The psychology behind our fear of monsters is something Asma has been trying to understand for the better part of the last decade. In 2009‚ he published "On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears" followed by "Monster on the Brain: An Epistemology of Horror" in 2014. Both articles dig deep into the psychology behind why monsters create fear. In 2017‚ a couple of months after the next installment of Hollywood’s hit hybrid "Alien" and just two weeks before Halloween‚ Asma capitalized on kairos
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Critically compare the epistemologies governing the first- and second order cybernetic approaches in terms of the following: 1. How is reality seen by each specific approach? According to first-order cybernetics there is one objective reality and our differences in opinion about the same system‚ is only due to our different interpretations of the same reality (Becvar & Becvar‚ 2009). First-order cybernetics assumes that the system being observed is separate from the observer‚ who would be able
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Ontology base-Interface Thai Herbs Search System (THSS): Data and user management module Mr. Chiun-Yi Chen Assoc. Prof. Kitsana Waiyamai‚ Ph.D. Bachelor of Engineering (Software and Knowledge Engineering) Kasetsart University TEL :( +66) 2-942-8555 Ext. 1430 FAX: (+66) 2-579-6245 E-mail: (fengknw@ku.ac.th) Abstract Thai herbs have been used more and more in many application fields such as medical‚ health and cosmetic. However‚ Thai herbs are stored and collected in several types of
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Critically compare the epistemologies governing the first- and second order cybernetic approaches in terms of : 1. How is reality seen by each specific approach? Reality is seen as an agreed upon consensus that occurs through social interaction of members of a system (Goldenberg & Goldenberg‚ 2004). According to Becvar‚ D‚ 2009‚ reality is seen from a plane at the level of simple cybernetics were we place ourselves outside the system as observers of what is going on inside the system. The metaphor
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The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions‚ foundations‚ methods‚ implications of science‚ and with the use and merit of science. This discipline sometimes overlaps metaphysics‚ ontology and epistemology. Philosophy of science has historically been met with mixed response from the scientific community. Though scientists often contribute to the field‚ many prominent scientists have felt that the practical effect on their work is limited (Babich‚ 1994). A paradigm is a world view‚
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Which pattern of knowing do you believe is the most important to your current practice of nursing? Defend your answer. The patterns of knowing nursing denote the importance in meeting goals and developing effective outcomes in nursing practice. Among Carper’s pattern of knowing‚ the most important focus in my job‚ which is in the Children Cancer Unit‚ is personal knowing. Carper describes personal knowing as being affected with the knowing‚ encountering and symbolizing of the individual self (Johns
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of a multi-perspective approach to understanding organization? In answering the question you will need to engage with the nature of the various perspectives and how they enable and limit our understanding of organization. There are different ways in how people produce different knowledge and thus many people have come out with their own concepts and theories. This results in multiple perspectives that help to generate idea about different organization and
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Noemi Faith A. Reyes OC199 2008-30806 Prof. Villar ONTOLOGY | EPISTEMOLOGY | METHODOLOGY | TELEOLOGY | -“…is from the Greek and means the study of the ontos or of the one‚ the universe. It is the study of those universal concepts which apply to everything‚ as well as those specific concepts which apply to the most substantial dimensions of Being (Fox‚1999‚ p.1).”-“…comes from the Greek Ontologia and means “talking” (-logia) about being (on/onto). It is a philosophical
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"What Is the Essence of Being Human?" Philosophy Forums. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/what-is-the-essence-of-being-human-31779.html>. "Epistemology - Credo Reference Topic." Credo Reference Home. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://www.credoreference.com/topic/epistemology>. "What Is an Ontology?" Stanford Knowledge Systems‚ AI Laboratory. Web. 17 Jan. 2012. <http://www-ksl.stanford.edu/kst/what-is-an-ontology.html>.
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of modernist organization theory‚ Michael Reed introduced two different metatheoretical terms which are ontology and epistemology (Reed‚ 1992). The modernist ontology is objectivism and the reality can be observes under see‚ touch‚ taste‚ hear and smell. For an instance‚ individual and organizations can be rational and structured based on people’s knowledge of it. Next‚ the modernist epistemology is positivism that the knowledge is discovered through the scientific measurements and test. In the
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