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    Religious Notions of Evil and Moral Notions of Evil are Not Mutually Exclusive Religious notions of evil and moral notions of evil are not mutually exclusive. This paper defines religion‚ morality and evil‚ and explains how religion and morality are compatible and have similar characteristics. Despite the compatibility‚ they also have their differences but this does not make them mutually exclusive in my opinion. This paper also makes use of ‘Love and Law’ by Alison Gopnik to explain the commensurability

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    valuable. He states (p. 162) that in order to be real‚ one has to have a "higher score along any one of the various dimensions of the notions of reality". He also says that these specific dimensions "specify the notion of reality" by giving a description of the characteristics and they present the requirements for critiquing each item. He also mentions that the notion of value is not some "unclear commendatory term" (p. 162). From reading‚ it does not look like Nozick is worried about much of anything

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    The title of this essay "Silence and the Notion of the Commons" gives the same idea of people as programmable and unprogrammable similar to the idea seen in the Matrix. Whereas programmable people‚ who are the commons‚ are the people inside the matrix they are also known as the sheep‚ the people that believe in everything they are told. The unprogrammable people‚ who are the silence‚ are the people outside of the matrix. Ursula Franklin uses a variety of techniques in order for the audience to fully

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    Bourdieu’s notion of habitus is defined as some sort of filter that individual’s use to structure their own perceptions‚ experiences‚ and practices. According to Bourdieu‚ this notion does not only shape one’s mental state of being but also one’s physical being as well. The readings state‚ habitus helps mold one’s "natural propensity" and "sense of one’s place." However‚ this is not the only compass of habitus but instead it is an "internalization of externality." In sum‚ Bourdieu’s idea of habitus

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    To say that patriotism is outdated is to imply that the concept of nation is outdated. For me patriotism is a word‚ nothing more nothing less‚ when I feel patriotic I don’t call it patriotism‚ I call it.... being human. It is perhaps our disguised patriotism that we fight today in the world‚ and it will be our disguised patriotism that will lead us into world destruction. Again like I said‚ patriotism is a word defined differently by diff people. Who define it the better way‚ I salute you and

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    S Y N T A X LECTURE 6 BASIC SYNTACTIC NOTIONS 1. Some approaches to the study of syntactic units. The central role of syntax within theoretical linguistics became clear only in the 20th century‚ which some scholars call the "century of syntactic theory" as far as linguistics is concerned. Nowadays theoretical approaches to the discipline of syntax are numerous and extremely diverse. One school of thought treats syntax as a branch of biology‚ since it conceives of syntax as the

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    The film Ethnic Notions is a documentary about the developments and effects of Black stereotypes throughout U.S. history. It touches on imagery which kept African Americans oppressed in the eyes of popular culture. Ethnic Notions trace caricatures in stories‚ children books‚ animations‚ theatre‚ and other forms of popular media. Caricatures serve as a catalyst to sustaining an America that sees African Americans in an unfavorable light. The theme throughout this documentary is dehumanization of African

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    2013 NOTION OF AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE Clearly explain the notion of an authoritarian state. Give examples GOMOLEMO PRUDENCE MAGANO 201200953 INTRODUCTION 2. Clearly explain the notion of an authoritarian state. Give examples. This question is meant to clearly discuss the notion of an authoritarian state and to further elucidate the information with relevant examples. In response to this question‚ key concepts will be clearly defined which are; notion‚ authoritarian and state. Furthermore

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    Studies Exam 1‚ question 4 Although there are many similarities and connections among Bourdieu’s notion of habitus and Williams’ notions of hegemony and structure of feeling‚ there are also many differences. Through a brief discussion of the three concepts‚ the reasons why hegemony and structure of feeling would seem to challenge habitus‚ rather than support it‚ will become apparent. Bourieu’s notion of habitus is one of a way of organizing everything around a set of assumptions about a place. The

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    Notions of the Johannine Community The Johannine community is an ancient community of Christian followers who positioned themselves harshly against the Jews. There are two notions of the Johaninne community that are reflected in John chapter 4:2 [Though Jesus himself baptized not‚ but his disciples]. The first notion reflected in the chapter is that the Johannine community put great emphasis on Jesus Christ’s teachings‚ predominantly those written in the Gospel of John. Their communal life comprised

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