Philosophical concepts

Self-concept can affect communication by either building high self-esteem or diminishing to low self-esteem. By having high self-esteem someone is likely to think nicely of others, anticipate being accepted and, judge their own performance more positively. Whereas, if you have a low self-esteem you are more likely to criticize others, anticipate being rejected and, judge their performance negatively. Self-concept also resists change. You tend to hold on to your understandable self-concept even…

This prioritizes the essential characteristics offered in the definition. The presupposition is that the definition of must be true for it to be good. It follows that the property of a belief and/or the justification of it cannot make it true. Properties are determinants of the truth value. We therefore require an intrinsic connection to truth. If we accept that most intellectual virtues have truth as their ultimate end; then it follows that our disposition in arriving at true knowledge is…

God’s attributes are eternal (P19) His features, also known as attributes, would be absurd that they can end or expire or also commence to anything else other than God’s own purposes. (P20) says God’s existence and his essence are on and the same, which the same attributes of God would better explain why God’s eternal essence at the same time of his existence, to be precise, that itself which starts God’s spirit at the same time institutes his presence. God is neither an existing thing nor an…

Why do we as humans do what we do? Is there an explanation for our actions? What exactly are our actions and what goes into those actions? All of these questions can be answered and it all comes down to the point of happiness. Through text such as “Human Fulfillment” by David Cloutier, Moral Theology True Happiness and the Virtues by William C. Mattison, and “On Free Choice of the Will” by Augustine we will find answers and examples to these questions. It is everyone’s purpose in life to…

The formation of social constructions through the dismal synthesis of race and color is defined by the ever-changing social hierarchy and the fixed behavior performed by distinct races. Because the notion of race acts upon a color continuum, there are set categories that are built from the complete subjection of blacks upwards to the dominance of whites. Within this continuum lie definite subcategories of ‘black’ and ‘white’. The paradox of the permanent yet ephemeral idea of race and color is…

and perception of others. In this paper, I will focus on self-awareness and self-concept, impression formation, impression management, and social media identity. They are all important to remember while understanding and exemplifying one 's identity. I will give personal examples on all of these strategies and aspects. These strategies…

This essay will be in two parts, it will examine the self through case studies of theoretical and reflective approaches. The first part will research the self influence on counsellor efficacy, client awareness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self will be examined on its influence of counsellor effectiveness, client responsiveness and psychotherapeutic benefit. The self is defined by Cooley (1983); as a natural part of a human being. Wood & Wood (1999) define the self as human thoughts…

context can have different memory traces and might have an effect on recognition memory (Feng et al., 2013). In fact, how those objects are encoded in the memory might differ from those stranger to that person (Feng et al., 2013). In addition, the concept of self can be extended to people, refer as the extended self (Kim & Johnson, 2012). For instance, studies have found that ownership and…

Jp36884, Junseong Park Response Berkeley 's Idealism In his book, Principles of Human Knowledge, Berkeley, in Principles: part 1, replies to the claim that, 'all that is real and substantial is banished out of the world. 'He first responds to this by saying, “...instead thereof a chimerical scheme of ideas takes place.” What he is saying here is that idealism does not just banish all out of existence, instead, it replaces all that exists with ideas of those particular things in the outside…

Well-being has a variety of philosophical understandings but, in this context, will refer to objectives that will bring greatest meaning and utility to one’s life overall (Tuomi 39). These objectives are achievement (satisfaction of personal goals), friendship, love and passion for music…