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    1. Ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. Discuss. a. What areas of knowledge & ways of knowing should be investigated? The arts‚ the natural sciences‚ ethics b. What’s the question getting at? The question is asking about the way in which ethical judgements can impinge on the way we both create (rather than interpret) the arts and the natural sciences. Basically‚ it’s leading students on to an exploration

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    INDIA’s PRESENT SITUATION Ever since Nehru’s period ended‚ although Indira Gandhi tried to usher in the continuance of non-alignment and indigenous (Swadeshi) developments‚ corruption in Congress party and within all government systems created unprecedented problems‚ resulting in various upsurge (including the so-called JP movement). Slowly and steadily the deterioration in law and order as well as in balanced functioning of the democratic systems got jeopardized. From a “zero” dependence on the

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    Violent video games have become increasingly popular. Not only are adults enjoying the new fad‚ but young children are too. Many studies have been conducted in order to determine how the newest violent media has been affecting the children of today. It is a common misconception that the children who play these violent games‚ watch movies and television shows grow into a violent adult‚ while the children who more sheltered from this media become model citizens. In the article‚ “Whodunit—The Media

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    Life is a Funny Proposition After All Analysis Nazrin Aliyeva The song written by George H. Cohan‚ "Life’s A Very Funny Proposition After All"‚ invites the listener to think about the ultimate question of life: “Why we’re here and what this life is all about?” The First Philosophy is very relevant in the song. What will happen to me? Why are we here? In 1904‚ the year the song was released‚ people still are not able to truly answer a supposedly simple question and we cannot in the modern world

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    Dealing with and managing resistance to change The top two reasons for employee resistance are 1. 2. A lack of awareness about the change Comfort with the ways things are and fear of the unknown. The Top 10 Reasons Employees Resist Change 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The individual’s personal predisposition to change. Surprise and fear of the unknown. Climate of mistrust. Fear of failure. Loss of status and/or job security. Peer pressure. Disruption of cultural traditions and/or group relationships

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    Virginia Hampton BUSN 5440 Hershey’s Project 6. Historical Stock Price Over the past 4 years‚ the Hershey Company’s stock has steadily risen from the high 30s to today’s price $89.25 per share. Why is Hershey enjoying such growth in a prolonged recession? ---- Insert 5-yr chart here ----- Hershey as a company is over 100 years old. They have had bad times and good but have managed to keep a cool head in difficult situations. This has resulted in building a solid brand based on the

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    that outburst from Thrasymachus showing pride of himself I asked Socrates what was all that about. He tells me that first I have to know who is Thrasymachus‚ and how he is portrayed in “The Republic” written by Plato. He is portrayed as a sophist and cynic who argues that people are selfish. By this argument that Thrasymachus yelled to us that “justice is in the interest of the strong and the subjects obeying the interest of the strong” he claims that whoever is at the top of the hierarchy is ultimately

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    consumerism appears to be most evident in poorer households. A debate was stimulated by the NCC’s recent study The Shopping Generation‚ but its publication got lost in the aftermath of the London bombings and the debate got stuck. One of the big issues with cynic culture is mentioned in the text and an alliance among marketers and children disrupts the parent-child relationship. All this leads to mental health problems among youngsters‚ and they question the whole situation about the young consumers. This

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    Rachel Kunker Philosophy Epistemology October 7‚ 2011 Is it true to say that there is no truth? The very concept itself is contradictory‚ but is still a topic worth exploring. If a person were to simply go about their life believing everything they ever heard or experienced to be true‚ they could be deceived without their own knowledge. Say they overheard someone talking about Sam Houston when they stated‚ “... and then Sam Houston claimed her land.” Rightfully‚ without any other knowledge

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    The basic definition of empiricism is that the philosophy that all knowledge originates in sensory experience. The definition of Rationalism is the epistemological theory that reason is either the sole or primary source of knowledge; in practice‚ most rationalists maintain merely that at least some truths are not known solely on the basis of sensory experience. Plato which suggested within the "Cave Theory" which showed a group of Prisoners is placed so they can see‚ on the wall of the cave‚ only

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