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    The Unfortunate Dualism

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    My view of dualism is accurately depicted through Raymond Smullyan’s story “The unfortunate dualist.” Smullyan states the dualist belief that mind and matter are separate substances‚ however the dualist cannot explain how this phenomenon works. The problem I found with Smullyan story is that he fails to state whether the dualist is a substance dualist or property dualist. This makes a difference because the substance dualist believes that mind and body are separate and independent substances‚ while

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    Substance dualism contends that there are two substances‚ which are separate from each other. When I say‚ “separate from each other”‚ I mean that‚ individually‚ they are able to exist or function without one another. On the contrary‚ property dualism contends that‚ instead of there being two different substances‚ there is only one substance (the physical substance)‚ and within that physical substance‚ there are two different properties (a physical property‚ and the mental or non-physical property)

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    Idealism in Education

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    IDEALISM IN EDUCATION 01. INTRODUCTION Idealism is the oldest theory of philosophy. Its origin goes back to ancient India in the East and to Plato in the West. Generally‚ Idealists believe that ideas are the true reality. According to them‚ the human spirit is the most important element in life. Matter is not real. It attaches great significance to the study of man and his mind. It maintains that the material and physical universe is subordinate to a higher type of reality‚ a spiritual universe

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    Ethics of Materialism

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    Repercussions of Materialism Materialism and the want of consumer goods‚ has proved to be a prevalent force in the last century. When superficially thinking about materialism‚ one would not immediately register that there is a relationship between materialism and ethics; although‚ under examination‚ we can see that there is indeed a great association between the two. Are materialism and the obsessive consumer culture we have made for ourselves ethical? People’s opinion on this question can be

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    According to Aristotle

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    According to Aristotle‚ Form * Is that which disciplines‚ directs and constrains matter. * You are a bit of matter come to existence with various forms that are within. If the form of being triangle makes it possible to have a certain degree‚ then your form should be giving you that kind of necessity. Forms bring you into reality. When form brings discipline‚ structure‚ through time in the universe does it do through discipline. Determinism is whatever is going on is the only way things

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    Vivien The House of the Spirits Essay In the book “The House of the Spirits”‚ Isabel Allende described a complicated and confusing family which mainly centers around Esteban and Clara. On one hand‚ the title “The Three Marias” represents the three major women characters‚ Clara‚ Blanca and Alba. On the other hand‚ Esteban‚ Jaime and Nicolas also forms another line that has three characters. This kind of triangular family relationship are used throughout the whole book for the purpose of presenting

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    Savannah Platania EDU 215 April 8‚ 2012 Janeane Candelaria Education Philosophy and Rationale In the field of education every teacher has a personal philosophy. A set of views and theories‚ used by educators to teach and develop their students. This respective philosophy is woven throughout the style in which the teacher presents the curriculum to the student and how the overall environment of the classroom is presented. In this essay will be‚ not only the discussion of my personal education

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    Idealism Vs Realism

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    Aims of Education * The purpose of education is to contribute to the development of the mind and self of the learner. * The education-imparting institute should emphasize intellectual activities‚ moral judgments‚ aesthetic judgments‚ self-realization‚ individual freedom‚ individual responsibility‚ and self-control in order to achieve this development.  Curriculum * The curriculum is based upon the idea or assumption of the spiritual nature of man. * This idea in turn leads to

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    Eradication of Corruption

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    To eradicate corruption we require individuals who are incorruptible and‚ undoubtedly‚ what produces such individuals is spirituality. There is a saying that violence begins in the mind. This is true also of corruption: corruption begins in the mind. If we can alter our thinking‚ we can safely say that we shall have eradicated corruption by at least 50 per cent. What changes the heart and mind for the better is spirituality. When an airplane takes off‚ it leaves behind everything and reaches a higher

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    a piece of wood

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    A. 1. The official said it partly because he is living a nice “safe” life at the moment and partly because he is having the conviction that that is how it is. He means that without offense humanity would be lost because the human population is a very aggressive kind of organism. 2. The invention the young sergeant made is a device that can make metal rust. It can make all king of metal into dust just by clicking on a single button he can adjust radius and type of metal. It makes metal into

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