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In eight pages this paper considers Karl Popper's thoughts on Galileo's theories, who himself had been critical of Ptolemy and Ari...

In fifteen pages Karl Popper's 1934 The Logic of Scientific Theory is examined in terms of the proof and falsification theories de...

that seem to drive us to distrust change and the inevitable occurrences that are associated with such. "We seem fixated on structu...

In five pages this paper examines Clifford's claim that insufficient evidence leads to lack of believability in a discussion that ...

irrational attitude towards the customs of social life, and the corresponding rigidity of those customs" (Popper quoted in McInnes...

were synonymous. In his investigations into science, Aristotle knew of inductive reasoning, but he relied heavily on use of the de...

In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...

with the use of a random sample, one can say that a conclusion may be drawn. If it is found that children will think like their pa...

In five pages the differing political views between Plato and his one time philosophy student Aristotle are discussed with Plato's...

In six pages this paper considers modern science's origins in an overview of how it has evolved since Aristotle's logic concept. ...

In five pages this paper examines the theories of such scientists as Ptolemy, Aristotle, Newton, Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus o...

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Greek cultural importance of mathematicians such as Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and Pto...

warm-blooded mammals that bear life young and most are insect-eaters (Krantz and Barrow, 2003). Considering the many misconception...

However, we can also argue that the proof f this truth made no difference to whether the belief was true, being true even before i...

to favor a theory, Popper believed, was taking the easy way out; only by finding a theorys flaws and weaknesses could it be consid...

point. Is it possible to make a sharp distinction between science and non-science? What is Poppers way of demarcating scientific ...

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views on forms held by Plato as critiqued by Aristotle with references made to...

In a paper consisting of seven pages the concept of marriage rooted in friendship is a view shared by Barbara Whitehead and Aristo...

In seven pages this research paper applies the philosophies of Karl Popper, Emile Durkheim, and Michel Foucault to an examination ...

the immortal soul so that man can survive (PG). The mortal and the immortal soul were each housed in different areas in the body (...

In six pages this research paper examines Karl Marx's theories in a consideration of such concepts as the working class struggle, ...

In eight pages classical and modern philosophers are consulted regarding their thoughts on the postmodern world in order to determ...

In ten pages this paper examines the lives and astronomical contributions both literally and figuratively speaking as they relate ...

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

at the time of his own writing (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2002). What Popper was doing was going against the commonly a...

it mean for a person to be functioning well-or in this case, to be functioning to his highest capability? Its more than acquiring...

was also Aristotle who determined that in a beehive there was a particular leader, though he called it a "king" (Aristotle, 2006)....

possibly think?" (I.3). As this indicates, Aristotles perspective is grounded in observation and reality. He sees the mind as intr...

themselves, but rather because of sweeping conceptual changes across culture as a whole (Kuhn, 1996). For instance, the industrial...

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...