Logic Logic (from the Greek λογική‚ logike)[1] has two meanings: first‚ it describes the use of valid reasoning in some activity; second‚ it names the normative study of reasoning or a branch thereof.[2][3] In the latter sense‚ it features most prominently in the subjects of philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and computer science. Logic was studied in several ancient civilizations‚ including India‚[4] China‚[5] Persia and Greece. In the West‚ logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle‚ who
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Bibliography: • (James Fieser‚ 3/19/2012: The History of Philosophy: A Short Survey‚ [Online]: Available http://www.utm.edu./staff/jfieser/110 [10 March 2014]). • (Sextus Empiricus‚ Against the Mathematicians‚ 7.94-95). • (http://eteaching.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=filemanager&action=fileinfo&id=gen14Srv59Nme26_24809_1330498354) • (Paul F. Ballantyne‚ Ph.D. 2008. History and Theory of Psychology: An early 21st century
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THOUGHT KEY CONTRIBUTORS PRINCIPAL ISSUES Epistemology the theory of knowledge‚ is the branch of philosophy concerned with these questions a. Schools of thought and historical development 1) Skeptics a) Ancient (1) Pyrrho of Elis (2) Sextus Empiricus b) Medieval (1) St. Augustine 2) Rationalists a) Ancient (1) Plato b) Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists a) Ancient (1) Aristotle b) Medieval (1) St. Thomas
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of investigators: the dogmatic‚ the academic skeptic‚ and the Pyrrhonian skeptic. All three types of these investigators have some form of relation to each other‚ but I will clarify them and give examples of each. After reading the Apology and Sextus Empiricus I have came to the conclusion that not only are all three investigators somewhat alike‚ but Socrates plays the role of all three as well. I will be mostly be referencing back to the apology‚ but I will also give information on what Socrates beliefs
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Gin Antoniete P. Sanoria IV-Fern Number Mysticism CONTENT There is a similar method of representing the universal content by means of numbers‚ lines and geometric figures. These are figurative‚ but not concretely so‚ as in the case of myths. Thus it may be said that eternity is a circle‚ the snake that bites its own tail. This is only an image‚ but Mind does not require such a symbol. There are people who value such methods of representation‚ but these forms do not go far. The most abstract
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Diogenes of Sinope He believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. He used his simple lifestyle and behaviour to criticise the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. He declared himself a cosmopolitan. Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. He begged for a living and slept in a large ceramic jar[4] in the marketplace. He became notorious for his philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime‚ claiming to be looking for an honest man. He
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1 ________________________________________________________________________ PREFACE TO SIDNEY’S ASTROPHEL AND STELLA Somewhat To Read For Them That List Tempus adest plausus‚ aurea pompa venit‚ so ends the scene of idiots‚ and enter Astrophel in pomp. Gentlemen‚ that have seen a thousand lines of folly drawn forth ex uno puncto impudentiae‚ & two famous mountains to go to the conception of one mouse‚ that have had your ears deafened with the echo of Fame’s brazen towers‚ when only they have been
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The Pyrrhonian Skeptic Holds belief on all Levels The pyrrhonist skeptic is making claims about the metaphysical‚ normative‚ and the descriptive. Barnes and Burnyeat are correct in that Sextus is withholding in relation to the descriptive‚ however‚ they are incorrect in claiming that that is the scope of what Sextus is doing in relation to skepticism. As highlighted‚ the pyrrhonist holds belief in some descriptive states of affairs and withholds judgment of others. For instance‚ the skeptic would believe
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History of Mass Society Theory Comprised a vast workforce of people who lived isolated and unfulfilled lives. They were slaves to jobs‚ bosses and living in crowded urban settings . Their lives were consistent with Marx’s “alienated masses” Scholars blamed the media for the rise of fascism History of Mass Society Theory During the 1920’s‚ Hearst and Pulitzer changed their ways and became serious about reporting the news The American Society of Newspaper Editors formed and pledged to
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Nazi power In the US‚ a free enterprise broadcasting system was put into place – The Federal Radio Commission – later called the FCC Assumptions of Mass Media Media have the power to reach out and directly influence the minds of average people. (Davis‚ 1976) Also known as the direct-effects assumption – the media‚ in and of themselves‚ can produce direct effects. Stresses the negative influence the media has and how vulnerable the average citizen is to the manipulative power of the media
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