posed questions assessing beliefs of knowledge and the speed control of learning. Feldman addressed how assumptions become scientific knowledge by stating “Sometimes we know things by reasoning or inference. When we know some facts and see that those facts support some further fact‚ we can come to know that further fact. Scientific knowledge‚ for example‚ seems to arise from inferences from observational data” (Feldman‚ 2003‚ p. 3). Understanding how assumptions move into scientific knowledge it becomes
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Journal #2 In class we talked about the sub-disciplines of epistemology. There are three which are empiricism‚ rationalism and skepticism. Out of these three I feel that I‚ myself am an empiricist. I feel this because everything I have learned in my short life up to this point has been through some type of experience in my life involving one or more of the five senses. I was trying to think of a case where I may have knowledge of something without someone telling me or showing me and I couldn’t
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movements of the 1960s and increasing focus on racial equality in United States public schools‚ black females were often either misrepresented or unclassified as a distinct group. Because feminist epistemologies tend to be concerned with the education of White girls and women‚ and raced-based epistemologies tend to be consumed with the
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Frances Feldman was one of the most respected and influential social workers of her time. Between practicing Social work to becoming a Social work professor‚ Feldman studied the Social and Psychological meanings of work and money in American life. While studying at USC‚ Feldman ran a laundry service to pay her tuition and received a bachelor’s degree in 1935. And then went on to earn a master’s degree in Social work from the university in 1940. Dr. Frances Feldman’s professional career began in
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internalize‚ moral principles simply by doing the morally good deeds rather than be selfish in thought and actions. Through the action itself and come to understand it’s value. What is the proper limitation on virtue theory? To distinguish moral epistemology from moral psychology and moral anthropology‚ how must we determine what the moral actions or value is to the theory of knowledge. I think that Virtue theory offers allot to moral psychology and anthropology‚ it shows how our morals are learned
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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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explain what epistemological foundationalism is. In his essay‚ Epistemology‚ Richard Feldman explains that foundationalism is when‚ "The argument is sound. There are basic justified beliefs‚ and they are the foundation upon which all our other justified beliefs rest" (Feldman 51). He continues this line of thought by saying further‚ "All justified nonbasic beliefs are justified in virtue of their relation to justified basic beliefs." (Feldman 52). In other words‚ basic justified beliefs allow
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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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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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Sample Passing Introduction for “Students Stressed and Depressed” CAT-W article The passage “Students Stressed and Depressed” (tile of the article) by Robert Feldman (author’s full name) discusses how many students are feeling stressed and suffering mood problems (main idea/ important idea # 1). First‚ Feldman cites that 85 % of students said they felt stressed and mentioned family problems‚ relationships‚ and things relating to school as sources of this stress (important idea # 2). Nevertheless
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