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learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...
We can better understand this by invoking a comparison. A generalist would demand sameness in terms of how something functions ca...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
an emphasis on more practical learning in higher education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclu...
in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...
human understanding. He saw the concept as being equated with something that exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transce...
In five pages this paper examines the Bourdieu and Kant philosophical views represented in these texts by Barker and Du Maurier. ...
commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...
institution of marriage, and the influence that family structures, including relationship triangles, have on individuals. Because...
gear pedagogy accordingly, politicians, policymakers and the public at-large are still "stuck" in the old paradigm, which states t...
therapeutic manner (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003). This relationship may refer to a single individual, or the "person" may be a sma...
persuasive arguments, Aristotle mentions three techniques: pathos, ethos and logos (What is logos?) "Pathos" (from which we get th...
(Kemerling, 2002). Lacking professional teacher training, Socrates elected to do some "free-wheeling" by partaking of spirited di...
Even in the absence of hard and fast codes of ethics such as those that exist for some professions, there are certain basic guidel...
however, is preliminary, a basic orientation, if you will, before settling down to discussing the books main argument, which conce...
Rosenzweig began to struggle with his beliefs regarding Judaism as a young adult. He serious...
In this way, Buddhism became accessible to all, and was able to develop the concept of community which...
would come about as a natural consequence of romanticism ("Romanticism," 2005). For example, romantic music inspired nationalist t...
who waste time believing or fearing that which is untrue could not possibly be calm or contemplative; as such, they could change t...
This paper discusses the 'realistic' value of realism in a theoretical comparison with nationalism, Marxism, and liberalism consis...
people must strive for a knowledge that only comes from being true to ones own choice. According to Plato, men and women both hav...
This paper examines how philosophers David Hume, Plato, and Rene Descartes define knowledge in three pages with the cave allegory ...
what one wants, and visualizing it, that one will eventually be free from the gnawing desire. This is true either through attainme...
or sight) was subjected to each individuals standards of judgment. Whereas concrete facts were not changeable or subject to ones i...
humans, it is not necessarily the best thing to do. Kant also supports a categorical imperative principle which suggests that some...
belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...
fine, but teaching them what counts is best." This quote, which includes a clever play on words, suggests a very practical approac...
the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...
have an otherwise broad range and potentiality; however, these aspects were often squelched by a need for systematic control. ...