PHIL 210 essay (Final Version) Dec. 7‚ 2012 True opinion versus knowledge Knowledge is generally thought to require justified true belief‚ even if justified true belief is not sufficient for knowledge‚ as Edmund Gettier famously argued. In the Meno‚ Plato demonstrates that true opinion is not equal to knowledge. However‚ Gettier holds a different opinion that justified opinion is not equal to knowledge‚ but it is necessary to knowledge. I support the Plato’s opinion that true opinion is not equal
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In society today there are murders committed everyday. And everyday the people who commit these crimes are found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to like in prison. Some even get chances for parole. What the courts should do is take every murderer‚ give every one of them the death penalty‚ and follow through with it. The death penalty should be legal in all 50 states and carried through when given out as a sentence. Gary Gilmore faced a firing squad at the Utah State Prison on January 17‚ 1977
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Alice Walker’s short story‚ “Everyday Use‚” reflects the intimate struggle within a poor African American family as they run up against monumental issues of history‚ heritage‚ and family values. Dee in Alice Walker’s story‚ “Everyday Use‚” is struggling to find her place in the world and who she is. This story reflects a transitional period in her life where tradition and heritage meet a new contemporary reality. Dee was raised among the poor and ignorant‚ and resented it. She believed that
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Mrs. Bates English 112 5 March 2013 Cochlear Implants When most are born‚ they have five senses. Touching‚ tasting‚ feeling‚ smelling‚ and hearing. For whatever reason‚ sometimes in their lifetime some people may lose one of more of these senses. Imagine not being able to hear. How would that affect a person’s daily routine? Also‚ what if the said person could somehow get their hearing back‚ would they jump at the chance? That’s where cochlear implants come into play. Until the late
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Desiderius Erasmus was a man that became one of the intellectual people of the sixteenth century. He became an acclaimed and prominent humanist of the Northern Renaissance. Erasmus and Chaucer‚ both men highly influential and both wrote about their opinion of a woman’s role. The views portrayed in Erasmus’ stories could not have been more different. Chaucer’s standpoint he delivers with The Wife of Bath is scandalous. In “The Canterbury Tales‚” Chaucer portrays the Wife of Bath in a very explicit
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Nature vs. Nurture The never-ending debate of nature vs. nurture is an interesting topic to discuss. Some people believe that everyone’s personality is pre-determined by genetics while others think it all has to do with your surroundings as you grow older with experiences. My belief is somewhere in between: People can be born with a higher chance of being depressed or generally a happy person‚ but it won’t happen unless someone experiences something that triggers this trait. It’s not only a person’s
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Max Macedo Art 216 Prof. Constantin A. Marinescu First Assignment I have seen this image‚ but don’t know the tittle. I have seen it in movies‚ cartoons‚ and parodies of the painting. The painting is a male and female who most likely live on farmland. The male is holding a pitchfork‚ both of them look very serious but looking in different directions. They may either be just posing for the painting or waiting for intruders to leave their property. The male and female look bothered with something
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We are living in the world of innovation. In the late twenty century‚ computer innovation has influenced our lives both positive and negative ways. It appears to me that computers most likely help me to improve my productivity‚ provide me a better communication‚ and entertain me to the point where I have never experienced before this innovation. A software such as Microsoft Word can help me to do my assignment faster with a better arrangement than I do it by writing on paper. Microsoft Word helps
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Works Cited Birnbaum‚ S. Elizabeth‚ and Jacqueline Savitz. "The Deepwater Horizon Threat." New York Times. Web. 27 Oct. 2014. Broder‚ John. "U.S. Issues New Rules on Offshore Drilling." New York Times. 30 Aug. 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2014. Goldenberg‚ Suzanne. "The Oil Industry Is Unprepared to Handle Spills in the Arctic. “Oil Spills. Ed. Tamara Thompson. Farmington Hills‚ MI: Greenhaven Press‚ 2014. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Arctic Oil Spill Clean-up Plans Are ’Thoroughly Inadequate ’‚ Industry
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G. R. English 102 March 22nd‚ 2011 Aid in Dying The Suicide Tourist was very depressing. I agree with Craig Ewert on the fact that he has the right to die when he wants‚ but it was so heartbreaking to watch him have to travel such a long way to do it‚ instead of having the comfort of dying at home. I believe people are meant to enjoy their time on earth‚ and under no circumstances‚ should have to die painfully or slow. The documentary portrayed Craig and his wife to be very brave in the decision
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