Chapter 1 Key Concepts • Philosophy: from Greek roots meaning “the love of wis¬dom.” • The primary areas of philosophy are metaphysics‚ which addresses the problem of what is real; epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge; axiology‚ which is the study of values in general; ethics‚ which concerns itself with the good life and with moral value and moral reasoning; aesthetics‚ which is the study of art in all its forms; political philosophy‚ which is the study of the state and the nature
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The debut of philosophy goes all the way back to the BC era‚ when philosophers like Thales‚ Euclid and Pythagoras were asking questions about the universe‚ figuring out what stuff was made of‚ determining if empty space actually exists‚ and uncovering logic and mathematical theories. No one can state for sure who the first philosophers were‚ since not every theory and philosophical ideas were recorded in writing. When discussing historical philosophy most people divide it into eastern and western
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Metaphysics: Plato and Buddhism Plato used an idea called the cave allegory to show how humans are ignorant. Before I explain a real life example‚ I will explain the Idea. In the cave there are prisoners. These prisoners cannot move because they are restrained by chains. The only thing that they can see is a wall that illuminated by a great light. This light is actually a fire behind them‚ which has a low sitting wall in between itself and the prisoners. As men walk below the wall holding up objects
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Mathematical logic From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Mathematical logic is a subfield of mathematics exploring the applications of formal logic to mathematics. Topically‚ mathematical logic bears close connections to metamathematics‚ the foundations of mathematics‚ and theoretical computer science.[1] The unifying themes in mathematical logic include the study of the expressive power of formal systems and the deductive power of formal proof systems. Mathematical logic is often divided into
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Epistemology Study Guide 1. How can the senses deceive us? a. Our senses are how we perceive the world. Our eyes‚ nose‚ tongue‚ fingers‚ and ears feed raw information to our brain‚ which then turns it into information we can use. If we lose one of our senses‚ we lose that entire set of raw data. As such‚ we place incredible amounts of reliance on our senses. The only way our senses can deceive us is if they give us the wrong data‚ which then becomes wrong information. If life is an illusion
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Philosophy Matrix Use the Knight textbook to complete this matrix. See the syllabus for detailed instructions. The following list is to help you consider what should be written in each column. Metaphysics = What is reality/truth? What is purpose and meaning in life? Epistemology = Is it possible to know reality/truth? If so‚ how? Axiology = What values should be developed in education? Learner’s Nature = What is the role of the learner? What is the human condition? Good? Bad? Neutral?
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Boolean logic Student Ali Alsaad: 1007194 Date: 20/2/2014 Table of Contents 1-History and introduction 2-Types of Logic gates 3-Uses of logic gates 4-Electronic circuits 5-Conclusion Introduction The term Boolean logic (Also known as Boolean algebra) honors George Boole. a self-educated English mathematician. He introduced the algebraic system initially in a small pamphlet‚ The Mathematical Analysis of Logic‚ published in 1847 in response to an ongoing public controversy
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Introduction to Philosophy Thinking about Philosophy Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems. A view that admits no real difference between right and wrong answers and one must think that there are more than just one real answer and/or solution to any given question or problem. “The ancient Greeks‚ who were among the first to practice philosophy‚ coined the term‚ which means “love of wisdom.” Those who study philosophy are called philosophers.” Philosophy consists of a
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Personal Education Philosophy A teacher’s personal philosophy of education is an essential part of his/her approach to guiding students in their educational experience. There are several distinctive philosophies in the field of education‚ the most influential being essentialism‚ perennialism‚ progressivism‚ existentialism and behaviorism. Each belief system offers valuable insights for anyone in the field of education and my educational philosophy is a mixture of various aspects of each philosophy. In
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Section 1.1 Propositional Logic 1 CHAPTER 1 The Foundations: Logic and Proofs SECTION 1.1 Propositional Logic 2. Propositions must have clearly defined truth values‚ so a proposition must be a declarative sentence with no free variables. a) This is not a proposition; it’s a command. b) This is not a proposition; it’s a question. c) This is a proposition that is false‚ as anyone who has been to Maine knows. d) This is not a proposition; its truth value depends on the value of
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