Educational philosophy

When is lying okay? Is it always acceptable? Is it never acceptable to ‘’commit a sin’’ as german philosopher? Immanuel Kant would refer to a lie as.Your standpoint may differ from mine.I in believe lying is only permitted,when it can be used to protect and care for others or yourself. No one wants to hurt a friends feelings.The U.S. Political Campaign:Lies,Lies,Lies Excerpt feels the same.They call this type of lie the ‘’I love your dress’’ lie.It’s what the person(friend)who is being lied to…

A man under the name Friedich Nietzche wrote the paper “Twilight of the Idols” around the 1870s’ during his time of mortal breakdown. He has written many papers such as “The Gay Science”, “Thus Zarathusta”, “Beyond Good and Evil”, “Genealogy of Moral”. From the reading Nietzche discusses his beliefs on earth as a whole and the belief of what is around us. He begins the reading by questioning the mind of philosophers. The mind of a philosopher is meant to be confusing and difficult to understand,…

23.The Correspondence Theory of the Truth is probably the simplest, and most intuitive theory of truth out there. P is true iff p corresponds to a fact. P is false iff, p does not correspond to any fact; So the truth ‘scorpion is venomous’ is true iff there is some fact about the world that corresponds to that statement. A truth bearer is true iff it bears a specific part of reality. There is relationship between the proposition and it’s corresponding the fact. 24. The coherence theory 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…

“I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.” This quote by Andrew Wiles might as well represent what happened to Patti and Robert in terms of their art, which seem to be the opposite of who they used to be as children. The book Just Kids explained how both Robert’s and Patti’s childhood influenced their work of art. Just Kids begins by explaining the core of Patti’s and Robert’s art, which is their childhood. Patti and Robert both come…

“Paco’s movies are after all, creepy...When you watch them, you find yourself waiting for something bad to happen”(Gladwell 100).According to Gladwell “Paco’s” movies are creepy but does that make him creepy, Hillary Chatswin believes so .News of hackers breaking into databases, hacking operating systems, stories of NSA and other government agencies keeping watch on American citizens are all casual occurrences in the age of technology; Mrs.Chatswin sharp language is justifiable. People are…

“Allegory of the Cave” was written by Greek philosopher, Plato. Plato successfully pursued his mentor, Socrates, as his dialogues and writings became well known in society today. The cave in this excerpt can be interpreted into many many ideas. Based on “Allegory of the Cave,” the cave in the passage represents lack of knowledge (lecture 2015) since the prisoners believed that the shadows of objects were the true form. Moreover, my cave would be my parents and their perspective on appearance…

Wafa Ali Professor Norris English 5 December 9, 2015 The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah encourages literal conversations, and engagements with strangers of different backgrounds. He emphasized on cross cultural barriers and how we have fundamental responsibilities to everyone around us. The philosopher seriously explores the claims of identity and the task of making a life, considering them as abstract social categories through which people define themselves. Therefore, Kwame indicates…

RE-113 Discussion Topic Three: The Ten Commandments (1) Are the Ten Commandments, as a whole, necessary rules for a moral life? In my opinion, the Ten Commandments, as a whole, are not necessary rules for a moral life because they infuse religious ideology with social moral principles, which I believe is an issue in a world with many faiths, free will, and the access to an education that aids individuals in forming their own opinions about the life. Commandments one through four in particular…

Philosophy: The Pursuit of Truth, in the Company of Nous Socrates, as presented in many works of Plato, makes inquiries about the garnering of knowledge and truth. In the platonic dialogue, Meno, Socrates attempts to answer Meno’s paradox: if you don’t know what you are looking for, how can it be found? Meno’s question allows for the assertion that inquiry is impossible, for how do we know what to ask, if we don’t know, or have knowledge about, what we are asking. This perplexity brings up the…