Philosophical concepts

communicating with my student’s family getting them as involved in their child’s learning as possible. Being able to form a beneficial relationship with the family of children who are in my care is fundamental as this strongly links to the main personal concept of my image, which is teamwork. This image strongly represents Bronfrenbrenner’s ecological systems theory(McInerney, 2014). The ecological systems theory…

Kant attributes Hume as his inspiration to the critique of pure reason as Hume’s work motivated him to prove Hume wrong. Specifically, Kant worked against Hume’s concept of causation. Where Hume found no necessity in causation nor of causation, Kant found causation necessary in both senses- otherwise no one would be able to navigate the world. However, Kant’s critique of Hume is much more general than causation, Kant through causation is asserting the existence of synthetic a priori judgements.…

The best course of action for the firm would be to sell the production facility at $2 million, because in order to to continue doing business in the next two years, the costs to operate will be greater than the potential profits expected by the company. By the end of four years, company will have already spent $16.5M, vs. the total anticipated return of $14M. With this in mind, the company will have lost $2.5M by the end of four years. In addition, the plant will have no resale value by the end…

This is a difficult question. In short, I believe that we can’t exist and have a happy productive life if we are constantly questioning everything in our reality. We would never be able to trust, love, or make advancements for our society. We or at least I, would turn into a shut-in constantly questioning everything I thought I knew. I can’t live like this. I think that if we accept Descartes’ is correct, and the only thing we can know with complete certainly is that we exist, we also have…

1A.) Descartes attempted to prove or examine the nature of physical objects as well as non physical objects and essentially discover whether or not they were true. He believed in mechanical philosophy, which can be explained when examining his method of doubt, and his views on the nature of the self. Descartes had a three step method of doubt which had the intention of discovering what can be found to be real or true. To sum this up, he wanted to discover what can be held as a base for certainty…

the notion of ‘self’ was conducted for this essay; in reviewing the literature various authors each giving their beliefs and concepts have written many theories and provided many discussions on ‘self’ over the years. However, to write about each of the authors would take some time, therefore within the essay, a few of the authors theories on what their beliefs and concept are to the view of self are included. The first part of the essay examine: (a) how the self is seen, structured, and defined;…

Throughout my academic career I struggled to find a sense of my own identity. In high school, and early in my college career, I wasn 't sure what I really wanted to pursue in life. I 'd always felt a pressure to succeed from my family, my community, and my peers. I 've never had a strong ethnic or cultural identity, my ancestors come from all over, but I 'm given the sole label “Caucasian”. When I was younger, I felt that it was a disadvantage not having a strong cultural or ethnic identity. I…

The standard analysis of knowledge is the Tripartite Theory (or, JTB, for short). This theory defines knowledge as ‘justified true belief’: S knows that P if and only if (i) P is true, (ii) S believes that P, and (iii) S is justified in believing that P. Each of these three conditions (truth, belief, and justification) is necessary for knowledge, and altogether they are jointly sufficient for having knowledge. As a counter to JTB, Edmund Gettier posed a serious challenge when he introduced…

What determines who and what a person becomes in life? What influences the choices they make? Is it the expectations of others around them? Does their environment play a role? Is it the actions of others? Could it be the circumstances at the given moment? What is the defining factor that ultimately leads a person to decide? The Cider House Rules, by John Irving, is a story of Homer Wells, an orphan who strives to find his unique place in the world and his definite purpose. He must…

Therefore “Owning” an idea, concept, opinion, thought, knowledge, or belief makes a person unique. Having a different perspective from another individual makes a person unique. Our character and personality is based off of our beliefs and personal choices. Our knowledge is part of our…