Cold Hard Truth

Of course not; although we know what our parents told us, we also know that we saw a real monster. It is not until we are shown the truth that we finally understand the words that were told to us many times before. In much the same way education cannot be something that a person simply receives; it has to be experienced before we can completely understand it. As Plato states in The Allegory…

1. List/describe six or more core values or beliefs that you hold that you think will influence your development of a counseling approach. Explain how your counseling approach will be shaped by these values or beliefs. (minimum 200 words) Core values and beliefs are important in a counseling relationship. Values are important because it helps a person to better understand themselves and what is Important to them as a person. A value that I hold that I think will influence my development of a…

During life unexpected moments, we tend to question the reason of our fate. We ask ourselves “Why” that unforgettable moment occurred, which most of the time we do not know the answer . We seek to blame others, blame ourselves, reach put to a supernatural or divine power and still no clear answer. As a result of such uncertainty we develop an ambivalence that disrupts our relationship and beliefs. In the book “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio blossoms a religious ambivalence through…

Nagel raises captivating inquiries in his book, "What does everything mean?" Do we live in reality? Is this present reality just as genuine as we see it to be? What is the significance of life? In the first place, we will investigate our view of the 'genuine' world and attempt to answer if that world is genuinely there or in our brains. Besides, suppose the world is genuine what's more, every other person in it, when we think about the subject of the psyche and the cerebrum; did we have that…

Plato’s Republic deals with three central images, the sun, the line, and the cave. Through these images, Socrates explains to his student Glaucon the difference between sensory things and true thoughts and forms. Plato uses his allegory of the cave to assert that the masses are living in ignorant bliss and that it is the job of the philosopher, no matter the consequences, to spread enlightenment. In order to understand this, to first understand Plato’s other ideas from the Republic, those of the…

oppressors. Therefore to the prisoners, “the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images”(Plato 2). The prisoners may not be able to recognize the objects which first cast the shadows because the shadows are merely a projection of reality and do not represent an object in its entirety. The misconceptions of the prisoners demonstrate how seclusion from the outside world may deeply affect the understanding of an individual. The only truth would be the shadows, the prisoners…

higher realm. One must seek the truth and ultimate good in order to advance into another level, perhaps a fourth dimension. It is also possible that each individual controls his own destiny. For example, a prisoner could have chosen to stay in the cave and not walk towards the light and person watching a movie in a theatre can choose to accept it as reality or decide to seek the truth and leave the theatre. One must want to discover new ideas and strive for an ultimate truth to escape the…

Causal arguments are always invalid since there is no guarantee of any truth between the premises and the conclusion of the statement. Causal arguments base their truth on the degree of likelihood or probability as the cause of a certain circumstance. A causal argument asserts that there exists a correlation between the occurrences of two events in a particular situation. It asserts that the occurrence of one event is dependent on the other such that occurrence of “X” happened as a result of…

set their minds to find the truth within ourselves and in the universe. Philosophers set out to answer powerful questions like, “What is truth.” The question itself presents a multitude of more questions: “What defines truth,” “Who determines truth,” and etc. Hundreds of years have passed and there have been many that have attempted to find that answer. Philosophers such as Plato have dedicated their lives to study and pondered to discover the answer to “what is truth?” Those philosophers…

Differentiating Between Valid and Invalid Forms of Propositional Arguments Pages 164 – 175 of the textbook focuses on assessing valid forms versus invalid forms of propositional forms. It provides a brief description of what would be considered a valid argument and invalid argument. A valid argument passes the proper form test, while an invalid argument fails it. Five of the nine most used propositional arguments discusses are valid arguments. These valid forms include: the denying a disjunct,…