Chapter 3 3.0 Methodology This methodology section of the research report describes how the study will be conducted and the methods used to collect and analyse the data. The overall aim of this methodology section is to provide an overview on the methods employed so that a judgment can be made as to how appropriate they are and how valid the data that has been generated is. Throughout the methodology process‚ it is imperative to remember the question this research is aiming to answer for:
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Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology: A Gift to Epistemology Reuben John B. Valentin Abstract: One of the fundamental question of epistemology is on how man can acquire knowledge? What means can man use to overcome state of ignorance? This question is critically touched during the Renaissance the jump from the God questions and focus on a more humane one‚ the man questions.The likes of Descartes who comprises the bulk of the rationalist started the period but as their ideas were articulated and read by
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skepticism‚ which brings up opposing views and Philosophy relies on rational argument to fully understand a concept. Philosophy is said to have six main branches of thought embedded in it: metaphysics‚ which is the nature of reality and the universe‚ epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge and how it is acquired‚ and logic‚ which is how to get a valid argument. There is also: ethics‚ which is the study of right and wrong and how people should live‚ politics‚ which is the study of government and citizen
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Applying Reasoning to Problem Solving Essay Ryan Roberts Critical Thinking PHL 251 Juliet Pailes June 30‚ 2004 The most recent time I have that I was able to apply reasons and problem solving was just recently with the former company in which I worked for. I was recently laid off from my job about a month ago‚ I had nine years of service with this company and found myself in a situation where none of that matter anymore. Just prior to this happing to me I was under the impression my work
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University of Phoenix Material Scholarly Writing Analysis Worksheet In assigned pairs‚ select one of the non-discipline-specific journal articles from the required text readings for PHL/700R Day One or Day Two. Critically analyze the article as an example of scholarly writing. Article Author or Authors: Cunliffe‚ A.L. Article Title: ON BECOMING A CRITICALLY REFLEXIVE PRACTITIONER Part One: Scholarly Writing Conventions Elements of writing Reader’s overall impression Examples
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Also known as logical empiricism‚ rational empiricism or neo-positivism‚ logical positivism is the name given in 1931 by A.E Blumberg and Herbert Feigl to a set of philosophical ideas put forward by the Vienna Circle. This Vienna Circle was a group of early twentieth century philosophers who sought to re-conceptualize empiricism by means of their interpretation of then recent advances in the physical and formal sciences. Hence‚ the Vienna Circle represented a radical “anti-metaphysical” stance which
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materialism‚ organicism and other theories based upon science. Moreover‚ epistemology which is a part of philosophy‚ refers to one’s theory of knowledge through basically answering the question of‚ “How much can one know about reality‚ and how does one obtain this knowledge?” Naturalistic Humanism answers that everything in the physical world is knowable‚ and science is the proper means of knowing it. Likewise‚ Marxism/Leninism epistemology professes faith in science and just as much faith that all religious
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sensitivities I can develop an anti-oppressive practice while growing a more evidence based framework. Biculturalism exists in every client I come across‚ no two people are same so therefore no two people are thinking alike but if we can align the two epistemologies so that they are aware of each others difference and similarities they working relationship
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knowing and doing”. He further expanded this definition to include philosophy of life‚ ideology‚ and faith or religion. According to Nash (1999)‚ there are at least five clusters of worldview beliefs‚ namely‚ God‚ metaphysics (ultimate reality)‚ epistemology (knowledge)‚ ethics and philosophical anthropology (human nature). The first question you ask yourself when you think about theology is whether or not there is a God. The next question might be what is the nature of God ?. If you believe there
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1.What is epistemology and why does it matter? Epistemology is the study of knowledge. It matters because without a firm foundation for knowledge‚ every academic endeaver begins to collapse. 3. What is Rationalism? Rationalism is the part of philosophy that our foundation for knowledge is found within reason. 4. Who are the three main Rationalists and where did they come from? Rene Descartes‚ Baruch Spinoza‚ Gottfried Leibniz. Descartes was French and from the Dutch Republic. Spinoza
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