Rational function

The purpose of Cassirer’s writing of “The Myth of the State” is to clarify how myth was able to capture great significance in the political discourse and thought from Europe and particularly from Germany in the first half of the twentieth century. Needless to say, this occurrence was not an accidental one according to Cassirer. He affirms that myth is not a clump of mistakes, but a way of thinking and symbolizing which remains at the origin of human culture. Cassirer’s own conclusion on myth may…

In any moral theory debate, the arguments as to what justifies an action as right or wrong presents divergent understandings on the ground of moral philosophy. Thus, when examining a certain action, one person might consider it deeply morally wrong while another person would perceive it as completely acceptable. With such a controversial case, one would wonder which response would be most correct? Is there a distinct right answer to this situation? Or could it be that varied answers could be…

be his modern colleagues, embark on a journey to define justice on an individual level and a city level. For Plato, justice or morality begins with a healthy mind or soul. When looking closer into ones soul. The soul is made up of three parts, The rational or reasoning section, the appetitive section and lastly the spirit. For the soul to be just each of these sections must perform their proper jobs. For example, Plato writes, “in relation to his soul, one better and one worse, and that when the…

Introduction The initial reading of the case study “Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad” for this reader was a portrayal of overwhelming inability of persons in a system to function. This is where I noticed that an acute crisis exist. The use of the term function or functioning means something is working. It is used to identify “working” in medicine and physical health more frequently. It did not fit the scenario initially so a search for a more suitable term for the…

each other. How is it that a democratic ship of state could ever function well, let alone even competently, when its captain (the American citizen) is so unqualified to steer it? Or in other words, how could democracy possible work under conditions of poor information and…

lagoons and sandy beaches, is a 5-star resort hotel consisting of over 400 guest rooms and various public spaces. Michael Graves used abstract and historical elements such as domes, vaults, balcony palisades and wooden lattice-work in many different functions around the hotel. Variations of dome shapes include the hemisphere, a bell-shape and the doughnut-shape with opening covered by a projecting cylinder above (Figure 2.6). In addition, the hotel has a spectacular and imposing entrance (Figure…

shown through the fifth of Aquinas’ five ways. An analogy was made between the universe and a man-made machine; Paley used this through his philosophy of the watch. He claimed that anyone finding a watch for the first time might not understand its functions yet would be able to recognise that it is not a result of chance, but the creation of an intelligent being. The watch demands a watchmaker. In the same way the universe demands a designer, it simply could not be the product of chance. Thus,…

political, economic and social issues, for which he seems to care little. For one, this allows the government to pass extremely unfair and restrictive laws, which render both the world of business and personal life extremely difficult to navigate and function in. Furthermore, as is illustrated with business meetings occurring in dark bars, where the discussions revolve more around manipulation of the system rather than legitimate business plans, the government as well as the major contributors…

to change over time due to our environment. Positive criminologists believe in-order to prevent crime the underlying cause must be treated or eliminated. The underlying cause maybe biologically or environmental in that the nervous system fails to function at optimal levels due to genetic or chemical imbalance. The positivist focused more on the internal aspect of why we do the things we do or crime…

In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argues that happiness is the ultimate good that we strive to attain. He begins by reasoning that either we desire each good for the sake of another, that is, every good is but means to achieve another good, or that we desire at least one good for its own sake and for this good alone we desire others. He refutes the first claim of the premise by stating that, ‘if we choose everything for the sake of something else”, consequently, “the result will lead to a…