Philosophy Examined Essays and Term Papers
309 Essays on Philosophy Examined. Documents 26 - 50
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Red River Examines Reconstruction-Era Massacre
Red River Examines Reconstruction-Era Massacre Red River gives a rich impression of a family history expansively and proudly told. Lalita Tademy tells us that extracting the history of her father's ancestors was sometimes painful. A different type of family story, lacking shape and enthusiasm, only stingily disclosed, rationed with vague hints or whispers, and only then with great reluctance and obvious discomfort by the teller. It's a tragic fact that the voices of many African-Americans
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The Importance of Organizational Context on Employees' Attitudes: An Examination of Working in Main offices Versus Branch offices
The importance of Organizational Context on Employees' Attitudes: An Examination of Working in Main Offices Versus Branch Offices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1). Summary of the Article: This research is presented the result of a study conducted with employees of branch banks and main office banks regarding their job related attitudes. As the organization context is important in the determination of attitudes and behaviors (Rousseau, 1978) so the purpose of this study is to examine that there are
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Hilosophical Essays Represent Your Chance to Do Philosophy in Its Purest Form
hilosophical essays represent your chance to DO philosophy in its purest form. All too often we'll be working so hard just to understand what other philosophers have said that we won't have as much time to construct our own thought and arguments about the questions we'll consider. The papers are the exception to this rule, because in those papers, you will be encouraged to not only tell me what philosopher X said about issue S,
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The Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer
The Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer The Philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1801) Metaphysics Georg Wilhelm Hegel aspired to find a philosophy that would embody all human experiences with the integration of not only science, but also religion, history, art, politics and beyond. Hegel's metaphysical theory of absolute idealism claimed that reality was the absolute truth of all logic, spirit, and rational ideas encompassing all human experience and knowledge. He believed that in
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Philosophy of Education
My best days as a teacher are those in which I have managed to see every student as an individual, provided lessons guided by a world-based view and are applicable to the lives of my students, where I have made learning an active process, when I have stressed respect for all things and all people, where I have developed and executed authentic tasks, when I maximized opportunities for critical thinking and problem solving, and lastly,
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Understanding Radiation Examinations
Body Understanding Radiation Examinations The ionizing effects of radiation increase the risks of developing cancer. It is believed by many that the proper precautions for radiographing fetuses, infants, and pediatrics may not be appropriately utilized and emphasized. Depending on the facility, the proper precautions may or may not be followed. Sixty five to seventy five percent of Computed Tomography (CT) examinations performed may be necessary. However, it is not uncommon for a doctor to order
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Examining Perspective in Literature
When writing literature, authors will adapt points of view to mold the perceptions of their readers. Three points of view that authors use to draw readers into their works of fiction are the limited perspective, the first-person perspective, and the objective perspective. Three stories will be examined and critiqued for their use of these narrative techniques. Of the three perspectives that will be examined, the first-person perspective is the most useful for sharing the authors’
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Meditations on First Philosophy: Descartes
Meditations on First Philosophy By Rene Descartes In Meditation One Descartes doubts the existence of external objects because he has come to realize that many of the things he believed to be true in his youth are in fact false opinions. He doubts the existence of objects because he has used his false opinions as foundations for everything else in life that he perceives to be true. He searches for certainty by doubting the foundations
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Socrates - Philosophy in Ancient Greece
Philosophy in ancient Greece was merely a type of argument, until a pioneer named Socrates showed the world a new way of thinking. Socrates was born in 469 BC in Athens (where he lived all his life) as the son of Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete. In his life, Socrates changed common philosophy, which was a study of why the way things are, into a consideration of the virtue and health of the human soul.
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My Educational Philosophy
My Educational Philosophy Education is the foundation of human interaction. School is where students take in knowledge that will determine what they do with the rest of their lives. Students are offered great opportunities through education. Many times these opportunities are largely affected by how the material is presented to them. As an educator one is given the opportunity to facilitate the learning of these students and affect their lives in hopes that they use
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The Philosophy of Atheism
The Philosophy of Atheism by Joseph Lewis (Address Delivered February 20, 1960, Over Radio Station WIME, Miami, Florida) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is Joseph Lewis speaking. Although as a child I was instructed in the religion of my parents, I never came under the spell of religious training long enough to so warp my mentality as not to be able to see any other viewpoint. I was never trained to espouse the cause
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The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
Sometimes philosophy is called "timeless," implying that it's lessons are of value to any generation. This may be hard to see in Nietzsche's work; but, we are assured that it was appropriate thought for his time. However, even Nietzsche's critics admit that his words hold an undeniable truth, as hard as it is to accept. Perhaps this is why his work is timeless, and has survived 150 years in print. Christianity "God is Dead!" announced
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Romulus’ Philosophy
Romulus’ philosophy Honesty. Raymond here admits that Romulus valued truthfulness above many things and that he strongly believed lying made bad matters worse. Its one of the reasons Romulus was so upset when Raymond lied to him about taking the razor. When he did it actually made matters worse. Respect of children owed to their elders. Romulus believed strongly in the ideal of the respect owed by children to their elders. He was therefore
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Philosophy of Education
As a future educator, my philosophy of education is student centered. I believe on focusing on the individual needs of the student, as well as involving them in the process of learning. I believe that students learn best through real-world experiences. I also believe that not all students relate to material in the same way. Motivation and interest are the two most important aspects when teaching students, because it gives them the desire to learn
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The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy
The Varied History and Future of Psychology as Science and Philosophy As events in history unfold, they have ways of appearing to be part of one simultaneous thrust of coordinated progress. Perhaps as part of one view of evolution, individuals are inclined to regard those developments and occurrences which transpire during their lives as somehow interrelated, interdependent, and principally part of the same body of human thought and ideology. This is likely the philosophy which
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Philosophy - John Locke
What are Natural Rights? A Natural Right is a universal right that everyone has all around the world. In particular, Natural Rights is a political theory that maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. Us as humans were born with these natural rights. Natural rights grew out of the ancient and medieval doctrines of natural law, which is the belief that people, as
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Written Coaching Philosophy
March 7, 2007 Written Coaching Philosophy My personal coaching philosophy overall, is about the athletes. Like the motto says, "Athletes first winning second". That is part of my motto of coaching. First of all, education and lifetime health is important. For example, I would teach the correct form and the right way to do something/the event. My philosophy would encourage team cooperation. Some examples of that are showing good sportsmanship and a strong/good work ethics.
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The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Sometimes philosophy is called "timeless," implying that it's lessons are of value to any generation. This may be hard to see in Nietzsche's work; but, we are assured that it was appropriate thought for his time. However, even Nietzsche's critics admit that his words hold an undeniable truth, as hard as it is to accept. Perhaps this is why his work is timeless, and has survived 150 years in print.
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Short into on the Philosophy of Transcendentalism
TRANSCENDENTALISM A MODERN PHILOSOPHY Mankind has lost its place at the center of God's universe. Now, when you watch the weather, or plants growing, or someone suddenly die, what you feel is obnoxious bafflement. In the past, you might have said God was responsible or the devil... Definitions of the universe based on speculation or on scriptural faith are no longer automatically accepted... You would have looked out on this vast and undefined universe in
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Berkeley's and Hume's Philosophy About God
Berkeley’s and Hume’s Philosophy about God When people think about empiricists, they usually discuss views of great philosophers such as George Berkeley and David Hume. Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from the senses. Rationalists, on the other hand, believe that we can gain knowledge through the inspection of innate ideas. Although Berkeley and Hume are both empiricists, they still have different opinions about the existence of God. Berkeley’s philosophy uses God as the central
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My Philosophy of Education
"My Philosophy of Education" Someone's philosophy is how they, themselves, interpret, feel, and speak about a specific topic. A philosophy cannot be wrong, nor can it be right, in fact it is an opinion. There are different ways to see something from a personal point of view. Philosophy is a notion of how you feel about something in particular. Education has many philosophies. Famous teachers and knowledgeable men and women throughout years have had their
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Indigo - Examination of a Crm
Prepare a research paper that examines a customer relationship management (CRM) system implementation by and organisation. Description of Case / Background of Company Founded in 1977, Indigo was first in the market to introduce a top – quality digital printing press and remains a leading innovator in the digital printing industry. Indigo was acquired by the Hewlett – Packard Company in March of 2002 and now operates as the Indigo Digital Press Division within Hewlett
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Philosophy of Hinduism
PHILOSOPHY of HINDUISM In Hinduism (visishtadvaita and advaita philosophy, the concepts of soul and God not being entirely separate entities), God is like yarn, which, when woven into cloth, creates the Maya that is the universe. It is analogous to the idea that Energy (God) becomes the fabric of Matter. The energy does not disappear, nor does it really change form, but it is there the whole time. There are two characteristics of God: 1)
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Performance Improvement Through 5s Philosophy
Performance Improvement through 5 S Philosophy Dr. P.V.L.Ramana �Choice, not chance determines destiny’ Abstract: It is an undisputed fact that the success of any organization depends, to a great extent on the quality and performance of its workforce. Several studies by eminent scholars demonstrate this fact. Organizations are also constantly adopting creative and innovative initiatives to make employees happy so as to get the best out of them. This paper tries to relate cleanliness at
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Managerial Philosophy Statement
Managerial Philosophy Statement There are a wide variety of characteristics that a supervisor should possess to run a department with high productivity. Effective communication, respect, and recognition of a job well done are these important characteristics. Supervisors must guide their employees in all of these areas to decrease the daily challenges of a diverse world. Supervisors should have good communication skills using clear, proper language, repeating by performance, and by making sure the employees understand
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