Concepts in metaphysics

for this assignment I was able to spend three and a half hours researching critics and other theorists who have written about the impact of bears in Alaska and the changes they face. From studying the different critic approaches to the concepts that I will be writing on, one of the things that I noticed was that while many discuss the lives and habitats of Alaskan brown bears. The critics will often times state that the lives of these bears are changing, one critic that mentioned…

In his book, Blue Chicago, David Grazian defines roles based on interactions that people have in Chicago's Blues clubs. Roles such as these can be assigned to people in any social situation. This principle can be extrapolated to other social contexts such as the expression of gratitude between Oberlin College students and the staff at Stevenson Dining Hall. This is demonstrated through the observation of interactions between students and staff members in three different scenarios: swiping in at…

Schemata is “abstract knowledge stored in memory and it is a richly organized networks of knowledge”. Schema helps reader with comprehension because it allows you to use your background knowledge. Readers are able to use of what they already know to make a connection with what they are reading. Without schema readers might become uninterested and frustrated with what they are reading. With little to none background knowledge, reader might have trouble making connections to a topic they might not…

The song “Loser” conveys precise and a straightforward message through singer’s personal feelings and impressions. The message in conjunction with an unusual way of expressing makes the song amusing to analyze and interpret. Relating to his audience provocatively throughout the piece of art - “Loser”, Beck has emphasizes being “adversely” different to what was perceived a norm at a time. For example, stating himself as a stagnated “monkey” while others were revolutionized “chimpanzees”…

Ontology: the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such. Ontological Argument: Philosophical argument for the existence of God. God (Christian): the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority, the Supreme Being. With the ontological argument, the existence of a Christian God cannot be established through rational argument. A religious monk proposed the concept that because God is so perfect, he can’t exist only in our minds, and that…

objects, or subject to the normal working of the laws of nature. On the other side, it means the major properties and origin of individual things. Nature has been discussed in the history of Western Civilization, in the philosophical fields of metaphysics and epistemology, also in theology…

Philosophers,” Nietzsche starts by criticizing at numerous philosophical concepts that originated from respected philosophers that made an influence to the branches of philosophy (Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, and etcetera). However, one should consider that Nietzsche’s criticisms are not based out of randomness, instead to determine which philosopher holds the strongest argument. For instance, Nietzsche questions Rene Descartes concept of “I think, therefore I am,” to comprehend where the…

study of this philosophy? This philosophical study puts focus on the nature of religion. It includes analyzing religious concepts, beliefs, terms, arguments, and practices of religious adherents. Carroll explains that there are two forms of Philosophy of…

The concept prime mover is a monotheistic concept developed by the philosopher and polytheist by the name of Aristotle. The prime mover concept goes into depths trying to explain the primary cause of all the movement in the universe. In his work Metaphysics, the Greek philosopher Aristotle truly believed that everything had several different explanations for its existence and that the cause of a thing can be understood in four different ways. In this paper, we will go into great depths in trying…

the soul is real according to his ideology of metaphysics, which questions what is reality and what is simply truth or opinion. Plato breaks the concept of reality into two smaller aspects; one as the senses and the second as the ability to reason and it is the capacity of reason, which leads individuals reach to the absolute truth. The ability to reason has given human beings the advantage over other living things to accept and comprehend such concept behind the existence of the…