presented by the Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis‚ in this essay I will assess whether Moore offers an adequate response presented by the hypothesis or not. The brain-in-a-vat hypothesis is essentially questioning whether there is an external world and how we can be sure of this. My thesis is that G.E. Moore’s ‘proof of an external world’ does offer an adequate response to the sceptical challenge presented by the Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis. The Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis is more comparable to a thought
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Continuum Hypothesis in Fluid Mechanics The macroscopic behavior of fluids makes them appear to be continuous. However‚ when viewed at the microscopic scale fluids cannot be viewed as continuous. The fluid under consideration will have molecules bombarding each other. It is not possible to declare the fluid velocity at a point as there is no guarantee that the fluid molecules are present at that point at a particular instant of time. When we calculate the fluid velocity or density at a point it
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Social Navigation Hypothesis suggests that conditions cataloged as "illness‚ or "disorder" were beneficial to our survival. This theory affirms that what we would categorize as mental illness benefits us by urging us to integrate for a higher rank in society. I would like to think this has no correlation with beauty‚ or weight as our ancestors did not have IG makeup tips in the past‚ nor did they care about dieting. However‚ it does indicate that our mental "illnesses" are actually the motivation
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Ch. 5 The Pursuit of Happiness (Haidt) pp. 81-102 1. Compare the main ideas of The Consolation of Philosophy from Ch. 2 and of Ecclesiastes on pp. 81-82. 2. How do we experience pleasure differently from the animals? Why don’t we enjoy life more than they do? What’s the problem or trick with reinforcement as a source of pleasure? 3. Explain and give examples of 2 types of positive affect according to Davidson. Which one gives us more happiness? 4. What is the progress principle
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An efficient market is a market in which prices can always fully reflect available information. According to Andrei Shleifer‚ Market efficiency is theoretically based on three conditions‚ which are investor rationality‚ independent deviations from rationality and unlimited arbitrage. If three conditions cannot be satisfied‚ the market might be not efficient. Thus‚ investors’ rational behavior leads to stock market efficiency. For instance‚ when a company releases new information‚ for all investors
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I have realized that whenever someone is asked for some reason the difference that we humans have with animals‚ most say something like our intelligence‚ or that we communicate with each other and they do not. Social brain hypothesis is a proposal that strives to explain that in comparison to all vertebrates‚ the primates have naturally larger brain size to the body mass. This theory goes ahead to demonstrate that the primates acquire the wider brains as a result of their struggle to manage their
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The Transformational Learning Hypothesis initially created by Jack Mezirow is depicted as being "constructivist‚ an introduction which holds that the way students translate and reinterpret their sense encounter is‚ fundamental to making meaning and subsequently learning" (Mezirow‚ 1991). The hypothesis has two fundamental sorts of learning: instrumental and communitive learning. Instrumental learning centres around learning through assignment arranged critical thinking and cause and effect of relationships
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experiment‚ the method of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was conducted using a negatively charged protein and pre-stained molecular weight markers. The hypothesis was that the molecular weight of N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminidase B would be 28‚000 kDa. To confirm or reject the hypothesis‚ the molecular weight of N-acetyl-β-D-hexosaminidase B and the concentration of protein had to be determined. The electrophoresis of the protein gel were conducted using a Hoefer SE 600 Ruby
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What is the Red Queen Hypothesis (in your own words)? The Red Queen Hypothesis evolution is related to the coevolution of species. It states that species must constantly adapt and evolve to pass on genes to the next generation. Also to keep from going extinct when other species within a symbiotic relationship are evolving. List at least 2 ways the human species would benefit from having the ability to generate another human without the need for sex. Briefly explain each. Since this is 2 different
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The concept of efficient market hypothesis (EMH)‚ which suggests that "an efficient market impounds new information into prices quickly and without bias‚" (Bowman‚ 1994‚ p2) is of prime importance to the accounting field for determining the managers’ performance and the effectiveness of having a fully disclosed financial statements. With EMH‚ stakeholders can determine the effectiveness of the appointed management by observing the stock price. "In major stock markets...a rational consensus will
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