Bundle theory‚ as explained by David Hume states that an object is solely and entirely comprised of a collection or “bundle” of properties. Hence‚ there can not be an object that does not possess such properties. Furthermore‚ it is unfathomable to even conceive of such an object as the mere conception of an object simultaneously brings to mind the object’s inherent properties. In The Unimportance of Identity‚ Derek Parfit thoroughly examines Hume’s bundle theory‚ testing it with various imaginary
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McCullough‚ David. 1776. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2005. The words never judge a book by its cover have been spoken many times‚ but some covers beg to be judged. The cover of 1776‚ with its wartime painting and bold red lettering on the front‚ immediately draws people into it. However‚ upon opening the novel it is visually intimidating with many quotes in the middle of pages and nearly one-hundred pages of sources‚ notes‚ and acknowledgements. Despite this‚ McCullough delivers a personal story
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Israelites ask Samuel to appoint a king‚ saying‚ “You are old‚ and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us‚ like all the other nations have.” Was it wrong for them to ask this? The following verses make clear that it was wrong. Samuel was displeased and prayed to the Lord concerning the matter. The Lord answered‚ “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected‚ but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the first day
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there is always the few who are against it. One of the main arguments against capital punishment is that someone can wrongfully be charged for a crime they did not commit and then wrongfully have their life taken away. In the film‚ The Life of David Gale‚ the director‚ Alan Parker‚ tells of the story of a man who is sentenced to capital punishment for a crime‚ which he makes the audience believe‚ did not commit. With its over-reliance on pathos‚ its weak use of logos‚ and its tricky use of symbolism
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David Hume was a Scottish philosopher who made the idea of “mitigated skepticism‚” a popular concept in the 18th century. Hume’s mitigated skepticism is an approach for humans to be cautious when approaching reasoning. The term was mainly popularized in an essay written by Hume entitled “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding." Hume traditionally has been regarded as a skeptic in western philosophy. Skepticism is the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity. Hume
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David Hume is a naturalist‚ which means he believes our thoughts are not based on reason at all‚ but are based in nature. Hume suggests that nature is all we need to justify our beliefs. This means that we make conclusions about things around us based on habits and patterns. Hume suggests that experiences explain justifications and notions far greater than any rationalization. A part of Hume’s theory lies in the sentiment of feeling. “It must be excited by nature… [and] whenever any object is
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Report on David A. Kolb’s model According to the definition on Wikipedia‚ Learning style is an individual’s natural or habitual pattern of acquiring and processing information in learning situations. A core concept is that individuals differ in how they learn. David A. Kolb’s model is based on the Experiential learning Theory‚ as explained in his book Experiential Learning. The model outlines two related approaches toward grasping experience: Concrete Experience and Abstract Conceptualization‚ as
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not live during the same time‚ American writers Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. each wrote about how a person should not follow laws that they believe to be immoral. Thoreau’s main concern pertained to the legal existence of slaves and slave-owners‚ and a century later‚ King spoke out against legal segregation in the South. In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Martin Luther King‚ Jr. shares the same attitude with Henry David Thoreau’s work‚ “Civil Disobedience” concerning just and
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In Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets‚ David Simon focuses on the year experience he had with detectives in the Baltimore police departments homicide division and takes readers inside various homicide examinations in a standout amongst the most brutal urban communities in the U.S. Simon makes an extraordinary showing of staying away from the sycophantic and disproportionate treatment that numerous crime-associated journalists provide for the police constrains that they cover. A yearning to
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Pragmatism‚ Empiricism and David Hume Pragmatism is based on the philosophy that ideas must be tested and re-tested‚ that experiences dictate reality. Pragmatists also believe in no absolute truths or values existing. David Hume argues that‚ "no proof can be derived from any fact‚ of which we are so intimately conscious; nor is there anything of which we can be certain‚ if we doubt this" (Treatise 2645). Hume’s empiricist ideals were roots to early pragmatic thought‚ by way of the theory that
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