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    Socrates Distinctions

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    The most effective points Marino emphasizes is the distinctions being made in the article. Those distinctions are clarifying everything that Marino is stating about the quotes used and to back up the thesis. The distinctions are the clarification of all of Marino’s points that illustrate the thesis. He describes how the thesis or any points regarding the thesis are how he expects it to be. Marino clarifies his quotes as he adds and explains what his point of view is towards the main topic

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    hilosophy is more of an intellectual activity in which one engages than a specific subject matter which one studies. Consequently‚ a philosophical essay should show this intellectual activity at work--by intelligently discussing a chosen philosophical issue or problem and by critically defending a stand towards it. Your stand may be a constructive and positive one‚ defending an already-proposed solution or justifying your own answer to an issue; or else it may be a critical and negative one‚ disagreeing

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    Epistemology and Stick

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    as a stick. Deception can also take place between humans. It can come in many forms. It is very difficult to recognize all of the forms of deception. It would probably take years and years of research to penetrate the intricacies of deception among humans. Only a few are able to percieve and even recognize the deception taking place. Source: General Knowledge. One book I read as a kid is "The essense of the game is deception." You may want to read this book. his quote is specifically about

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    Macbeth and Metaphysics

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    Macbeth says that it would be on his manliness and his bravery if he didn’t. This then convinces Macbeth to commit regicide. Although Macbeth has the final say in whether or not to go through with the initial killing‚ he loves his wife and wants to make her happy. She is the dominating individual in the relationship which is shown in her soliloquy‚ "This have I thought good to deliver thee‚ my dearest partner of greatness‚ that thou mightst not lose dues by rejoicing by being ignorant of what greatness

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    Romeo and Juliet make important decisions when they are in love. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare. In the balcony scene Romeo is hiding in a bush and he hears Juliet talking about him so he appears out of the bush and scares Juliet and then they start talking and Juliet tells him that she proposed to him and he said yes. People make decisions based on their feeling when they are in love and they do not think of the consequences. Juliet proposes to Romeo based on her

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    and Socrates engage in the typical Socratic elenctic method of examination pertaining to the topic of virtue. Socrates helps Meno reach a state of learned ignorance. After reaching this state‚ Meno presents his paradox to Socrates. Socrates‚ in philosophical fashion‚ examines the statement using epistemological evidence to understand how the soul and mind acquire knowledge. Through this examination‚ Socrates produces the recollection theory to explain the acquisition of knowledge and refute Meno’s

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    Epistemology can be difficult to understand and maybe even harder to say. The short answer is that epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Perhaps that is too short of an answer‚ allow me expand. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions concerning the nature‚ scope‚ and sources of knowledge. Even these concepts can be foreign to the common public. The nature of knowledge is basically the qualities that constitute knowledge. One would find this answer by asking "What is

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    Epistemology and Body Language: A Deeper Look at Nonverbal Communication Tyler Frahlich COMM222-Foundations of Communication Denise Hutchins Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30pm April 2‚ 2013 Executive Summary: This paper will touch upon the topics of epistemology‚ body epistemology‚ body language‚ and how they all affect each other. It will discuss the categories of body language and how we use them every day. The purpose of this study is to inspire incoming‚ undeclared freshman to Bridgewater

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    Metaphysics Aristotle considered the most fundamental features of reality in the twelve books of the Μεταφυσικη(Metaphysics). Although experience of what happens is a key to all demonstrative knowledge‚ Aristotle supposed that the abstract study of "being qua being" must delve more deeply‚ in order to understand why things happen the way they do. A quick review of past attempts at achieving this goal reveals that earlier philosophers had created more difficult questions than they had answered: the Milesians over-emphasized

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    Reading Response Epistemology is a philosophy that specifically focuses on the scope of knowledge. In a sense the questions is asked “what we know” or “What we can be sure of”. These are the basic fundamentals that surround how we think. In this paper‚ I will discuss views presented by philosophers that relate to me and my profession. In addition‚ I will explore the similarities and differences in epistemology. Perception as it relates to epistemology focuses on our perpetual knowledge

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