It is often said that people are what they believe. Philosopher William Clifford would not only agree with this statement‚ but provides context to why he argues that it is wrong to believe something without sufficient evidence. In his perspective‚ the beliefs people hold have power over the people they are and the people that these beliefs are shared with. The consequences can be‚ or in his view‚ are always harmful. He uses the example of a shipowner allowing an unsafe ship to set sail‚ as he trusts
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In the arguments done in the article on “The Ethics of Belief‚” that’s written by Clifford he states that “it is wrong always‚ everywhere‚ and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”The example that Clifford gives of the immorality of belief without evidence is the shipowner‚ who goes for any repair to his own ship and overcomes his own doubts.He believed his ship was seaworthy. Then going through the expense of checking it and making the necessary repairs. This example plays
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Argumentative Essay on “The Ethics of Belief” PHIL 2641 Online – Section 001 February 13‚ 2008 William K. Clifford sets out to show in “The Ethics of Belief” that “it is wrong always‚ everywhere‚ and for anyone‚ to believe anything upon insufficient evidence…” In this paper‚ I will show that his argument lacks key definitions needed in order to found his inference upon and that it begs the question as to what qualifies as “insufficient” evidence. Furthermore‚ I will show that the primary issue
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himself as a superior member in the painting group. A 2004 exhibition by The Art Gallery of New South Wales spoke of him as “...an expert wood-carver who took up painting long before the emergence of the Papunya Tula School in the early 1970s. When Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri joined this group of ‘dot and circle’ painters early in 1972 he immediately distinguished himself as one of its most talented members and went on to create some of the largest and most complex paintings ever produced”. (Art Gallery
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Diasporas Q3: How do Clifford and Kirshenblatt-Gimblett define the term “diaspora”? Are their approaches different‚ similar? A diaspora is defined as a group of people that were forced to leave one place to another. James Clifford and Barbara Kirshenblatt Gimblett both discusses about the term diasporas‚ but the way they defined the term were very different. Clifford defines diaspora as an immigrant communities who were separated from their homeland by barriers. These dispersed people increase
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women are explored by Anne M. Clifford to demonstrate that God is not the “other” for women and can be relatable‚ while not understating God’s position of creator and savior. In her discloser of a feminist depiction of God‚ Clifford employs both female imagery and the interpretation of the name YHWH as arguments. The female image that Clifford focuses on is Wisdom. This female Wisdom figure‚ “lady wisdom‚” is said to have existed prior to the Genesis creation (Clifford‚ 107). Wisdom‚ Sophia in Greek
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Social Anthropology Essay. How would you summarize Clifford Geertz’s contribution to the field of anthropology? Clifford Geertz I have chosen this essay on Geertz‚ as the information I received in class I found interesting and wanted to elaborate on the knowledge I already had. In this essay‚ I will be discussing Geertz’s contributions to anthropology‚ and what I have interpreted these contributions as myself. When looking at Geertz’s ideas and theories in Anthropology‚ some of these ideas and
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In our last class we examined the argument of William Clifford‚ and William James. In this essay I will simply examine the two opposing sides. Clifford takes the side of Evidentialism. Evidentialism is the standing that for a belief to be knowledge‚ it must be supported by evidence. According to evidentialism‚ everyone has a rational and moral duty to believe only those claims that are supported by sufficient evidence. If a belief doesn’t fit in with well established scientific beliefs or isn’t discovered
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lief Clifford focuses on three main points throughout the Ethics of Belief article. He believes that in order to have a sense of belief one must inquire on the belief‚ question authority‚ and the limit the usage of inference. He believes that without these three factors it is difficult to come to a consensus on what are the right and wrong principles of belief. At the beginning of the article Clifford focuses on the duty of inquiry. In order to set the background‚ Clifford introduces a story
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we watched a film in class called The Execution of Clifford Boggess. In the beginning I believe Clifford Boggess to be a regular individual. Actually Clifford Bogess graduated with honors‚ was also a talented piano player who played at weddings‚ and he also went to church faithfully. He was a normal individual that you wouldn’t even expect to commit crimes like these. On June 18th‚ 1988 a man by the name of Clifford Holt Boggess was born. Clifford Boggess was a lower class Caucasian male. When Boggess
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