Ontologically‚ epistemologically‚ and methodologically‚ the present study fits most comfortably within the constructivist approach. On the ontological front‚ the formal model proposed in the previous chapter reflects the acceptance in the present study of the core ontological tenets of constructivism. Namely‚ I modeled constructivism’s two core ontological tenets: (1) that “social reality is constructed” and social agents are the “social constructors of their own practices and structures;” and (2)
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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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know about him as evidence‚ still be considered more of a philosopher than a scientist even today‚ as his impact throughout the fields of ethics‚ elenchus4 (or‚ Socratic Method) - a style of education he created and‚ consequently‚ in the field of epistemology cannot be understated. Socrates was born in Athens during the year 469 BCE‚ an era
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PHIL 2263 Dr. Koc-Maclean Joseph Patton 8 November 2012 Foundational Internalism Versus The Real World Jim Pryor states‚ according to his explanations‚ that the argument against philosophies that encourage immediate justification go on to say that justifiers need to be wholly made up of propositional content. This becomes ‘The puzzle of the Given’‚ according to BonJour and Davidson‚ and states that this becomes a dilemma in how the foundationalists attempt to use this to account and understand
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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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definitely an essential part in philosophy. It forces us to question whether we are certain of the things we think we know‚ and whether we can justify the things we know are actually true. This theory or study of knowledge can be referred to as epistemology. All these views on knowledge can vary depending on how we view the world itself. We are able to perceive the world through the application of our senses‚ however‚ our senses alone can be very deceiving. We can never really be definite of what
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Epistemology is the nature of knowledge. Knowledge is important when considering what is reality and what is deception. The movie "The Matrix" displays a social deception in which Neo‚ the main character‚ is caught between what he thought was once reality and a whole new world that controls everything he thought was real. If I were Neo‚ I would not truly be able to know that I was in the matrix. However‚ it is rational to believe that I am in the matrix and will eventually enter back into my
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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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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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References: Deirdre J. Fagan‚ “The Nature of Nature in the Poetry of Hardy‚ Dickinson and Frost.” A dissertation from College of Arts & Sciences‚ 2000 Stephen M. Morton‚ “Bobbing for Apples: Epistemology and the Ambiguous Nature of Robert Frost”. A thesis from the Southern Connecticut State University‚2000
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