philosophy is even derived from the Greek language and means “love of wisdom.” Ancient western philosophy had three main branches: ethics‚ logic‚ and physics. These three branches have now broken into even smaller sub-sections‚ covering everything from epistemology to aesthetics. Socrates was a large influence on western philosophy‚ but there was a pre-Socratic era that covered philosophical topics. As philosophy advanced‚ many of the pre-Socratic answers for these questions were rejected‚ although most
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the 17th-19th centuries. These changes were later described as ‘the great transition’ from ‘pre-modern’ to ‘modern’ societies. [pic] Ontological assumptions of Marxist Theory: • structuralism‚ • conflict‚ • materialism Epistemology of realism Marx counts as a ‘key sociological thinker’‚ but • Contrary to what one might infer from the history of Marxism after his death‚ Marx had little political or theoretical influence in his own lifetime. His collaborator‚ Engels
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research (exploration‚ description‚ prediction and explanation); “the scientific approach‚ other sources of knowledge; and the research process 2. Philosophies underlying research in the social sciences Philosophy of science (ideology‚ epistemology‚ ontology and methodology); empirical –analytical science (empiricism‚ positivism); historical hermeneutical science (behaviourism‚ phenomenology‚ existentialism‚ idealism and pragmatism); Critical science (Marxist approaches- marxism; realism‚ post
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Philosophy 7/8/2013 What is Philosophy? The Central Questions of Philosophy – Political Philosophy • Value – Ethics (Good‚ Evil‚ Right‚ Wrong‚ Justice) • Political Philosophy – Aesthetics (Beauty) • Reality – Metaphysics (Cosmology‚ Ontology) • Knowledge – Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) PHI 7100 History of Philosophy: The Classical Philosophers ©2013 Richard Legum – all rights reserved 1 What is Philosophy? Political Philosophy Some central questions of Political Philosophy: • What ought
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Introduction Modernists perceive organisations as tangibly factual bodies operating in the reality. When the organisation has been well designed and managed‚ the systems of actions and decisions made will be driven by the norms of rationality‚ efficiency and effectiveness to realize the organisation goals such as mission and vision. (Hatch‚ 1997) Critical Theorists view organisation as places where inequalities in power relations will dominate‚ resulting in the exploitation and estrangement of proletariat
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perhaps unsuitable moral code/standard. I found her intended project to be compelling‚ even provocative in both its theoretical and political reach‚ as it consciously seeks to transcend the politically contentious dichotomy that has plagued the two epistemologies. Huffer calls upon on Foucault and Irigary as proxies for queer and feminist theory‚ respectively‚ to carry on a
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FIELD DEFINITION HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT KEY CONTRIBUTORS PRINCIPAL ISSUES Epistemology the theory of knowledge‚ is the branch of philosophy concerned with these questions a. Schools of thought and historical development 1) Skeptics a) Ancient (1) Pyrrho of Elis (2) Sextus Empiricus b) Medieval (1) St. Augustine 2) Rationalists a) Ancient (1) Plato b) Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists
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A worldview‚ in my opinion‚ is the way you look at the world and how you see God; a worldview is a set of beliefs that directs the way you act. To determine your worldview‚ you must ask yourself a few questions. Some of these questions include: Who is God? Where did I come from? Why do I exist? What is my purpose in life? Answers in Genesis defines a worldview as “the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. A worldview is a collection of beliefs about life and the universe
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Introduction Microsoft Corporation is a multinational company based in Redmond Washington. The company manufactures computer products and offer computer services. The company also licenses and supports various types of computer products and services. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company is the largest software manufacturer globally in terms of revenue. It is also the most valuable organization in the world. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company
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which literally meant ‘the love of knowledge’ So questioning human existence is one example: Does God really exists etc. Important as well are questions about what we know and what we can know; both constitute the area of philosophy known as epistemology (the theory of knowledge) Ethics is also a part of philosophy dealing with human conduct. What responsibilities do we have to ourselves as well as others? The study of political philosophy asks questions surrounding a just society and or state
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