Reasons vs. Causes • Reasons tell us why we ought to believe (do) something. Causes tell us why we in fact do believe (do something). • Reasons are normative‚ causes are factual. • Reasons justify‚ causes explain. (Caution: the terms here are imprecise‚ and we use terms such as ‘explanation’ or ‘reason’ in different ways than just outlined.) Example. Suppose I say: “I believe that there are no triangles.” You say “Why do you believe that?” You can be either asking for the cause of my belief
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the endothelium gets damaged. There are many causes of atherosclerosis such as: high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ high triglycerides‚ smoking‚ obesity‚ diabetes and inflammation from certain diseases. High blood pressure adds extra pressure and force to the artery walls‚ with time the extra pressure can damage arteries and will make the possibility for the arteries to fill up with plaque higher. The buildup of cholesterol is one of the main causes of Atherosclerosis. Triglycerides are a type
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Kia Jefferson April 7‚ 2011 English 1002 The Cause & Effect of Hurricanes Hurricanes are the most destructive natural disasters in the world. They are very powerful and violent storms that have strong winds. Storms are known to be hurricanes when they reach 74 mile per hour. Hurricanes storms start over warm sea water near the equator and come with strong winds‚ flash floods‚ mudslides‚ and huge waves. Hurricanes come with different names depending where the location it occurred. Hurricane
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decadent aristocracy. The causes of the French Revolution are difficult to pin down. Therefore‚ we will divide them into long-term and immediate causes. Within long-term causes‚ we will also define intellectual‚ political and economic causes. Long-Term Intellectual Causes Before a movement can reach the proportions of an actual revolution‚ it requires a body of ideas that provides a programme of action and a vision of the new order to be achieved. The intellectual causes of the French Revolution
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Stress: Causes and Effects Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly apart of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living. First‚ stress is defined as an unpleasant state of emotional
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CAUSES OF INTERNAL CONFLICTS Competing territory is an important cause of internal conflict. An example is the conflict over border between China and India in 1947. When India gained independence from Britian‚ it inherited the frontier drawn by the British; while China protested that it had not agreed to the frontier. It was difficult to have a clear border between the two countries because much of their frontier lies in the inaccessible Himalayas. In 1958‚ China announced that it had built
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The Cause and Effects of Divorce From the past to present‚ people all over the world have determined to live together‚ so that they depend on each other for living. Nevertheless‚ some couples are unable to maintain their relationship; therefore they choose divorce‚ which is one of the solutions to cope with problems between husband and wife. Most people think carefully before they get married. However‚ the divorce rates tend to continually increase. Therefore‚ it might be argued that divorces can
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The revolutionary war followed by several causes. These causes are the Indian policy and the Pontiac war‚ the Sugar Act‚ Currency Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Townshend revenue act‚ Tea Act‚ and the coercive act. Those causes were forced on the colonies by the Britain. However‚ the Continental Congress tried to help to the colonies‚ by resistance to the acts and defining American rights. In 1763‚ Britain let to its troop’s army to stay in the area of North America. In that area‚ colonies were living‚ and the
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com/doc/1G2-3401803303.html) Most cases of this type of brutality are also racially motivated‚ which I will go more into detail about in this research paper‚ in addition to some general information‚ possible causes‚ specific incidents that have occurred and also the public reaction to police brutality. 3. 3.1 Causes of Police Brutality There are many different reasons
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people in an economy – a conceivably obvious interest too‚ as this determines whether or not they get re – elected! This essay will discuss the fourth variable; inflation. The Essay will look at the general concept and phenomenon of inflation‚ the causes of the same and the incidence of inflation in Malawi in particular. INFLATION Historically the term inflation ‘‘referred to the increase of money supply in the economy‚ and some economist will still refer to it in this way. (Jevons‚ 2004)’’ In the
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