Positivism

Anais, Alonso Module #3 PHI2010 1 Compare and contrast various views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions. It predates written records and its origins are lost in the past. The term Hinduism refers to the collection of faiths that are believed to have originated in India, but other scholars believe that was brought to India a long ago by nomadic people. It is a polytheistic system with various gods and goddesses as well as lesser deities.…

The oversized mask revealed the young boy’s teary-eyed face as 2,400-volt surge of electricity bolted through his small body. In a few minutes it would be all over. He was only five feet, weighed ninety pounds, and fourteen years of age when he was sentenced to death by electric chair. June 16, 1944 was a record breaking day in the United states, as African-American George Stinney was the youngest person in the 21-century to be executed, and sentenced to death for the murder of two female white…

August Comte’s theory of positivism. Comte believed that using scientific methods would reveal constant social laws; however, Nietzsche passionately disagreed, for he believed that society was consistently changing, and therefore, an absolute truth could never be found. Comte’s theory is one that exhibits the dogmatism that Niezsche harshly criticized (Hunt, 791). Because something may be applicable now does not mean it will be as early as tomorrow. His opposition of positivism influenced his…

Max Weber’s perspective on religion compared to Emil Durkheim varies in many ways. Both theorists emphasize on two different approaches when studying religion. Weber was an anti-positivism and Durkheim was positivism. Meaning the subject matter being studied related to different concepts involving natural science and social science. Durkheim was focused on the systematic approach of religion. Weber was writing from a point of view coming from his father being a successful “business man.” Max…

Pohlman identifies two scientific theories educators can use to help organize their theoretical framework. The first learning theory Pohlman discusses is positivism. The author states that “positivism is the school of thought that maintains the universe has a structure, and that the task of science is to understand that structure” (p. 19). Pohlman further explains that an individual who selects this theoretical framework, would…

In Paul Rickert’s article, Legal Positivsm: The Leading Legal Theory in America (2005), the author states “Legal positivism began to take root in the American legal system after Natural Law fell into theoretical quicksand generated by Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (1859)” (pg 2) . While Rickert’s opinion of the legal theory is toward Positivism Law, the truth remains the same with regards to Sociological Law. As society moved away from Natural Law and the law standing on moral…

3.) How did the work of Bessel relate to the work of Locke, Berkeley, and other empirical philosophers? There were two conclusions that originated from Bessel's finding. The first was that cosmologists would need to consider the way of the human eyewitness since individual qualities and recognitions would impact the detailed perceptions. The second was if the part of the human eyewitness must be considered in stargazing, then it was additionally essential in each other science that depended on…

Introduction The title of chapter three is "Early Explanations for Criminal Behavior" in the book "Criminology" written by Leonard Glick & J. Mitchell Miller is broken down into six mini sections. "Introduction: Theories of Crime" which explains what they are going to talk about in the chapter. "Traditional Explanations for Crime" discusses spiritual explanations for crime and treatment of criminals, the basis of natural explanations of crime, and deliberates about the origins and base…

instrumental grounds to effectively evaluate theoretical conceptualisations. However, despite this, the positivist critique can be deemed inadequate as critical realists recognise the methodological and ontological limitations associated with the theory. Positivism is said to evaluate the use of critical realism using their own criteria instead of the core theory. They argue that critical realism fails to test knowledge claims about causes effectively, however this is based on the positivist…

Although Field’s study was conducted within the US, rape myths have manifested within western culture as well. Clearly demonstrating this was a documentary aired on BBC Three (2015) titled “Is This Rape? Sex on Trial”. The documentary used a fictional scenario of a man inserting his penis into a woman’s mouth after a party, where alcohol was consumed, which 24 females and males (12 females and 12 males) were asked to vote was this rape. Throughout the documentary notions of “she didn’t…