“What is Philosophy?” According to the famous Greek philosopher Socrates‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living”. But what does he mean by this? He means that we should look and think through life deeper. Examination of life is more than just a use of common sense. Hard thinking is necessary even though it disturbs. With the use of Philosophy‚ we better understand things and answer the most important questions in existence. Philosophy‚ according to the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ begins
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Lisa Morris May 11th‚ 2011 What is Dehydration & What causes it? Water is essential to maintaining a state of good health. Considering the adult body is comprised of nearly 60% water‚ this explains why such organs as the brain‚ kidneys‚ and heart cannot function effectively
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What Is Physics and What Are Its Uses? Physics‚ a branch of science‚ is traditionally defined as the study of matter‚ energy‚ and the relation between them. The interaction between matter and energy is found everywhere. In order for matter to move‚ it requires some form of energy. Sports show many good examples of the relationship between matter and energy. For instance‚ a pitcher requires energy to throw a baseball at the incredible speed and accuracy that is needed to keep the batter from
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“What is right and wrong?” and “What is Truth?” What is right and wrong? Life is characterized by many situations that require decision making‚ especially on moral grounds. The issue of what makes an action right and wrong has been studied for a lengthy period of time and several theories developed to address this issue. Socrates and Aristotle are some of the early philosophers who came up with theories about the rightness or wrongness of actions. As noted by Warnek (2005)‚ Socrates considered
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Psychologists may focus on an individual’s experience with groups‚ patterns of communication about those groups‚ and intergroup conflict. Pioneering psychologist William James cautioned psychologists themselves to be wary of their own stereotyping‚ in what he called the psychologist’s fallacy. Sociologists focus on the relations among groups and the of different groups in a social structure. Psychoanalytically-oriented humanists have argued (e.g.‚ Sander Gilman) that stereotypes‚ by definition‚ are representations
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What a star-What a Jerk Submitted By: Group No: 3 Sec: B Group Members: 2012066: Ankit Jhunjhunwala 2012071: Anshul Chaudhary 2012077: Ashish Dhar 2012083: Avisha Shukla 2012090: Anubha Bhatnagar 2012108: Dhilon Priyadarshi Dash Submitted To: Dr. Saleena Khan Introduction ‘What a star‚ What a Jerk’ is a Harvard Business review case study which deals with the basic human attributes of attitude and behaviour and the closely intertwined connection among the two
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What is Theology? 25 September of 2013 What is Theology? A.W. Tozer said‚ “The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still” and Henry Ward Beecher spoke the following words‚ “Theology is a science of mind applied to God”. Inside every person there is a voice of a theologian. Human minds like A.W. Tozer and Henry Ward Beecher have contributed to the ideas of theology just like millions of others. As long as an individual believes something about God‚ then that person
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What is redlining? What is gentrification? Redlining is unethical practice in which financial institutions discriminate against certain areas when deciding who can use their services. Often it is poor neighborhoods that may be racially determined as well that are refused loans‚ insurance‚ or mortgages when redlining is taking place. When an institution is practicing redlining‚ they will ignore the individual’s unique situation and qualifications because of a history of default from that area
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What is Distributive Justice? Distributive justice is generally referred to as fairness regarding the pattern of distribution among individuals. In order for distributive justice to be met‚ it is necessary for goods to be distributed fairly or justly. Goods are anything that holds value to any person(s); if something does not have any value then it is not a good. Value is the main requirement for something to be considered a good; therefore‚ not only physical goods hold value. Thus‚ such things
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What is Education? Answers from 5th Century BC to the 21st Century The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things‚ not simply repeating what other generations have done. -- Jean Piaget‚ 1896-1980‚ Swiss developmental psychologist‚ philosopher An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory‚ or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don’t.-- Anatole France‚ 1844-1924‚
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