Epistemology

philosophy, they would surely know the name “Plato”. Socrates was the mentor of Plato, and Plato mentored Aristotle. He is said to be born around 428 BC and to have died around 348 BC. Plato developed his own epistemology, which is defined as “the study of knowledge”. Plato’s epistemology consists of three questions, which are; “What is knowledge? How do we obtain knowledge? And what justifies a belief and makes it knowledge?” (np). Plato does believe that knowledge is possible, however he…

Metaphysics - What is reality/truth? The reality and truth concerning Reconstructionism is the need for a need social order or social reform. Epistemology - Is it possible to know reality/truth? If so, how? It is possible for Reconstructionism to develop a society of problem solvers and critical thinkers. Axiology - What values should be developed in education? It is important for learning to take place outside the classroom walls. This is where students can experience the real world.…

Fielding himself suggests that his book, The History of Tom Jones, is the product of a new province of writing. The novel employs techniques stereotypical of various different genres, including romance, philosophy, and history. The multiple and overlaying genres fit in with an underlying theme whereby Fielding urges to the reader to vigorously question even the most basic of truths. When reading Tom Jones, the words of Voltaire came to mind: “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers…

James, the main problem that he is questioning is determinism. The questions and problems he addresses are related to Religion and Epistemology. The questions and problems are related to religion because he ties religion in with his arguments and related to epistemology because he talks about justifying belief. The questions and problems are also related to Epistemology because the arguments are about belief and knowledge. William James used perspectives of reality in this selection by…

Plato’s Republic is a dialogue using the Socratic method to find reason, the use of rational thinking to keep the order between the state and citizen’s. Plato’s use his knowledge of reasoning to address questions that appear throughout the text, what is a good city?,What is virtue?, What is just and unjust? and Rand 's “Sense of life”. Ayn Rand was a Russian born philosopher, she is best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Another one of her accomplishments was her…

2nd Mediation Reading Response Recognizing the failings in comprehension is a key attribute in avoiding biases in the previous mediation, however it is easier said than done. To be faced on the growing continuum of indecision and intellectual liberation from the constant distractions brought by the senses Descartes resides in “pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge” as referring to the Twilight Zone. On the onslaught of uncertainty, the Wax analogy is sufficient enough when…

communication acts, then to speech acts, to beliefs then to propositions, then finally to knowledge. As discussed before, Plato states that knowledge has to be a justified true belief. One thing that Plato studied within philosophy was epistemology. Epistemology is the study or theory of or word about knowledge. Beliefs contain knowledge and opinions. These are two very different things. Knowledge contains beliefs that are known. Opinions contains beliefs which are not known. Although…

greatest philosopher of all time. Because of him, I have broadened my horizons and started to look at life and philosophy in a whole new light. He has contributed so much to philosophy from finding the world 's first university to his studies on epistemology, ethics, and a variety of different subjects. His work has inspired a variety of other great philosophers, such as Aristotle and David Hume. Plato paved the way for how we do philosophy and what philosophy is really about. His work extends…

Epistemologies are the study of the nature, source, and limits of knowledge. Plato and Aristotle are very influential thinkers; they have both contributed enormously to human knowledge. However, there is a great contrast between their theories and very little comparison. Plato was a rationalist; he believed you can only obtain knowledge through reasoning and understanding. Aristotle believed that you have to experience or see something to know it’s true. For this essay, I will clarify their…

perceived things and while their reality is a façade, their soul knows of forms. I will explain how the darkness is ignorance, shadows are perception in the material world, how the prisoners had knowledge to begin with, and how they account for Plato’s epistemology. The darkness of the cave was Ignorance in physical form, this lead the prisoners to believe that the shadows were real…