Axiom

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because it was left out in the sun.” As an empiricist, he would claim that it is impossible to believe in causation and remain consistent. Some of Hume’s most important of contributions comes from his work on the philosophy of causation. Hume’s main axiom in his work is known as the Copy Principle, which states that every thing we come to think and know is through our own experience. The contents of the mind are perceptions, which can be further divided into impressions and ideas. The main…

Growing concern for the future environmental and social climate has brought many to argue for a fundamental overhaul of the modern economic axioms. Indeed, the notion that a finite biophysical system is incapable of sustaining infinite economic growth is responsible for the increasing popularity of the degrowth movement. What follows is a critical assessment of the desirability and feasibility of a degrowth economy. More specifically, Sen’s capabilities approach is used to assess whether or not…

Anthropology appeared as a distinct field of study during the nineteenth century. Europe’s successful efforts in geographical exploration, and the colonization of the America facilitated public intrigue regarding the relationship between human evolution, nature and culture. Early anthropological theory was highly concerned with the classification of cultures and peoples along a static, evolutionary timeline, ascending from savagery to barbarism, and finally to civilization, typified by European…

human beings. This is furthered by the use of conceit as the persona states, “Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.” By using the extended metaphor of the circle and the compass, Donne draws upon the aesthetic elegance and axioms of mathematics and geometry in the 17th century to depict love…

Essentially through pork-barreling she not only minimized the scope of making political enemies through controversial legislation, she carefully tailored a successful reelection platform and strategy. Acting on what Firiona calls, the “self-interest axiom”, Betty McCollum’s light rail project was geared for her reelection and as expected her constituents will reflect their positive reaction through the voting polls (Firiona 325). McCollum acting on her own self interests can be further supported…

spiritual activity of one. Science may not have a claim in being named a pure objective knowledge, since nonetheless of scientific progress, the puzzle of the entire word outlook is still not formed. Science includes knowledge which is taken as an axiom of different theories. As contrast to this statement, religion has statements which call for faith, but also has those which are based on argumentation and is supported by evidence. Of course there are differences between the two. Firstly,…

The French social and political situation in the eighteenth century became the basis for Voltaire’s fruitful writing experience. Candide was a scandalous, yet exemplary, literary piece that exposed, through the use of satire, the threat philosophical doctrines presented to devoted listeners. With its abundant religious references, the philosophical tale examines whether Optimism can justify the omnipresent evil. The ambivalent meaning of the title Candide ou l’Optimisme can be explained as the…

American Dream. Whereas the glittering backdrop of Manhattan’s infinite skyline alludes to a sense of interminable opportunities; such that, life’s ultimate conquest is the pursuit of happiness. Glamour, fame, money, and success became the quintessential axiom people worshiped. Women adorned in jewels, whilst men in flamboyant cars and ostentatious summerhouses. Benjamin’s were more like today’s Washington’s; little Lincoln’s were fictitious and so were Jefferson’s and Roosevelt’s. But are…

In the citation from Perpetual Peace, Kant is explaining that commerce binds everyone together because it helps ease tension and teaches countries to compromise in ways that will meet the equilibrium for everyone. The general proposition is that popular and responsible governments would be more willing to promote peace and commerce if it were in the stream of European thought and political practice. Furthermore, he argues that the internal affairs of a state or nation are considered to be an…