Jina Kim ECD 101 September 24‚ 2012 Philosophy My personal philosophy is: to instill good morals and values in all children; respect all children and their families’ cultures‚ ethnicities‚ race‚ beliefs‚ and structure; and to treat each child fairly to ensure that all children feel equally special. Also to have families‚ communities‚ and educators work as one; remain a lifelong advocator of children; exhaust all resources before deciding to hold a child back a grade; and to maintain a constant
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Philosophical Essay EDUC 200 – Principles of Education Philosophy is a set of beliefs or ideas one has towards their discipline or line of work. Don Kauchak and Paul Eggen‚ authors of the textbook “Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional‚” define philosophy as “The study of theories of knowledge‚ truth‚ existence‚ and morality” [ (Kauchak & Eggen‚ 2011) ]. The philosophy of education is a very important aspect of teaching. It is meant to guide teachers in the classroom and offer insight
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The cloning of any species‚ whether it be human or non-human‚ is ethically and morally wrong. Scientists and ethicists have debated the implications of human and non-human cloning extensively since 1997 when scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced a cloned sheep named Dolly. No direct conclusions have been made‚ but strong arguments state that cloning of both human and non-human species results in harmful physical and psychological effects on both groups. I will address the issue
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31‚ 2013 Philosophy 1700 Midterm Exams I. Introduction (Pick 1 out of 3) 1. Explain the difference between Value Theory‚ Normative Ethics‚ and Metaethics. Give an example of a claim from each area‚ and explain why each claim falls into the category it does. Value Theory is a reflection of the word; we analyze what human’s value and why we find it valuable. For instance‚ Schafer Landau states on page 2‚ many philosophers try to figure out whether happiness is the main root of human values or
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In this paper I will explain Kant’s Principle of Universalizability and whether or not is captures the difference between right and wrong conduct. I will then take a look at objections to the Principle of Universalizability and consider the Kantian response. Kant’s Principle of Universalizability helps determine whether an act is morally permissible. Kant asserts that to fully determine if an act is morally permissible‚ the maxim of the act must be universalizable (Nefsky‚ lec 7‚ slide 15). To
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The Pros and cons of Human Cloning As humans‚ we form social perceptions as a result of several factors. According to the social learning theory‚ people learn through imitation of peers and companions; thus‚ they form opinions based on the beliefs of those around them. Without a doubt‚ the social learning theory applies to the discussion of suicide. Current acceptance of suicide in the United States originates from the many different cultures and societies which make up the United States today
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or against the proposition that cloning is “playing God”. First I would like to point out What is Cloning? According to Medline‚ WebMD‚ and other resources cloning is defined by “the processes used to create the exact genetic replica of another cell‚ tissue‚ or organism”‚ a copy of the original cell‚ with the same genetic formation makeup as the original cell. Which is referred to as a clone. There are three main types of cloning: 1. Gene Cloning which implies copies of genes/
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Animal cloning‚ wow‚ 30 years ago this could only be thought of in Star Trek but now it’s a reality; and with this reality comes a whole myriad of ethical issues‚ but to fully understand animal cloning we have to know what it is so‚ what is animal cloning? Do we just zap a sheep and out pops another? No‚ it’s actually quite an intricate process but basically it involves this‚ you take the cell from a male sheep‚ combine it‚ using electric currents‚ with the egg of another sheep and then insert the
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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Growth and Development Defined 1.1 Growth refers to change in body structure. This includes increase in size of muscles‚ size of the brain‚ which includes primary and secondary changes. 1.2 Development is a progressive series of orderly coherent changes (Hinlock‚ 1974). 2. Principles of Development 2.1 Development follows a definite pattern. It follows the cephalocondal and proximodutal laws. 2.2 Development involves changes such as the change of milk teeth from permanent
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The issue of knowledge is definitely an essential part in philosophy. It forces us to question whether we are certain of the things we think we know‚ and whether we can justify the things we know are actually true. This theory or study of knowledge can be referred to as epistemology. All these views on knowledge can vary depending on how we view the world itself. We are able to perceive the world through the application of our senses‚ however‚ our senses alone can be very deceiving. We can never
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