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    Foucault- Truth and Power

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    Truth and Power     In this essay‚ Foucault’s principal interest is how power diffuses itself in systems of authority and how it affects of truth are produced within discourses which in themselves are neither true nor false. Truth itself is the product of relations of power and of the systems in which it follows‚ it changes as system changes. There are certain systems in society. So‚ the system is formed of many individuals‚ so it is a group power.     Therefore‚ he doesn’t focus on any individual

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    Incompatibility of Happiness and Truth - Dystopia Brave New World is full of characters who do everything they can to avoid facing the truth about their own situations. The almost universal use of the drug soma is probably the most pervasive example of such willful self-delusion. Soma clouds the realities of the present and replaces them with happy hallucinations‚ and is thus a tool for promoting social stability. But even Shakespeare can be used to avoid facing the truth‚ as John demonstrates by his

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    pertains to lying‚ I believe it is morally permissible to lie to someone given a specific situation. The most imperative circumstance in which lying has the potential to make more people happy is when it applied to prevent harm/protecting someone’s life. Lying is the right thing to do in this situation as it safeguards your fellow man. According to Emanuel Kant (2008)‚ “Immediately I realize that I could will •the lie but not •a universal law to lie; for such a law would result in there being no promises

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    Three Theories of Truth

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    Position Paper #1 Which of the three theories of truth—correspondence‚ coherence‚ and pragmatic—is the strongest? LW contends that there are “three major theories of truth among philosophers: the correspondence theory‚ the coherence theory‚ and the pragmatic theory” (35). The correspondence theory of truth‚ according to LW‚ states that “a proposition is true if and only if it corresponds to the way things actually are” (36). The coherence theory of truth‚ according to LW‚ states that “a proposition

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    Who Is Sojourner Truth?

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    Sojourner Truth: A Fantastic Story Isabella Baumfree‚ but also known as Sojourner Truth‚ was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She was born into slavery with her family of fourteen people. Truth was one of the few people who escaped slavery and did not die in the process. Truth spoke up for slavery and for women’s rights throughout her long life and this is the story of how she did it. Truth was born in the year 1797‚ in Swartekill‚ New York. She was one of twelve children

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    The Beauty Of Accepting The Truth Winston Churchill once said‚ “The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it‚ ignorance may deride it‚ but in the end‚ there it is.” People sometimes choose to the truth due to the evil that covers the truth. However‚ the truth will always unravel. A clear example of the truth coming out is shown in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and in the movie “Rebel Without a Cause” written by Stewart Stern. Holden in “The Catcher in the Rye” is portrayed

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    painter is dependent upon the painting. This brings us to conclude that the origin of the work of art is art itself. Art is a way in which truth happens. In art‚ truth is at work in the work; the establishment of truth is always active in the work. "Art‚ says Heidegger‚ exhibits an impulse to realize itself in a work as an entity within the realm of

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    The Four Noble Truths

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    The Four Noble Truths are the basis of the Buddhist teachings. They are as follows: 1. Dukkha – the truth of suffering a. Says that all existence is characterized by suffering and does not bring satisfaction. Everything is suffering: birth‚ sickness‚ death; not obtaining one’s desires; etc. 2. Samudaya – the truth of the origin of suffering a. The cause of suffering is craving or desire (tanha)‚ the thirst for sensual pleasure (trishna)‚ for becoming and passing away. This craving binds beings

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    An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary‚ which explores the world’s current climate crisis‚ lead by former United States Vice President Al Gore. The film is a collection of presentations given by Gore around the world. Gore’s “slide show” has brought a huge awareness to global warming and calls for more government action in regard to the climate. The film contains a copious amount of fascinating information. Personally‚ the aspects which stand out most to me are: the examination of annual temperature

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    Truth in Sentencing In the past 3 years it shows from studies done around the country that 67% of inmates have gotten released and 57%of inmates have gotten arrested again either for the same crime they committed or for a new crime. In the past 30 years it has shown that sentencing has become more of longer sentences for punishment then for rehabilitation to help. Due to that a lot of prisons and jails have become over crowded. And less and less inmates have received the attention that they need

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