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    How does art convey a meaningful narrative through the use of symbolism? Art gives the capability for a person to communicate their opinions or tell stories. Artists use a variety of mediums to convey their beliefs‚ attitudes and values about the world. Art can vary in its level of subtlety when trying to depict what the artist would like to convey. All artistic movements are comprised of representations. Whether the artwork is conveying emotion or a physical object‚ it cannot do either without

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    Aristotle is known for his ideas and beliefs in Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle sates the individual should be thought of and taking care of first. If we are to take care of the few individuals‚ then the whole society should be taking care of. Aristotle uses politics and ethics together to explain the good life. People generally disagree as to the nature and conditions of happiness. Some people believe that happiness is wealth‚ honor‚ pleasure‚ or virtue. Aristotle thinks that wealth is not happiness

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    HOW DO MONOTHEISTIC BELIEFS IN MORALS AND ETHICS COMPARE WITH POLYTHEISTIC BELIEF? Monotheism and polytheism are two different religions. Monotheism is the belief in one god. Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods. Morality plays a role in all religions. The idea behind morality can and does exist within both these belief systems. Without the idea of morality‚ the world could plunge into chaos and no ethics would exist. However‚ polytheistic religions tend to fall behind in the morality to

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    In The Ethics of Belief by W.K Clifford this philosopher states that it is wrong in every situation ever to believe anything based on insufficient evidence‚ as it is wrong for someone to simply believe something to be true based solely on the sincerity of their convictions or by stifling their doubts. He states that if the origin of the belief is not founded on proven fact then the believer is guilty of an untrue/false belief as a result of not taking the time or having the patience to investigate

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    will it be like in certain scenarios. Stories are written such as “Desertion” & “Second Variety” by Clifford Simak‚ “Slow Life” by Michael Swanwick and "Swarm" by Bruce Sterling to warn others of scientific evolution using the core science fiction concepts. These four cautionary short stories illustrate the future horror of scientific evolution for mankind. Firstly‚ the story Desertion by Clifford Simak is cautionary tale warning humans of superiority. Simak warns the readers about the way humans

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    Social Anthropology Essay. How would you summarize Clifford Geertz’s contribution to the field of anthropology? Clifford Geertz I have chosen this essay on Geertz‚ as the information I received in class I found interesting and wanted to elaborate on the knowledge I already had. In this essay‚ I will be discussing Geertz’s contributions to anthropology‚ and what I have interpreted these contributions as myself. When looking at Geertz’s ideas and theories in Anthropology‚ some of these ideas and

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    examined the argument of William Clifford‚ and William James. In this essay I will simply examine the two opposing sides. Clifford takes the side of Evidentialism. Evidentialism is the standing that for a belief to be knowledge‚ it must be supported by evidence. According to evidentialism‚ everyone has a rational and moral duty to believe only those claims that are supported by sufficient evidence. If a belief doesn’t fit in with well established scientific beliefs or isn’t discovered through normal

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    women are explored by Anne M. Clifford to demonstrate that God is not the “other” for women and can be relatable‚ while not understating God’s position of creator and savior. In her discloser of a feminist depiction of God‚ Clifford employs both female imagery and the interpretation of the name YHWH as arguments. The female image that Clifford focuses on is Wisdom. This female Wisdom figure‚ “lady wisdom‚” is said to have existed prior to the Genesis creation (Clifford‚ 107). Wisdom‚ Sophia in Greek

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    Belief in God Jennifer Bennett 1-28-2013 Belief in God William James believes that‚ Belief in God does not and should not depend on dispassionate reason. Instead it must depend on the practical difference it makes in our lives. According to James we are justified in believing on insufficient evidence when options are genuine. If we don’t rick being wrong‚ we may lose the chance of ever being right. James had made the argument that is better to believe in God even if there is no God

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    Belief has been defined by dictionary as “An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.” or it is a “psychological state in which an individual holds a conjecture or premise to be true”. However‚ this is just the basic definition of belief‚ and if we think beyond the meanings of this word‚ we would probably realized that these do NOT make sense. There is a scale for belief‚ from -10 to 10‚ from impossible to certain. People believed that after they die‚ they will go to hell

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