In the Ted Talks that I watched for this class‚ Shultz spoke on why we are stuck in the feeling of being right. Shultz says that we find ourselves stuck in a feeling of being right because of how we feel emotionally when we are wrong. Being wrong feels the same as being right until you realize that you are wrong‚ and then it can be devastating‚ embarrassing‚ and even funny at times. She called this “error blindness”. Shultz notes‚ that the second reason we are stuck in being right is cultural
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To be clear‚ Descartes believed in the existence of God but doubted him whereas Zara Yacob always whole heartedly believed in the existence God. Descartes stayed in this state doubting everything until he meditated his most famous phrase “Cognito ergo sum”‚ I think therefor I am. Descartes came to this conclusion once he reached his ultimate level doubt‚ doubting everything including the world‚ sky‚ earth‚ mind‚ and body. The one thing he did not doubt was that he existed. Since he had the capability
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LinerOne-Liner Proverbs 1. 43% of all statistics are worthless. 2. 7/5th of all people do not understand fractions. 3. 99% of lawyers are giving the rest a bad name. 4. A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man. 5. A bad plan is better than no plan. 6. A city is a large community where people are lonesome together. 7. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 8. A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking. 9. A day for firm decisions! Or is
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One might think it to be safe to assume the fact that they’re reading this text right now‚ but is it really that clear and easy? How can one really know for sure that they aren’t sleeping and simply dreaming about reading this text? René Descartes argued that you couldn’t‚ but he wasn’t satisfied with that answer and rejected the idea of former skeptics that we can’t possibly know anything for certain. He made it his goal to find something we couldn’t doubt‚ something indubitable. René Descartes
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It includes that an uncaused being must be a constituent of the world. Then‚ an originator must exist that is dependent from time‚ space and any being. Ergo‚ that being must exist in possible world and be logically coherent. Since the ideologies does not abide to these following premises. It is evident that a common reality consists a supreme being‚ God‚ must exists which in result invalidates the ideologies
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that what I see as blue is what you see as blue? Truth‚ for a rationalist‚ is based on what we can be sure about because of the rules of logic. Famously Descartes argued that the only thing we can be sure about is our own existence (the good ol’ Cogito: I think therefore I am). Rationalist claim that without prior categories and principles supplied by reason‚ we couldn’t organize and interpret our sense experience in any way. They believe we “know”
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ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTION PHIL 1050.001 and 002: Introduction to Philosophy‚ Spring 2014 a. Introduction As a major assignment for this course‚ you are to write an essay paper on a topic relating to the subject matter of the course and drawing on course material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed
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Congressman Bob McEwen uses a simple formula for defining politics; ergo‚ politics = integrity + economics (PIE). In regard to the question of whether it is too simplified‚ in my opinion‚ no; however‚ most liberals simply would not get it. McEwen breaks down the equation by defining integrity as something you can count on‚ being there when you need it; furthermore‚ he breaks integrity into two components‚ Morality (not doing what is wrong) and character (doing what is right). Essentially‚ it
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While the great philosophical distinction between mind and body in western thought can be traced to the Greeks‚ it is to the seminal work of René Descartes (1596-1650)‚ French mathematician‚ philosopher‚ and physiologist‚ that we owe the first systematic account of the mind/body relationship (Wozniak). As a key figure in the Scientific Revolution‚ Rene Descartes was one of the most intelligent men in his era. With his numerous writings and works‚ he allowed us to understand modern philosophy‚ the
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* Socrates: Philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason‚ later became Socratic Method. Charged with introducing strange gods and corrupting the young‚ he committed suicide. * Rhetoric: Saying things in a convincing matter * Skepticism: The idea that nothing can ever be known for certain. * Sophists: A wise and informed person‚ critical of traditional mythology‚ rejected "fruitless" philosophical speculations
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