Pragmatism

Malnourished, tired and on the brim of death — that was the norm for nearly six million Jews disposed in concentration camps. But, collective punishment and ethnic cleansing were never an anomaly for Germany; in fact, it had emerged as a motif throughout their history. It was not until the Herero Genocide when Germany had finally realized their ‘dream’ for racial superiority. David Olusoga and Casper Erichsen, authors of “The Kaiser's Holocaust,” present horrific stories of Germany’s genocidal…

Hippocrates is accredited with being as the leading personality to consider that diseases were instigated naturally, not owing to superstition and gods. Moreover, Hippocrates was attributed by the followers of Pythagoras of affiliating medicine and philosophy. He segregated the field of medicine from religion, trusting and holding a debate that disease was not a chastisement imposed by the gods, but rather the result of ecological influences, intake, and lifestyle habits. Certainly there is not…

be guided by James (2003) to the questions we ask serves us well i.e. constructive for us. That is why James reminds us that we always have to look at the impact generated by our lived-through experiences. Thus, there is an ethical undertone in pragmatism core; the questions we ask and try to answer with the help of surveys should be enriching for us…

truth or not. For example, if one enters a sports competition as a low underdog, a strong belief in team unity and ability can propel the potentially losing team to victory. This idea that meaningful beliefs overshadow those that are true is called pragmatism. Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, physician, and religious philosopher (Biography.com Editors), took a pragmatic approach to the widely discussed topic of God’s existence. In his piece Faith Without Reasoning, Pascal gives us a…

What are human morals when one is not defined as human? Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Live of a Slave Girl makes the case for a call to action against the horrors of slavery.Jacobs uses the idea of civil disobedience and the failure of institutions to produce a form of agency to support her argument, but above all else, her rhetoric reflects the idea that slavery colors morality. Jacobs takes Thoreau’s argument further by demanding collective action against slavery by Northern White…

Annotated Bibliographies for Module 2 Driscoll, M. (2005). Psychology of Learning for Instruction (3rd ed.) (pp. 71-77). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Driscoll introduces the human information processing system by stating that it is very similar to the way a computer processes and stores information. The reader is introduced to three stages of information processing: sensory memory (which functions to hold information in memory very briefly), working memory (the stage in which further processing…

fragmentation and violence, their philosophies about how the state should conduct itself are in direct contrast with one another. Machiavelli’s the Prince is founded on the principal that if a ruler wishes to maintain power, he should embody the ideology of pragmatism, while Socrates believes the state should follow him in his commitment to moral purity and justice. The inherent dissonance between these philosophies would lead Socrates to be unsupportive of Machiavelli’s concept of a prince, and…

In order to ground himself in pragmatism, Stephen must establish his whereabouts to situate himself in the vast universe. Since the world is, “very big to think about,” Stephen reverts to placing himself in Ireland, his homeland (Joyce 13). By doing so, he is evoking a logical way of thinking. In youth, Stephen attempts to imitate Byron while writing poetry. However, he gets distracted and begins daydreaming. In his ambition to be creative, he realizes that he has nothing original or significant…

success and maintain interest in the material that is being taught. By approaching teaching with a student-centered style, each individual student can benefit from an education that is well-suited to their academic level and personality types. Pragmatism extends this benefit by applying hands on experiences that allow for further student growth and expansion of curriculum ideas. Planning my methods of direction around these two philosophies provides an opportunity for me to enhance my…

Commentary on the Encyclical of His Holiness Saint John Paul II, Fides et Ratio One of men's abilities is to want to know more, to know where they come from. In this act we can see throughout history the different philosophical currents have been asking all over the world asking men's origin. Philosophy has been the science that comes close to finding where we come from and the meaning of our lives. Not only in today's world but over the time that the church has existed since Christ founded it,…