Essays on Skepticism

In the captivating world of “House of the Dragon,” Rhaenyra Targaryen, initially played by the actress Milly Alcock, emerges as a formidable character, defying societal norms and challenging the traditional constraints imposed upon women in leadership roles. It is fascinating to explore the significance of Rhaenyra’s image for modern women aspiring to lead, showcasing her fierce ambition, resilience, and determination to claim the Iron Throne. As Rhaenyra’s journey is analyzed, it becomes apparent how her portrayal as a powerful and multifaceted leader not only empowers audiences but also serves as a compelling reminder of the potential and strength ...

Xenotransplantation: Article Analysis

Xenotransplantation: Article Analysis Xenotransplantation involves the transfer of organs, tissues, or cells from animals to humans. The practice has been a point of focus for years. Several experiments and studies are being done in an effort to make it as safe and beneficial to human beings as possible. It began due to the need to supplement and provide an alternative to human organ transplantation. However, there are health, ethical, legal and cultural implications that must be considered. The paper explores the topic through a focus on its definition, a summary of the article, and an analysis of my views ...

‘A Man Escaped’ is a powerful and thought-provoking movie, which was directed by Bresson. The movie ‘A Man Escaped’ supposed to the most crucial in the lifeline of the Bresson’s works, and is admired to be nominated as a masterpiece. The movie focuses on the struggle and suffering of the people, who are in the prison. They are searching for the opportunity to escape from the prison in order to end with these unfair suffering and killing surrounding (‘A Man Escaped: Quintessential Bresson’). The movie pictures people with different worldviews and perspectives. Besides, the director wants to express ...

during Times of Uncertainty during Times of Uncertainty

Introduction:

Times of uncertainty lead the public to seek both leadership and answers. They need answers, and ways to organize around issues of social significance which have created doubt, and indecision. In essence, they need help understanding the issue at hand and being offered an acceptable frame of reference when they, themselves, do not have the experience to come up with constructive solutions. Often this leadership comes out of the academic community. As such, the purpose of the current essay is to determine in what ways academics can contribute on issues of ...

Investor Communication Plan

Investor Communication Plan

Background

Western States Electric Components Group, a subsidiary of Consolidated Electrical Company, mistakenly misrepresented its sales income for the past four years. Western has been selling about 55% of its connolator generators to various ConsoE’s divisions at lower internal retail prices. The different divisions resold these connolators acquired from Western to outside companies. Unfortunately, the financial department has been recording these activities as two separate earnings, hence double booking. Upon the revision of the accounts for the four years, profits for the following financial year will come out as big loses hence affecting the prices and ...

Even though one is bombarded every day with experiences that seem to be from the outside world, it is important to reflect on their validity and source before coming to a premature conclusion using only intuition. There is a general consensus that there is an outside world, which is what people feel and navigate through every day, and which has certain characteristics. Nevertheless, if one stops to critically examine the evidence that there is for this conclusion, one can see that many other interpretations are also possible. Most philosophers do not negate the different experiences and the possibility of ...

Introduction

The essay will compare the skepticism of two ancient philosophers concerning popular religious, spiritual and superstitious beliefs. The first philosopher we will look at is Lucretius who was a well-educated Roman popularly known for his poem “On the Nature of Things.” The second philosopher is Wang Ch’ung who was born in China and studied at Loyang academy in the capital. He is said to have had remarkable memory and gained a lot of knowledge in Chinese literature. The two philosophers did not believe in the religious beliefs and came up with arguments to convince the masses that they ...

There can be no denial of the fact that literature is the true mirror of the society of the world. Indeed, there are innumerous examples of seminal literary works penned by various literary artists that have come to reflect the picture of the individual and the society with utmost perfection and artistic skill. As such, one can take into reckoning the short story A Good Man Is Hard to Find, by Flannery O’Connor that can very well be taken to be an exploration of the degeneration of the individual self and the moral values of life in the ...

Mergers across departments are one of the major organizational changes that might witness a high employee resistance. In the same vein, the decision to merge Savannah and Chatham County police officials in 2015 raised some skepticism and fear among employees. In fact, the merger decision opened a debate between the city and county officials. While sharing the costs was one of the reasons of disagreements, supervision also created a rift. In the city's response to the county, it was agreed that both managers will work independently to review the chief's performance.Succinctly, the merger case between police departments tends to ...

Philosophy Final Exam

4. (a) How does Locke describe the state of nature? Locke describes the state of nature as a logical abstraction developed by man himself. He does not entirely accept it as the outcome of historical developments. He describes nature from two perspectives. The first view sees nature as a free environment where everyone has the liberty to do what pleases them as long as their actions do not have an adverse impact on others. Nature makes every man equal. No man has power over another and everyone is free. Every man has some power which lets him act with ...

Abstract

The question on the moral issues surrounding companies and their decision makers has been there for a long time. This has become even more critical given companies’ ever-increasing urge to outdo their competitors. It has consequently, led to the development of decision-making models that incorporate ethical values to describe processes that decision makers should follow when dealing with issues containing ethical dimensions. That, therefore, creates and maintains a corporate culture that is ethics-oriented. Many problems and solutions have been attributed to the corporate practices that constitute an organization’s culture. That definitely makes it an important determinant of the ...

Descartes, Hume, and the author of Ecclesiastes express some form of skepticism. From their reading and arguments, we understand the extent of their skepticism and how they differ. In this paper, we will express the form of skepticism from Ecclesiastes, Descartes, and Hume. We will proceed ahead to illustrate how their skepticism differs. Moreover, we will provide insight into the different problems that the three philosophers are trying to confront with their respective versions. Furthermore, we will give viable reasons why Descartes version is the most plausible compared to the arguments of other authors. Furthermore, there might be a ...

The question of whether we should trust our sense comes to us from the ancient times. Since the beginning of philosophy and thought, humans wondered whether the world is the way they see and experience it. With the advancements in philosophy, such doubts even framed out in a separate field of thought. Many thinkers were very skeptical about the contrast between the world as we perceive it and the way it really is and what role do our senses play in the process of perception and understanding. Descartes and Hume are two of the most prominent philosophers whose views ...

The philosophical contributions of Rene Descartes remain the cornerstone upon which doubt is built. The subjects of Rene begin when he decides to bring to an end the past conceptions through models of reasoning and intellect. In his analogy of falsehood and misconceptions, the meditator alludes to the past preconceptions as he resolves to recreate the certainty of knowledge by only accepting as truth things that he has proof. It is essential to understand the philosophical analogy that certain things must be made subject to doubt. As he begins to question the rationale that governs his perceptions, he began ...

The idea that humanity can be sure of the knowledge that it has is generally taken for granted. Skeptics have pointed out that it is, in fact, impossible to know reality in any significant way and be relatively sure that this knowledge is legitimate. Since this argument was made, philosophers have attempted to overcome the need to establish some basis for knowledge that they could be sure of. While those such as Descartes used pure reason in order to come to some basic conception of reality, thinkers such as Locke and Kant focused primarily on empirical knowledge in order ...

Zhuangzi is one of the most known Chinese philosophers. He was the follower of Laozi and on par with him is one of the earliest to contribute to the philosophy of the Way. His main work and contribution to the field of philosophy is the Zhuangzi text. The style of narration is diverse – he employs a variety of techniques and manages to amuse the reader, produce an enjoyable experience, engage and, first of all, make him think (Hansen). The philosophy of Zhuangzi very much resembles his living style. He valued a simple life, natural but prosperous. He was committed ...

The role of the auditor including legal and professional requirements, its importance, benefits and limitations

The Role of an Auditor An auditor is a professional who has an authority to independently examine, verify and confirm the accuracy as well as fairness of financial records of a business entity. The role of auditors can be classified as internal and external auditing activity. Internal auditors are those accounting experts who examine the accuracy and reliability of financial statements of their own employer. In contrast, external auditors are independent auditing/accounting entities who pass their professional judgment and form an opinion concerning the fairness of financial statements . Under the Companies Act, the role of an auditor is to ...

1. In the Meditations, Descartes makes a clean sweep of his beliefs and begins again. Explain Descartes’ critical application of his method of doubt and the way he builds knowledge on a new foundation. Can Descartes’ rationalist account of knowledge of external objects withstand the criticisms of Locke’s empiricism? In the end, which epistemological account is more plausible, Descartes’ rationalism or Locke’s empiricist account? Explain. (70 marks) The critical application of Descartes' method of doubt puts all ideas or beliefs into doubt in order to establish a new grounds for reasoning. He begins with skepticism, but attempts ...

Introduction

Studying accounting has been one of my interests since I was a child. Being in accounting classes was really enjoyable from the start. However, although studying the concept in class was interesting, I found it more thrilling to put to work some of the skills that I had learned. I was privileged to get an internship at PWC, one of the big four auditing firm, which I started on January 4th the year 2016. Through this internship, I was exposed to real-life accounting and auditing experiences which I had spent the last several years preparing. As such, this report ...

PERSONAL AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR SOCIAL WORK

PERSONAL AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR SOCIAL WORK

Part 1

In the beginning, I have always regarded that being a social worker is similar to providing public service to people who may be in need of advice that is related to the social, emotional and life situation between a client and a social worker. The social workers are expected to have longer patience and being able to understand the issues inside the home, school and community for they are tasked to provide both direct and indirect services to students and families. Most people define a social worker is one who provides services ...

Robert Frost’s poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, can surely be deemed as one of the very finest works in the history of English literature. This poem exudes the quintessence of the literary artist. The poet leaves a lasting impression on the minds of the avid readers with the excellent use of the literary techniques and aesthetic appeal that permeates through the entire poetic work. Surely a close scrutiny of this poem would enable one to understand how the literary work appeals with all its uniqueness. “Much ink has been spilled on many pages in exegesis ...

Philosophy 201

Which pill would you choose - red or blue? What is more important - a blissful ignorance or knowledge of the truth, whatever it might be? After watching "The Matrix", I think, everyone has asked themselves these questions. What is the matrix? One of the definitions which dictionary gives - "a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb." [Thefreedictionary.com]. In technological meaning, this is “a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new ...

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Bernie Madoff

Abstract Bernie Madoff was found guilty of having administered the biggest monetary fraud in the history of the United States. He administered a Ponzi scheme for more than four decades before he got caught. The court sentenced him to prison for 150 years, and his company was dissolved. To increase his credibility for the Ponzi scheme to work, Bernie Madoff used his designation as chairperson of NASDAQ and also used Wall Street as his business point. In addition to that, he used his Jewish background to extract money from Jewish investors. The national authorities of taxation and ...

Executive Summary

This paper discusses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR refers to the responsibility of that an organization has to avoid actions that harm the society.CSR is important dues to various reasons. First and foremost, it helps companies to solve societal problems. Secondly, it helps in attracting customers and thirdly it contributes to the satisfaction of customers. Fourthly, CSR enables organizations to engage in positive public relations and fifthly it reduces the operational costs. Sixthly, CSR increase the business opportunities for companies and seventhly it increase the innovation capacities if companies. Lastly CSR helps companies to differentiate their Brands. The process ...

Socrates was charged with denying the gods’ existence and perverting the young. Interestingly enough, he admits having committed a crime, while believing he has done no harm. Also, the fact that the he has annoyed people amuses him; therefore, he enjoys the position of a hell-raiser in the society.

What is the Euthyphro Dilemma? Why is it important for ethics?

Identifying the essence of Piety constitutes the Euthyphro Dilemma, as well as the objects of the gods’ love and the reasons for the love. It is relevant in terms of ethics, we would not be able to discriminate between the good and evil and what reasons lie behind people’s ...

Hume defined the problem of the being and spirit as unsolvable ones. In fact, he denied the objective nature of the concept of causality and substance. He developed the theory of association of ideas. In ethics he developed the concept of utilitarianism, where the reason has no influence on human actions, in the political economy Hume revealed shared labor theory of value of Adam Smith. The doctrine of Hume is one of the sources of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, positivism and neo-positivism. Criticizing intellectualism, Hume seeks to demonstrate that he was not able to see or explain the ...

Unveiled to the public in 1999, The Matrix is a science fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Laurence Fishburne. The film reflects what is referred to as simulated reality, or a world crafted through the use of machinery in order to entrap society. The main character, Neo, played by Reeves discovers the truth behind the Matrix and subsequently, seeks to thwart the disintegration of mankind. It can be argued that the film intriguingly presents the concept of the world the general population lives in is an illusion, or the philosophical concept referred to as skepticism. Erion & Smith ( ...

Eugene Burdick and William Lederer’s seminal novel The Ugly American is a sobering and detailed depiction of the disasters and complications of American foreign policy, as Ambassadors Louis Sears and Gilbert MacWhite demonstrate markedly different approaches to US relations with the fictional country of Sarkhan. While Ambassador Sears showcases the exact wrong way to engage with the peoples of a foreign nation by isolating himself from them and not engaging with any new ideas, MacWhite is much more engaged with the populace and their culture. Because of their different approaches, MacWhite and Sears showcase the complexities of American ...

The attributes, qualities and characteristics that every social worker must include commitment to self-awareness, positive outlook in life, respect for diversity, creativity, open-mindedness, trust in people, compassion, empathy, flexibility, patience, curiosity, healthy skepticism and openness to life-long learning (Segal, Gerdes & Steiner, 2012, p.25). A social worker must have the willingness to engage in self-reflection and awareness of their own personal problems and looking for possible solutions to these problems. The social workers are fully aware that their present problems should not interfere with his or her work with other people. Having a positive outlook in life and being able ...

Descartes is portrayed as a philosopher with a unique method of doubt as he tried to establish truths and knowledge of things he would be sure about. Descartes existed as a doubting thinker Descartes was against extreme skepticism. He forces skeptics to recognize their existence as a cause of unavoidable consequences as a result of their doubt. Descartes embraces the concepts of God and Body. The philosopher uses his mental life as proof for God’s existence and consequently uses God’s presence for the proof of the body. Reasons as to the existence of God include his belief ...

Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy 1. What are the three major branches of philosophy and what questions do they deal with? The three major branches of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, logic and axiology. Metaphysics is the study of the nature of reality. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge. Logic is the study of the nature of arguments, while axiology is the study of the nature of value, indicating what is good and what does goodness mean. 2. Discuss the value of philosophy. Every human being lives on the basis of an overarching philosophy, whether through rational analysis or ...

1. Three major branches of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology and axiology. Metaphysics investigates the reality, its value and structure. Epistemology studies the knowledge, its limitations, nature, as well as issues connected with the nature of truth. Axiology deals with the nature of value and determines what is good or bad. 2. Philosophy is an important part of every person’s live whether the person acknowledges it or not. It broadens the knowledge and understanding of the world and teaches to critically assess the reality, values and beliefs. Philosophy investigates the questions that are ignored by other disciplines and helps ...

SKEPTICAL INQUIRER Volume 12.1, Fall 1987- The Burden of Skepticism

Part One: Notes • What scepticism is, and how we encounter and apply it to our daily activity. • “ Because if you don’t exercise some minimal scepticism, if you have an absolutely untrammeled credulity, there is probably some price you will have to pay later” (Sagan, 1987).

• Analysis of what makes up the different belief systems.

• “Skepticism challenges established institutions” (Sagan, 1987). • The need to find a balance between being skeptical, and being open to new ideas. • Historical development of the concept of SETI; (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and various discoveries made about extraterrestrial intelligence. Part Two: Summary Scepticism is the aspect of asking questions about any form of ...

I am writing about the question of the possibility of knowledge. In order to do this, I will use works by Rene Descartes and David Hume. Descartes believed that knowledge is possible due to the thinking mind. Hume believed that knowledge is possible from sensory experiences that are impressed upon the mind. I will be arguing for Hume over Descartes

Descartes’s theory of knowledge is essentially based ...

How can we be certain of anything? What if your mind is an artificial intelligence programmed to think it is a human being living in the 21st century; how would you know the difference? Furthermore, how could we know anything about forces and entities outside our laws of physics—for example, the existence and characteristics of God(s)? The uncertainty concerning the authenticity of claims, opinions, and perceptions—both scientific and spiritual—has challenged philosophers for ages. The fourth and fifth chapters of “Philosophy Made Simple,” by Richard H. Popkin and Avrum Stroll, discussed the Philosophy of ...

1. According to the Traditional Analysis of Knowledge (TAK), the objective of analyzing knowledge is to state conditions that are jointly and individually necessary for propositional knowledge. Hence, propositional knowledge should be differentiated from knowledge of acquaintance. Propositional knowledge is justified true belief, this means that a person cannot know P if they do not believe P. Secondly, a person cannot know unless P is true and lastly, there is a need to justify true belief in order to rule out lucky guesses. This way of thinking is related to knowledge goes back to Plato and this way of thinking goes unchallenged ...

In modern management, ethics has assumed a central and integral position. It has become essential for employees to conform to ethical standards and norms. This has been facilitated partially by the aggressive and informed character of the market. In that context, it has become apparent on the management to ensure compliance to ethics. This paper examines some of the managerial practises in relation to the realization of ethical goals.

In the modern management, it is the position of this paper that an ethics test would be essential during the recruitment and consequential deployment of employees and partners. This arises from ...

Introduction

HCL technologies is a leading information technology company in India .In 2005, the company launched a massive new strategy. This strategy termed as ‘Employee first, customer second’ revolutionalised the way the company conducted its business. The major objectives of this strategy was to create an employee’s organization with unique aspects, create accountability and transparency in the organization, create an organization that was drive inverted and finally foster a value based culture. This particular case study aims to describe the different aspects involved in this program, the program’s impact and effects on the engagement patterns of the employee, innovation, customer ...

There are various theories that have been derived in an attempt to explain the behaviors of people. All these theories have an explanation behind the behaviors of people as well as the different reasons as to why the people behave the way they do. Below is a discussion of some of the theories that come into play.

There is the platonic argument (Matus Para. 6). This theory has it that the people define reality from what they have observed. This is seen in the allegory of caves. The people in the caves had known only the shapes they saw on ...

Stuart Rosenberg, the director of the film, Cool Hand Luke (1967), is one of the most noted filmmakers in the history of world cinema. Born in 1927, Rosenberg completed his graduation and started hi training as an editor on television programs. At the age of thirty, he graduated from being an editor to a director. After directing close to as many as 50 episodes, he moved to making movies. Thus, he went on to make memorable films like movies Cool Hand Luke, The Amityville Horror, Voyage of the Damned and The Pope of Greenwich Village that immortalized him as a stalwart ...

Introduction

Epistemic contextualism had recently emerged as hotly debated and controversial topic among many philosophers. Contextualism elaborates a collection of philosophical views suggesting that utterance, action, or expression can only be understood with respect to the context they occur. The scope of the context subject has provided the hub for the controversial argument to many philosophers. This is because “context” does not certainly refer to elements of the putative focus of knowledge or objective condition but rather the elements of the knowledge attributor’s psychology. In other words, some philosophers like Conee believes that what is deemed to vary is the ...

Descartes’ skepticism and confusions about self-believe, truth and knowledge are expressed in his First Meditation. He is confused by the nature of his sensory beliefs because most of the times they tend to mislead him. His distrust for his senses does not mean that he distrusts all of them. He only happens to distrust some of them when the conditions for trusting such senses are poor. He will trust his senses when the conditions are such that they are favorable and conducive to be trusted. The other thing that makes Descartes skeptic about life and self-belief is in ...

Introduction

This argumentative essay will examine different thoughts regarding religion. This analysis has been carried out with the help of specific epistemology. Some of the most important discussions are carried out in order argue critically about the practices of religion, ethics and science. 1.Ethics A Ethical system based on humanity and equality is essential for making a balanced society. Any kind of ethical system, which is backed by the factors of humanity and equality, will surely give benefits to the people living in any part of the world. It is no denying the fact that every ethical system ...

Man has long desired to conquer the skies due to his incapacity to take flight like birds and reach unimaginable speeds possible while in flight. This desire had led man to creating machines that mimicked flight, leading to the development of aviation and air transportation. With human flight now made possible through aviation, the desire to reach the speed that exceeds the speed of sound had fueled research even further to understand how it could be attained through aircrafts, automobiles and artillery. For years, several attempts have been done to reach this speed of sound or break the so-called “ ...

Introduction

The term globalization is no longer restricted to economic journals and text books. The definition of globalization has taken a wider sphere. Globalization has taken the world in its embrace since the turn of the last century. By globalization today we mean the greater integration of the world in terms of economic cooperation, financial interactions, cultural interchange, as well as enhanced political interrelationships. Thus globalization has not only increased the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the culture, values, ethics and socio-political strife of the other nations of the globe, it has also increased the interdependence of the globalized nations. Initially, ...

How are Cartesian foundationalism and dualism found in Descartes’ Mediations?

Central to Descartes’ philosophy is the establishment of the philosophical view of foundationalism and dualism. Foundationalism is based on the philosophy that in investigating any ideas or thoughts, one has to go back to the fundamental principles. Descartes believe that in order to test the validity of ideas, one has to start from scratch and work his way up. As stated in Descartes in his ‘Meditations’, “And thus I realized that once in my life I had to raze everything to the ground and begin again from the original foundations, if I wanted to establish anything firm and lasting ...

Professional Skepticism means an approach towards accounting which includes a questioning mind and being in a position which questions a possibility of fraud, errors or misstatement and is a critical evaluation of audit evidence. It is essential for a quality audit. Professional skepticism is a skill which is very similar to professional judgment and helps in providing an opinion for an audit engagement. Professional skepticism helps in asking questions which make sure that any information provided is true. It is an approach which is similar to a judgment and auditors with professional skepticism tend to make good decisions as well as provide correct information on the ...

Introduction

The debate of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine regarding the human nature and psychology is of great interest due to the opposing views presented by both the experts. The human nature debate of these two experts is of critical importance in forming the pillars of a society. The government policies are based on similar concepts related to human nature and actions.

Analysis of the Debate

Edmund Burke was a famous individualist. As per his point of view, a reason is individual’s reason and an interest is the private interest. His individualism was combined with his belief regarding natural sociability of man. According to him, man ...

Introduction

Every Professional accountant has the responsibility of taking into account the interests of the public while also maintaining the reputation of the accounting profession. It is important that self-interest does not prevail over one’s duties as a professional accountant. Acting in the public encompasses having regard to the genuine interests of the clients, government, financial intermediaries, staffs, investors, as well as the business and financial community and all others who rely highly on the impartiality, fairness and truthfulness of the accounting profession for supporting their propriety and methodical functioning of commerce. The purpose of this essay is to illustrate ...

Chapter 9: Descartes

1. "I find here that thought is an attribute that belongs to me; it cannot be separated from me. I am, I exist, that is certain" (Descartes qtd. in Soccio 260). What does Descartes mean by this statement and why is it so important? Descartes claims that there is no ego without a thought (mind) and this ego does not exist in a thoughtless state. That is one of his most important ideas, which led to a well-known statement - “I think therefore I am”. 2. What is meant to be proven by the wax example? How does Descartes go ...

Introduction

With the emergence of a global competition, every business faces a challenge to capture more market share by improving the bottom line of its financial statements and reinvesting much of the earnings to expand operations. For this organizations implement tight internal controls so that none of the business transaction goes unchecked. In this regard, an auditor’s role is critical to track any possibility of fraudulent activity within the business finance. With such a concept in mind, this paper has been written to identify the roles and responsibilities which an internal auditor assumes within an organization. The major focus of this ...

Philosophy

Introduction In many ancient civilizations, it was a firm belief that the sun revolves round the earth and nobody dare to doubt the belief for centuries until Nicolaus Copernicus, an astronomer of the Renaissance period doubted on this age old belief and put forward his revolutionary work stating that it is the earth that revolves round the sun. Lawhead has rightly stated that “Doubt stimulates us to action and seeks its own elimination by means of inquiry, which is a process of finding the way to a new and more adequate belief” (p.495). Actually, people refrain from doubting landmark and well-accepted ...

Descartes Skepticism

The philosophy of Descartes, usually called Cartesianism, is summarized in Discourse, in a more complete form - in the "Reflections" on First Philosophy (Meditationes de prima philosophia in qua Dei existentia et Animae immortalitas demonstratur, 1641, second edition with Objectiones Septimae, 1642, the Paris edition in French, with corrections Descartes in 1647) and from a different point of view in the "first principles of philosophy" (Principia philosophiae, 1644, a French translation in 1647). Sensory experience is not able to give reliable knowledge, because we are often faced with the illusions and hallucinations. In addition, the reasoning is deducing conclusions from the ...

Answer to philosophy questions

Judgments especially on the analytical realm, call for predicates that are wholly held in their given subjects. It relates to the fact that they never add any value to the given postulated idea of the prospective subject. It, therefore, brings out the absolute explicative nature of the latter and might be derived from the renowned non-contradiction guidelines. Those judgments that stem from the synthetic realm, in line with their own consideration relate to those with predicates that possess a unique stance from their given subjects. However, their predicates are always assumed to relate due to some genuine association with other ...

RE: Advice and Analysis on your meetings regarding future of Levendary Café China - Statement of Problem: What are the problems being faced and the most important 3-4 decisions the company needs to make regarding the situation of the company in China. The company transformation from private equity ownership with an immediate shift of CEO marked new challenges for the company. The company has been going through rigorous changes to keep up with the strong performance track record. However, the distinction of the profiles and management approach of the two CEOs was obviously noticed by the subordinates. The ...

Classical theory of knowledge or epistemology (the scientifically oriented knowledge) informs part of the important areas in philosophy. It addresses such questions as what is knowledge; from where do we get the knowledge? How are our beliefs justified? How do we perceive the world around us? Do we know anything at all? How do we ascertain that we have the knowledge? How do we quantify the knowledge that we have? What is knowledge? Rene Descartes (rationalist) in his apology to his disciple Plato claimed to be the wisest man in the whole world alive because he knew that ...

Analysis of Selections from Nagel, What Does It All Mean?

Thomas Nagel’s 1987 book, What’s It All Mean?, offers an introduction to philosophical thought. He directs this book toward a person who has never studied philosophy before. He bases his introduction not in the writings of the great philosophers or great thinkers, but instead he offers nine categories of questions for his reader to think about. As he puts it, “The main concern of philosophy is to question and understand very common ideas that all of us use every day without thinking about them” (Nagel 5). By laying out these problems and his ideas about them, Nagel encourages ...

It has been argued that an individual must first perceive an idea in order to materialize an object. Philosophers argue that an individual must perceive an idea before materializing the object. There is no reliable account that seems to interlink objects and ideas, as the representation list approach tends to provide . This made philosopher Berkeley to believe that objects and ideas are bound to be the atheism and skepticism. Even though thing are perceived in this manner, common sense provides that there exist only two important elements that are engaged in perception; this is what is perceived and ...

Introduction

Skepticism in simple terms refers to the attitude of questioning or doubting the truth about certain facts, opinion, knowledge or beliefs. Skepticism has been a subject of study for many philosophers throughout the years. Consequently, a wide range of arguments about skepticism has been developed. In this essay, the text “An Argument for Skepticism,” written by Peter Unger will be used to show that the author’s definition and characterization of the term “absolute certainty” has been misconstrued. Peter Unger presents a very interesting point about skepticism. He argues for an extreme form of skepticism. He argues that there is a great ...

Abstract

The project deals with the problem of wind energy as an alternative power source. The need for green or environmentally safe sources of electricity is a rigid must these days since the amount of emissions and pollutants require humankind to switch to harmless alternatives that will prevent ozone layer from depleting and global warming from evolving into an unstoppable ecological calamity. The project scrutinizes wind energy production capacities in the leading European countries, such the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Denmark, with industry prospects and current energy achievements being given a particular focus of attention. Statistics derived from scientific reports and ...