In Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785)‚ he explains the concept of Categorical imperative. This theory‚ states that universal moral law is applicable to all rational beings and that universal law has no dependence on individualized objectives. Humans have the ability to reason and establish what their moral duties are. He produces an argument for this assessment of morality by addressing the roles of means and ends. A mean is something that is done in order to achieve a
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METAPHYSICS: ONTOLOGY: DUALISM VS. MATERIALISM The original idea of the word ’philosophy ’ was a ’love of wisdom ’ (Cowan 2). Philosophy is meant to explore the ’big questions ’ and try to find answers as best we can in the time we have been given. One of the areas of study in philosophy is metaphysics‚ which deals in the ideas of the nature of reality. "We look at the world‚ and we assume that it is the way it appears to be. It is not." (Carreira 7). There is much to reality that can be discussed
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Crime relate On Television The crime rate in many cities is rising alarmingly. Some people have the idea that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime. However‚ many others disagree that TV violence can be blame are supported by good reasons. Violent TV programs cause crime give many reasons. First‚ many viewers are children who have not fromed a strong understanding what is right and wrong. The viewers imitate what they see. If a person on TV gets what he or she wants by stealing it‚ a
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group of knowledge structures: it was informed by areas of knowledge such as History‚ Natural Sciences‚ Ethics and Politics all of which are essential in the formation of a modern day epistemology of an individual’s identity and hence‚ their positioning in a largely dichotomous‚ gendered society. However‚ this epistemology is deeply rooted in power structures: whose voice is society conditioned to recognize as authoritative and reliable ? One position could be to give the individual the sole authority
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An Introduction to Digital Logic Up until now the labs have dealt with electricity in its analog form where a quantity is described by the amount of voltage‚ or current‚ or charge... expressed as a real number. However a large proportion of electronic equipment‚ including computers‚ uses digital electronics where the quantities (usually voltage) are described by two states; on and off. These two states can also be represented by true and false‚ 1 and 0‚ and in most physical systems are represented
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Avatar Assessment Avatar Assessment Task 1: Describe Jonathan Glennie’s opinion about the film Avatar Jonathan Glennie is right that local communities do oppose extractive projects but as a person who has visited a lot of these places‚ you can see it is a lot more complex than is presented in Avatar. Glennie is very biased towards the indigenous people because he talks about how displaced and how badly the indigenous people culture and environment are treated. He only talks about what the
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if relativity the wording or the person speaking can make the claim false. 3. Justification is subjective because subjective epistemology is our personal standards. Standards are what helps up justify our reasoning and thinking because we create standards based on our experiences. Our psychological thinking and analyzation of things helps us create our subjective epistemology. 5. Conspiracy theories and epistemic system connect because in order to believe in a conspiracy theory it requires a person
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cognitive processes are inherently different from those of adults. Mr. Piaget placed great importance on the education of children. In 1934‚ while serving as the Director of International Bureau of Education‚ Mr. Piaget stated that “only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse‚ whether violent‚ or gradual.” Mr. Piaget created the International Center for Genetic Epistemology where he served as the Director from 1955 until he died in 1980. In 1936 Mr. Piaget received an honorary
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O?Neill 1 Kieran O?Neill 3D-1 The Brilliance of Logic Nowadays‚ many rap and hip-hop songs have evolved‚ or rather devolved‚ to simple beats with lyrics that encourage violence and drug use and lack a true meaning. Logic‚ on the other hand‚ is ?distinguished by [his] confidence‚ passion‚ versatility‚ raw lyricism‚ intellect‚ and a Frank Sinatra-like swagger? [footnoteRef:1]. Logic?s identity is evident through not only his lyrics‚ but also the musical composition of his songs. His style mimics
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Logic Is the Master of Our Lives Logic is the foundation upon which our lives depend. Each of us‚ moments after birth‚ begin our journey exploring the world around us in search of what’s real‚ or safe‚ or fun‚ or comfortable – a quest to sort out sense from nonsense. These skills expand as we grow‚ for understanding what’s real and learning how to extrapolate from what little we know as babies‚ are the fundamental tools of survival. We learn that reaching for an object and retrieving it gets us
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