Socratic method

Methodological review Addocks and Collier’s article “Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research attempts to solve a number of theoretical and methodological problems concerning variable viability. In doing so they seek to address four distinct problems within the realms of political science research. They are: how we understand the different types of validity, the debate between content validity and conceptual disputes, provided an alternate solution to…

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). In other words, when Emerson says “experiments,” this can be referred to McCandless as his adventure across the U.S. From meeting many new people, to canoeing in the Colorado River. McCandless went on a crazy, risky trip and it can be compared to the words of Emerson. In Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless displays his view on life, just as Ralph Waldo Emerson did, by being self reliant,…

Reflective Statement In my opinion, Oedipus was not going to be a simple task. The idea of going deep into this topic caused hesitations and doubts since Oedipus is more than far fetched. To deal with the Greek world of that time is something risky. You need precise information and clear understanding Athenian tragedy. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is the first in the dramatic historical chronology. It deals with the story of Oedipus, a man who becomes King of Thebes. In the process of the play he…

Symbolism hiding behind words The deeper people searches in the ocean the more things are found. Each word has a mystery story behind but in order to find it first take a look a little bit closer. In this case every word symbolizes something in order to represent specific ideas or give qualities to those words. In ¨The Fairy¨, by Robert Louis Stevenson uses the words poor, diamonds and gift to symbolize nobility. Symbols are also used for a purpose. Generally, it is an object representing…

Thesis Proposal and Directional Statement Siddhartha Hesse, Hermann, and Kathleen Helal. Siddhartha. New York, NY: Pocket, 2008. Print. The protagonist in the novel Siddhartha is a man named Siddhartha in Ancient India who is on a journey to attain spiritual enlightenment. Siddhartha has many good characteristics which are displayed throughout the novel such as his intelligence, willpower, curiosity and independence. From the beginning of the novel, Siddhartha is seen as a very intelligent…

Never Cry Wolf By: Farley Mowat 1. “Never cry Wolf” by Farley Mowat was a novel about his scientific studies. At a young age Farley is captivated my nature, and finds himself becoming part of it. Farley in college finds himself interested in the scientific study of lupines, aka wolves. Mowat is soon employed to the artic in the summer, where he is assigned to study species of wolves, and the effect they have on caribou. Shortly after arriving he friends a local Eskimo named Mike, who is…

Introduction A moved used by Dostoevsky would be to justify your position- one would have to weigh in on topics with no obvious answer and form an opinion. Once the opinion is formed the individual has to break down reasons, causing the individual to take a position. “When you take a position, you privilege one way of thinking above others” (Mauk, Stayer & Mauk 112). Once the writer adopts a position there has to be a purpose, referred to as the sub-move adopt a positon and purpose. “The…

Traditionally, epistemology has been defined as the theory of knowledge in which the primary goal has been to obtain truth while avoiding false beliefs . Knowledge was defined and universally accepted to be “Justified True Belief”. However, this was challenged when Edmund Gettier released a 1963 paper which demonstrated that justified true beliefs are intuitively not sufficient for knowledge due to epistemic luck. This sudden revelation triggered “a cottage industry of knowledge-analysers” ,…

Metaphysics is concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world. Cosmology and ontology are the two traditional branches of metaphysics. Cosmology seeks to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order. Ontology is the investigation into what types of things there are in the world and what relations these things bear to one another. Ontology deals with questions concerning what…

1. Based on the story and song, how does Bruce Springsteen convince us of his authenticity, the belief that he is not an act? Throughout the song “The River” by Bruce Springsteen, one will note the many real life complications portrayed throughout, including unemployment, family values, premarital sex, and suicidal thoughts. Each makes up the storyline of the song, which is about a man who was too eager to jump into a relationship that he was not prepared for, which resulted in mistakes that…