Plato‚ or Aristocles as is his real name‚ was one of the most influential thinkers of history. Plato set up a school called the Academy in Athens in 387 BC. He wrote down his ideas in the form of dialogues‚ or discussions between people. The dialogues explain Plato’s metaphysics or ideas on subjects such as politics‚ law‚ science‚ education‚ art‚ and the nature of knowledge. One of the best known dialogues is The Republic‚ in which Plato describes his idea of an ideal‚ or perfect‚ government. All
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Psychology Contributions Howard Gardner: Created the theory of multiple intelligences‚ which says that human beings have 8 different “sections” of intelligence. E.L. Thorndike: Developed the puzzle box‚ used to study animal psychology and intelligence; postulated the idea of connectionism which is a proponent of learning and relates basic associations between cause and effect; developed the law of effect principle which states that events followed by satisfaction will be linked with the event
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I am comparing and contrasting the contribution to the study of education made by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke as I believe they are two of the biggest contributors to education. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ on June 12‚ 1712. His mother died soon after his birth‚ and his father Isaac Rousseau‚ abandoned him to be orphaned at the age of twelve. Rousseau addresses freedom more than any other problem and aims to explain how man is given total freedom without restrictions
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INDIAN POLITICAL THINKERS DURING THE INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………..6 CHAPTER II: POLITICAL THOUGHT OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE………………………………….11 CHAPTER III: POLITICAL THOUGHT OF SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE…………………………………..15 CHAPTER IV: POLITICAL THOUGHT OF GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE……………………………….25 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION............................................................................32 BIBLIOGRAPHY.........
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I Am a Critical Thinker Now HUM 114 Matthew Fallasen‚ MM‚ MBA Critical thinking is a careful examination in which a person utilizes facts and evidence to form their own conclusions to certain situations. Edward Glaser explains that critical thinking calls for a persistent efforts to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusion to which it tends (Glaser‚ 1941). Edward Glaser provides a great insight to the importance
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What abilities do good thinkers possess? General Psychology April 30th 2012 Good thinkers have the ability to think psychologically and enhance the ability to solve problem according to the Psychology core concepts. People with good thinking skills can identify can solve problems while considering all possibilities without leading to a conclusion. Another part of problem solving is choosing a strategy that fits the problem (Wickelgren‚ 1974). There are two methods for selecting a strategy
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13 March 2014 Early Philosophers “Pre-Socratic” or “Mythopoeic” thinkers? The Ancient Greek philosophers played a pivotal role in the shaping of the western philosophical tradition. The Ancient Greek philosophical tradition broke away from a mythological approach to explaining the world‚ and it initiated an approach based on reason and evidence. Initially concerned with explaining the entire cosmos (the universe seen as a well-ordered whole)‚ the Pre-Socratic philosophers strived to identify its
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initiated the study of the relationship between the brain’s right and left hemispheres. Sperry found that the left half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical‚ rational‚ logical‚ sequential way. The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships‚ integrating and synthesizing information‚ and arriving at intuitive insights. In other words‚ the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation by collecting data‚ making analyses‚ and using
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them through debate and argument. The critical thinker considers conflicting points of view before coming to a conclusion. Strong critical thinkers realize the world is uncertain and for many problems there is not necessarily a clear solution. They are also aware of the limits of their own knowledge and understanding‚ and are willing to allow their ideas and assumptions to be put to the test. There are many attributes that critical thinkers must possess. Reflection‚ debate and open mindedness
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Exploration of the distinction of the modern thinkers and ancients Machiavelli‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke‚ distinguished themselves from the ideas and philosophies of the ancients by their own exploration of the individualist‚ the responsibilities of the state and government and the nature of the two. But what really distinguished these modern thinkers from those of the ancients‚ is their ability to take the teachings of the ancients and evolve it with the society that is very much alike to our modern day
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