Teleology

Theoretical Framework View of Human Nature Key Theorists Key Terminology Key Concepts Strengths/Weakness Therapeutic Techniques Psychodynamic 1. Psychoanalysis Instincts /Drive an innate psychic energy known as id. Sigmund Freud Catharsis or Abreaction drives Conscious and unconscious mental state activity The strengths are having the Western values being effective. The weaknesses are modified by measure of awareness. Interpretation of the transference relationship. Individuals are…

that relationships take work and suggests that we take responsibility for our actions and not try to deflect blame onto others. Likewise, Adler believes that as individuals we are forward moving, looking towards the future, which he described as teleology. This drive to move forward is fueled by an individual’s strives for perfection. When this drive forward is not impeded, it can lead to uniqueness in character, natural creativity, meaningful connection and…

important works on ethics, religion, law, aesthetics, astronomy, and history. These included the Critique of Practical Reason 1788, the Metaphysics of Morals 1797, which dealt with ethics, and the Critique of Judgment 1790, which looks at aesthetics and teleology. In his book on ethics, Kant has propounded his theory on morality and how it affects our decision making in our lives. He set forth his Supreme Principle of Morality which was based on three interlinked theories and concepts that he…

in China published the first academic work of song translation called Research and Practice of Song Translation(《歌曲翻译探究与实践》), which contains a lot of song translation works and showed his understanding of song translation theory, methodology and teleology of high perspicacity. More researches on song translation have been conducted abroad with many foreign song translation scholars putting forwards strategies and criteria for song translation. One of the most famous work is Peter Low's…

together by some outside force. However, this essay will argue that Aristotle 's theory of political naturalism offers a valuable critique of other theories, especially Plato 's theory of Forms. Aristotle also constructs a sound defence of natural teleology and, despite facing serious challenges regarding the role of non-citizens, succeeds in showing that the state is natural and that man is by nature a political animal. I will begin by looking at the components of Aristotle 's theory of…

Thus Aristotelian philosophers focused primarily on the purpose or teleology behind physical events. While this approach worked well with biology questions (“Why does an acorn grow into an oak tree?”), the assumption that all objects had a personality or an internal driving force (like the DNA in the acorn) did not work very…

Huffington Post’s article authoritatively described the definition of a trophic cascade as an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition, or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling (huffingtonpost.com).” For that reason, in today’s society we have witnessed numerous trophic cascades that occur all over the world,…

It is commonly held that the most crucial elements of Aristotelian virtue ethics are the elements of teleology (telos) and virtue (hexis). The element of hexis, or disposition, is not specific to Aristotelian virtue ethics. Disposition overlaps with deontological ethical theories; however, the element of telos is specific to virtue ethics and, therefore,…

been evolutionarily adaptive and things that function in the moment of an individual's life within that species. Foot states that the difference between mere statistical averages and Aristotelian Categoricals is that the latter has to do with the teleology of the species and is the thing capable of making judgements of defectiveness because, 'It matters in the reproductive life of the peacock that the tail should be brightly coloured', and so can be counted as a defect. Continuing, it is…

Literary contexts Habakkuk was a prophet who lived during period of Israel history , the meaning of his name is still questionable it may come from the verb habaq meaning folding of hand , Habaq refers to a group of plants known as Ocimum , it also means to embrace ,Luther on his personal point of view he thought maybe it signified that Prophet Habakkuk embraced his people and comfort them .The book of Prophet Habakkuk is one of the most profound book which you can find an amazing…