DESCARTES AND LOCKE (Knowledge) One of the most important branches in philosophy‚ is Epistemology‚ which means‚ theory of knowledge. So far‚ philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge‚ the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend to be satisfied with think what we know about almost everything‚ even though sometimes we are shocked to discover that something that we thought it was sure and certain
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In this paper‚ I will dissect Descartes current and former beliefs about his-self and the world. I will then argue his belief that he is merely “a thing that thinks” and why that is a flawed belief. Descartes once thought of himself as a man. He was a body that could taste‚ smell‚ see‚ move‚ and most of all; perceive. To achieve his goal of obtaining true knowledge‚ however‚ Descartes decided to rid his mind of all doubt and trust only reason. Descartes purports that most of his knowledge was
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26 June 2013 NS3100 English Reading Response 5 What is a discourse community? To be completely honest‚ I have never actually heard of a discourse community before I read this article‚ so this is quite new to me. According to John Swales‚ a respected written communication analyst‚ a discourse community is described as a group of people that have the same goals or purposes‚ and use communication to achieve these goals. In addition‚ “A discourse operates within conventions defined by communities‚ be they
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My Soccer Discourse Community Soccer has been a huge part of my life since I was young. Ever since I can remember‚ I’ve joined the school soccer team when I was given the option. Of all the years I was involved in soccer‚ my high school freshman year was the most memorable. Due to my advanced skills‚ I was put in the senior soccer team‚ a feat quite difficult to accomplish for any incoming athlete. That year our school hired a highly experienced coach; he made our school team feel like a real discourse
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caused many renowned philosophers to rethink their entire outlook on life. Rene Descartes stated this famous phrase and changed the course of Philosophy in doing so. Descartes was born in 1596 in France‚ which was time when life was drastically changing; Columbus had discovered the new world‚ the feudal system had broken down‚ and the Scientific Revolution was in full force. Philosophers of the time‚ such as Descartes‚ were set on finding out what now actually existed and what was actually true
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1301‚ these past two weeks have given me a better understanding of ethos‚ logos and pathos appeals. Being in a discourse community has made me put these appeals into perspective. Understanding that being in that community made me a stronger woman. This will give me a chance to show you‚ my professor and classmates that softball is indeed a sport. I will prove why I attended this discourse community in softball at a young age to now by explaining the mental state of understanding the rules‚ the physical
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written discourse‚ though they can typically be divided into four basic categories that cover most pieces of writing. Expository writing is a piece that is written to explain something or provide information about an issue‚ while descriptive writing presents a description of a particular thing through sensual language. Narrative discourse is typically a written work that tells a story‚ often with a basic structure that includes a beginning‚ a middle‚ and an end. An argumentative written discourse‚ on
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history‚ there are major differences between mainstream Public and Oppositional discourse. From these differences‚ controversy and tensions arise. First‚ there is the difference of public discourse of having more of a structural basis to it than the marginalized group who has more of the ability to speak out with no restraints. Another‚ are the facts that are being reported directly from the source (public discourse) and the way the media (marginalized group) will report something. Native Americans
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As Descartes continued to ponder his beliefs he began to examine his beliefs about God and whether those could be trusted or not. He had to question whether or not his beliefs could be relied upon or if God was actually deceiving him or if God is even a real thing. However‚ Descartes concludes that God does in fact exist and “God has never owed me anything‚ so I should thank him for his great generosity to me‚ rather than feeling cheated because he did not give me everything” Descartes also comes
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Socrates and Descartes have profoundly changed the philosophical thought of occident. Being both great thinkers‚ it is essay to portray their differences and similitudes base on how well they always exposed them. Descartes documented all his work; however‚ there is not any document written by Socrates himself‚ but by his student‚ for instance‚ Plato. Socrates was born 469 BC. He bounced between two branches of philosophy‚ ethics and epistemology. Ethics is the philosophy that tries to understand
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