Formal methods

This semester I had the opportunity to participate in a third grade classroom over at York Country Day School. The lessons I observed were based off of the new FOSS Module that my teacher was piloting. It was a unique learning experience because it was her first time teaching the material. I felt that we were able to learn and grow from one another as we reflected on components of the lessons. The activities were hands-on and put students in charge of their own learning which is the heart of…

I was very intrigued by Cormack's ideas on Ideology. He was able to take a complex and philosophical question and break it down to analyze and deliver a definition. His ideas shed light on many other realizations of our society and how individuals are shaped by it. One of Cormack's claims is that self image is socially derived. He explains that in our early years we are exposed to environments and institutions that create our own perceptions of who we are. Society is what influences…

Arrangement, however, is somewhat straightforward: most papers of science and research utilized a very standard structure, the IMRAD system: abstract (summarizes the whole paper in one paragraph), introduction (explains why this was undertaken), method/materials (discusses the experimental design and the items used), results (explains what was the result of the experiment), and discussion (concluding remarks based on the findings and any other worthwhile material). Usually, deviation from that…

De Suassure’s Paraphrase De Suassure discusses the difference between semiology (study of signs) to linguistics and how it is a part of semiology. He argues about the difference between signs and symbols; the former being an arbitrary thing and the latter has a rational relationship with the thing it relates too. He then talks about how linguistic changes based on individuals and society. To examine this, he talks about the difference between synchronic linguistics, which is studied during a…

Why Darwin’s Inconsistency Is Significant In the article Darwin and the scientific method, author Francisco Ayala compares two scientific methods and discusses Charles Darwin’s impact on the scientific community. A scientific method is a procedure that scientists use to make systematic observations, experiments, and to formulate a hypothesis. During the 18th century, Darwin discovered one of many reasons on why evolution occurs and established the theory of natural selection that would later…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the two different arguments provided by two different philosophers regarding the metaphysical and science. John Polkinghorne’s ontological argument and Richard Dawkin’s unwavering belief of evolution. Although I believe Polkinghorne’s argument to be undeniably incorrect. I plan to present the strongest evidence for both arguments in an attempt to ultimately see which one is most viable. I may add supporting claims from other philosophers throughout the…

The topic of my argumentative research paper, is stem cell research. I am going to research and write about the importance and controversy surrounding stem cell research. I will discuss who are the support and activist groups, and a timeline of the United States laws. For my argumentative essay, I will explain some of the reasons why stem cell research is proclaimed to be unethical and why it can be a crucial procedure for abolishing and controlling diseases. I will provide details into which…

III. Experiment Results The in-class experiment took place using three different rats, and having all test subjects being exposed to four different situations. The first rat was used as the control subject, setting its outcomes from the experiments as the normal responses for a healthy individual rat. The first experiment was conducted to determine the normal metabolic rate for each rat. The control rat had a metabolic rate of 1465ml O2/kg/hr. This number will be compared to following numbers…

Charles Sanders Peirce’s concept of critical common sensism and unwavering faith in the scientific method makes him stand out as a revolutionary philosopher. In this paper, the epistemological philosophies of Peirce, G. E. Moore, and Wittgenstein will be discussed in order to arrive at a more complete theory of knowledge. Peirce’s pragmatic theory of truth, though in need of some modification, best captures knowledge and conquers Cartesian skepticism. First, an important distinction must be…

Like Popkin, Screech has two tasks that will be investigated: first- he has provided a translation and introduction (36 pages) for the entire corpus of Montaigne’s Essays and secondly – he has provided a stand-alone introduction (25 pages) for the translated Essay – An Apology for Raymond Sebond. Like Pokin, he will have to situate his assessment of the Apology with the broader confines of all the Essays. 3.1 The Argument of the Complete Essays The introduction to the Complete Essays is…