ``bull’’
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of something at which we are not thinking. John Locke was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first British Empiricists but equally important to the social contract theory. His ideas had an massive influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy. Locke’s theory of mind is often cited as the origin of modern conception of identity and the self‚ figuring prominently in the later works of David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Locke was the first philosopher to define the
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