Empirical

crashed due to an explosion and it has killed all the celebrities, in the plane. However, one of the celebrities was murdered an hour before the explosion and empirical and molecular formulas are key to finding out who killed who and who was the cause of the explosion. A molecular formula gives all the atoms in the compound and an empirical formula is the lowest whole number ratio of the molecular formula. Both of the formulas are used to discover what compounds were present in the passenger's’…

around us”(Stroud). The empirical skeptic’s claim is that one cannot have knowledge of the external world. The external world is the physical world which one perceives and generally assumes to exist beyond one’s own mind. Cannot is an expression of a conceptual impossibility, since it is neither physically impossible…

view on reality. Other than that they both view the soul as the the life force of a person, they couldn’t be more different. The major difference between the two is that Plato is a more rationalist and spiritual approach whilst Aristotle is more empirical and material. This causes many rationalists and empiricists to critique the other and so both their theories end up having critics and supporters. In general, Aristotle’s views are more relatable and accessible to everyone than Plato’s due to…

their hypotheses; through these experiments they can be either proven or disproven. Another strength is that the scientific methods does not just use generalizations and untested ideologies, instead all its claims are supported and validated through empirical research and data. Thirdly, out of the other options, the scientific method produces the least opportunity for research bias or personal opinions to be included in its claims and data, providing objectivity instead. Lastly, the scientific…

Article I: The primary purpose, which relates to my overall theme, of this empirical study was to determine how transformational leadership characteristics affect the medium through which subordinate individuals attempt to influence their transformational leader. The three mediums that the study is based on are: soft, hard, and rational. The conductor of the study hypothesized that the subordinate individuals would plausibly utilize a soft – inspirational and charismatic – and rational –…

Francisco Ayala illustrates the inconsistency between Charles Darwin’s proclaimed experimental procedures disclosed to the public and the actual methodology that was carried out. The development of the scientific method allowed researchers to record empirical observations in a controlled setting in order to understand a scientific phenomenon. In Darwin’s time, majority of the researchers utilized the dominant inductive method which was influenced by John Stuart Mill and Francis Bacon. Initially,…

education. Davis argues that simple moral education lacks in evidence to support its claims (empirical), conflict on what good character is and how to teach it (conceptual), and its failure to do things the right way for the right purpose (moral). In this paper I will be agreeing with the empirical criticism of simple character education. However, I will also be providing a possible objection to the empirical criticism. Davis argues that since character is something that must exist for more…

basing their viewpoint on empirical psychology; happiness is contingent and therefore are not capable of being commandments of reason (Kant 329). Imposing empirical principles for morality is dangerous because the unconditional purity of the prescription is ruined; the will can no longer behave autonomously (Kant 340). This is because reason is a priori and necessary. For Kant, the idea of an a priori power of reason that determines the will precedes all contingent, empirical factors; this…

The nomological network takes all of the empirical findings into consideration that contribute to the theory of a certain construct. A researcher will note if a participant’s behaviour reflects his or her results on the test which would contribute to the nomological network. Continuing with the earlier…

In this encyclopedic entry, I intend to highlight and critically discuss the key sociological concepts presented by Peter L Berger. Berger provides an interesting case in which his work develops empirical arguments both for and against the theory of secularization. By looking at his two major books, The Sacred Canopy and The Desecularization of the World, this account will be looking at his theory of religious world-construction, his key arguments of secularization and later his arguments of…