perception to political equality (). Dworkin argues for a substantive approach to democratic procedure; in effort to secure an equal distribution of political power to citizens as a whole (9; 117). Dworkin’s consequential approach classifies two types of political decisions: “choice-sensitive” and “choice-insensitive” issues (132). Dworkin defines choice-sensitive issues in terms of justice that: “depends essentially on character and distribution of preferences within the political community” (132)
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Philosophy Study Guide – Key Names/Concepts Meaning of 6 Characteristics of Philosophy - 1. Fundamental – Types of issues are general‚ E.G. Truth/Morality/Foundations of Knowledge/Existence of God - 2. Critical – Raises questions‚ basic questions o Raises questions that answer with more questions o Socrates in the apology compares himself to a fly buzzing around a lethargic horse - 3. Integrative – Philosophy is not destructive o Constructs theories of politics and Ethics – an array of Ideas
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My Philosophy of Education by Javier Medina I grew up in Venezuela‚ where education follows a model in which the teacher shares his knowledge with the student and the student learns from the teacher‚ not the other way around. I believe this model would benefit from some changes to create more successful individuals in both their professional and personal lives. In the Venezuelan classroom‚ the teacher takes an active
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classification of all sciences‚ including inorganic physics (astronomy‚ earth science and chemistry) and organic physics (biology and‚ for the first time‚ physique sociale‚ later renamed sociologie). Comte ’s emphasis on the interconnectedness of social elements was a forerunner of modern functionalism. Nevertheless‚ as with many others of Comte ’s time‚ certain elements of his work are now viewed as eccentric and unscientific‚ and his grand vision of sociology as the centerpiece of all the sciences
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of the Metaphysics of Morals‚ he believes that the “good will” is only good in itself and that reason is what produces the “goodness” of the “good will.” According to Kant‚ to act out of a “good will” means to act out of “duty‚” or doing something because you find it necessary to do. Also‚ “good will” is will that is in accordance with reason. He believes everyone has a moral obligation or duty to do actions and he backs his theory up by discussing his idea of the “moral law.” The “moral law”‚ according
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A teaching philosophy is a personal statement for teachers and anyone committing them in teaching. I already see myself as a teacher with my teaching philosophy anchored to mould my students as “plants are fashioned by cultivation‚ men by education” (Rousseau‚ 2013‚ pp. 8). It is important to believe in a philosophy to be able practice adequately. My beliefs and teaching philosophies revolve around the philosophy and thoughts of great philosophers like Aristotle‚ Dewey‚ Freire‚ Noddings and Plato
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• CRITICISM PHILOSOPHY o SECTION A: INTRODUCTION Not too many people can listen none defensively‚ or none antagonistically‚ to criticism. And very few of those who listen admit it when they see that they are wrong. The thing is‚ we think that admission of guilt‚ or of being wrong‚ or that we have made a mistake‚ is a sign of weakness. Yet true failure is repeatedly refusing to see your faults. Learning to listen to criticism is a life skill that we’d all do well to master. It is about keeping
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Philosophy 120W Looking at the world as a big picture and everyone who is in it‚ they all seem to strive for the same thing in life‚ happiness. Happiness or Eudemonia as Aristotle calls it‚ is created through the process of combining five different components. These are the following components: Human function‚ the rational part of the soul‚ habituation‚ character‚ and virtue. Since our society craves happiness and views it as the best achievement we could have‚ Aristotle described it as the
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Phillmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and hiked 75 miles in ten days. On that trip my crew and I had plenty of time do think about things and while we were hiking with 50-60 pounds on our back we realized that life is like a backpacking trip. The main philosophy about backpacking is to survive with the minimum and get the maximum experience out of it. On this trip all you had to survive was what was in your pack which included food‚ sleeping gear‚ clothes‚ and basic necessities nothing more. While on the
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In the 1970s‚ Deming’s philosophy was summarized by some of his Japanese proponents with the following ’a’-versus-’b’ comparison: (a) When people and organizations focus primarily on quality‚ defined by the following ratio‚ \text{Quality} = \frac{\text{Results of work efforts}}{\text{Total costs}} quality tends to increase and costs fall over time. (b) However‚ when people and organizations focus primarily on costs‚ costs tend to rise and quality declines over time. The first step is transformation
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