When listing the chracteristics of postmodernism‚ it is important to remember that postmodernists do not place their philosophy in a defined box or category. Their beliefs and practices are personal rather than being identifiable with a particular establishment or special interest group. The following principles appear elemental to postmodernists: • There is no absolute truth - Postmodernists believe that the notion of truth is a contrived illusion‚ misused by people and special interest groups
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A critique of “Openness as a Transformative Force‚” by Ossi Kuittinen Since I’ve started this course of study‚ I’ve always agreed with the beliefs of open knowledge or data; always finding the readings interesting that support open knowledge on their own terms‚ but I seldom find a reading that I agree with the writer’s purpose and not the grounds they base it on. In the reading‚ Kuittinen talks about the innovation of open knowledge or data in society. He discusses how in our society‚ knowledge
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Using materials from the item and elsewhere‚ assess the view that there is little difference between scientific theories‚ religious doctrines and political ideologies. An ideology is most commonly regarded as a set of ideas and values shared by a social group. Some people‚ for example Inclusivists‚ believe that there is little difference between scientific theories‚ religious doctrines and political ideologies. This is because an Inclusivist’s definition of religion is very broad. Anything which
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which exist in the real world. However‚ Plato states that there is somewhere out in the atmosphere‚ the idea of a perfect table in which all creators of a table base their crappy tables off of. Plato talks about the allegory of the cave cast his beliefs on metaphysics and epistemology. First‚ he describes people who are forced to sit and watch shadows on a cave wall for the entirety of their lives. The shadows represent how regular people see objects in everyday life. If one of these people‚ who
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the watchful eyes of their peers and the majority‚ people feel pressured to conform to everyone else’s beliefs‚ and‚ in doing so‚ lose their individuality. This process is shown in Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People. In this play‚ authority and the overwhelming opinions of the majority pressure those with conflicting opinions to conform to the rest‚ causing them to lose their own individual beliefs‚ revealing that the power of majority causes corruption in society. The process of the loss
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opposites. Disappointment is certain. It is the feeling we all get when something or someone fails to live up to our expectations. Everybody‚ at least one time in their lives‚ has this feeling. That is why I understand the boy’s feeling‚ especially in his belief in God: he will be saved and received by Jesus. His aunt had told him what to expect when he is saved: "You saw a light‚ and something happened to you inside." But what came to inside his mind is just a hoax. Nothing happens and
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unexpected insights Representing an ‘absolute truth’ is impossible. Inherent human bias affects both history and memory. We unintentionally falsify parts of the past in order to emphasise the nature of past events we find central to our individual beliefs. Therefore we are challenged with obvious limitations in representing the ‘truth’. The interplay of history and memory however‚ leads to a rather satiable and tangible level of truth. Nonetheless‚ it is yet to be seen that this satisfiable level of
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of morality and any opposition to it is seen as immoral. In the same way‚ differences of opinion are not tolerated and there is group pressure to stick to the general consensus‚ which leads members to censor their own doubts. Moreover‚ there is a belief that all members are in agreement--whether this agreement is expressed or not--and some group members function as gatekeepers to keep other members from getting information that might create diversity of opinion within the group. All in all‚ the whole
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Although people say that listening to others is an important attribute so that you have different perspectives to consider and learn from‚ having your own opinion and a strong belief in it is the most crucial matter. There are many examples like the Lord of the Flies when Ralph tried to protect the strayed boys with the rule of organization and sticking to his owen decisions without being shaken by Jack the “bad” character. Similarly‚ Mahatma Gandhi clings to his owen opinion of anti-violence and
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believed that their stand is flawless and correct – that it is the absolute truth. It’s either they fail to recognize the mistakes and the shortcomings of their arguments or they are too stubborn to do so. The writer simply wanted to stand by her belief in the sanctity of human life and did not want to be a part of either party which advocates the absolute truth of their flawed stands. In reality‚ the issue is just not about abortion. Personally‚ I am a supporter of the controversial RH bill because
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