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    Standpoint epistemology developed from the recognition of the lack of women in major political roles. Feminists argued that politics and international relations is conducted largely from male perspectives and male interests. In order to make the worth of women’s lives more visible‚ it is necessary to evaluate it from their point of view. Standpoint feminism claims that feminist politics should be practiced from the standpoint of women or particular groups of women[1] . Some scholars for example Dorothy

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    Ontology vs. Epistemology

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    Ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist. What do we know? What are we certain of? What can we prove? What is the nature of existence? Epistemology is the study of knowledge. How do we know what we know? How can we establish truth and certainty? Are their limits to what we can know based on how we come to know it? These epistemological questions when combined with ontological questions have philosophers pondering what exists and how we know it exists.

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    as we thought it to be? For David Chalmers‚ he believes that we should not be alarmed or afraid of a drastic change in what we think of as reality; granted‚ this altered reality presents itself plausible in theory. In his paper‚ The Matrix as Metaphysics‚ Chalmers explores the possibility of our world being similar to that of the one in the movie The Matrix (details of what type of world this is will be explained later)‚ and asserts that it

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    three main branches: metaphysics‚ the study of the nature of existence; epistemology‚ the study of knowledge and truth; and ethics‚ the study of morals. One of the first philosophers to look at these fields is Plato (427BCE-347BCE)‚ whose writings are incredibly influential. Plato’s work lays the fundament for philosophy because of his cohesive contributions to the fields of metaphysicsepistemology‚ and ethics. Firstly‚ Plato’s work with Forms greatly influences metaphysics. He contributes the

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    Epistemology Phil/201 Quiz

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    Review Test Submission: Exam 3 | | Course | Epistemology-PHIL 201 | Test | Exam 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Question 1 | | | __________________ combined rationalism and empiricism‚ showing how both played a role in our understanding | | | Correct Answer: |    Kant. | | | | | * Question 2 | | Descartes deduced God from the concept of God itself‚ in order to justify the idea of the material world. Correct Answer: |  True |

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    Metaphysics has been given many definitions over the years‚ Aristotle says that it is the science of being as being‚ or the study of everything that can be. Another definition given to metaphysics is the science of the most universal conceptions. My personal favorite would be metaphysics is the science of the most abstract conceptions. This‚ to me‚ is saying that metaphysics is the study of ideas real physics does not solve‚ things that cannot be measured by a gauge. Aristotle also said "The first

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    LOGICAL POSITIVISM AND THE ABSURDITY OF METAPHYSICS PRESENTED BY: AKOMOLAFE OLUWATOBA M. MATRIC NO: 187189 COURSE CODE: PHI 702 COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY LECTURER IN CHARGE: Dr. Afolayan LOGICAL POSITIVISM AND THE ABSURDITY OF METAPHYSICS NATURE OF METAPHYSICS In everyday discourse‚ “Metaphysics” is at times given a derogative connotation. A view is termed metaphysical

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    In Linda Alcoff article How Is Epistemology Political? one aspect she relates epistemology as political is the political conditions of knowledge production. She believes that epistemology is based on active social practice and that they shape what we know about knowledge‚ such as going to work‚ going to school‚ cooking‚ showering is important to people as parts of their everyday life activities. She also points out that epistemology is gender and racially exclusive and that it is due to power and

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    Notes on Ecosystemic Psychology EPISTEMOLOGY Definition: Epistemology is the study of knowledge‚ especially regarding its validity‚ methods‚ scope and distinguishing between justified belief and opinion. Example: The investigation of memory‚ conception and reasoning in cognitive Psychology. THEORY Definition: A set of ideas or statements that attempt to explain facts or phenomena. Speculation or abstract thought. Example: Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development‚ Freud’s

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    Parallel Perspectives There are various practices that study the way different notions between nature‚ human‚ and technology are connected. In fact‚ Evolutionary epistemology emphasizes its study in cognitive mechanism in both humans and animals‚ as wells as evolutionary biology based on the role of natural selection. Two philosophers and epistemologist‚ Heidegger and Foucault‚ present their perspective of this practice in different ways: Heidegger based his studies on a term known as “dasein” or

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