Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"
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Section 1.1 Propositional Logic 1 CHAPTER 1 The Foundations: Logic and Proofs SECTION 1.1 Propositional Logic 2. Propositions must have clearly defined truth values‚ so a proposition must be a declarative sentence with no free variables. a) This is not a proposition; it’s a command. b) This is not a proposition; it’s a question. c) This is a proposition that is false‚ as anyone who has been to Maine knows. d) This is not a proposition; its truth value depends on the value of
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INTRODUCTION Logic is the theory of the way in which people reason‚ with the aim of studying the principles of valid reasoning. The study of logic is the effort to determine the conditions under which one is justified in passing from given statements‚ called premises‚ to a conclusion that is claimed to follow from them. Logical validity is a relationship between the premises and the conclusion such that if the premises are true then the conclusion is true. There are several types of logic. The earliest
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IMSC 500 TERM PAPER FUZZY LOGIC How can a logic which is "fuzzy" be useful? As humans‚ we often rely on imprecise expressions like "usually"‚ "expensive"‚ or "far". But the comprehension of a computer is limited to a black-white‚ everything-or-nothing‚ or true-false mode of thinking. Within conventional logic‚ terms can be only "true" or "false" i.e. either 0 or 1. Fuzzy logic allows a generalization of conventional logic. It provides for terms between "true" and "false" like "almost true"
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Introduction to Philosophy Thinking about Philosophy Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems. A view that admits no real difference between right and wrong answers and one must think that there are more than just one real answer and/or solution to any given question or problem. “The ancient Greeks‚ who were among the first to practice philosophy‚ coined the term‚ which means “love of wisdom.” Those who study philosophy are called philosophers.” Philosophy consists of a
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Metaphysics: Plato and Buddhism Plato used an idea called the cave allegory to show how humans are ignorant. Before I explain a real life example‚ I will explain the Idea. In the cave there are prisoners. These prisoners cannot move because they are restrained by chains. The only thing that they can see is a wall that illuminated by a great light. This light is actually a fire behind them‚ which has a low sitting wall in between itself and the prisoners. As men walk below the wall holding up objects
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Introduction to Philosophy with Logic Lesson Title Lesson Target References Title Author Lesson No. Date 01 21 June 2013 Origin of Philosophy Discuss the development of philosophy Philosophy Index‚ Introduction to Philosophy – General Outline of Indian and Western Philosophy‚ Ancient Greece‚ The Basics of Philosophy – Pre-Socratic C. Temple. Branches of Philosophy. Accessed June 19‚ 2013. Page 5 http://www.philosophy-index.com/philosophy/branches/ Number(s) V. Chaubey & S. Dube. Introduction
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Epistemology Study Guide 1. How can the senses deceive us? a. Our senses are how we perceive the world. Our eyes‚ nose‚ tongue‚ fingers‚ and ears feed raw information to our brain‚ which then turns it into information we can use. If we lose one of our senses‚ we lose that entire set of raw data. As such‚ we place incredible amounts of reliance on our senses. The only way our senses can deceive us is if they give us the wrong data‚ which then becomes wrong information. If life is an illusion
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Personal Education Philosophy A teacher’s personal philosophy of education is an essential part of his/her approach to guiding students in their educational experience. There are several distinctive philosophies in the field of education‚ the most influential being essentialism‚ perennialism‚ progressivism‚ existentialism and behaviorism. Each belief system offers valuable insights for anyone in the field of education and my educational philosophy is a mixture of various aspects of each philosophy. In
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Boolean logic Student Ali Alsaad: 1007194 Date: 20/2/2014 Table of Contents 1-History and introduction 2-Types of Logic gates 3-Uses of logic gates 4-Electronic circuits 5-Conclusion Introduction The term Boolean logic (Also known as Boolean algebra) honors George Boole. a self-educated English mathematician. He introduced the algebraic system initially in a small pamphlet‚ The Mathematical Analysis of Logic‚ published in 1847 in response to an ongoing public controversy
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