During the last meeting of class we were led through a scattered discussion of the various philosophers and philosophies discussed throughout the year. If we are to find a common problem that offers any sort of unity to what we have been studying, it must be that each philosopher wants to discover ...
Descartes" writing his Meditations on First Philosophy in a first-person format is essential to the potential success of his argument. ... Descartes provides everything the reader needs to know to follow his argument within the text, never drawing on outside philosophy. ... While it can be argued that the Meditations could have been equally written in the third person, this argument would not rest well with the major premise and starting point of the basis of Descartes" philosophy, "I think, therefore I am." ... The nature of Descartes" writing has a definite positive influence on his philo...
This statement clearly shows that he is a person who strongly opposes the Philosophy of Altruism. ... In opposition to the main hero, the writer uses two characters named Ellsworth Monkton Toohey and Peter Keating to exemplify that he rejects the philosophy of "Altruism". ... One of the important philosophies of Objectivism which Ayn Rand discusses in the film relates to a man's rights. ... Rand's philosophy goes beyond just living and being happy. The Fountainhead spotlights this philosophy, especially through Howard Roark, the active individualist, who constantly challen...
"The psychological Laboratory at Leipsic" The article, "The psychological Laboratory at Leipsic", by James McKeen Cattell, describes the laboratory and the processes of experimentation. Psychology is different from other sciences, and philosophy, in that it uses experimentation to try and figure o...
He indicates that "These shapings of the unregenerate mind;/ Bubbles that glitter as they rise and break/ On vain Philosophy's aye-babbling spring" (55-57). He claims that these sinful descriptions of God as an entity outside of the mind or outside of the human soul are like bubbles breaking on the water in a hypothetical fountain that represents all of misguided philosophy. ...
From the Time of the Original Taxonomy to the Time it was Edited There had been a shift to more standards-based education, an infusion of constructivist philosophy into the educational practice, other's forms of the taxonomy, theories of multiple intelligences, advances in neuroscience, newer technologies were emerging as were skills, information on procedural learning was advancing, and advances in the understanding of metacognition; such as feeling and emotion in behavior. ...
This one line quote explains more about humans than any definition, research or a detailed book. Human cognition is the subject of utmost interest and has been so for many years. Role of Cognition in Psychology The Approach to cognitive science is a comparatively present day methodology to human c...
Jonathan Edwards - An Overview When one hears the name, Jonathan Edwards, the first thought to come to mind is often that of a, "harsh dogmatist who terrified his listeners with his fire-and-brimstone sermons" (Dematteis). Edwards however, was and still is regarded by his peers and critics for bei...
Psychology, the study of human nature and behavior, has come a long way. In the nineteenth century, much of what was passed for psychological practice was based on guesswork. Contributions by many researchers and thinkers gave birth to the modern science of psychology. The objective of psychology...
