David Hume gave a famous interpretation of the fact-value distinction in his Treatise: you can’t derive an “ought” from an “is”. No set of statements of facts by themselves entails any statement of value. In other words‚ no set of descriptive statements can entail an evaluative statement without the addition of at least one evaluative or normative premise.1 But the philosophical position that facts and values are two different things has been challenged by several critics that consider it deluded
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September 4‚ 2013 The Army of God I have researched a number of different terrorist groups‚ and I find The Army of God (AOG) to be most appealing. What drew me in was the fact that this group is so concerned about abortions that they go to the extreme of blowing up clinics. They believe abortions are wrong‚ and they are also against the homosexuality. The Army of God is an example of a low level fundamentalist terrorist group; it is an underground network of terrorists in the United States that
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In the beginning of the chapter‚ David Kinderhook loses his job due to a simple mistake. A simple mistake that is later useful in future psychology research. According to David‚ his job is a duty instead of a career. Little did he know that his contributions would make a great impact in the history of psychology. Even though David was soon fired because his calculations were five – tenths off from the time of the star movements‚ he was able to make his skills useful by becoming a school master and
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The Trinity: The Oneness of God Before I try to explain an infinite God with my finite brain‚ I will bring this verse to mind: Proverbs 3:5-7 states‚ ’’Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him‚ and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil." So‚ with this in mind‚ I will attempt to explain the Trinity. The best way to explain the Trinity is not with a statement‚ but with a
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David Petraeus is a retired military officer and public official. He gained his position as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in December of 2011. He resigned from his job as The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November of 2012 due to an affair he was having with Paula Broadwell‚ which was discovered by the FBI. Petraeus was a four-star general who served over thirty years in the United States Army. In 2004‚ he was promoted to Lieutenant General. In 2007‚ he was
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst‚ and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox‚ the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made
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never been imagined without them. Throughout our minds connection with documented environments‚ people in different places around the world would never have been aware that certain creatures exist. If you grew up in the same generation as me with David Attenborough‚ chances are you become known to these diverse and unique environments through Attenborough’s factual programs. Attenborough has influenced the whole worlds vision of documentary making‚ not only helping to visualize animals in a new light
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David LaChapelle is an incredible‚ modern photographer. He combines celebrities with the bizarre. His photography is unique‚ charged with sexual imagery‚ and provides a unique view on people you see in the media‚ today. I chose an article from American Photo‚ May/June 2003‚ as the basis of my research paper on David LaChapelle. The magazine has a nice design. It is easy to read the print‚ and the titles of topics are always visible. You won’t turn a page and have to take a minute to figure
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Charles dickens : David Copperfield David Copperfield is probably one of the most successful novels of all time. I believe it has inspired many readers to a full life with great success. The novel itself is so real that it has even been said to be more real than life. I am one of those who agree and I will try and explain why in the following essay . The terms used to describe David Copperfield in the question are all very true in their own respect. This is basically because Dickens chose to
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happiness in‚ he only found that everything apart from God is meaningless and vain. When he accepted the fact that God has a plan that He is working it out in the author ’s life‚ and that all he needs to do is allow Him to work‚ it was only then that he was able to find true satisfaction and happiness. He then calls the readers to not walk in the same way of meaninglessness as he had‚ but rather to seek God first‚ and reap the benefits of faith in God. The writer of Ecclesiastes is known only as the
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