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    Professors Cappon and Myers agree that the process of intuition is an important way to attain knowledge. However Myers criticizes intuition as a perilous means of knowing. This paper will demonstrate that‚ perhaps instinct is not a foolproof means of attaining knowledge‚ nevertheless reasoning and logic can fail us as well. It is the human mind rather then the process that causes the error in both causes. Intuition‚ then‚ is by no means inferior to the other processes of attaining knowledge.

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    Organizational Epistemology

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    Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY   1  Organizational Epistemology St. Rachel E. Ustanny University of Phoenix ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY   2  There are different perspectives about the origin of knowledge‚ which have influenced the development of concepts such as a priori and a posteriori truth‚ epistemic regress‚ and sensual perception—Descartes (as cited in Cooper‚ 1999) argued that there are certain undeniable truths‚ which are obtained from our senses; Feldman (2003)

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    Epistemology Of Japsangs

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    Japsang is a kind of ornamental roof tile that is placed on top of the main ridge to decorate and protect. Japsang was perhaps placed in order to prevent fire‚ since Chosun’s palace were made out of wood and frequently had fire. Japsang is influenced by the quadruped beast from the Bronze age China; it was brought during the Three Kingdom era‚ and was settled during the Goryeo Era in Korea. Japsang during the Chosun Era is only seen in the important buildings that were related to the royal family

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    Personal Epistemology

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    Personal Epistemology Paper Yolonda Carney September 10‚ 2012 SOCW-5304 Social Work Generalist Macro Practice The University Texas Arlington Prof. Jose Carbajal ‚ LCSW

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    Calvins Epistemology

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    Institutes. His theory of epistemology is based on his belief that humans are naturally aware of God. He also asserts two fundamental knowledges- God and self- and he elaborates upon the relationship between the two. I. Biography of John Calvin A. Birth and childhood B. Schooling and further education C. Early works and accomplishments II. How is it possible to know anything? III. John Calvin A. brief introduction of the Institutes B. Calvin’s theory of epistemology 1. Humans have a natural

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    ATI504 s293848 Assignment 1 What is ’Australian Indigenous epistemology’ according to Indigenous academics? Background information-Knowledge means idea or information and data related to something. Basically there are two types of knowledge. They are explicit and implicit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is also known as propositional knowledge. It refers to knowledge about something. Example‚ knowledge about how to swim. Tacit knowledge is also called as objectified knowledge. Whereas‚ there is

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    G. E. Moore’s Response to Skepticism Patricia Baiyewu PHI 472/ Introduction to Metaphysics & Epistemology October 20‚ 2012 Professor John Barker G. E. Moore’s main contributions to philosophy were in the areas of metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ and philosophical methodology. In epistemology‚ Moore is remembered as a stalwart defender of commonsense realism. Rejecting skepticism on the one hand‚ and‚ on the other‚ metaphysical theories that would invalidate the commonsense beliefs

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    differently for next time due to their overwhelming ambition to improve patients health status. Therefore‚ ontological beliefs such as the desire to help people drive nurses to learn therefore initiating nursing epistemology. Epistemology Epistemology is what and how people know. “Nursing epistemology is the study of how nurses come to know what they think they know‚ what exactly nurses do know‚ how nursing knowledge is structured and on what basis knowledge claims are made” (Schultz & Meleis‚ 1988). There

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    Epistemology and Body Language: A Deeper Look at Nonverbal Communication Tyler Frahlich COMM222-Foundations of Communication Denise Hutchins Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30pm April 2‚ 2013 Executive Summary: This paper will touch upon the topics of epistemology‚ body epistemology‚ body language‚ and how they all affect each other. It will discuss the categories of body language and how we use them every day. The purpose of this study is to inspire incoming‚ undeclared freshman to Bridgewater

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    Race-Based Epistemology

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    movements of the 1960s and increasing focus on racial equality in United States public schools‚ black females were often either misrepresented or unclassified as a distinct group. Because feminist epistemologies tend to be concerned with the education of White girls and women‚ and raced-based epistemologies tend to be consumed with the

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