Branches of philosophy The following branches are the main areas of study: • Metaphysics investigates the nature of being and the world. Traditional branches are cosmology and ontology. • Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ and whether knowledge is possible. Among its central concerns has been the challenge posed by skepticism and the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and justification. • Ethics‚ or ’moral philosophy’‚ is concerned with questions of how
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I would like to break down this statement in order to analyse it :- 1. Firstly‚ the word : ‘Education’ Swami Vivekananda opined that education is not merely data and information that is crammed into one’s brain and just idles there for the rest of his life. Education‚ he says‚ is a long process where an individual’s character is formed‚ strength of mind increased and intellect is sharpened‚ finally resulting the individual to stand on his own two feet. He was a man of religion‚ and strongly believed
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MAJOR FIELDS OF PHILOSOPHY Epistemology - is the branch of philosophy that addresses knowledge‚ especially in regards to its method‚ validity‚ and scope. It is what helps distinguish between a justified belief or claim and an opinion. Logic - is the science of correct thinking. A classic definition is new and necessary reasoning. It’s new because you didn’t know the item before‚ and necessary because a correctly formulated syllogism has to be true if the bases are true. We took two axioms and made
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In his work "Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals" Kant explores the question of morality and outlines its main principles. In the Part II of his work Kant reveals what morality is‚ as well as what it is not through discussing its origin and defines morality as a type of imperative (a commanding sentence). Kant starts his reflections from making a claim that morality can in no way emanate from experience and that there has never been an experience of purely moral actions‚ because actions base
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Freire‚ Paulo. "Philosophy of Education -- Chapter 2: Pedagogy of the Oppressed." Home | Webster University. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. In Paulo Freire’s essay by definition‚ Pedagogy of the Oppressed means a method or practice of teaching of someone who is subject to harsh authoritarian treatment. The title gives forewarning to explain that the essay covers something in regards to education in a negative light. Freires thesis is to compare two concepts in education. The banking method in which
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Jimmy Chung 500 415 174 PHL 710 Philosophy and Film Second Film Analysis David Ciavatta April 17‚ 2015 In Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant establishes what it means to be moral. Kant in his paper explains the requirements for something to be moral in the following propositions: But now in order to develop the concept of a good will‚ to be esteemed in itself and without any further aim‚ just as it dwells already in the naturally healthy understanding‚ which does
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thinking involves a knowledge of the science of logic‚ including the skills of logical analysis‚ correct reasoning‚ and understanding statistical methods. Critical thinking‚ however‚ involves more than just an understanding of logical procedures. A good critical thinker must also understand the sources of knowledge‚ the nature of knowledge‚ and the nature of truth. But first‚ what is the science of logic? The object of knowledge involved in the science of logic is "thinking‚" but it is "thinking" approached
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environment‚ helping student with their thinking skills. What we need to learn and how we learn it can forever change technology. “ The ISTE Standards set the bar for excellence and best practices in learning‚ teaching and leading with technology in education. “(ISTE
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Destin Theus Web Search Topic of Web Search: Love and Logic Web Site Address: http://www.lewiscenter.org/documents/AAE/Love%20and%20Logic/Teaching/Teaching%20With%20Love%20-%20Logic.pdf Summary: This website offers tools‚ instructions‚ and benefits of making your school a Love & Logic school. It also shows why Love & Logic is one the most effective ways to treat students. Describe how information on website links to theories discussed in class: We have talked about how student’s will
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would point to an equally vast array of answers. Instead of this‚ Kant saw that morality should be a constant‚ similar to the discipline of mathematics‚ which would provide the same answer for all of humankind. Through his work Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant establishes his supreme moral
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