The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER
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DBA Check List Oracle DBA Checklist Version 1.4 Generic Revised: 23-Aug-2000 Authors: Thomas B. Cox‚ with Christine Choi Purpose: This document gives details for performing daily‚ weekly‚ and monthly checks of the status of one or more Oracle databases. All SQL and PL/SQL code for the listed checks can be found in the appendix. The latest version of this paper should always be available on the primary author ’s home page‚ . Change Notes: 1.1: Typo in ’existext.sql
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Science And Faith A Match Made In Heaven Scientific reasoning and inquiry has had and is continuing to have a large impact on the world and the human culture‚ especially in the areas of nature‚ biology‚ physics‚ chemistry‚ faith‚ morality‚ ethics‚ society‚ government‚ phycology‚ technology‚ and among others. Scientific reasoning is the logic behind scientific research and consists of the explanation‚ prediction‚ and control of empirical phenomena in a rational manner. In general‚ a science involves
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airlines. The emergence and rapid growth of “low-cost” airlines is due in large part to their ability to deliver air transportation services at substantially lower costs and at higher levels of productivity than the traditional “legacy” airlines. In response‚ legacy airlines have had to find ways to reduce operating costs and improve the efficiency of how they utilize both their aircraft and employees. The selected reports make reference to the low-cost airlines or LCC. The first relates to the
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Philosophy 160 Critical Thinking WRITING ASSIGNMENT Below‚ there is a passage that contains a long argument. Write a two-to-three-page paper evaluating this argument. In particular‚ you should (a) discuss which of the premises are false or questionable (especially those which are unsupported by other premises) and say why; and/or (b) discuss whether the various premises provide adequate support for their conclusions. You do not need to discuss every problem that you discover. You can
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Philosophy of Sex Philosophy of sex is philosophy that involves the study of sex and love. But what is love? Love is a deep affection towards a person. And what is sex? To have sex is engaging in sexual intercourse between a male and female. This causes phenomena. Is prostitution or rape sex? Does homosexuality affect the definition of sex? And what motivates people to have sex? Kant’s second formulation is that people should treat all people as ends in themselves and not merely as a means to their
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1213.011 Midterm Exam Feb 17‚ 2015 The Values of Philosophy The “love of wisdom” or philosophy is viewed as useless in today’s society. It is often thought as a discipline that is outdated and irrelevant to the real world due to the fact that it seems to serve no purpose in real-life situations. However these very questions that may seem to have no answers can serve as a key to train our minds in order for us to live a fulfilling life. Philosophy is a discipline that should be encouraged in today’s
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An Argument for Objective List Theory Richard Cunningham University of South Carolina Thesis: “The good life.” Many strive to obtain it‚ but what is “the good life” exactly? A pervasive topic indeed‚ one that involves a variety of discussion‚ most of which revolves around one question: What is good? Fortunately‚ a variety of philosophical theories exist which attempt to answer‚ or at the very least explain‚ this very question. In particular‚ three theories (Hedonism‚ Desire Satisfaction
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Nature of Philosophy Philosophy * Comes from the 2 Greek words « philos -love » and « sophia -wisdom » * tasks that requires a deliberate effort to seek the truth. * The act of questioning or wanting to know initiates philosophy‚ and most of the time we relate philosophy to thinking. * Knowledge of all things‚ through this ultimate causes‚ aquired through the use of reasoning * Is the intense and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions Philosopher * Lover of
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“They don’t care how much we know‚ until they know how much we care.” My educational philosophy starts and ends with that inspirational quote and the following characteristics that I feel are essential for teachers. Teachers must show respect‚ value individuality‚ understand students learning styles and barriers ‚extend themselves to find ways to engage students in learning and go the extra mile to let students know they want to join with them as partners in their own education. Effective teachers
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