The debut of philosophy goes all the way back to the BC era‚ when philosophers like Thales‚ Euclid and Pythagoras were asking questions about the universe‚ figuring out what stuff was made of‚ determining if empty space actually exists‚ and uncovering logic and mathematical theories. No one can state for sure who the first philosophers were‚ since not every theory and philosophical ideas were recorded in writing. When discussing historical philosophy most people divide it into eastern and western
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MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY Quality cannot be ignored; every purchasing decision is based on price and quality What is Quality? It’s the ability of a product or service to consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. Slogans related to quality: * Talk is cheap but recalls are not. * There is nothing is more frustrating than working hard and then knowing that what you did‚ didn’t work out. * People want to do good job‚ and we have to enable them. To meet or exceed customer expectations
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The Value of Philosophy In the introductory lecture notes to this course I stated that we would start with a working definition of philosophy as being the “love of wisdom.” I have found‚ though‚ that just about every other definition attempted has many shortcomings. No one definition seems adequate to define what it means to engage in philosophy. Consequently‚ I think it is best to think of the philosopher in the somewhat imprecise term of a lover of wisdom. Someone who is continually in
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Introduction to Philosophy Final Paper Throughout the semester‚ our class has read a great variety of pieces of literature. With each reading‚ came a flurry of thoughts and discussions. These questions are what help us to become better philosophers. Someone who is on a quest to become a good philosopher must always think critically about all arguments and follow a logical conclusion to wherever it may lead. With Oedipus and “Forgiven”‚ I was able to dig deep into the meanings of the readings
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In the 1970s‚ Deming’s philosophy was summarized by some of his Japanese proponents with the following ’a’-versus-’b’ comparison: (a) When people and organizations focus primarily on quality‚ defined by the following ratio‚ \text{Quality} = \frac{\text{Results of work efforts}}{\text{Total costs}} quality tends to increase and costs fall over time. (b) However‚ when people and organizations focus primarily on costs‚ costs tend to rise and quality declines over time. The first step is transformation
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Earliest Beginnings Greek Philosophy • Philosophy began when human beings tried to understand the world through the use of reason‚ rather than through religious myths or accepting the authority of others • The earliest philosophical questions were things like…. • “What is the world made of?” • “What holds the world up?” A brief overview of persons and doctrines • The first known philosopher was Thales‚ who lived in Miletus‚ in southern Asia Minor. • He thought that the world was all made
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Destin: A Philosophy Thesis: The photograph of my family and I in Destin‚ Florida marks the embarkment of a new journey in my life‚ reminding me that my past is gone‚ reminding me of the importance of family‚ and reminding me how the future awaits a better life in order to accomplish Amit Kalantri’s viewpoints of a photo. Introduction I. The photo is in remembrance of how my past is gone. A. How my life was before my dad’s remarriage. 1. How I lived with my biological mother throughout
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BSDEVCOM IV-A SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY Social philosophy is the philosophical study of questions about social behavior (typically‚ of humans). Social philosophy addresses a wide range of subjects‚ from individual meanings to legitimacy of laws‚ from the social contract to criteria for revolution‚ from the functions of everyday actions to the effects of science on culture‚ from changes in human demographics to the collective order of a wasp’s nest. In Social Philosophy the main concepts will be ’property’
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PHILOSOPHY greek meaning “love of wisdom”‚ encompassed the love of all wisdom‚ but only in recent centuries came to refer to a special branch of enquiry‚ separate from other sciences‚ such as “natural philosophy”. * is universally defined as “the study of the wisdom or knowledge about the general problems‚ facts‚ and situations connected with human existence‚ values‚ reasons‚ and general reality.” It seeks reasons‚ answers‚ and general explanations to life and its factors. Thus‚ if we talk
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Philosophy of Education My philosophy of education is based on the ideas that I have about education that are framing my critical goals as an educator at this moment. As a teacher I believe that it is important to be aware of the individual needs‚ strengths and abilities of each of my students. With this awareness‚ I will be able to challenge each student in what Vygotsky calls their "zone of proximal development." At the same time‚ I will use this information to help build the self-esteem of
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