Jane Doe Instructor T Philosophy 101 5 Oct. 2013 Analysis of James: The Will to Believe I In this article by William James‚ it is clear that he criticizes the views of William Kingdon Clifford‚ who argued in The Ethics of Belief‚ that it is always wrong to believe anything for which the evidence is insufficient. James on the other hand thinks that occasionally despite what evidence points to‚ that if true beliefs are more important‚ then believing without strong evidence may be sufficient
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The point of the first example‚ the Corpuscular light theory‚ was to falsify the Hypothetico Model. Corpuscular light theory is a theory that says that light is comprised of miniscule particles that travel in straight lines. Another hypothesis for the theory was that instead of small particles‚ they were actually waves. Salmon and Earman said the test hypothesis was light contains corpuscles that travel in straight lines and the initial condition was a circular object is brightly illuminated. They
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The drastic use of color has been used to depict the mood of the subject‚ with greens and intense reds contributing In the "Human Condition I‚" surrealism is employed to pit reality against its representation to see how closely they match up. The painting of a seaside landscape is placed before the door that opens up onto the landscape and the two appear to line up perfectly‚ except for the nagging suspicion that the so-called reality against which we measure the painted representation is nothing
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“Context-Dependent Memory in Two Natural Environments: On Land and Underwater” This article examined how two different natural environments could affect the extent of memory. Divers were taught sets of words either underwater or on dry land and then recalled in either the same or different environment. There has been a strong belief that what someone learns in a specific environment is best recalled in that environment. There have been many previous experiments done to prove context-dependent
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Meat and Maggots Joanne Lorenz SC1130: Week 1 Exploring the Scientific Method April 14‚ 2013 Dustin Childress Meat and Maggots This week we were asked to attempt a scientific experiment‚ I attempted to observe 2 jars‚ in each jar I put a piece of meat. On one of the jars I placed a stopper and on the other I left it open so that the air can get to the meat. I then watched for 3 days to see what happens. The question that I was trying to find out is do fly’s
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FSA: Statement Of Intent I would like to begin to relate my work to my chosen theme ‘outside of this world’. As I believe there are things beyond the visible/physical realm. I would like to explore metaphysical and epistemological distinctions between appearance and reality. As I will flourish these ideas in my work‚ as I become to understand that physical objects cannot justifiably be said to exist within themselves‚ but only as sensory stimuli situated in time and in space. In particular‚ phenomenalism
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Egg Drop (lab writes) In our science class we did an egg drop experiment. We used the scientific method to answer the question and solve the problem. Our question for this particular lab was “will an egg break or be secured‚ if covered with thick sponges and drop from ten feet above the ground?” our idea was to secure the egg from breaking and we wanted to design something that would provide a lot of cushioning directly on the egg. We came up with many different ideas until we choose
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Skepticism A skeptic is a person who is inclined to question and doubt; they deny that we have knowledge about a specific subject matter. There are different types of skeptics‚ one being the skeptic of the external world. A skeptic about the external world believes that we have no knowledge about the external world‚ and only know the internal world which is that of our minds‚ and consists of one’s thoughts and feelings. The external world is considered anything that exists independently outside
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Liam McCarthy Period 3 8/21/11 Prologue Check and Challenge Check and Challenge Page 14 1. Evidence is important because it is the foundation of a scientific theory and explains facts‚ laws‚ and reasoning of the theory. Theories can then lead to hypotheses‚ which can be tested to be proven correct. 2. A theory is an explanation of facts‚ laws and reasoning that is backed up by evidence and observations gained during experimentation. Darwin’s theory of natural selection is an example. Hypotheses
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