and realist: if a ruler stays in good terms with his people‚ then they will follow him; if this person is not on the side of the people‚ then why should the people should him? In the same way‚ talking about his second letter that he called The Discourses‚ where Machiavelli talks about the different Rome empires and takes them as examples in order to a solid government ruled by one individual. He believed that all periods of time are similar‚ that is why he used Rome as an example to illustrate what
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they developed their literacy which is unique per person. The article Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics by James Paul Gee goes through different theories he has on the correct and incorrect ways that language is used when communicating during different scenarios and why. The main cause of unique levels regarding literacy are the different Discourses a person may have. First and foremost are the primary Discourses which are basically what an individual is born into; this includes culture‚ parenting
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traditions”(Newton D Baker). Through exploring the history‚ power structure‚ slang words‚ rushing process‚ membership obligation‚ the way Phi Gamma Delta members dress‚ and how students who are not in a fraternity see the members. We will see how this discourse community can seem bias to outsiders. Phi Gamma Delta was founded on May 1‚ 1848 by six men who graduated from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. The Phi Gamma Delta Chapter‚ nicknamed Fiji or Phi Gam by the members‚ has a hundred and thirteen
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Research Paper – Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation Yeaswantie Beekhoo The American University of Peace Studies Clinical Psychology April 12‚ 2011 Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation INTERDUCTION This paper focuses on the different types of Psychoactive Drugs both conventional‚ and medical. In addition‚ the effect these drugs have on the brain‚ nervous system and the mind of individual that are associated with the use‚ whether it is for pleasure or medical reasons. Some of the
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The main topic of the Meditation Three discusses the concept of God and the proof of His existence. Descartes begins with the assertion that he is a ’thinking thing’ and therefore‚ he exists. Next‚ he further questions the source of his thoughts and certainty of anything else‚ because there are things that he previously admitted as certain and evident that later discovered to be doubtful (P.70). Therefore‚ Descartes concluded he has to find out whether there is God and that He is not a deceiver‚
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The next stage in the meditations is to establish the existence of God. In the third meditation‚ Descartes first introduces two forms of reality: formal and objective as his foundation for his rationale. The formal reality of anything is the actual existence and the degree of its perfection as a mode of mind whether the idea is of a finite or infinite substance whereas the objective reality of an idea is its inherent degree of perfection‚ considered now with regard to its content. With this connection
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philosopher and father of modern western philosophy‚ wrote Meditations on First Philosophy in order to question common knowledge and the world around him. Similarly‚ Christopher Nolan’s inception questions these very same topics. Both works cause their audiences to question what they know and what is real. The topic of dreams and reality are prominent throughout Descartes’ Meditations and Nolan’s Inception. In his Meditations on First Philosophy‚ specifically Meditation I‚ Descartes questions different “falsehoods
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MEDITATIONS OF A PISS ARTIST by Menchu Aquino Sarmiento [pic] ©2002 by Copper Sturgeon JOJO was idly tracing arcs and swirls on the rooftop of the Faculty Center. He was alone and his urine fizzled slightly on the pleasantly warm concrete with the hiss of rain. As in the unforeseen workings of mimetic magic‚ there did then arise from the heat-swollen earth‚ the vapors of a slight precipitation to come. Jojo felt triumphant‚ a personal sense of accomplishment. Maybe he was some kind of shaman
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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According to Kuhn‚ what is wrong with Popper’s account of the scientific method? Is Kuhn’s criticism successful? I will begin by looking at how Popper defines his scientific method in relation to knowledge then‚ I will consider Kuhn ’s criticism of this view and whether or not it is substantive. Popper is concerned with how knowledge is acquired and developed. He distinguishes off from belief and works with a series of conjectures and refutations to build hypothesis about our acquisition of
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