William James wrote‚ “Determinism leads us to call our judgments of regret wrong‚ because they are pessimistic in implying that what is impossible yet ought to be.” (1) I intend to make an argument against James‚ on the basis that determinism does not consent human beings to completely neglect moral responsibility. I shall first briefly define determinism. Determinism means that for every event that takes place‚ the preceding events are determined. Given prior events and the laws of nature‚ it
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Determinism of Oedipus Rex Mustafa Tursun The life of Oedipus Rex was about determinism over freewill‚ he lived a life that was filled with fate and not freewill‚ with no knowledge of his biological parents. Later on in his life (Oedipus) when he was the son of the king and queen of Corinth he went to the same oracle that prophesied Oedipus’ life‚ the oracle told him “he was destined to murder his father and marry his mother” (paragraph 3). At this moment Oedipus thought immediately of the king
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available and tasks that were once too laborious are now done with a touch of a button. Consequently‚ some of these “benefits” become too irresistible‚ creating a very strong dependence for everyday tasks. In “Technological Determinism is Dead: Long Live Technological Determinism” by Sally Wyatt‚ she says “Within the humanities and social sciences we
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there are two branches‚ hard and soft. Hard determinism‚ sees technology as developing independent from social concepts (politics‚ culture‚ economy) (Wyatt‚ 2008). Technology creates a set of powerful forces acting to regulate our social activity that we organize ourselves to meet the needs of technology and the outcome of this organization is beyond our control or we do not have the freedom to make a choice regarding the outcome (Smith‚ 1994). Soft determinism‚ is more passive in that it believes technology
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at the idea of the saying: “if at first you don’t succeed‚ try try again.” Learning to me has always been upon the idea of problem solving‚ that we must attempt to figure out the truth while stumbling upon questions and false answers. In Meno’s dialogue with Socrates‚ Meno attempts to ask Socrates if virtue can be acquired. Expecting a bold and grand statement as heard upon by his sophist peers from Thessaly‚ Meno was amazed to hear that Socrates had no clue to his question‚ even going further
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Outliers Dialogue Galdwell book is interesting and thought provoking. His writings allow you ponder about what can and cannot be possible. Are Galdwell’s perceptions correct that is for the reader to decide? The meaning of Outlier is “something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body”‚ and also “a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from others of the sample” (Galdwell‚ 2011). The Matthew Effect According to Galdwell (2011) a psychologist
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Creative Writing Assignment DIALOGUE (A cacophony of bells ring throughout the store as the front door opens and a man walks in. The cashier‚ Stella‚ looks to see who has entered the building but only captures a glimpse of a disheveled‚ black overcoat quickly swerving through aisles.) Rose: Hello? Sir‚ may I help you find something? (Stella’s question remains unanswered by the mysterious man. She leaves the cash and attempts to locate him.) Rose: Sir‚ we have a wonderful selection of
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true. Just pretend. Jas: No Rony‚ you are getting me wrong. The love we had. I mean still have‚ is true as much as the feelings you felt‚ the dream you saw in my eyes. And Rony the path is leading to love seems to be plain in the beginning and but after having love it becomes more sinuous. Rony: I know the curve path is to be dangerous but the same teaches how life should be enjoyed. Jas: Rony‚ I am neither the great philosopher nor much having IQ person. But now I only could say give me some time
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is known as free will. When free will is taken away‚ control is lost from our lives and what were once choices are now predetermined paths. The deterministic view shows that nothing is random‚ as the events of life are already set in stone. That is‚ every action‚ thought‚ event‚ and even disasters were always going to happen. The basis of hard determinism circulates around three main points: 1. Determinism is true of our world; 2. Determinism rules out alternative possibilities; 3. Free will requires
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Dialogue 2: Identify two (2) thought leaders relative to quality management. Research each to determine their core ideas and contributions. Synthesize your thoughts about each into a one paragraph (per leader) that contains important and meaningful statements about each thought leader‚ their contributions‚ and the relevance of the contribution today regarding the work of project managers. Joseph M. Juran Dr. Juran devoted 70 years to his books‚ thoughts‚ and life work revolutionizing the philosophy
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