On Gettier and Klein: Amending our Traditional Account of Knowledge In his paper‚ “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge‚” Gettier refutes the traditional Justified True Belief account of knowledge by providing counterexamples that show that while the conditions provided by the JTB account are necessary‚ they fall short of being sufficient for knowledge. Klein’s paper‚ “A Proposed Definition of Propositional Knowledge‚” suggests a fourth condition with which to amend the JTB account so that it provides
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Carnal knowledge: The sex and debate By Molly Masland Soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teens are adding urgency to the debate over sex education. Conservatives claim the alarming statistics illustrate why abstinence should be the single mantra when it comes to sex ed. Liberals counter that the increase in disease is the strongest case for more detailed information. Caught in the middle are America’s kids‚ who are more vulnerable than ever to potentially deadly diseases. In
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that most of McKinsey’s knowledge was spread all over the company‚ and was not codified. Apart from a few publications (Peter’s and Waterman’s In Search of Excellence and Kenichi Ohame’s The Mind of the Strategist)‚ there was no way of tracking what breakthroughs might have been achieved in certain projects‚ or what might have been some of the creative solutions that had been applied to other client projects. Here too‚ the most concrete efforts to consolidate company knowledge were undoubtedly those
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A mans pursuit of knowledge can lead to many different events‚ and horrific situations will arise. Having knowledge is something similar to having money‚ because if you didn’t always have it‚ it can and will change you as a person. Frankenstein described his childhood to be happy and loving‚ full of friends and family. Frankenstein states “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself ” (Shelley 33). He was an innocent man who was loved by many but suddenly all of that changed
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Uncharted Knowledge The cliché “Everything That Looks Good Isn’t Good For you” has been told for generations. But how much has that stopped the ambitious human race from conquering? Equality 7-2521 is a man of desire‚ motivation‚ and determination. Being idealistic has never been one of his qualities but one asset of his that has been most opportune is his logic. His logic has brought him into new discoveries and encounters. Although these new discoveries are looked down upon as “sinful” they are
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soft Skills vs. Hard Skills: Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills Soft Skills: Soft skills are defined by dictionary.com as: “ desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense‚ the ability to deal with people‚ and a positive flexible attitude” Soft Skills Examples include: Social capital Friendliness Optimism Listening Ethical Behavior Honesty Responsibility Collaboration Creativity Examples include: Hard Skills: Hard skills
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Reflection Paper Last Thursday‚ our class got online and took a few personality quizzes as part of our in-class assignment. The main category of quizzes that we were supposed to choose from was the relationship tests. The two quizzes I took were the “arguing style” quiz and the “Interpersonal communication skills” quiz. Although they were both pretty short‚ it took the entire time to finish them both. The arguing style quiz was meant to show what type of arguer you are when having a disagreement
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Using what you have read in this introduction to TESOL and your own knowledge‚ what do you consider to be the blocks which may prevent language learning? When speaking about difficulties in learning and teaching foreign language different authors use different terminology. Some of them speak about mistakes‚ misbehavior (Cummings‚ C.: 2000)‚ sources of friction (Smith‚ C. J.‚ & Laslett‚ R.: 2002)‚ some – about anxiety (Nishimata‚ T.: 2008)‚ troubles‚ difficulties and so on. For better understanding
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What Do We Know? For centuries philosophers have questioned whether knowledge exists and if we know anything at all. This discipline is known as epistemology. Epistemology‚ or the theory of knowledge‚ is a branch of philosophy related to the scope and nature of knowing. The subject focuses on examining the nature of knowledge and how it relates to beliefs‚ justification and truth. It is actually quite hard to define knowledge. The dictionary defines it as a general awareness or possession of information
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notion of `knowledge level ’ was introduced by Allen Newell more than a decade ago . Ever since it has provided a common perspective for researchers in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in knowledge systems in particular. Its impact has been tremendous. Newell managed to make explicit what had become common practice in AI‚ namely talking about intelligent systems in a language of `knowing ’ and `wanting ’. Moreover‚ he gave this language a role in systems engineering by postulating the knowledge level
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