Practical Philosophy November 2001 Plato’s theory of Love: Rationality as Passion Lydia Amir ’I … profess to understand nothing but matters of love. ’ Socrates in Plato’s Symposium. times‚ when due to their education and to political changes‚ women earned the right to love and to be loved as equals to men. Introduction One of the most influential traditions of love in the Western world is Platonism. Originating with Plato’s writings on love (mainly the Symposium whose explicit subject is the
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believed that history was moving towards rationality and power. Weber believed in the ideal type‚ putting together a set of concepts to create a set of characteristics. Max Weber had ideas on rationalization‚ status and power‚ violence‚ and social change. Rationalization refers to the substitution of values‚ traditions‚ emotions in society with rational‚ calculated ones. Weber believed that the society was moving towards rationalism. Weber’s works on rationality develop later into his studies on bureaucracy
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things are all true to me. Justifies‚ unintentionally‚ following‚ this words coincide to what really is me. My strength and weaknesses: My strength is I use my reasoning skills (rationality) to determine my duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy) and because I value autonomy and rationality‚ I assume that my own definitions of what a responsible person should do apply to everyone. Using my critical thinking skills is my preferred method for learning and problem-solving
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demanded lecturing his old fashioned fear inspired notions. Jefferson even went so far as to say‚ "Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers…alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories." Unfortunately‚ this troubled rationality did not work extremely well for the American individuals by any stretch of the imagination; it supported the improvement of groups‚ a clear irreconcilable situation‚ and no place for trade off. Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers…alone
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Revision questions 1. Define the term “consumer rationality” and outline the conditions that must be fulfilled for consumer rationality 2. Using indifference curves derive the demand curve for a normal good. 3. With the help of a diagram distinguish between the income effect and substitution effect of change in the price of a normal good. 4. Using an illustration‚ explain the concept of market equilibrium
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This paper considers the issue of the measurement of depression with those who have a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia. Originally the concept of depression as a core aspect of schizophrenia was raised by Bleuler and that affective disorders are associated with psychosis raised by Kraepelin. The construct of depression within the context of schizophrenia as a distinct condition that constitutes an apparent shift from the individual’s usual cognitive style‚ affect and functioning‚ is an observation
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Response to: The Stranger The essay: “The Myth of Sisyphus” and the novel: The Stranger‚ both by Albert Camus‚ are conjoined with the similar theme of exploring existentialism‚ or finding the meaning/purpose of one’s life. The essay’s relevance to the novel is well established by Camus’ explanation of the concept of “the absurd” and how this philosophy governs the actions of all human action. Camus describes Sisyphus as the “absurd hero” in the essay‚ however this title seems transcendent to Meursault
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Furthermore‚ fascism disfavored the thought of Marxism and Liberalism because they placed too much emphasis on the rationality of the individual (McCullough 2018). When looking at Liberalism‚ liberalists advocated for less government interference and believed people should use reason to make decisions. This is similar to pacifism‚ as they also endorse the idea of human rationality. Therefore‚ fascists disapprove of ideologies like Marxism‚ Liberalism and pacifism because they allow more freedom
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Introduction The conditions of doing businesses change dramatically for the past century and especially for the past 30 years. With the continuous improvement of the infrastructure marked by transportation‚ communications and technologies‚ as well as changing role played by the government and the financial markets‚ firms found new ways and equipped with new abilities to control their operations and interact with suppliers‚ customers‚ competitors and other stakeholders. Given the above infrastructure
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Cosmopolis‚ written in the spirit of post modernity‚ rejects the idea of an ordered universe with one objective reality. This novel asserts that reality is instead subjective‚ and as human beings while we all experience the same one world ‚but we each perceive this experience differently‚ and therefore we all live in different worlds. In this paper using quotes from Cosmopolis‚ I will explain how Don DeLillo uses dialogue and the actions of characters to construct his argument for subjective reality
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