Axiom

Would the Residents of Bacon’s Bensalem Approve of Faustus’s Reasons to Study Magic? In Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis, and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus there is a clear disagreement between the morals and values of Faustus and the people of New Atlantis. Both books display what knowledge means to the specific characters. While the residents of Bensalem value knowledge very highly and believe in improving it, Faustus seems more interested in what he can get out of it, and how to he can…

I argue that substance dualism is true. Substance dualism claims that people and bodies are distinct. People, such as you and I, are nonphysical beings. We are connected human bodies, but we are not bodies. The reason is that (1) If we can exist without bodies, then we cannot be bodies. (2) We can exist without bodies. Therefore (3) we cannot be bodies. (1), (2) and (3) constitute the modal argument for substance dualism. The modal argument has a valid form. An argument has valid form means that…

Many people in the world don 't realize that one of the greatest minds had possible learning disabilities. Albert Einstein at a younger age was labeled as dull, dyslexic, even autistic or schizophrenic. However, he overcame these “labels” and became very famous for his scientific knowledge. When Einstein was 16 years old, he always wondered what it would be like to ride his bike on a beam of light, 10 years later he came up with a special theory of relativity, which lead him to find out that…

“If facts by themselves never prove or disprove anything, what else is involved in the proof of a statement?” With reference to the question I would say “Facts” can indeed prove or disprove anything, but they need help from Areas of Knowledge and Ways of knowing. One of the major WOK that supports reasoning and proving/disproving of facts is “Logic” and “Belief” is another WOK that supports reasoning. The AOK’s such as “Mathematics” plays a really great role in reasoning. Facts may be perceived…

Poe as well. Poe, like Montresor, tells his story simply for the purpose of letting it be known. He doesn’t aim to lead in either direction, and presents the facts and allows the reader to determine the emotions and motivations involved. Despite an axiom often misattributed to Sigmund Freud, sometimes a cigar is much more than just a cigar and, especially in the world of Poe, the reader finds that there is more to everything than it seems on the surface. Whether or not it’s what Poe originally…

specific philosophy. Two of the main philosophical ideas that Dostoevsky discusses in this novel are Utilitarianism and its sub-philosophy, Hedonism. Utilitarianism attempts to distinguish between the moralities of right and wrong, good and bad. The axiom of this philosophy is the concept that the good is pleasure and the bad is pain. It is defined as the sum of all pleasure that results from an action, minus the suffering of anyone involved in the action. One should make choices that will…

When you marry someone you have to sign a paper saying are together through god and law. If someone is married and their partner is in need of help it is their duty to help them. The last concept that was in the Michael decision scenario is middle axioms. Middle Axions is laws, norms, rules and expectations should be broken to protect the health, safety, dignity, or life of a vulnerable individual. ¨After stealing the drug and administering it to Rachael.¨ Michael broke the law when he stole the…

Through their powerful renderings of war and politics, Niccolò Machiavelli's iconoclastic 1532 political treatise The Prince and Shakespeare's 1599 historical tragedy Julius Caesar mutually seek to explore the nature of human weakness. A manifestation of Machiavelli's radically realpolitik interpretation of Renaissance humanism, The Prince subverts the traditional Christian moral zeitgeist, redefining weakness in instrumental terms - that a leader's results are superior in importance to his…

Over the years, my interest in reading and writing has come in waves of highs and lows. As a fan of movies and music and a student, my reading history varies from articles in magazines, books made in to major motion pictures, and scholarly readings such as text books and academic journals. Apart from reading, part of my literacy history is writing. Being a student, I have written numerous amounts of papers from research papers, narratives, and expository essays. I also blog regularly for my own…

Forging the Partial Narrative: The Causatum of the Human Historian History is a truly fascinating concept. It is a recorded truth; an inevitable phenomenon that remains dormant until acted upon; exhumed by the discerning historian to forge a coherent narrative. This historical construct, however, is subject to the personal biases and interpretation of a single human individual whose views are shaped by upbringing and a unique life experience. Alexander Pope’s age-old adage, to err is human, is…