The Branches of Philosophy In order to narrow the aims of discussion philosophy was broken into branches. Traditionally philosophy has been broken into four main branches; however we would like to add a fifth branch in our text Epistemology Epistemology‚ from the Greek words episteme (knowledge) and logos (word/speech) is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature‚ origin‚ and scope of knowledge and love. APPROVAL: Mla MBILI JR II--196.21.83.196 (discuss) 18:20‚ 4 March 2014 (UTC)MM
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Essay Exam 3-1 In this essay I’m going to address questions concerning Kant’s grounding for the metaphysics of morals. First‚ I will describe each of his examples of acts done out of desire and acts done out of duty. Then I will answer the following questions: 1. What conclusion about moral worth does Kant use these examples to illustrate? 2. Whether I agree or disagree with Kant that if you perform an action out of duty‚ then the act has more moral worth that it would if you were to perform it
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Question 1. What are the different kinds of concepts or terms? Categorize these concepts/terms according to their classification. Provide an example. CONCEPTS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND INTENTION Intention refers to the act of the mind as representing reality. 1. FIRST INTENTION. A concept presenting the nature or quality of a thing in itself. Example: Man is a corporeal substance. 2. SECOND INTENTION. A concept which presents the mode of manner how the mind understands such nature
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Introduction to Logic. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 2. Question : Karl Popper advocates‚ as a more efficient way to examine a scientific hypothesis‚ which of the following? Student Answer: Gather as much data as possible supporting the hypothesis Fake the data Try to show the hypothesis is false Meditate on what the hypothesis really means Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter Five of An Introduction to Logic. Points
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Logic and Perception Paper Critical Thinking PHL 251 Dec 20‚ 2008 Instructor Noel Sherry Logic and Perception Paper The concept of Logic and how one perceives Logic is a personal opinion that is intertwined with personal experiences. Understanding how people think and make their daily decisions is a factor to their Logic. Logic will work as a guide that will help with the critical thinking process. Critical thinking process will not start until a question is asked. Critical thinking
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Branches of philosophy The following branches are the main areas of study: • Metaphysics investigates the nature of being and the world. Traditional branches are cosmology and ontology. • Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ and whether knowledge is possible. Among its central concerns has been the challenge posed by skepticism and the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and justification. • Ethics‚ or ’moral philosophy’‚ is concerned with questions of how
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ideas come to the forefront‚ which may not have come to light without different varies being heard. This creativity helps the reader to connect the claim and evidence which is known as the warrants. “As writers we must guide our readers through our logic and convince them that our interpretation is logical and sound” (Morse‚ 2010). Lastly‚ collaboratively‚ teams can determine when a paper is good enough using various methods. Team members can establish represents that needs to be met and if they are
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Metaphysics has been given many definitions over the years‚ Aristotle says that it is the science of being as being‚ or the study of everything that can be. Another definition given to metaphysics is the science of the most universal conceptions. My personal favorite would be metaphysics is the science of the most abstract conceptions. This‚ to me‚ is saying that metaphysics is the study of ideas real physics does not solve‚ things that cannot be measured by a gauge. Aristotle also said "The first
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“What is Philosophy?” According to the famous Greek philosopher Socrates‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living”. But what does he mean by this? He means that we should look and think through life deeper. Examination of life is more than just a use of common sense. Hard thinking is necessary even though it disturbs. With the use of Philosophy‚ we better understand things and answer the most important questions in existence. Philosophy‚ according to the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ begins
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BARBARA‚ CELARENT‚ DARII‚ FERIO = THESE ARE THE IDEAL MOODS FIGURE II CESARE CAMESTRES FESTINO BAROCO FIGURE III DARAPTI DISAMIS DATISI FELAPTON BOCARDO FERISON FIGURE IV BRAMANTIP CAMENES DIMARIS FESAPO FRESISON Reduction: S - - - - - -P - - - - - -M -- - - - - - - - -C S = SIMPLE CONVERSION P = CONVERSION PER ACCIDENS M= MUTATION C = CONTRADICTORY
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