To what extent can I determine my own destiny?’ Discuss in the light of theories‚ ideas and research encountered in the course. Do I act as I do through choice or are my actions influenced by factors beyond our control? This uncertainty has concerned psychologists for decades‚ consequently giving rise to the ’Autonomy versus Determinism’ debate. By definition‚ autonomy is the belief that we are free to make decisions and thus control all of our actions‚ however determinism contradicts this
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The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ is an existentialist novel about a man who struggles to understand his free will. Camus’ personal philosophy is portrayed throughout the entire novel through the actions of the main character‚ Monsieur Meursault. For the entire book‚ Meursault does not conform well into normal society. For example‚ he does not mourn his mother’s death. He also does not feel any regret after murdering a man who did not deserve to be murdered. However‚ at the end of the novel
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Explain The Regress Argument’ for Foundationalism. Why does Dancy hold that this argument is fallacious? Is he right? One of the primary questions concerning epistemology is that of how we justify true beliefs? The regress argument is a problem imbedded in epistemology and‚ in general‚ a problem in any given situation where a statement or belief has to be justified. The Regress argument starts with the idea that some beliefs are justified by reference to others. "All agree that some of our beliefs
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BEFORE AND AFTER 73rd AMENDMENT 73rd Amendment of 1992 enforced from 24 April 1993. 73rd Amendment act also called ‘Paradigm Shift’. It means very different from what it was earlier. for e.g.‚ Positivism as an epistemology is one way to look at society and Postmodernism as an epistemology is another way to look at society which is very different from Positivism. It is always a paradigm Shift from Positivism. Panchayat as an institution exist since time immemorial. Panchayat play most important
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Aristotle As an important figure head in the field of philosophy‚ Aristotle and his numerous influences will be detailed. Identification and evaluation of key concepts and analyses that comprised his theories will be discussed along with identification and description of his contributions to the field of philosophy will also be offered. Lastly‚ further discussion will focus on how the culture and the time period influenced his ideology. Metaphysics Metaphysics is a branch philosophy concerned
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education is a systematic study of the metaphysics‚ axiology and epistemology of education. The above view is in line with Akinpelu (1981) position that the philosophy of education must be formulated on the basis of nature of man and the society as considered by that society (metaphysics).It should also be based on what that society considers to be the type of knowledge with acquiring and how best it could be acquired (epistemology). The same should further rest on the value system of what is considered
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identity is a matter of epistemology‚ which is how we know what we know as a society and as a culture. In support‚ Christine E. Sleeter‚ a president of the National Association for Multicultural Education wrote The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies has stated‚ “As ethnic studies matured‚ epistemologies have been developed around the most significant ways to understand and address the concerns of historically marginalized communities” (Pg. 6). This shows that epistemology could be seen as a
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self-management intervention designs aimed at assisting older African Americans. Data from a sample of 46 African Americans were collected from semi-structured interviews and examined via thematic analysis. Results: Concepts of Africana womanism epistemology‚ which chers remain unfamiliar with Africana womanist thought or are unsure as to how this framework can be used to inform specific aspects of self-management practices. Methods: The purpose of this exploratory study is to explain an Africana
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Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ 1999‚ 30(1)‚ 74±82 Philosophical and ethical issues The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the practitioners ’ perspective Gerard M. Fealy MEd BNS RGN RPN RNT Lecturer in Nursing‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ University College Dublin‚ National University of Ireland‚ Dublin‚ Republic of Ireland Accepted for publication 15 September 1998 FEALY G.M. (1999) Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(1)‚ 74±82 The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the
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Aristotle VS. Plato Epistemology‚ “theory of knowledge”‚ is the logic of getting to the metaphysics. Ontology‚ “theory of being”‚ is the very distinct part of metaphysics‚ where definitional divisions appear even larger than in metaphysics itself. “Ontos”‚ a Greek word‚ which means “being” and “episteme”‚ is a Greek word‚ which means “knowledge” of the highest‚ most reliable and certain kind. For Plato‚ there exist two worlds: the ever changing material world and the eternal world of Forms
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