Educational philosophy

According to the semiotics theory found by Saussure, the relation between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary. There is no reason why the letters produce exactly the image. Semiotics is the language expression expresses the discursive process, rather than a static structural relationships or rules. As Roland Barthes mentioned in his book “Mythologies”, “On the one hand, an ideological critique of the language of so-called mass culture; on the other, an initial semiological dismantling…

Dexter Sommerfeldt Dr. Alexander Phil 366 11 December 2015 Vogel on the Refutation of Skepticism In the essay “The Refutation of Skepticism,” we see author Jonathon Vogel attempt to deny any skeptic claims about the external world. In its most simple form, his argument claims that to deny skepticism would be the best explanation of the material world. For slight background information, skepticism is the epistemological view that we simple lack the ability to have knowledge of a material world;…

The moral dilemma shown here, is the same one that Singer believes occurs every time an American who already owns a TV chooses to go out and buy a new one. Instead of using this excess money to upgrade their television, they should be donating it to prevent the deaths of kids in need. Even though these two decision both have different factors to them, they both could lead to the same result. Except, in one scenario a kid dies by being sold to an organ peddler, and in the other a child dies of…

In Gilbert Harman’s article Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology: Virtue Ethics and the Fundamental Attribution Error, he focuses said topic, the fundamental attribution error. The fundamental attribution error is defined as the inclination of us as humans to assume the actions of an individual are explained by the individual’s disposition, and failing to consider possible situational causes. Throughout his essay, Harman discusses virtue ethics, character traits, and social psychology, and…

Philosophy is a discipline that studies how one ought to live, as well as study reality, nature, existence, etc. However, there are a number of philosophers who propose differing sets of morals and have different ideas of living life to its fullest (Singer v. Mill). Kant proposes that moral actions are defined by the motivation of an action, and later on explains that moral actions are duties through reason, rather than inclination. This essay will explain the validity of Kant’s argument by…

I do believe that Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner. They issued recalls on the unsafe toys, apologized for the problems that arose with their toys and they acted quickly and aggressively to implement a stronger safety check system on their products. One thing they should have done differently was issuing the recalls sooner than they did though. I think the vendors that used the lead paint, Mattel and the government regulators that are supposed to be checking for safety…

Reply to Objection 1: Parmenides, your notion of being is too strong. When it comes to the definition of being you provided, the idea that being cannot change is incorrect. Being can change while remaining the same, so the notion of something coming to be or passing away with change, would be incorrect, as I have stated in my response and given examples. Through potential and matter, nothing is coming to be or passing away, because it is still the same substance throughout. The form of the…

Yellow Fever and Human Experimentation As researchers traveled to Cuba to study the disease, United States Army researchers soon discovered the cause of Yellow Fever. Through the determination of Yellow Fever Experimentation Carols Finlay, decides to test his theory of mosquito transmission. This is what many historians or researches call a human experimentation in which a human of course takes into an act of manipulation of the body for further understandment. Lazer (another…

In his book, The Joy of Pi, David Blatner, the author of fifteen books on various subjects, attempts to explain why mathematicians continue to approximate pi to this day. He believes that they continue to do so because it poses a challenge, and it is in human nature to conquer that challenge. He tries to relay this belief to his readers through a number of different methods including, a history of pi, explaining why pi is fascinating, and how pi appears in the natural world. His writing style,…

3 important myths can be learnt in Greek Mythology Have you ever thought about how every single thing we read, never advises us to make poor decisions or behave in an atrocious manner? In today's society we have common courtesy within us. Where did we learn this common courtesy? We learn these lessons from many different things, one main place we get it from is moral myths, especially Greek myths. In Greek mythology there are many different morals and lessons you can learn, but the most…