Philosophy spans the reaches of the human mind in countless topics‚ but is often divided into three main branches: metaphysics‚ the study of the nature of existence; epistemology‚ the study of knowledge and truth; and ethics‚ the study of morals. One of the first philosophers to look at these fields is Plato (427BCE-347BCE)‚ whose writings are incredibly influential. Plato’s work lays the fundament for philosophy because of his cohesive contributions to the fields of metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and
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Ideology from a philosophical standpoint and a Personal Reflection TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Ideology from a philosophical standpoint and a Personal Reflection 3 Introduction 3 What is Political Ideology? 3 Philosophy of Ideology 3 A Personal Reflection on Ideologies 4 My Liberal Ideological Thought 6 Conclusion 8 References 9 Introduction All people are political thinkers. Whether they know it or not‚ people use political ideas and concepts whenever they express their
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The philosophical system of deontology is a rule-based system that judges the morality of an action itself instead of the consequences of the action. The term deontology is derived from the Greek words deon‚ meaning duty and logos‚ meaning science. The focus is on the rightness or wrongness of the actions themselves as opposed to the right or wrong of the consequences of the actions. This system places special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. Some descriptive
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I. In this paper‚ I will be arguing for the following claim…….. As stated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson‚ an astrophysicist‚ “Once upon a time‚ people identified the god Neptune as the source of storms at sea. Today we call these storms hurricanes… The only people who still call hurricanes acts of God are the people who write insurance forms.” This quote by Neil DeGrasse Tyson not only applies to storms‚ but also applies to many things we previously did not understand. It basically displays the idea that
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Pre-colonial period During the pre-colonial period‚ education was still decentralized. Children were provided with more vocational training but fewer academics. Philippine schools were headed by parents or by their tribal tutors. They employed a unique writing system known as baybayin. Spanish Period When the Spanish first arrived in Manila‚ they were surprised to find a population with a literacy rate higher than that of Madrid. During the early Spanish period‚ most education was conducted
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Unit 5: the principles underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children. E1) An early year’s practitioner has several responsibilities in their professional relationships with children‚ colleagues‚ parents and various other professionals. The responsibilities a practitioner has to children are to ensure that their individual needs are met regardless of their individual prejudices‚ views‚ preferences and opinions. According to the children’s Act 2004 the child’s welfare is paramount
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demonstrate that Indigenous knowledge can be intertwined with the knowledge set forth by Western philosophy in her article “An Indigenous Philosophical Ecology: Situating the Human.” She reinforces and analyzes Val Plumwood’s argument that anthropology holds a role in re-situating the human ecologically. Specifically‚ Rose seeks to place the human within an Indigenous philosophical ecology. Rose refers to Julie Cruikshank and Ilya Prigogine‚ as their ideas recognize the significance of infiltrating Western
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Critiquing Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision-Making Mary Grein ACC/260 March 14‚ 2010 Dana Catlin Critiquing Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision-Making At times one has to make decisions with no guidance from others or any rules in which to guide them. Sometimes one allows our “gut feelings” or hearts help to make a decision. Other times ones conscience or moral standings will help with the decision. Using the Ethical Decision- Making Framework (EDM) is a philosophical approach
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To address the philosophical justifications behind the use of societal punishment I drew my conclusions from our readings this week. First‚ the main philosophical justification is found in the Greenwalt material‚ this is for retributive punishment. This type of punishment is derived on the concept of whom is deserving of punishment‚ basically if one violates the law then he or she should be punished to help restore the moral order in said society. According to the Greeenwalt article‚ there is another
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I chose this article from http://io9.com/the-7-most-intriguing-philosophical-arguments-for-the-e-1507393670 (I copied it over to Word because the ads and pop-ups and pictures would have made for a difficult read as well as a lengthy print). I chose this article not because I am either a Bible-Banging Christian who would love to throw proof into Theist’s faces nor because I am a Theist that wants to scream “Science!” and rub Bible Banger nose’s in it. I found this interesting one because it is not
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