Modern philosophy in Europe Professor Sjursen Assigned: 3/15/2011 Due: 5/18/2011 Philosophy through Mathematics For centuries mathematics has been the bases to almost everything we do. Whether we are dealing with complex physics or modern medicine‚ without mathematics almost nothing we have now would be possible. Mathematics is a broad topic that can be broken down into many different categories. Most people limit their mathematics to just basic arithmetic and some geometry but the world
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MAJOR FIELDS OF PHILOSOPHY Epistemology - is the branch of philosophy that addresses knowledge‚ especially in regards to its method‚ validity‚ and scope. It is what helps distinguish between a justified belief or claim and an opinion. Logic - is the science of correct thinking. A classic definition is new and necessary reasoning. It’s new because you didn’t know the item before‚ and necessary because a correctly formulated syllogism has to be true if the bases are true. We took two axioms and made
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ABSTRACT Philosophy of education can elude to either the educational field of connected theory or to one of any instructive theories that advance a particular sort or vision of education‚ and/or which inspect the definition‚ objectives and importance of education. As a scholastic field‚ philosophy of education is the philosophical investigation of education and its problems...its focal topic is education‚ and its routines are those of philosophy. The reasoning of training may be either the hypothesis
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The word philosophy‚’ by definition‚ is extremely vague and ambiguous. It can be related to anything to do with thought‚ perception‚ and even basic human existence. Therefore‚ in defining philosophy‚ perhaps it is easier to simply state what it may or may not involve rather than trying to find a concrete and simplified definition. <br> <br>Philosophy includes the studies of logic‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ metaphysics‚ and epistemology. Logic deals with the principles and systems of reasoning. It is
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African philosophy African philosophy is a holistic philosophy which shares certain ideas with Buddhist philosophy: it stresses the importance of the human community and the community’s place in the Universe. In the following we are going to discuss the main idea of African philosophy and ubuntuism. Ubuntu is part of African philosophy‚ but it can be separately defined. African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people‚ philosophy which presents African worldviews‚ or philosophy that uses
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Chapter 1 Key Concepts • Philosophy: from Greek roots meaning “the love of wis¬dom.” • The primary areas of philosophy are metaphysics‚ which addresses the problem of what is real; epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge; axiology‚ which is the study of values in general; ethics‚ which concerns itself with the good life and with moral value and moral reasoning; aesthetics‚ which is the study of art in all its forms; political philosophy‚ which is the study of the state and the nature
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The Legalist philosophy‚ started by the sage Han Fei-Tzu‚ has rules about how the government should function based on their ideals about human nature‚ the punishment-reward system‚ and administration. Legalists believe human nature is to be evil‚ lazy‚ and want rewards for good actions. “Indeed‚ it is the people’s nature to delight in disorder and detach themselves from legal restraints...to abhor toil and enjoy ease.” (201). This is important to remember about the students of the school. In order
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Philosophy Assignment 2 –Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges Sameer Ahmed Presented to: Dr. Terre Eversden In partial fulfillment of requirements of WED 486 – Adult Learning Southern Illinois University Carbondale Author Note Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Terre Eversden to have given me an opportunity to present a paper on the Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges & their involvement in real life scenarios or the environment we live in. The
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Philosophy at its very core refers to wisdom‚ learning‚ and the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline” (Merriam-Webster). Philosophies are values that we live by and create as we go throughout our lives. We can create them ourselves‚ adopt old ones‚ and modify them all the time. Chances are that if you asked someone their philosophy on life‚ they wouldn’t really know what to say. There are certain types of philosophy
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GUIDELINES FOR THE PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION STATEMENT Definitions A statement of personal philosophy of education is a reflective piece‚ generally 1-2 pages long that summarizes your core educational beliefs (your core beliefs about the purpose‚ process‚ nature‚ and ideals of education). Since the statement of philosophy also serves as a writing sample‚ it must demonstrate mastery of spelling‚ grammar and other rules of written English. (For the purposes of this course‚ your statement
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