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    l method For the proposed analytical method we used SPSS Student Version 17.0 for Windows. This program helped us to rearrange and organize the data we gathered from the survey. Furthermore it allowed us to analyze and interpret the data into expressive information. With the aid of SPSS we find scale data such as frequencies‚ mode‚ median‚ range‚ variance and standard deviation. In addition cross tabulations‚ descriptive analysis techniques and inferential analysis techniques 4.0 RESEARCH

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    Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper

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    Andrea D. Lopez SMC 1311 May 8‚ 2013 Final Exam 1) What is justice according to Plato? How does Plato’s theory of the soul reflect his understanding of justice? Plato was a famous philosopher and a mathematician who lived from 429 to 374 B.C. Plato was the founder of The Academy of Athens and with the knowledge he gained from his professor‚ Socrates‚ he continued to spread his teachings to the youth. In the book‚ Republic‚ Plato defines justice as harmony with one self. If a person is content

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    Descartes now that he has found knowledge that he exists as a thinking thing‚ he starts looking around for more of these things called self-evident truths. He tries to unravel the facts of nature in his mind by trying to find a solution and proving the existence of God. By proving that God is the one that gives us a clear and different perception which means‚ that God is perfect in every way and the he does not deceive anyone. Because of this he is able to secure a sense of certainty for these clear

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    Sebastian Gumina Paper Topic #1 Descartes’ Skeptical Method Descartes’ method offers definitive conclusions on certain topics‚ (his existence‚ the existence of God)but his reasoning is not without error. He uses three arguments to prove existence (His and God’s) that attempt to solidify his conclusions. For his method to function seamlessly‚ Descartes needs to be consistent in his use of the method‚ that is‚ he must continue to doubt and challenge thoughts that originate in his own

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    At the start of Descartes fourth meditation‚ there are three certainties that Descartes has so far concluded. The first being that god exists. The second that god is not a deceiver. And third that god created him and is therefore responsible for all of his faculties (which includes his faculty of judgment). The first two convictions seem sound enough to Descartes yet the third convict evokes some conflict within him. Descartes speaks about how‚ if everything within him comes from god‚ and God did

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    Hume and Descartes on The Theory of Ideas David Hume and Rene Descartes are philosophers with opposing views about the origination of ideas. Descartes believed there were three types of ideas which are‚ innate‚ adventitious and those from imagination. He stated since he exists and his idea of what a perfect being is‚ such as God‚ then God exists. Hume‚ on the other had‚ believed ideas came only from one thing‚ impressions. Both theories have their strengths and weaknesses but I like Hume’s theory

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    existence of God. In the third meditation‚ Descartes first introduces two forms of reality: formal and objective as his foundation for his rationale. The formal reality of anything is the actual existence and the degree of its perfection as a mode of mind whether the idea is of a finite or infinite substance whereas the objective reality of an idea is its inherent degree of perfection‚ considered now with regard to its content. With this connection‚ Descartes explains that the idea of God is the idea

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    Final Exam Systematic Theology 500‚ Professor Mitchell Student Damien Compo 1). Descartes was the first recognized philosopher in recent times to attempt to question everything that could rationally be doubted. Cogito or Cogito ergo sum‚ is the Latin translation for Descartes famous claim ‘I think therefore I am.’ This is a pivotal part of the argument for existence that he gives in the Meditations. It is the first thing he says we can know for definite after doubting the existence of everything

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    One may question the intentions of others when deciding how they should be treated in a situation of crime or evil. There is no answer set in stone for what is right and what is wrong‚ although many theories can try and defend one. In many situations in life‚ both options may be wrong or both options may be right. Metaethics is one theory that identifies the nature of our values while defending what is right and wrong. In the story‚ “The Cold Equations” written by Tom Godwin‚ rights and values is

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