Exploratory research

1. Explain the overall concept of Argument by Analogy using the example of the Watchmaker from the reading by Paley as a possible Argument by Analogy. An analogical argument is an inductive argument, where existing similarities are used to conclude some further similarities between two things are yet to occur. An analogical argument can be represented in the following way. This form of argument is often used in cases where one thing (X) is accepted, and another thing (Y) is not. The Watchmaker…

Peggy McIntosh wrote the paper called “White Privilege: Unpacking the invisible backpack”. The paper provides fifty examples of her take on what White Privilege is. The example that I chose to write based on is “I will feel welcomed and “normal” in the usual walks of public life, Institutional and social”. The reason I have chosen this statement was I felt I could tell my story on how I do not feel welcomed in some social places, and I feel judged and as though I am being analyzed by my…

Part e1. In 1973, Fisher Black and Myron Scholes developed the Black-Scholdes option pricing model (OPM). What assumptions underlie the OPM? Answer. There are several assumptions underlying the OPM. First, the stock underlying the call option provides no dividends or other distributions during the life of the option. Second, there are no transaction costs for buying or selling either the stock or the option. Third, the short-term, risk-free interest rate is known and is constant during the life…

In this essay, I will be evaluating an argument from both moral skepticism and ethical objectivism. For clarification purposes, I will define some of the terms which I will be using throughout this essay. The following definitions in this paragraph are taken from the third edition of Shafer-Landau’s ‘The Fundamental of Ethics’ (2015). Ethical objectivism is the view that there exists at least one objective moral standard, and that some moral claims are objectively true. In contrast, moral…

Use the ‘Schnellbrief' to answer the following THREE questions: 1. Determine the provenance of the source. (Hint: It's to do with the source author's background/beliefs etc and how these would have affected what is being presented in the source.) 10 Marks This source was a list of instructions set out by Heydrich to somewhat direct ‘the final aim'. Heydrich was a very anti-semitic person, he was seen as one of the darkest Nazi officers at the time. He was put in charge of some of the key…

According to Prof. Hoffman, the beauty of molecules has been just not about the traditional concept of simplicity, symmetry, or complexity of its appearance, moreover, the standard of molecular aesthetics are the novelty, the surprise it created, and the utility of the molecular structure. However, the judgment of molecular aesthetic is more than a cognitive rather than spatial. With these few words, the idea of beauty or aesthetic in science, specifically chemistry, far more different than the…

In the film Trading Places directed by John Landis the argument of nature vs nurture was brought to the attention of viewers. In particular are you born a trader or can you teach someone to be a trader and potentially become an entrepreneur? Nature is the focus on genetic, hormonal, neurochemical explanations of behavior compared to nurture which is tall the behavior that is learned from the environment through conditioning (Voland). It questioned whether or not a homeless man on the corner of…

PSYC3369 – Sensation and Perception Lab 2 – Dan Pham 1. 1.When comparing my actual drawing with the heat-map, I can conclude that my heat map did not reflect what I have drawn. For example, the miscorrelation between my drawing and the heat-map is portrayed by the car and the bike I drew – my heat-map did not show my eyes on these two objects. However, I was able to draw the mountains in the background, the people walking on the sidewalk and the shops on the side of the road, which is where my…

they are being tested (Avolio, Waldman, & Yammarino, 1991; Bass, 1994). On the basis of inheritance, the author argues that the definition of Bass (1985) is relatively consistent with the study. However, in keeping with the subject and scope of this research in the current context, the author argues that transformational leadership motivates employees to work more than their initially expected. Transformational leaders expand and enhance the interests of employees, making…

attain a higher level of job satisfaction among the staff. This will also drive their motivation for better performance. 2.9. It will help LMU to reach a more competitive edge over others because by engaging more staff to indulge in producing quality research papers, it will attract students from…