The concept of nature in English and Kazakh literature The content: 1. Introduction Chapter 1. Concept- a notion or statement of an idea 2.1 A concept is a fundamental category of existence. 2.2 Сoncepts as mandated by a particular mental theory about the state of the world. 2.3 A concept is a common feature or characteristic 2.4 The notion of sense as identical to the notion of concept 1. A general idea derived or inferred
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Part I. INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Definition. 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
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CHAPTER I A. INTRODUCTION Technology is changing the world in a fast pace. This is evident most especially in social networks. Due to the widespread and growing use of these new social media‚ especially social networking sites such as Facebook‚ researchers began to study its ethical implications. Social networking services or social networking sites are widespread in all parts of the world. It serves as means of communication and is considered as the most convenient and easiest way of communication
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ARISTOTLE Aristotle was Plato’s greatest student. One of his big contributions to philosophy was the theory of the four kinds of causes. Aristotle’s ideal state would be ruled by the virtuous citizens. Aristotle thinks that a state is an association for allowing each citizen to live well. What was Aristotle’s notion of friendship? It was broader than our modern notion of friendship. It was closer to the idea of people helping each other be virtuous. Aristotle thought the state had a duty to morally
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1. Introducción Libertad‚ capacidad de autodeterminación de la voluntad‚ que permite a los seres humanos actuar como deseen. En este sentido‚ suele ser denominada libertad individual. El término se vincula a de la soberanía de un país en su vertiente de ’libertad nacional’. Aunque desde estas perspectivas tradicionales la libertad puede ser civil o política‚ el concepto moderno incluye un conjunto general de derechos individuales‚ como la igualdad de oportunidades o el derecho a la educación. 2
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3 Sept 2002 Office Phone: 581-8468 Pre-Socratics – dated according to greatest accomplishment; Greeks believed that the peak of intellectual superiority was at age 40‚ and everything was dated accordingly -None of the pre-Socratics explicitly accept that anything can be real without being physical – anything that is real must have a physical aspect – if the soul is real‚ then the soul must be composed of some sort of physical “stuff” Thales – the most important philosopher because he answered
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BURIDAN’S IMPETUS HYPOTHESIS Carol Skrenes Program for the History and Philosophy of Science Department of Philosophy University of California at Irvine BURIDAN’S IMPETUS HYPOTHESIS Winner‚ 1998 Humanities Graduate Essay Award Abstract: I interpret the concept of impetus in the writings of the Paris Terminist‚ Jean Buridan (14th c.) as an accidental form that functions as a motive force according to Aristotle’s fundamental law of motion. I suggest how Buridan may have come to develop his particular
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Jurisprudence From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the "jurisprudence" of courts‚ see Case law. "Concept of law" redirects here. For the book by H. L. A. Hart‚ see The Concept of Law. Philosophers of law ask "what is law?" and "what should it be?" Jurisprudence is the study and theory of law. Scholars of jurisprudence‚ also known as jurists or legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social theorists of law)‚ hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law‚ of legal reasoning
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CLAS104 – Classical Mythology University of Waterloo – Spring 2012 Chapter 1 – Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology The word myth comes from the Greek word mythos which means “word”‚ “speech”‚ “tale”‚ or “story” The story must have proved itself worthy of becoming traditional Myths can be told by means of various mediums: oral‚ written‚ music‚ painting‚ dance‚ etc True Myth / Myth Proper Refers primarily to stories of the gods and humankind’s relations with them Saga / Legend Myths
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the cambridge companion to EPICUREANISM This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school’s history from the early Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later reception in the early modern period‚ introducing the reader to the Epicureans’ contributions in physics‚ metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ psychology‚ ethics and politics
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