a. Describe the characteristics of philosophical reasoning! b. How is the use of reasoning into the framework of my thesis research plan? Answer : a. Characteristics of Philosophical Reasoning Before directly answering the questions above‚ I ’ll describe a little understanding of philosophical reasoning itself. According JujunSuriasumantri‚ Reasoning is a thinking process in drawing a conclusion in the form of knowledge. So reasoning is the thinking process started from empirical observation
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Analyse the reasoning of the ontological argument as presented by Anselm‚ and explain its purpose. The ontological argument is A priori argument for the existence of God. St Anselm is the name most firmly associated with the origins of the ontological argument and he was an 11 century writer and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The argument has the form of a deductive proof and it an analytical argument. He wrote two treatises (the Monologion and Proslogion) which became the foundation of the Ontological
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“The Ethics of Belief” by William K. Clifford Clifford’s main thesis in “The Ethics of belief” is it it always wrong to believe something without sufficient evidence. It means people cannot believe and trust anything with no evidence to prove if it’s wrong or right. And also no matter what evidence is‚ wrong belief is wrong event. Like you can’t believe God because there’s no such evidence to prove the God is really exists. No one actually see the God and talk to s/he‚ to prove that God is a
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WEEK THREE READINGS REVIEW: TOOLS OF TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR LEARNING CRITICAL THINKER Fair-mindedness is the human tendency to reason in a self-serving or self-deluded manner. UNDERSTANDING ETHICAL REASONING: Ethical principles are not a matter of subjective preference. All reasonable people are obligated to respect clear-cut ethical concepts and principles. To reason well through ethical issues‚ we must know how to apply ethical concepts and principles reasonably to those issues. Ethical
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religious world. Their beliefs were strict and they did not compromise their morals or standards for any outside individual. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the Puritan religion reflects the attitude and values of the common man during that particular time period. The main belief among the Puritans was that they were God’s chosen people. In their eyes‚ they held supremacy over the average man. They believed in Pelagianism based on the Doctrine of Elect. This was the belief that man could
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Explore the ways in which these characteristics interact to create a dynamic‚ living religion A religion or religious system is a dynamic‚ living reality. While it can be identified and studied through characteristics such as rituals and sacred texts‚ it is in essence a living thing‚ which is given expression through all its characteristics. As dynamic‚ living realities‚ religions help provide meaning for those who follow them. It is not possible for any religion to exist with doctrines‚ but
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Gramin Bank RRBs aptitude and reasoning officers and clerks questions with answers 1. A clock shows the time as 6 a.m. If the minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour‚ how many minutes will the clock gain by 9 p.m.? (a) 30 minutes-Answer (b) 25 minutes (c) 28 minutes (d) 34 minutes 2. Find the right number‚ from the given options‚ at the place marked by the question mark: 2‚ 4‚ 8‚ 32‚ 256‚ ? (a) 4096 (b) 8192-Answer (c) 512 (d) 1024 3. Find the number missing at question mark: 10‚ 11
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SELF BELIEF IS THE FIRST STEP TO GREATNESS ‘Success is not governed by colour‚ creed‚ age or orientation: Success does not discriminate nor does it know boundaries. It does however depend upon dreams‚ persistence and self-belief. The moment you lose confidence in yourself‚ failure will follow’ 1. Each of us‚ irrespective of means or circumstance‚ strives for some aspect of greatness in our lives. Each of us is a genius in some aspect of our existence. There are things I can do brilliantly
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Class Assignment Week # 5 StudentoftheYear University of Phoenix QRB501: Quantitative Reasoning for Business Robert Batiste May 4‚ 2009 Sevilla & Somers Text Activity 17.1(1 only) In the first part of this activity‚ you will generate some data that should have an approximately normal (or bell-shaped) distribution. In the second part‚ you will use the definition of standard deviation and compare the standard deviations for two different data sets. 1. Work with a partner
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Motivated reasoning is defined by an impervious connection to held beliefs supplemented by a fervent rejection of contradictory opinion‚ this connection being dependent on emotional instinct over nuanced and dispassionate argumentation. Logically speaking motivated reasoning can be described as following; one believes something because x‚ but -x is possible‚ therefore one’s belief in x increases because of -x. Despite valid counterarguments towards one’s opinion and the counterintuitive nature of
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