He explained that the pursuit of an ideal universal is not cohesive and offers a nominalist view to nullify the Universalism and for his theory of language. Universalism has been very predominant theory of ideal. ... Peter Abelard's theory of language made him stands out as a master of language. Abelard theory of language was to explore the propositional content destined to establish a distinction between sentences whether they are affirmative or conditional. ... Further, Peter Abelard developed his theory of language to find the difference between a complete sentence and an incomplete o...

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Lockean Thought supports John Locke's theories and ideas. ... Evidently Lockean Thought supports John Locke's theories and ideas. ... John Locke's theories had a large influence on political systems. ... As it can be seen John Locke had various theories that are important .He would not have had those theories if it would not have been influenced by many things in his life. ... Another thing that influenced him was Christ College Church,Oxford University, since he studied moral philosophy and the Greek languages based on the teachings of Aristotle. ...

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Socrates uses suggestive questioning and limiting language such as: "you know that a square figure is like this" (82b) "Do you agree?" ... In reality the language and persuasion Socrates uses teaches the attendant about the geometry of which attendant had no prior knowledge, even in his soul. ... Hidden under the facade of recollection the attendant acquired the knowledge from Socrates, this is contrary to the theory that knowledge is recalled from the soul. Therefore, in Socrates" primary example he contradicts his theory of knowledge. ... Socrates" theory that all knowledge is held in each...

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In Descartes's theory of animal, he contributed a quote, which is that "animals cannot use language to express themselves" as we do when placing our thoughts on record for the benefit of others, or in other words using language to make known ones thoughts in a meaningful manner (Lavine 118). He also showed his famous method of doubt, "I think therefore I am," is the basis of his theory of knowledge known as dualism (Lavine 97). I agree with both Descartes's theory of animal and the method of knowledge, which is "I think therefore I am" because Descartes ...

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This theory later leads on to Nietzsche's concept of the Ubermensch. ... Nietzsche accuses language of making us believe in simple oppositions, when in reality there is only "degrees and many subtleties of variation". For Nietzsche, language does not neutrally reflect the world, nor does thought in some way transcend language. Rather, language fixes and determines the way in which we perceive. ... Immediate certainties are mainly associated with Descartes" foundationalist theories, most importantly the famous Cogito argument. ...

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Mathematics is the universal language of the world that has been around for about 4,000 years and has been the most efficient way of making calculations and fundamental observations and measures about things, since the beginning of its creation. ... This theory or concept came to be known as the "Harmony of the Spheres" and it would come to influence many great philosophers but was ultimately discarded in the Renaissance period of time. ... The theory ultimately dealt with the metaphysical branch of philosophy which is the question of what is being? This theory incorporates the idea ...

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When Candide questions Pangloss as to why all this is happening, Pangloss justifies it a priori, forcing Candide to blindly believe the theory, without any valid reasoning. ... His knowledge of native-American and European language makes him a key support character for Candide. ... Pangloss attempts to pull his originally theories back into play, but Candide is unaffected, and says " we must cultivate our garden- (130), not giving a second thought to what Pangloss theorized, which shows how complacent Candide finally is. ...

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Romans Did and Greeks Thought Life's milestones have been passed through generations and to different cultures since the beginning of time. From the start, people have been able to put their minds together to come up with new and easier ways to do daily activities. These brilliant and deter...

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