Epistemology Vocabulary Epistemology: The branch of philosophy that investigates the nature‚ sources‚ limitations‚ and validity of knowledge. Rationalism: The position that reason alone‚ without the aid of sensory info‚ is capable of arriving at some knowledge‚ at some undeniable truths. Empiricism: the position that knowledge has its origins in and derives all of its content from experience. Idealism: in metaphysics‚ the position that reality is ultimately non matter; in EPISTEMOLOGY‚ the
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Locke and Rousseau both believed in a form of direct democracy‚ including freedom‚ equality‚ and independence. One of Locke’s important philosophies was that people are born with a blank slate‚ the “Tabula Rasa”‚ so everyone deserves political respect from birth‚ but with bad actions such privileges can go away. Rousseau pushed for a social contract to govern society‚ which took away rights but promised safety. Also‚ they both valued the human mind much
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The Enlightenment is a turning point in European society. It challenged the church and it’s practices. New ideas‚ beliefs‚ and discoveries were becoming more common. There were many more philosophers‚ and other thinkers that helped create a better society for generations to come. Before the Enlightenment society was centered around the church. The church believed in original sin‚this means that when you were born you were born with sin. If you disagreed with the church you could get punished
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His Essay on Human Understanding claimed the optimistic thought of tabula rasa‚ everyone is born with a blank slate. He also said that all ideas are derived from life experiences. John Locke also rejected the rule by divine right belief which led to new beliefs on ways to govern. In his essay he argued that sovereignty did
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came to be known as Transcendental Idealism. A Blend of Reason and Senses Kant was compromising in the debate between the rationalists and empiricists. In fact‚ he argued that all humans take in imperfect and skewed sensory knowledge into their tabula rasa. This data is then transformed and allocated into the rational structures of the mind. Ex: Think of a computer with no data but the hardware that is designed for a purpose. The processor processes the information that is input into signals that
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doctrine was first developed by the English philosopher sir Francis Bacon early in the 17th century‚ but Locke organized his ideas in an article in 1690 called Essay Concerning Human Understanding. He regarded the mind of a person at birth as a tabula rasa‚ a blank slate upon which experience brings knowledge‚ and did not believe in intuition or theories of instinct. Locke also held that all persons are born good‚ independent‚ and equal. Political Theories In his work Two Treatises of Government
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important to the broader themes of our course. Orientalism “Scramble for Africa” Opium War Usman dan Fodio Mfecane Wahhabism Simon Bolívar Sino-Japanese War Muhammad Ali Toussaint L’Ouverture Social Darwinism “The Wealth of Nations” Tabula Rasa Karl Marx Taiping Rebellion Miguel Hidalgo Essays (40 pts): I
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within itself and by heavens I tell you‚ it had gone mad” which shows Marlow’s transition into madness. A man thrown into a diverse environment is thought to remain the same person but can change easily. John Locke‚ a philosopher‚ once stated “tabula rasa‚” which means the mind is a blank slate that is filled as a result of experiences. As quoted in the book “I do not like work – no man does – but I like what is in the work – the chance to find
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Da Bare Minimum to get an A for English Dirty Themes‚ Motifs and Points that you should reference/ make whole paragraphs on Romanticism – importance of setting/ weather Dangerous Knowledge The Sublime Monstrosity Secrecy Kant Rousseau – tabula rasa Marxist view Feminist view – Passive Women Volney’s Ruins of Empires Paradise Lost Loneliness Beauty Creation/Death Responsibility Passion Quotes You Can Use (Even In Casual Conversation) The beauty of the dream vanished‚ and breathless
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were also given new laws that the British put into place. When the Europeans came into Kenya they looked at the land and made plans for it as if there weren’t any people living on it. "We have in East Africa the rare experience of dealing with a tabula rasa‚ and almost untouched and sparsely inhabited country‚" stated Sir Charles Elliot in the East Africa Protectorate. He wrote about Kenya as if no one was there and they didn’t care about the people that lived there. ""This great king is now your king
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