Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. ... Even misconceptions about philosophy are still conceptions. ... The term epistemology means knowledge and which is the branch of philosophy that studies nature, source validity and limits of knowledge. ... Aesthetics is the philosophy of art and beauty. ... Metaethics is a theoretical study centered on the analysis and meaning of the terms and language that may be used. ...

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Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. ... Even misconceptions about philosophy are still conceptions. ... The term epistemology means knowledge and which is the branch of philosophy that studies nature, source validity and limits of knowledge. ... Aesthetics is the philosophy of art and beauty. ... Metaethics is a theoretical study centered on the analysis and meaning of the terms and language that may be used. ...

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The study of the philosophy of science explores whether scientific results are actually the study of truth. Scientific realism is an area of study in the philosophy of science and has a contrasting view called anti realism. ... Brown dismisses this notion by providing an example of a former theory that was explain by both astronomy (study of celestial objects) and astrology(study of the positioning of astral bodies and their relevance on lives of human beings and other events on earth); "than a transition was made to purely astronomical theory.... Like many debates in philosophy realism a...

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It is considered to be one of the most complete systems in Indian philosophy. ... Vallabha's philosophy was called suddh-advaita or pure monism. ... Coming back to Sankara's philosophy, we realise that he proposed non-dualism. ... However, in recent times, a new outlook towards the philosophy of Sankara has emerged. ... In the present paper we shall study this view. ...

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From them, they borrowed a great deal of their culture, including their ideas of philosophy and their form of government. ... Confucianism was one of the philosophies of government that emerged during the warring states period. ... Over the centuries, his philosophy has been interpreted and extended from a political philosophy too apply it's self too the common man dealing with everyday issues. ... Soon Japan sent missions to China to develop good relations and to bring back Chinese literature and philosophy. ... it was natural that the people would look for a religious philosophy fo...

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The main reasons behind this new approach to studying economic systems are the immense political and economic changes that took place both in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. ... Therefore, it is clear that the last few decades have been marked by radical social and political reforms hence making it imperative to adopt a new method for studying economic systems. ... This again reiterates the advantages of the modern approach as it seeks to study why the former systems collapsed and it's after effects. It is important to understand that the economic system of a country is the summat...

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Marxism can never be catogorized as just a philosophy because it is actually a combination of three developed traditions, German philosophy, French political theory, and British Economics. ... Dialectical materialism is the philosophy of the Communist party. ... Durkheim's program of study only concerns the sources of social order and disorder. For example, his studies on Suicide. ... This is a philosophy tha...

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As Plato once said "philosophy begins in wonder". ... Aside from his many famous dialogues, he also founded a school of science and philosophy, Academies, from which the word academy comes. ... Hubby, 1964) Plato's philosophy is based on the belief that the world we detect around us is not completely real, and the only "real" thing is knowledge itself. ...

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The Baron taught the boy the basics of government, religion, and philosophy. ... From there he moved on to Bonn University to study law. ... In 1836, Karl transferred to Berlin, where his interests turned to the study of jurisprudence; and mainly, history and philosophy. ... While studying in Berlin, he discovered Hegelian idealism, and this quickly became the foundation of his own thought system, and Karl became a member of the young Hegelian movement. ... His goal was to help the proletariat bring about a socialist revolution by studying the factors governing the process of history. ...

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While Classical Philosophy tangles with many questions, one could surmise from the readings that the universal goal of most (classical) philosophers was to answer the question "what is the best life?" ... For this to occur, philosophy must rule the city, ideally under a philosopher king. ... The ability to study, or reason, allows for humans to experience happiness while the animals, which do not have the ability to study, have no notion of happiness at all. ... This type of virtue is only gained through study, and therefore requires a great amount of time and experience. ... He asserts that t...

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Strenghts and Weaknesses of Immanuel Kant's Concept of Nature A philosophical reflection on a disturbed relation with nature in the light of the ecological crisis Summary This study seeks to identify the frameworks of philosophical-theological co-operation between intuitions, ideas, beliefs and convictions within Western history, which prepared the ground for what is now known as the ecological crisis. ... Concern about living creatures now and in the future as well as doubts about the efficiency of the contemporary, large-scale application of scientific rationality as the excl...

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In society today, we still see people with the basic philosophy of man against man. ... This philosophy is highly applicable in the post "September 11th- world. Second, Rene Descartes was called the father of modern philosophy and he is remembered for connecting scholasticism and philosophy. ... His humanist perspective was put so well in rhyme making mankind pursue the true knowledge of God. " Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of Mankind is man-. 6 Society is still trying to understand the study of man. ... Various churches embrace this philosophy today. ...

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Cardinal Bessarion (1403 "1472), a cleric who changed over from the Greek to the Latin church and was a resolute promoter of aged Greek studies, granted a large number of Greek original copies to the populace of his received home of Venice, where they framed the core of St. ... The works of Plato were particularly compelling, and a ring of Neoplatonic researchers headed by Marsilio Ficino (1433 "1499) looked to circuit Christian thought with Platonic philosophy. ... "1430) and Guarino da Verona (1370/1374 "1460) pulled in affluent understudies to study aged writing and soc...

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Psychology becomes the center of the modern chslovekoznaniya Academician BG Ananiev decades ago has tracked this trend: thanks to the subject matter of psychology is of particular importance for all the sciences that study human: biological, human, social. 6. ... The main objective methods of the history of psychology is 1) survey and study of the sources, and then 2) the internal organization of the material, which includes facts, theories, laws, concepts. 1) At the stage of the study information sources (works of scientists, archives and memories of historical figures, historical materials a...

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INTRODUCTION Philosophy is an intellectual and mental activity. ... In its (philosophy) historical metamorphosis, in ancient Greece, fundamental issue of reality, knowledge, conduct and thought dominated the reflection and discourse of philosophy. ... Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, ethic is the science of human conduct, logic is the science of reasoning and metaphysics is the study of ultimate reality. Metaphysics, which is the interest of this paper studies in-depth the basic assumptions underlying the reality of all things. ... This expression summarizes Descartes phil...

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World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. ... Alain Locke and Philosophy: A Quest for Cultural Pluralism. ...

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World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy. ... Alain Locke and Philosophy: A Quest for Cultural Pluralism. ...

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Her unique philosophy, Objectivism, challenged the cultural tradition of 2,500 years. ... Ayn Rand's philosophy which is the basis of her novels is objectivism. ... It offers the individual a rational philosophy for living on earth, by achieveing the best within you. ... Paul Deane also writes about Rand's profound philosophy, objectivism. ... Much of the arguements focused on her philosophy as the "ego" as a moving force behind all creative human study is an constant advance of self-centeredness and its cincomitant opposition to the good will so important to Christian ethics...

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Teaching Mathematics at the High School Level Educational Philosophy Taking into consideration the competency level of an adolescent in high school, I am compelled to enforce an Essentialist approach toward education, using the methods of Behaviorism. ... Continually reinforcing correct behavior will undoubtedly lead to the desired conduct required for a systematic mastery of exacting studies. ...

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 In the studies of Socrates you will almost always find cases that contain complaints or, just, the act of Socrates bothering people with his questions that, I must say, are poorly received by others. ... Although he has provided the world with his thoughts, that ring persistently throughout the minds of many whom study his philosophies, he was not a teacher. ... It is my belief that Socrates already knew that he didn't want to escape but he couldn't past up what could be his last opportunity do what he does as a philosopher and that was speak about philosophy. ... Thi...

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Ecological studies of Guam have even shown that the island's water table will not be able to sustain more than 250,000 people. ... The political tides and philosophies would have to turn significantly in Guam's favor before the rest of the nation entertains the notion of statehood for Guam. A more pressing issue is one of Constitutional philosophy and legality. ... Study of the Chamorro culture, including language, traditions, history, and art, shall be an integral part of the public educational system established under Article XIII of this constitution. A commission shall be establ...

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A solution recently gaining popularity throughout the educational community, and one in which this paper supports, is to combine the best methods of each philosophy and to apply the resulting combination to address the needs of every child. ... Phonics: Its Beginnings, Philosophy, Problems, and Attributes Phonics and its Beginnings Phonics began its history during the 7th Century. ... Several studies, such as the 27 studies conducted by the United States Office of Education Cooperative Research Program in First Grade Reading Instruction (1964-1967) and the 22 instructional models evalua...

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Penney's original philosophy and value system established a powerful foundation with the company's associates, customers, as well as the community. ... Penney Case Study Company History and Background J. ...

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The study in progress has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms. ... My personal experiences as an educator contribute largely to bringing about a change in my philosophy of teaching in which the most meaningful learning takes place when students are motivated and interested. ... And my changed philosophy of education, thus, concentrates on student-centered one. ... I am very uncomfortable with the teacher-centered philosophy of perpetualism, in which multiculturalism and gender issues are evaded in the curriculum. He...

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One important contribution has been the study of needed research in business education (69). ... General Business and Curriculum Carmichael (9) examined the philosophy of teacher-pupil planning and recorded the pedagogical devices implementing the philosophy in the classroom. ... The Maxwell study (47) is illustrative. ... At least one timely study leads to this conclusion. ... Bookkeeping and Accounting Harring (25) in a review of research in bookkeeping abstracted 242 studies; he found a marked decline in completion of such studies since the 1935-1959 period. ...

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