Contents Defining terms 2 Research topic 2 Application of research philosophies 2 Bibliography 4 Defining terms Positivism and interpretivism are epistemology research philosophies. They demonstrated the research in different ways to fit researcher’s research. Positivism advocates quantitative research data while interpretivism is qualitative. More academic saying ‚ Positivism works observable social reality rather than impressions‚ value-free in the process ‚ research product is law-like
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MEDC 5000 Thinking about Theory Summary and Axiology Analysis Webster University Jan. 13‚ 2015 Part One Section One In Mass Communication Theory Section 1 Chapter 1 by Stanely J. Baran and Dennis K. Davis‚ the authors discuss the means of understanding and evaluation mass communication theories. The chapter covers the relationship between scientific and causality‚ theory‚ the four broad categories of mass communication‚ criteria for judging theory and the four
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Introduction A number of people whose activities have been set‚ coordinated and led by their members in order to the attainment of specific objectives or goals is used as defining an organization (Schein 1970). “Theory means here logic and metaphysics” (Timo and Gasparski‚ 1993‚ p.3). Different people may have different views on the operations within the organization. Therefore‚ organization theory is invented and influences what goes on in the organization. Moreover‚ from the organization theory
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Plato’s Academy in Athens when he was around 18 years old‚ and he studied there until he was about 37 years old‚ which was shortly after the time of Plato’s death. Aristotle’s writings covered an immense amount of subjects including logic‚ ethics‚ politics‚ metaphysics‚ biology‚ linguistics‚ and many more. After his departure from Plato’s Academy‚ he began tutoring Alexander the Great‚ and in turn‚ was announced as the head of the royal academy of Macedon. Soon after‚ in 335 B.C.‚ Aristotle went
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PHILOSOPHERS ANCIENT PERIOD Aristotle Famous for his writings on physics‚ metaphysics‚ poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ logic‚ rhetoric‚ linguistics‚ politics‚ government‚ ethics‚ biology‚ and zoology‚ he was an extremely learned and educated individual. He is also among the first person to set a comprehensive system of Western philosophy which include views about morality and aesthetics‚ logic and science‚ politics and metaphysics. This system became the supporting pillar of both Islamic and Christian scholastic
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"philosopher" and "philosophy" has been ascribed to the Greek thinker.. Main branches of philosophy Traditionally‚ there are five main branches of philosophy. They are: Metaphysics‚ which deals with the fundamental questions of reality. Epistemology‚ which deals with our concept of knowledge‚ how we learn and what we can know. Logic‚ which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation Ethics‚ or moral philosophy‚ which is concerned with human values and how individuals should act. Aesthetics or
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The Importance of Philosophy or “Why Should I Take Philosophy?” Dave Yount‚ Ph.D. Once someone who does not know me well comes to find out that I am a philosopher‚ the next question that he or she inevitably asks is‚ “What can you do with philosophy besides teach?” My answer is and has been‚ “You can think‚ and hopefully better.” Part of philosophy is critical thinking‚ which is the ability to question your (or anyone else’s) assumptions‚ discover and hopefully articulate good reasons for your position
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Philng and Philosophy Part 1: Philosophy and the Self By: Thea Younge Introduction to Philosophy | PHI2301 S07 June 4‚ 2013 Reasonable minds can disagree when it comes to religious believes. Religious is one disagree that all parties involve can agree to disagree and move on. There are many different religions just to name a few Christianity‚ Islam‚ Jehovah Witnesses‚ and Buddhism. Christianity is the world’s largest faith based on the teaching of Jesus Christ. Islam is disclosed in its
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Philosophy of Man: Notes Historical Background I. Pre-Socratic Period - also known as the Cosmological Period (cosmos meaning universe) *questions about human existence and subsistence (basic needs) Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers: - Anaxagoras - Thales (he held that water is the fundamental stuff of all things‚ saying “All is water”) - Anaximander - Xenophanes - Heraclitus - Anaximenes Empiricism – a theory which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
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OF NIGERIA NSUKKA TOPIC THE CATEGORIES OF ARISTOTLE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS 1 NAME MABKWE NICHOLAS CHUKWUNWEIKE REG. NO 09/UN/SI/A/0826 LECTURER REV. FR. DR. B. ABANUKA C.S.Sp. DATE JANUARY 2011 INTRODUCTION Aristotle (384-322BC) is one of the most influential philosophers of the western tradition and had many philosophical works credited to him. In his treatise on logic collectively known as “Organon”‚ Aristotle gave two preliminary treatises; “The Categories
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