Intuition

One of the goals of Wilhelm Dilthey’s Introduction to the Human Sciences is to answer whether the philosophy of history can provide knowledge of socio-historical reality as a whole. The philosophy of history is a theory that attempts to know the interconnectedness of historical reality through a correspondence with the unity of interconnected propositions (Dilthey, pg. 142). Gaining knowledge of the interconnectedness of the whole of history is his distinctive task, and he comes to the…

Gladwell utilizes to describe when you make snap decisions and to come to conclusions in a very small amount of time. Decisions made extremely quickly can be just as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately, and our unconscious influences our intuition . Gladwell argues that “ there can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in moths of rational analysis.” One has better judgment when exposed to little information, and our decisions made quickly can be just as powerful and…

Mr. Knightley and Josh are both major characters in the book Emma and the movie Clueless. The book to film adaptation is almost accurate to a tee. Mr. Knightley and Josh are similar in countless ways, although inevitable variations do arise. Exposure to the book and the movie allows you to compare and contrast the two characters. You’re able to notice what brings them together, what sets them apart, and how the different time periods influence their persona. In the book, Mr. Knightley’s relation…

The transcendentalist philosophy states the idea that: individualism, non-conformity, self-reliance, frontier spirit, commitment, detachment from materialistic things, and intuition are important ideas that should almost always echo in a Transcendentalist’s life style. The idea of transcending is to live life in an unordinary way, and go beyond human invention and experiences. In an almost mirror like relationship, these beliefs are what Mr. Krakauer displays throughout the book that Chris is an…

Introduction The army and navy used colleges for special training in the Navy V-12 program and the Army Specialized Training Program, which, along with similar programs, accelerated college education, expanded science and technology courses, and introduced new methods of instruction (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). The army wanted to address the illiteracy problem it had fast. The army established special training units and developed functional training materials related to the individuals’ army…

The Complex and Rebellious History of American Literature Many scholars agree that the history of American Literature has slowly evolved from one philosophy growing out of or rebelling against the common belief of the time. Each stemmed out of another to create another philosophy, another lifestyle, and another culture. Some of the most the important philosophies in American history are Puritanism, Deism, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism and Existentialism. Many…

Extraversion Over the past 2500 years, there have been select people portrayed as more talkative than others, more assertive, and bolder than others (Revelle, 2008). Over those years, extraversion has been studied and became socially and biologically important to the field of psychology and personality. The science behind the topic has grown along with the research conducted to study this individual personality trait. The importance of this trait remains today just as important as it was when…

“Forbes.com” tells us that universally leaders in general should have the following qualities: honesty, the ability to delegate, communication, confidence, commitment, a positive attitude, creativity, intuition, and the ability to inspire. While an effective nurse leader needs all of these qualities, “Advanced Healthcare Network for Nurses” notes nurses as leaders also need to have “...integrity, courage, initiative, and the ability to handle stress.” So…

POT3302 POT 3303 Political Ideologies John Locke’s vision of individual rights, rights of rebellion The scholar John Locke opines that a government bears the mandate to serves its people by protecting their life, liberty and their property. In his view, governments should not endorse the tyrannical rule of law; instead, the dispersion of authority should include excising the rule of law that serves all people (Aaron, 2011). Thus, he supports the decision to protest or rebel against any form of…

Section 1.2 The alternative: physicalism The idea that everything is physical is not always obvious; what reasons do we have to believe that everything in the natural world is made from physical things? And what do we mean by physicalism? Let us answer the second question, and then prepare the way to answer the first question. Papineau (1993) suggests that physicalism is “the thesis that all natural phenomena are, in a sense to be made precise, physical” (Papineau, 1993, p. 1). Natural…