Pierce then analyzes the a priori method, which he characterizes as thinking "as one is inclined to think," with propositions "agreeable to reason". ... Since our notion of truth does not change whether it is genuine or not, he contends that " a method should be found by which our beliefs may be caused by nothing human, but by some external permanency – by something upon which our thinking has no effect." Pierce writes that the scientific method presumes that "realities affect our senses according to regular laws, and, though our sensations are as different as our relations to the obje...

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ENG 214: RESEARCH METHODS LECTURERS: Mrs Abdulsalam Nike and Mr Mathias Orhero This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, methods and technicalities of research writing. In every institution of the world, students must submit a form of research work or another as a pre-requisite for graduation. This research usually adopts names such as project, long essay, thesis, dissertation, term paper, etc. It is mandatory for students to show how well they know their area of study and contribute to the general frontiers of such area of study. This is why this course is important bec...

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 Food Waste in the UK Introduction According to the 'UK Love Food Hate Waste' approximately 7 million tonnes of food and drinks from homes in the United Kingdom are being wasted every year. Of this, more than half of the food products that are wasted are still perfectly fine to eat or drink. This is a large amount of food which is being thrown out. The act of throwing food out is a terrible though, but there are also several bad consequences to the wastefulness of food. One rather large consequence of food waste is the economic loss. ...

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