Bridget Rogers/ Phil 101-07/ Final Paper Part 1/ Epistemology In studying the nature of knowledge I find myself agreeing with empiricism. I find it to have valid points that make the most sense to me. Born without experiences‚ we go through life developing schemas‚ good and bad ones; however these schemas and ideas become a part of us‚ and helps us to see things as we have experienced them in past situations. The things we learn from these past encounters become empirical beliefs. As
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The Inevitable Problem Of Inductive Reasoning Each day‚ inductive reasoning leads us to assumptions about how our surroundings and time will materialize based on past observations. We assume that each morning we will wake up‚ because we have done so each morning before. Though‚ however likely inductive reasoning is‚ it is similar to walking on a tightrope- you may assume that each step will lead to another due to the steps taken before‚ but eventually you may reach a snap in the rope. You may
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Tuesday‚ September 21‚ 2010 Some people think that good health is a basic human need‚ so the medical service should not be run by profit-making companies. Do you think the disadvantages of the private health care outweigh the advantages? Private health care institutions and the government hospitals are at present two major sources of medical service for the public. However‚ some people suggest that medical service should not be operated by profit-oriented private companies. Personally‚ I don’t
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Animals and Humans What are animals for? * We have a list of reasons why animals and Humans are different * Humans are biologically similar in some ways to animals * This is why animals are used in scientific research. Genesis 1v24-26 and Luke 12v6 talks about how Christians view animals and humans How should we treat animals? * Different religions give different guidance on how to treat animals * Christians say that humans must care for animals but they are for their use (see
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hat is logic about? * Logic is about reasoning‚ i.e.‚ about the way we infer one thing from another. * More specifically‚ logic deals with correct reasoning‚ and explains why certain forms of inference are correct while other forms are not. That is‚ it studies the abstract forms‚ the structures of reasoning that are used in argumentation. * More explicitly‚ logic evaluates arguments. But what is an argument? * In English‚ the terms ’argument’ and ’arguing’ are frequently
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The In’s and Out’s of Indian Cinema Bollywood has certain flair to it that not many other cinemas’ hold. As a child‚ I was exposed to many Bollywood movies. I was used to watching movies about romance‚ true love‚ dancing‚ music and obviously the usual exaggerated death scene. My love for Bollywood had faltered during my early teen years‚ where I was more focused on action that Hollywood provided me with. I am ashamed to say that the “T & A” theme that had captured the imaginations of millions of
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Absolutist An absolutist is a rule that is true in all situations. The rule says things are basically right‚ no matter what the circumstances‚ there is no room for manoeuvre. What makes an ethic deontological is that it pays no regard to consequences‚ as the name makes clear‚ coming from the Greek duty. For example stealing is always wrong. It makes no difference who does it‚ what the reasons were‚ what culture they live in o whether it took place hundreds of years ago. Stealing is just one of those
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The search for Filipino Philosophy Is there a Filipino Philosophy? I read an essay titled “Doing Philosophy in the Philippines” by Dr. Afredo P. Co and his answer to this question can be summarized this way: Since the Philippines is a melting pot of cultures brought about by invasions‚ missionaries‚ trade etc. the Philippines has no distinctive and native philosophy to speak of. He goes on to say that the Philippines is a Spanish creation and an amalgam of east‚ west‚ north‚ south‚ Christian‚ pagan
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Stoic Philosophy What is Stoic Philosophy? Stoic Philosophy is the school of philosophy founded by Zeno‚ who asserted that men should be free from passion. Roman Stoic Philosophy was a big part of the roman everyday life. Some major parts of Stoic Philosophy are how it started‚ the ethics‚ what the stoics viewed philosophy as‚ the most famous stoics and what stoicism is. “The philosophy of stoicism was started in Hellenistic Athens‚ by Zeno of Citum‚ who had been trained in the philosophy of the
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RUNNING HEAD: PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY Personal Education Philosophy Paper Byron C. Sparrow University of Phoenix Personal Education Philosophy Paper Philosophy is crucial for educators when they are implementing the curriculum of the class they are teaching. A great teacher not only teaches the requirements of his or her curriculum‚ but motivates their students to want to learn the materials being taught. When looking at Philosophy and a curriculum an educator must look at the
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