William Molyneux was a philosopher born in Dublin in 1616. After attaining a Bachelor of Arts in Dublin‚ he moved to London in order to study law and there he married Lucy Domville who became ill‚ which led to her blindness‚ and died at a young age after marriage. What happened to his wife was the reason behind Molyneux’s question which was initially represented to John Locke who answered and discussed the question in his second edition of the book “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”. Molyneux’s
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History of computing hardware The history of computing hardware is the record of the constant drive to make computer hardware faster‚ cheaper‚ and store more data. Before the development of the general-purpose computer‚ most calculations were done by humans. Tools to help humans calculate were then called "calculating machines"‚ by proprietary names‚ or even as they are now‚ calculators. It was those humans who used the machines who were then called computers; there are pictures of enormous rooms
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Is our mind and body both the same thing? Dualism is the belief that the mind and body are two separate things and that they operate as separate entities that is able to exist without the other. Although I think this this a great theory‚ I do not believe that these two are different. First lets go over what is Cartesian Dualism. The theory that they mind and brain are two different things first arrived from one of the most famous philosophers named Rene Descartes. Descartes is a philosopher mostly
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The Contribution of Isaac Newton to the Scientific Revolution The beginning of the 17th century was a period of drastic change in Europe as many started to approach science. This dawning of modern science introduced new concepts in the understanding of the physical world‚ and brought along a new stream of “natural philosophers” () including Sir Isaac Newton. The scientific revolution was not marked by any single change‚ but rather various new ideas from different philosophers‚ including Newton
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LEIBNIZ MONADOLOGY The Monadology attempts to define the ultimate substance of the world. The first part of The Monadology explains what a monad is‚ whereas‚ the second part of The Monadology concentrates on metaphysical principles. All that there is in the universe consists of monads‚ which there are an infinite number of them. A monad is a simple‚ indivisible substance. They have a certain type of perfection to them. Monads have an infinite number of properties; they have all the properties
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Astronomy (Jyothissaasthram) was popular in Kerala even in ancient times‚ and their deep knowledge in that branch of science is well-known. A number of great treatises (Grantham) were written by several eminent scholars (most of them Namboothiri Brahmins) of the area at different times. It is difficult to date some of the very ancient ones such as "Devakeralam"‚ "Sukrakeralam" (also known as "Bhrigukeralam"‚ "Kerala Rahasyam" or "Keraleeyam" and has 10 chapters)‚ "Vararuchi Keralam” and "Keraleeya
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belief‚ which is argued by Leibniz‚ is the main reason why Voltaire is satirizing his play. Pangloss is an optimist‚ and believes that no matter what happens‚ this is the greatest life anyone can live because the good will always be the case. Voltaire mocks the idea that good prevails over evil because he believes that human beings perpetrate evil. He believes that evil does‚ in fact‚ exist and ignoring that existence is wrong and dangerous. Other philosophers such as Leibniz believe that the existence
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WHAT IS A MONAD? IT’S FEATURES‚ PERCEPTION: 1. Two reasons to know what a monad is: to distinguish a monad from other elements of nature & to know the nature of substance in nature. How do we know that monad exists? Monad cannot be seen. We only reflect on our experiences and realize that they are made of monads. 2. Features of Monad: while monad is indivisible like the atom‚ a more appropriate comparison would be with that of soul. * It is simple like the soul. * It is that which constitutes
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The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making Shakela Pitts Walden University Abstract Understanding the process in which individuals; particularly leaders‚ engage in ethical decision making and factors that are involved. The purpose of this paper is to examine ethical decision making and the price and consequences leaders face for doing good. In addition an example of a leader within an organization that faces and ethical dilemma that ended with a positive outcome and the actions
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does Black Death Impact the Medieval History According to Robert s. Gottfried The Black Death‚ “the black death was defined as a combination of bubonic‚ pneumonic‚ and septicaemic plague strains. It devastated the Western world from 1347 to 1351‚ killing 25%-50% of Europe’s population and causing or accelerating marked political‚ economic‚ social‚ and cultural changes. People were astounded‚ bewildered‚ and terrified.” (Gottfried Robert S.‚ The Black Death; Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
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