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    are faced to make behavioral decisions. Will we judge our decision on the situation and the student‚ the protocol‚ or the consequence about the decision.. Educators or leaders make this decision based on whether they are idealist or pragmatist. Idealism An idealist focuses on the absolute or the idea to always do in a way that is solving and that it is intentional. Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science says‚ “From the idealist perspective‚ human knowledge would not acknowledge

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    Idealism 1

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    focuses on the nature of reality. Metaphysics attempts to find unity across the domains of experience and thought. At the metaphysical level‚ there are four* broad philosophical schools of thought that apply to education today. They are idealismrealismpragmatism (sometimes called experientialism)‚ and existentialism. Each will be explained shortly. These four general frameworks provide the root or base from which the various educational philosophies are derived. * A fifth metaphysical school of

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    Pragmatism in Government

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    The character of politics makes consistency pretty close to impossible‚ partly because politicians are human and human nature is inconsistent‚ and partly because the voters don’t really want consistency. As voters‚ we have the luxury of holding politicians to standards we would almost certainly be unable to meet if we were in their positions. And when they fail‚ we revile them for their hypocrisy‚ which is as pointless as reviling a dog for having a moist nose. Now‚ all of this may make Auntie

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    author of The Quiet American book; Graham Greene‚ explores the theme of idealism vs. realism strongly but delicately; because it is present as the background of the novel. In this paper‚ I will try to give my feelings and arguments of how I think the author managed to deliver a complete story with more than just one theme. The one that caught my attention this time is the most relevant one; the analogy between idealism and realism. One of the most easy-to-recognize fact is that the main characters

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    Assess Idealism

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    Idealism is an anti-realist theory of perception which suggests that all objects exist mind-dependently. I will take an indirect realist standpoint and will be arguing against the theory of idealism. Anti-realism states that the existence of all objects depends upon human perception: ‘to be is to be perceived’. Idealism states that the immediate objects of perception are mind-dependent‚ what we today would refer to as sense data but Idealist George Berkeley referred to as ‘ideas.’ The theory suggests

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    Vaughn1 Hidden Behind the Veil of False Realism: The Idealism of Human Rights Human rights are universally understood as the basic fundamental rights of any person‚ no matter race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or creed‚ simply because we are human beings. The rights of human did not just appear. It did not evolve out of a fabled nothingness‚ nor is human rights a new concept. What has changed‚ evolved I shall say‚ are the laws concerning and governing the ideas of what is morally right.

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    Brutus and Idealism

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    surfaces an interesting idea. The main character Brutus‚ has the tragic flaw of being too idealistic. That in itself‚ is perfectly harmless‚ but as with everything there is a point of excess. His excessive idealism brought down not only him‚ but the people around him. To begin with‚ idealism is the concept of acting according to what you perceive as perfection. Brutus avoided reality by creating a world that he seen fit. During the murder of Ceaser he justified it by calling it a sacrifice

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    Lessons in Pragmatism

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    Lessons in Pragmatism John Benight EDU360 Prof. John Alexander July 9‚ 2012 Lessons in Pragmatism Having been a Para Educator since 1994‚ serving both Special Education as well as General education children‚ I have had countless opportunities to observe incredible teachers in action. In fact‚ one of my most vital responsibilities is to collect observational data on various special education students and their IEP goals. This allows the teacher to generate reports of student progress and

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    Great Falls Pragmatism

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    available to them. This often requires passionate conflicts and quick resolutions‚ aspects which are strangely absent from Richard Ford’s Great Falls. The text is driven by unadulterated pragmatism. Every action a character makes - every sentence‚ every word - embodies the ideals of the modern tragedy that it realism. A narrative that follows ordinary people dealing with average issues‚ and yet their stories manage to be just as poignant as those of the ancient heroes from an epic. Every scene from

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    Decay of Idealism

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    DECAY OF IDEALISM IN PAKISTAN Pakistan emerged on the world map on basic of the idea envisioned by the intellect of Iqbal and succeeded by the astute and far-sighted leadership of Jinnah which lead to the establishment of an perfect democratic state‚ a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent. This is how the “practice of forming and pursuing an ideal” was made by these extraordinary men. In the words of this extraordinary mentor for all Pakistanis‚ Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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