reasoning or logic. As there are several ways of knowing‚ such as authority‚ faith‚ or practice there is also the way of knowing by instinct; for example breathing‚ as we breath unconsciously from birth on. And so do we feel. We cannot switch off our feelings or change them as we want to‚ we have an instinct‚ such as the feeling of joy and so we are happy. We do not think logically when we feel‚ but is ’knowing instinctively’ then comparable with knowing through logic? And do emotions increase
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had my meal at McDonald ’s‚ eating my food without even thinking about the way it was sloppily presented at me‚ with my ice cream sundae dripping off the sides of the cup. Without much care about the way my food looks‚ I was just like everyone else in my table‚ very hurriedly taking my sandwich‚ and once in awhile criticizing the way the food tastes ("ang alat ng fries ngayon a"). This is such a stark contrast to the way food is appreciated outside urban areas‚ and most specially in traditional
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Introduction to Philosophy Philosophical Concerns according to Dr. Bob Zunjic The study of philosophy may deal with every dimension of human life and can raise questions in any field of study or endeavor. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. Philosophy is not bound by any particular “truths” that set limits to the desire to continue asking questions. Philosophy changes historically both in respect to its content and its character. Definitions Etymologically‚ philosophy is derived
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The foundation of Bell’s argument in The Aesthetic Hypothesis is based on a personal experience. More specifically‚ a “personal experience of a peculiar emotion” in which the “objects that provoke this emotion we call works of art.”1 According to Bell‚ this is not an assumption‚ but instead fact. His essay does not argue the validity of aesthetic emotions in relation to art‚ but instead he focuses his work on identifying the common quality that provokes this emotion‚ what he calls Significant Form
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The Zany‚ an important minor aesthetic category allows us to better understand the history of work and the influence it has on designers. Both Charles Chaplin’s film Modern Times (1936) and The Tv series I Love Lucy (1951-57) explore the behaviours of the Zany within work culture. The minor aesthetic category is much less common and ‘major’ aesthetic categories such as sublime or beautiful; they commonly draw judgement or affective response. The Zany have helped us understand previous work cultures
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The knowing construction of identity Not only is there more room for a greater variety of identities to emerge; it is also the case that the construction of identity has become a known requirement. Modern Western societies do not leave individuals in any doubt that they need to make choices of identity and lifestyle - even if their preferred options are rather obvious and conventional ones‚ or are limited due to lack of financial (or cultural) resources. As the sociologist Ulrich Beck has noted
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help to make their lives‚ a life worth knowing. They could be a humanitarian‚ soldiers‚ firefighters‚ donate money to charity‚ and or they just generally are an amazing person & much more. Someone who has a life worth knowing is basically hero/heroine and a leader combined. A hero is a person‚ who is admired for courage or noble qualities & a leader is a person followed by others. I choose Ellen DeGeneres because I believe Ellen is a life worth knowing. Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born January
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before turning to philosophy. He was a soldier during the Peloponnesian War. He has walked barefoot across ice‚ meditated standing up for thirty-six hours. He had the ability to ignore physical discomfort in order to achieve some greater mental or spiritual objective.The oracle at Delphi began his philosophical mission. He went to disprove the oracle and questioned citizens for knowledge but found they had none. He said “Real wisdom is the property of God‚ and this oracle is his way of telling us that
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Feelings / Emotions 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction Beauty is a vital part of the human life‚ whether we acknowledge it or not‚ we are constantly seeking the aesthetically pleasing choice. The definition of aesthetics by Oxford dictionary states that it is‚ “concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty” (Oxford) It is the human comprehension of “pleasure through beauty” (Oxford) and unintentionally “appreciating and passing judgment about a thing ’s beauty”
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Knowing Your Audience Your Name BCOM/275 Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ in Chile there was a cave-in in a little copper mine that trapped thirty-three miners three hundred meters underground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen. No one knew for certain whether or not the miners had survived the cave-in and if they had if they would survive long enough to be rescued. Four days after the cave-in‚ with rescue crews working around the clock‚ it was still unknown whether or
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