following I will commit myself to the above-mentioned question by firstly reconstructing Anselm´s proof of God´s existence and secondly considering his position in the light of the critique put forward by Gaunilo‚ Aquinas and Kant. St. Anselm (1033-1109) was an Italian philosopher and monk who later left his country to become Archbishop of Canterbury. As Anselm firmly believed in God‚ he wanted to prove God´s existence through use of logic and reason and thus set out to demonstrate it in his most popular
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Positive Accounting Positive economic theory and accounting practices are objective and based on fact. Positive accounting focuses on analyzing the economic statistics and data at hand‚ and deriving conclusions based on those figures. For example‚ if corporate growth allows a company to increase shareholder dividends over previous dividend payments‚ positive accounting theory would conclude that corporate growth causes a rise in stockholder dividends. Most bookkeeping and data collection involved
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The Beatle’s Legacy From 1960’s To Now Many know The Beatles as the most popular and influential music group of the 20th century. In the early 1960’s‚ their popularity grew rather rapidly. They continued gaining popularity well through the 1960’s. Although their popularity has decreased somewhat over time‚ the influences they have contributed during their career have remained apparent even today. The Beatles originated from the UK in the early 1960’s. Before becoming known as the "Fab
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In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end
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forensic developmental psychology. Developmental psychology complements several other basic research fields in psychology including social psychology‚ cognitive psychology‚ ecological psychology‚ and comparative psychology. Theories Attachment theory Attachment theory‚ theoretical frame work originally developed by John Bowlby‚ focuses on open‚ intimate‚ emotionally meaningful relationships. Attachment is described as a biological system or powerful survival impulse that evolved to ensure the
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Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor (1906 - 1964) is one of the forefathers of management theory and one of the top business thinkers of all time. He was a social psychologist who became the President of Antioch College. He later became a professor of management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (he was succeeded by Warren Bennis). His book The Human Side of Enterprise (1960) had a profound influence on the management field‚ largely due to his Theory X and Theory Y. McGregor developed
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_study_of_computer_addiction Background of the study It is known that we are living in technological era. The computers become irreplaceable tool in everyday life of almost each person. The adult users generally use it for business purposes while youngsters for computer games. Computers became the part of our life and very important component in the spheres of the life is leisure. And nowadays majority of young people spend their leisure time
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assemble brainstorms and confirmation into an obvious theory‚ which he transformed into a treatise entitled "The Framing of the Major Emphasizes of the Earth’s outside layer (Landmasses and Seas)." In 1912‚ at experience 32‚ Wegener should have appeared a bald-faced upstart to the regarded parts of the Geological Acquaintanceship in Frankfurt and the Social norms for the Headway of Expected Science in Marburg when he conveyed addresses on his theory that challenged the geological thinking about the time
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Compare explanations for relationship breakdown given by exchange theory and equity theory. Which do you consider to be the most convincing and why? What does Duck’s theory add to the explanation? The Exchange Theory which was put forward by Homans in 1971 suggests that when we are in a relationship‚ we keep an eye on what we are putting in and getting out of a relationship. It argues that whether ir not we are satisfied depends on the ratio of rewards and costs that are given within the relationship
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Chapter 2 Theories of Career Development Trait Oriented Theories • Measurement Movement in early part of the 20th century • Embedded in Parson’s (1909) vocational counseling paradigm of matching individual traits with requirements of occupations A. Trait and Factor Theory‚ Pages 22 - 23 • Frank Parson in 1909 maintained that vocational guidance is accomplished by 3 step procedures 1. Studying the individual 2. Surveying occupations 3. Using “true reasoning”
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