The article I decided to read and master for this week is written by Richard Taylor titled “The Meaning of Life” on pages 560-569. I think everybody at some point in life will ask the question, what the meaning of life is or what is my purpose. Taylor has a different approach to answering that question, he wants us to...
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Aristotle's View on Humanity as Political Beings Aristotle remains, to this day, a huge influence in various fields of studies like logic, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, and many more. His writings still prove to be a subject of further studies and debate to this day, more than 2300 years after his death. One of the many subjects he touched upon, and...
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From time immoral the question seems to be to dictate or not to dictate, and in no avenue does this seem to hold more prevalent than in the arena of education. Educational reform as of late has been a rudimentary cause to great ill for our nation. Progress is understood as progress only when moving forward, and it is of...
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Strict and general application of the main Kantian assumption leads to the elimination of the Kantian-style metaphysics as well. The above counter argument by Loux leads to metaphysical skepticism. The other counter argument that can be used against Kantian-style objection leads to infinite regress. Kantians claim that while doing metaphysics we cannot study reality itself but only the concepts of...
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I have not prepared for life or even college in the most traditional manner: I didn’t always have a place to call home, I didn’t have happily married parents, I didn’t have a town that I could grow up in; rather I lived in and out of different homes, I was raised by a single mother, and moved to a...
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The text says that philosophical inquiry can give you freedom. What does this mean? Explain why you agree or disagree with this claim. At the start of life, we have no control. From the beginning, we are placed in the time and location that we are destined to be. We do not determine the generation we enter, nor do we...
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Question: Compare and contrast the idealist and realist conception of reality, relating this to the teaching and learning process in the 21 century. In order to be able to compare and contrast the idealist and realist’s conception of reality in relation to teaching and learning process, the concepts must be thoroughly understood. Idealist are those philosophers associated with the theory...
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Abstract The definition of love is something that will always remain too abstract and widespread to narrow down into a concise, neatly wrapped paragraph. Even if we did manage to do so, as many poets and writers have attempted to in the past, it is not guaranteed that the said definition will be acceptable by all those who were to...
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International Law Hugo Grotius was born on April 10, 1583 in Holland. He was raised in a family of well-educated people with ambitions. Grotius started reading when he was three years old and his mother prohibited him to read. When he was eight years old his brother died and that’s when he started writing poems in Latin to comfort his...
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The study of sociology helps us as individuals to better understand how the “social system” functions and gives us multiple perspectives on a variety of social problems and conditions which can help expand our knowledge on how we (humans) interact with each other and society as a whole(ResearchGate 2017). Though in this specific paper, I will be discussing the importance...
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There are many contributions made to the development of western philosophy made by both Plato and Aristotle. There is no other way to talk about the greats, without starting with Plato. Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who is known to have founded the first academy which was located in Athens. He was known to be an educator to after...
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In Existentialism, there are many figureheads like Jean-Paul Sarte, Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, and many others with different key doctrines. Freidrich Nietzsche and Albert Camus are important to the Existentialist Movement with Nietzsche being a pioneer for the movement and Camus writing many books and novels with Existentialist ideas. With Camus, it was absurd and with Nietzsche, it was the...
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Introduction Plato's "Republic" is a seminal text in Western philosophy that explores the nature of justice and its role in human society. Through the dialogues of Socrates and his interlocutors, Plato presents a profound inquiry into what constitutes a just society and an individual's role within it. Central to this exploration is the conflict between justice and injustice, which Plato...
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Consciousness must be embodied in order to be tied to the physical world. Missing either would leave someone disembodied. This idea’s significance in Sartre’s portrayal of bad faith is that someone in bad faith made a conscious choice to be there but pushes reality to the subconscious, mixing the two. Bad faith connects to Sartre’s beliefs about freedom because when...
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My personal philosophy revolves around individualism and egoism. I am a very greedy and lustful person. I have an extreme passion for success, wealth, and most importantly, the accumulation of money. I act in my own self-interests because I feel that my life revolves around me; I should not be forced or guilted into satisfying the needs and wants of...
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It is not often that an author will incorporate both evidence supporting God as well as evidence against God in one novel. This brings a sense of uncertainty about God’s presence, an important unanswered question in the world. Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road is one such novel that is plainly ambiguous about the existence of God. Critics have analysed important...
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Introduction During the enlightenment period many philosophers presented commentaries on the political realm of their society. Such writings have encouraged revolutions such as: the English, American and French revolution. One observes that Enlightenment philosophers operated on the notion that the existing social and political orders could not withstand critical scrutiny and were rooted in religious myth and mystery and founded...
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Brief Introduction In modern society, when people are enjoying the convenience brought by powerful technology and science, they also hope to keep this status forever. This, without doubt, leads us to the word: immortality. In order to learn this term, it is easy to start from its opposite meaning: aging and mortality. Scientists define “aging” as a kind of oxidation...
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Abstract Gandhiji’s philosophy of education was not the upshot of any study of modern or ancient educational movements in India or elsewhere. This educational theory is original, new and epoch making. It evolved out of his wide and long experiences of the political, social and economic life of his country. In Gandhian scheme of education, knowledge must be related to...
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According to Albert Camus, the Absurd is man’s impossible search for meaning in life arising from our desire to understand the world and our existence but never being able to. Camus expands upon this idea by stating that the only response to the absurdity of life is Revolt and not suicide. In this essay, I argue in support of Camus’...
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Everyone has the same ability to accept or deny who they are. But according to French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), there is a specific habit that all human beings do constantly, and that habit is to deny and deceive ourselves. We keep ourselves from thinking that we have the freedom to make decisions because there is a chance that we...
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Introduction Johnson and Johnson`s is one of the well-known companies in the world. It is developed in 1886 by three brothers, Robert wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson. It is a fortune 500 Pharmaceutical and consumers packaged goods manufactured multinational company. It has more than 265 operating companies in more than 60 countries approximately 126500 peoplesss. Moreover,...
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Introduction Teaching is a tool where people can learn from a variety of information, knowledge, and wisdom that can be applied to their daily lives. I’ve decided to become a teacher for many reasons. One of the experiences in my life that inspired me to become a teacher was when I did volunteer work for a few years, and also...
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Aspire to Inspire Me as A Dream Teacher Introduction A dream teacher is someone who is successful in their profession. This raises the question in which ways can a teacher be successful? Is the most important part of being a successful teacher ensuring students are happy? Some believe this statement is untrue, as it is not the role of the...
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Introduction Rabindranath Tagore would have never imagined that his composition would have become such a debatable issue. The contention behind Bharato Bhagyo Bidhata was to bring countrymen under one flag by putting aside their differences. The first stanza of Bharato Bhagyo Bidhatha is the national anthem of India. It has become the sixty-four thousand dollar question after the SC passed...
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What are Transcendentalists? Who were they? What did they stand for? Those are all the questions that you are probably asking, and I will answer them. Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the 1820s-1830s, in the United States. They stood for respect for nature and self-efficiency with elements of Unitarianism, and German Romanticism. They also embraced idealism, and...
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’Immortality is eternal life, being exempt from death, unending existence. ’ Wikipedia, 2003. Human immortality is humans being able to live indefinitely and overcome death. In the 1800s, the average life expectancy was only 25 years. This has increased dramatically as we are now able to live longer, with an average life expectancy of 82 years. This is because of...
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During the 18th century and 19th century, much of Western civilization went through many cultural, intellectual, social, and political changes. The main two movements that caused many of these changes during the 18th century and 19th century were the Enlightenment and Romanticism movements. From individualism to governing ethics, both movements caused changes in Western civilization. The Enlightenment movement took place...
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Anything taken to an extreme leads to profound effects and repercussions, the likes of which is usually more negative than positive. There are instances though when convergence, information censorship and dissemination of culture can benefit a country or society as a whole; however, this is only acceptable to the extent where lives are not lost in the process. Throughout history,...
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Introduction In the contemporary business environment, the concept of teamwork has evolved significantly, becoming a cornerstone of organizational success. The ability of a team to work in harmony towards a common objective can lead to enhanced productivity, creativity, and morale. However, achieving excellence in teamwork is not a static goal but a dynamic process that requires ongoing improvement. Promoting improvement...
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