surroundings and are encouraged to rely more so on the senses than our logic. In René Descartes’ Meditations I and II‚ he begins epistemology project by questioning not only reality‚ but the trustworthiness of the body compared to the mind. After examining his arguments‚ I’m led to believe that we are right to rely more upon logic and be dubious about the reality of our surroundings and senses. However‚ I believe that in order to obtain what we call rationality and logic‚ we have to utilize the senses. While
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Franz Ferdinand‚ as inspector general of the imperial army‚ decided to pay an official visit to Sarajevo despite warnings not to because of the tensions in the area. At the time of his death‚ Ferdinand had been on his way to visit a fellow officer in a hospital who had been wounded by a bomb. Another member of the Black Hand was responsible for throwing the bomb that injured the officer Ferdinand was on his way to see.23 The assassination is often credited as the shot that started World War I since
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greatest leaders in Spain. Along with her husband Ferdinand‚ she was wise in government‚ strong in war and courageous in heart. Isabel’s overall character is reflected in how she ruled her kingdom. Her most important feature is wisdom. Isabel and Ferdinand had both become fully in charge of the government. This enabled them to distribute justice and order in a court‚ listening to all who had a say in the grievances of the kingdom. Isabel and Ferdinand established a police force called Santa Hermandad
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Inquisition was a movement begun in 1478 by the Spanish monarchs of the time: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. It was meant to seek out non-catholics in Spain‚ because Ferdidand and Isabella wanted religious‚ and subsequently political unity in their country. Their first goal to begin the Inquisition was to appoint inquisitors over each region throughout Spain‚ to figure out who was Catholic‚ and who was not. In 1478‚ Ferdinand and Isabella received the reluctant permission of Pope Sixtus IV to appoint
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World War One Causes by Kayla Owen The Great War‚ or more commonly known as World War One‚ was one of the most important wars in history. It was the first war which involved the whole globe. It took place in Central Europe when central powers such as Germany and Austria-Hungary aligned with other countries in order to obtain more land. Most of the states which were controlled under the Ottoman Empire aligned with each other against Russia. Russia then began to ally themselves with other states
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planet. This spread European ideals to other countries and this was the beginning of European type civilizations in America. Although there were many explorers in the Age of Discovery‚ the three most important explorers were Christopher Columbus‚ Ferdinand Magellan and Bartholomeu Dias. Christopher Columbus was one of the most important explorers in the Age of Discovery. He was born in Italy and he made many voyages all around the world as a young man. Columbus had a goal which was to sail to India
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The Political Economy of Corruption: A Philippine Illustrationa James Roumasset b Department of Economics‚ University of Hawai’i at M noa & University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization Working Paper No. 08-05 October 27‚ 2008 Abstract This essay explores the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of corruption as it pertains to entire regimes. Grand corruption is modeled as a type of unproductive rent-seeking at the highest levels of government. The economic costs of corruption are assumed
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There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War‚ but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism‚ nationalism and militarism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe‚ along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable‚ but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out‚ and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there
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Nature of the Linguistic Sign Ferdinand de Saussure 1. Sign‚ Signified Signifier Some people regard language‚ when reduced to its elements as a naming-process only--a list of words‚ each corresponding to the thing that it names. For example: operation--an assumption that is anything but true. But this rather naive approach can bring us near the truth by showing us that the linguistic unit is a double entity‚ one formed by the associating of two terms. We This conception is open to criticism
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of language‚ namely Structuralism. In this regard‚ the connection between the linguistic sign and what it signifies are considered arbitrary. Signs consist of two parts: the signifier‚ the sound or look in a vocal or graphic form‚ and the signifier’s object‚ the signified. Due to the arbitrary relationship the connection between these two is likely to alter over time. Further‚ signs only can designate something if they collude. For example ´a` cannot designate something without the help of other
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