Epistemology can be difficult to understand and maybe even harder to say. The short answer is that epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Perhaps that is too short of an answer‚ allow me expand. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions concerning the nature‚ scope‚ and sources of knowledge. Even these concepts can be foreign to the common public. The nature of knowledge is basically the qualities that constitute knowledge. One would find this answer by asking "What is
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Something’s Rotten In Hondo LS 312-02 Ethics and the Legal Environment Kaplan University 5-3-14 INTRODUCTION George‚ the plan manger for Ardnak Plastic Inc.‚ faces an ethical and moral dilemma. The Ardnak Plastic Plant he relocated to be the manager of has environmental problems. Fix the air quality issue at his plant or watch as the plant moves to Mexico. The smoke stakes are releasing too much pollutant into the air to the point the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to fine
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Summary of idealism From the book: Craver‚ S.M‚ Ozmon‚ H.A. (2008). Philosophical foundations of education (8th edition) Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Idealism‚ the theory that reality is based on absolute truths (or forms) and not materialism‚ is one of the oldest systematic philosophies in western culture. Chapter 1 discusses the philosophy of several outstanding philosophers associated with idealism. The chapter breaks the philosophers into three areas:
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November 29‚ 2012 Singer VS. Kant Duty can be defined in numerous ways but what is difficult to know is what our moral obligations are? Immanuel Kant and Peter Singer have attempted to find a more simple‚ rational‚ and supreme rule for what our duty is. Singer makes the distinction between charity and duty. He attempts to show that we‚ in affluent countries such as the United States‚ have a moral obligation to give far more than we actually do in international aid for famine relief‚ disaster
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most controversial aspects of Kant’s moral philosophy is his theory regarding the concept of duty. Duty is the moral necessity to perform actions for no other reason than to obey the dictates of a higher authority without any selfish inclination. Immanuel Kant states that the only moral motivation is a devotion to duty. The same action can be seen as moral if it is done for the sake of one’s duty but also as not moral (Kant distinguished between immoral and not moral) and simply praise-worthy if it
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References: Guthrie‚ S. (2001). Immanuel Kant and the Categorical Imperative. The Examined Life On-Line Philosophy Journal‚ 2(7). Retrieved 28 January 2012 from http://sguthrie.net/kant.htm Moberg‚ D and Romar‚ E. (2003). WorldCom. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Retrieved 28 January
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I could write a book about work‚ and it would be a long one; but my experience with wealth has been limited and secondhand. I am using the term work to refer to livelihood‚ or a person’s general daily occupation. Work doesn’t necessarily get repaid in dollars. The famous naturalist Louis Agassiz is reported to have stated "I cannot afford to waste my time making money." Of course‚ in our complex commercial society‚ most people equate their job with work. In this situation‚ after retirement a person’s
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According to the philosophers Heilbroner‚ Kant‚ and Mill ethics can be beneficiary to the human race; for in the instance that ethics can make you a better person in society. Mill believed that the things (events‚ material items‚ choices‚ etc.) that made the most people happy were the most morally good thing to do (par 1). Kant believed that if your intentions are good‚ your morals are good. Kant also had his Categorical Imperatives which is his view on how one’s maxims (subjective principles of
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Jane has recently been hired as a Payroll Manager for R&S Electronic Service Company‚ a small business that employs 75 people and is owned by Brad. After a few months of relatively uneventful work‚ she discovers activities involving Greg‚ a Service Technician and brother to the General Manager‚ receiving preferential treatment that she feels is in violation of general business standards and practices. She has been instructed by her General Manager‚ Eddie‚ to ignore these potential violations or it
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Today‚ the death penalty is an issue that has raised many questions in regards to its morality. Many people believe that the death penalty is immoral for a number of factors‚ some of which being the execution of innocents‚ the arbitrary application of the death penalty‚ and the racial and economic discrimination with the system. Many others believe that the death penalty is moral‚ for it gives people what they deserve‚ the criminals were fully aware of the consequences that may fall upon them‚ and
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