Not my own work but it is fun to read. _________________________________________ How is Statistics Different from Mathematics? And Why Is the Distinction Important? By Isidoro P. David Acronyms: CHED-Commission on Higher Education; NHERA-National Higher Education Research Agenda; HEI-Higher Education Institution; PSA- Philippine Statistical Association; SRTC-Statistical Research and Training Center; UPD-SS- University of the Philippines School of Statistics; UPLB-IS- University of
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Metaphysics shares a breadth of problems concerning ‘universals’. One view that addresses these problems is nominalism. Nominalism is the position that universals do not exist outside the mind. There are different sects of nominalism that expresses various stances about the problem at hand. Austere nominalism‚ metalinguistic nominalism‚ and trope theory are the various types of nominalism that refute the claim of realism. Each of these types of nominalism contain their own respective views towards
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Philosophy Dr. Beloof 13 May 2014 Epistemology What Do We Know? For centuries philosophers have questioned whether knowledge exists and if we know anything at all. This discipline is known as epistemology. Epistemology‚ or the theory of knowledge‚ is a branch of philosophy related to the scope and nature of knowing. The subject focuses on examining the nature of knowledge and how it relates to beliefs‚ justification and truth. It is actually quite hard to define knowledge. The dictionary defines
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Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 1 Organizational Epistemology St. Rachel E. Ustanny University of Phoenix ORGANIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY 2 There are different perspectives about the origin of knowledge‚ which have influenced the development of concepts such as a priori and a posteriori truth‚ epistemic regress‚ and sensual perception—Descartes (as cited in Cooper‚ 1999) argued that there are certain undeniable truths‚ which are obtained from our senses; Feldman (2003)
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The Groundwork of Metaphysics of Morals Immanuel Kant’s “Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals”‚ argues upon the basis of morality introducing the ideals of the categorical imperative as the central concept of moral philosophy. The definition of the categorical imperative leads Kant towards the critique of pure reason arguing that without a goodwill one can’t even be worthy of being happy. Kant introduces goodwill‚ treating people as means rather than ends and doing the right thing for the
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contains colours. Our understanding of colour is related to other facets of what we visually perceive. Our theory of colour can help to understand other theories and concepts. For this reason it is important to come to a conclusion about the objectivity or subjectivity of colour. The most important question that needs to be asked in regards to this topic is “Are physical objects‚ independent of perceivers experiences‚ coloured?” For example‚ if there is no one present to look at and perceive a
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The Potential of Emotions in Feminist Epistemology: Developing Jaggar’s Account By Tina Strasbourg University of Calgary Abstract In this paper I analyze the potential of Allison Jaggar’s suggestion that emotions in general‚ and outlaw emotions in particular‚ be incorporated into feminist epistemology. Jaggar advocates a standpoint theory of emotions‚ and suggests that the emotions of the oppressed in particular are helpful rather than inimical to acquiring knowledge
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Courtney D’Andrea Philosophy 1100 Professor Magrini Final Paper Epistemology Epistemology is one of the very important branches of philosophy. It is also known as the knowledge theory. The knowledge theory consists of three questions; “What is the origin of knowledge? What is the reliability of knowledge? & What is the criteria of knowledge?” Rene Descartes and John Locke really looked into epistemology and both had different theories to approach it. John Locke looked at empiricism and
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nothing can bring you down‚ you feel invincible or that’s how I felt at the time. I felt at peace‚ and didn’t want the session to end. It was rejuvenating to me and for others as well. You need to go in there with a good attitude‚ and I think that will make a difference on how you feel when you do yoga. Dr. Bogus was an excellent instructor‚ and she made the class a lot of fun. Everyone was in tune with what she was saying and didn’t want to stop. For some people it was a little tough for them‚ but they
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Introduction The study of metaphysics is a broad spectrum of comprehensive ideas that ultimately serve to discover the generalities of human thought. Without Aristotle‚ the concept of metaphysics would cease to exist. Taking this into consideration‚ it is evident that Aristotle plays a major part in the study of metaphysics and how we know it today. Therefore‚ he formulated the basic entities of metaphysics and constructed its foundation through his own philosophies. Also‚ after reviewing material
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