SOCIAL PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR 1. INTRODUCTION Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s philosophical contribution has in the areas of Humanism‚ realism and rationalism. He propounded a philosophy of humanism taking in account both theory and practice. For him philosophy is not purely theoretic matter but has practical potentialities. It has its roots in the problems of life and the theories that are propounded return back as a contribution for the reconstruction of the society
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Idealism This article is about the philosophical notion of idealism. For other uses‚ see Idealism (disambiguation) In philosophy‚ idealism is the group of philosophies which assert that reality‚ or reality as we can know it‚ is fundamentally mental‚ mentally constructed‚ or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically‚ idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing. In a sociological sense‚ idealism emphasizes how human ideas — especially beliefs and values
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines philosophical determinism as “the belief that all events are caused by things that happened before them and that people have no real ability to make choices or control what happens; a theory or doctrine that acts of the will‚ occurrences in nature‚ or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws; a belief in predestination‚ the quality or state of being determined” (1). Does this mean that whatever action we make
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An understanding of the social‚ philosophical and historical context of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is important because it allows the reader to understand the play. Social- Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare around 1606. It is important for us to understand the social context on which this play was written. Shakespeare was writing for the theatre during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. The plays he wrote for Queen Elizabeth such as A Midsummer nights dream have themes
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Shakespeare and Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ the main characters were able to acquire wisdom after undergoing trials and tribulations. However‚ both of these men began their quest as completely different people. Morrie always emphasized the value of family and of love‚ while King Lear saw these qualities that could be used to boot his ego. Morrie was disappointed by the way things were in society‚ while King Lear did not care much about it and accepted it the way it was. Morrie viewed death
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helps them conquer their struggle and become a better person. Therefore‚ through an examination of departure‚ test/trials and transformation of the protagonist in the written work The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence‚ Hagar Shipley and Tuesday’s with Morrie by Mitch Albom‚ Mitch Album‚ it is visible that both protagonists have gone through the journey
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Lecture 3 Fundamental Philosophical Issues Lecture Outline I. Introduction II. Mind-Body relationship III.Determinism vs indeterminism IV. Value-free science V. Mental health and morality VI. Autonomy vs conformity VII.Conclusions ------------------------------------------- I. Introduction: Adherents to the different theoretical orientations
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The three philosophical assumptions are ethical assumption‚ epistemological assumption‚ and metaphysical assumption. Ethical assumption is considered what is right or wrong‚ good or bad. According to our text if someone who believes that a crime is related to poverty then poverty itself is bad. I do tend to agree with this assumption‚ the reasoning is I have seen this first hand‚ and it is for the most part true. The text referrers to poor parenting or poverty can lead to crime. Poor parenting
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Fletcher Coffman 9/18/12 PHED 243 Paper #1 On November 11‚ 2011‚ Penn St. head football coach Joe Paterno was fired after 46 seasons with the Nittany Lions. He was fired because according to the Penn St. trustees‚ “he didn’t meet a moral obligation to do more to alert authorities about a child sex abuse allegation against a retired assistant coach” (Armas‚ 2012). Many believe that do to his lack of action‚ he should be held equally responsible for the many sexually offensive crimes committed
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to life. Morrie believed that it was better to rather perish than to live a life without any love‚ as he was quoted to have said "If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family‚ you don’t have much at all. Love is so supremely important. As our great poet Auden said "Love each other or perish""(Albom 91). This quote illustrates Morrie’s views of love and is of the opinion that it is better to die than to live a life devoid of love. Although Morrie grew up
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