Descartes’ Cogito argument and defective nature doubt are mutually damaging to each other’s respective claims. Defective nature dismisses logic yet Cogito uses it‚ by doing so Descartes contradicts himself‚ falling trap to his own scrutiny. Ruling out his own perception‚ how can Descartes make plausible claims when he doubts his very ability to do so? The reasoning behind Descartes’ doubtfulness is that‚ in essence‚ he wants to know what he can and cannot doubt. If Descartes knows what is doubtable
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Summary 3 The Practice of Co-operative Inquiry: Research ´with´ rather than ´on´ People (Heron & Reason) Table of contents 1 Introduction to co-operative inquiry 1 2 Four phases of co-operative inquiry 1 3 Different forms of co-operative inquiry 2 4 Co-operative inquiry cultures 2 5 Ways of knowing 2 6 Inquiry skills and validity procedures 2 7 Words and questions 3 Bibliography 4 Introduction to co-operative inquiry The article “The Practice of Co-operative Inquiry:
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Kierkegaard and Jean-Paul Sartre. While both can be considered existentialists‚ in that the quote above encompasses much of their beliefs‚ both of these men have significant differences in the way in which they view all fields of philosophy (metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and axiology). However‚ though I am not personally an existentialist‚ my life in terms of existentialism has been influenced by both Kierkegaard and Sartre‚ despite their discrepancies. One major difference between the two is that Sartre is an
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accurate understanding ourselves and our world. Branches of philosophy: The following branches are the main areas of study: • Metaphysics is the study of the nature of being and the world. Traditional branches are cosmology and ontology. • Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ and whether knowledge is possible. Among its central concerns has been the challenge posed by skepticism and the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and justification. • Ethics‚ or "moral philosophy"
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abstract object‚ the existence and nature of it is independent from our beliefs and judgments about them‚ they are unchangeable‚ eternal‚ uniform and always the same. The study of epistemology and metaphysics amounts to studying what the world is like and what we know about it. Topics of interest regarding epistemology in Plato’s case is in perception and knowledge. These notions generally are directed at something‚ knowledge has ideas that are known and perceptions require stimuli to be perceived
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On Barry Hallen’s A Short History of African Philosophy: Summary of Text The framework of this review shall be that every chapter/topic shall be individually reviewed. Having said so‚ I shall start much in the way Hallen started: by humbling my synopsis. In no way‚ shape‚ or form can this review qualify as substitution for the actual text. I shall simply abridge that which is already abridged for the purpose of pure relation of subject matter. In essence‚ with this summary I only seek to provide
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knowledge management initiative must have a robust theorical fundation‚ all models present different perspectives on the key conceptual elements that form the infrastructure of knowledge management. The von Krogh and Roos Model of Organizational Epistemology It distinguishes between individual knowledge and social knowledge‚ and they take an epistemological approach to managing organizational knowledge. Knowledge resides both in the individuals of an organization and‚ at the social level‚ in the relations
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FIELD DEFINITION HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT KEY CONTRIBUTORS PRINCIPAL ISSUES Epistemology the theory of knowledge‚ is the branch of philosophy concerned with these questions a. Schools of thought and historical development 1) Skeptics a) Ancient (1) Pyrrho of Elis (2) Sextus Empiricus b) Medieval (1) St. Augustine 2) Rationalists a) Ancient (1) Plato b) Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists
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Write a two (2) page paper on a theorist of your choice: Jean Piaget There have been many theorist studying and presenting theories about the development of human learning. Theorists like Sigmund Freud‚ Erik Erikson‚ and Jean Piaget – to name a few‚ have all made significant contribution to the understanding of child growth and development into adulthood. No one theory has all the answers‚ but an understanding of the complexity of children learning is present in them all in some manner. One theorist
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the research instruments that we have developed and utilised in the pursuit of our goals. 3.2 Research Philosophy A research philosophy is a belief about the way in which data about a phenomenon should be gathered‚ analysed and used. The term epistemology (what is known to be true) as opposed to doxology (what is believed to be true) encompasses the various philosophies of research approach. The purpose of science‚ then‚ is the process of transforming things believed into things known: doxa to
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