Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Arts DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Manila GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC 1013) Course Description: This course has a broad coverage of the conceptual and empirical foundations of psychology in its main fields. The discussion of the theories‚ concepts‚ and finding which focuses on complex human behavior: how and why we think‚ feel and behave the way we do‚ how we act and interact with others‚ and why and how we become the unique individuals
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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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The Mind Locke The notion of personhood was introduced by Locke. For him the stream/continuity of consciousness defines a person. In other words the memory‚ since being conscious of something implies remembering it. When someone is drunk and is not co Locke diverted from the traditional understanding of the self. In dualism it is the soul‚ which is conscious of what he is doing‚ then he will not remember the event. Thus whilst being unconscious of something‚ one is not a person. constant and
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Autobiographical and Personal Criticism Immanuel Kant was one of the first modern-day philosophers who admitted that there is no such thing as an “objective” interpretation‚ and that every interpreter brings a great deal to the text. Up to very recently almost all scholarly writing has been defined by the absence of the “I” or any reference to the personal situation of the writer or to the writing process. This situation has changed drastically with the introduction of autobiographical criticism
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Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"
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Introduction Of Training | | | TRAINING DEFINED It is a learning process that involves the acquisition of knowledge‚ sharpening of skills‚ concepts‚ rules‚ or changing of attitudes and behaviours to enhance the performance of employees. Training is activity leading to skilled behavior. * It’s not what you want in life‚ but it’s knowing how to reach it * It’s not where you want to go‚ but it’s knowing how to get there * It’s not how high you want to rise‚ but it’s knowing how to take
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doubting sense experience or dreaming? 4. Why can’t the evil genius deceive Descartes into thinking that he (Descartes) does not exist? 5. What is the point of Descartes’ doubt about having a body? Why can’t a thing that thinks‚ an "I think" (cogito)‚ be a body? What is a body? 6. What is the point of the wax example? How is it important in knowing the self? Questions on Descartes’ Meditations III & IV (Jan. 27) 1. Why is it important to Descartes to determine as early as possible whether
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Marketing Advertising Services in India – A study of JWT Table of Contents PART 1: STUDY OF ASSIGNED SERVICE BUSINESS Introduction With the growing economy‚ there has been a constant increase in the consumerist desires of the Indians . The advertising industry in India acts as a catalyst of these desires as the advertising in India was primarily confined to media like newspapers‚ television etc. The industry has evolved from small businesses to a whopping 300 billion worth industry
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Topic 1- Mathematics and Certainty Having said something about the nature of formal systems‚ we must now look in more detail at the nature of mathematical certainty. To do this‚ let us begin by making two distinctions. The first concerns the nature of propositions. An analytic proposition is one that is true by definition. A synthetic proposition is any proposition that is not analytic. So we can say that every proposition is either analytic or synthetic. The second distinction concerns how we
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O Empirismo Baconiano Em uma época de dúvida e de questionamento do que se sabia até então‚ Sir Francis Bacon buscou um “verdadeiro e extraordinário progresso do saber”‚ assim como uma “reforma total do conhecimento humano”. Para que tal fosse alcançado ele deixou marcado o caminho a seguir. As descobertas e invenções científicas resultantes dariam ao homem o controle sobre as forças da natureza -“saber é poder”. A este projeto foi dado o nome de Grande Instauração. Ele abrangia seis partes‚ sendo
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