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Overview of Pragmatism

Scientific reasoning or experimental reasoning is a branch of logic that follows along Deweys pragmatic combination of deduction a...

US Democracy, Pragmatism and Virtue

In eight pages this research paper on US democracy includes the connection between pragmatism and virtue, the differences and simi...

Educational Pragmatist Philosopher John Dewey

his detractors?with an abandonment of standards within US classrooms in favor of a focus on growth and self-fulfillment (Berkowitz...

Analysis of the Pluralism Philosophy

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

Contemporary Psychology and Pragmatism

In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between contemporary psychology and pragmatism philosophy in a theoretical cons...

Pragmatism and Education

education, and Dewey himself was immersed in this topic. Dewey (1964) suggests that education is something that should be aligned ...

Man, The Environment, Ecofeminism, Pluralism And Pragmatism

the notion of truth is that supreme reality whereby one completely understands both the value and meaning of mans existence. The ...

Veritas and Aletheia

phrase" (The vocabulary of ontology: truth (from aletheia to veritas), 2006-hereafter vocabulary of ontology). That is, "instead ...

Contrasting and Comparing Pragmatic Truth Conception and Bertrand Russell

this approach illustrates how the pragmatist truth "was an entity which evolves and the force which drives its evolution is its pr...

Education Philosophies and Quote Interpretations

fine, but teaching them what counts is best." This quote, which includes a clever play on words, suggests a very practical approac...

Classroom Observation Analysis

Slattery and Steinberg, 1999). Dewey promoted social experiences and having students solve problems in group settings (Kincheloe...

Differing Ecological Viewpoints

"same freedom for imagination and desk-top investigation" that is utilized by empirical ecologists in the field (Wu, 1994). Both o...

ECOFEMINISM, PLURALISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRAGMATISM

environment, and both are very much linked (McGuire and McGuire, 2004). Violence against nature (a distinctly feminine component) ...

Modernism And Religion

new, more modernistic approach. During this period, there was a particular emphasis placed upon rationalism, which was a theory a...

Psychology of Mormon Women

This research paper/essay discusses the Mormon women's psychology by focusing on the issue of abortion and using this issue as an ...

Education Philosophies

individual study has its place. I think there needs to be a balance in the curriculum, although, I do agree with Deweys integratio...

John Dewey and William James on Pragmatism

well as the pessimistic, "just the facts" empiricist (Titus and Smith 458). James assured these diametrically opposed thinkers th...

Education Philosophies

In fourteen pages this paper examines the philosophies of postmodernism, Marxism, existentialism, analytic, reconstructionism, beh...

Mission and Application of the NCQA

In five pages this paper presents an overview of the National Committee for Quality Assurance and its mission which is to assess A...

Pilates: Overview

he came up with the series of movements we now know as Pilates" (PilatesPowerSystem.com, 2007). However, that was not the end of i...

World War II

War and not long after the end of World War I (The History Place, 1996). In relationship to allies Germany quickly aligned itsel...

WWII: Overview

solid foundations for jobs and simple survival. When looking at WWII as a war unto itself there are many factors which pla...

WWII: Overview

of anger and frustration, as well as a need to retaliate (History Learning Site, 2007). During this time there was also the Leagu...

The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

Civil War. It was originally planned that Lincoln would be kidnapped and used for ransom to set Confederate soldiers free so that ...

Napoleon: A Tyrant?

Only one thing is wrong with the picture of Napoleon described above. Napoleon actually crossed the pass of St. Bernard astride a...

Autism

autism will be noticed. The autistic child has a hard time socially interacting with other people, they have problems with communi...

The First Battle of Manassas

who actually owned, or had access, to these railways had power in terms of transporting troops and supplies that would go directly...

Mediterranean Cuisine

the Mediterranean. And, in relationship to health, they are very natural ingredients that prove far better for the body than other...

My Perfect Environment

variables that others bring into this environment. While one roommate, for example, might share common goals of safety and securi...

The Dance of Salsa

States" And, at the same time the Latin American community in Harlem began spicing "up the moves of Afro-Cuban dance rhythms, to a...