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    philosophy [fɪˈlɒsəfɪ] n pl -phies 1. (Philosophy) the academic discipline concerned with making explicit the nature and significance of ordinary and scientific beliefs and investigating the intelligibility of concepts by means of rational argument concerning their presuppositions‚ implications‚ and interrelationships; in particular‚ the rational investigation of the nature and structure of reality (metaphysics)‚ the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology)‚ the principles and import of

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    Metaphysics: Plato and Buddhism Plato used an idea called the cave allegory to show how humans are ignorant. Before I explain a real life example‚ I will explain the Idea. In the cave there are prisoners. These prisoners cannot move because they are restrained by chains. The only thing that they can see is a wall that illuminated by a great light. This light is actually a fire behind them‚ which has a low sitting wall in between itself and the prisoners. As men walk below the wall holding up objects

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    What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Most often‚ the term appears

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    PHILOSOPHY The History of Philosophy is often divided into three periods: Ancient philosophy‚ Medieval philosophy‚ and Modern philosophy. Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic). The word is of Ancient Greek origin (philosophía)‚ meaning love of wisdom. Definition

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    “All men by nature desire understanding.” This is how Aristotle opens his famous Metaphysics‚ one of the greatest philosophical works ever produced. The thirst for knowledge has always occupied Western man at least since the time of Thales‚ and even though many different views and opinions about what knowledge is and how it can be gained have abounded throughout Western philosophy up to this very day‚ the fact that so many men have dedicated their lives to seeking knowledge on all sort of different

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    Meaning and Definition of Philosophy The termPhilosophy” is derived from two Greek words‚ Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and‚ Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus‚ philosophy‚ means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras‚ one of the sages of ancient Greece‚ born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves‚ the world in which they live‚ and their relationships to the world and to each other.

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    In Kolb’s Learning Cycle‚ each area is used in the facilitation of my training sessions. In the SCC we work in a roll on/roll off training fashion‚ so the cycle is constantly in use. Identifying Needs: At this stage‚ I look at the cadets coming in to my class‚ I look at any special needs/requirements they may have‚ as well as taking note of their ability levels‚ and the overall purpose of my class which is to work them towards promotion to the next rate. I identify the new knowledge they need to

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    My ambition for pursuing dentistry is driven by an instinct to want to help people and society in general to have a better life and to improve their wellbeing. Having good oral health has life changing benefits‚ from having greater self confidence and a more positive mindset to more obvious benefits such as improved visual appearance‚ it is my goal to be able to improve and change people’s lives through their oral health on a daily basis‚ which I believe would be achieved through studying dentistry

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    as we thought it to be? For David Chalmers‚ he believes that we should not be alarmed or afraid of a drastic change in what we think of as reality; granted‚ this altered reality presents itself plausible in theory. In his paper‚ The Matrix as Metaphysics‚ Chalmers explores the possibility of our world being similar to that of the one in the movie The Matrix (details of what type of world this is will be explained later)‚ and asserts that it

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    Course :Module 3 - Implementing Strategies Introduction Jim Collins and a group of 22 research associates conducted a five-year research project searching an answer on the question ‘how a company from merely good can be transformed to great one’ and identified that behind this transformation lies a level 5 leader. Level 5 leadership refers to the highest level in a hierarchy of manager’s capabilities. A level 5 leader transforms the organisation into a great institution through a paradoxical

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