Theory of Forms

Clive Bell’s theory of art is a formalist view, appreciating art for its visual aspects and disregarding any context behind the piece. His goal was to find the common trait among all works of art. He believes that for something to be considered art, it has to have specific necessary and sufficient features. It is necessary that the piece has significant form in order for it to be art. Significant form provides us with an aesthetic emotion, which is only brought on by visual art.…

Throughout the years, many theories have been developed to explain criminal behavior. Some of those theories were uncommon, while other theories evolved with time, and are still being explored and used today(Bohm & Vogel, 2011). In the past, theories were mainly explored individually, today criminologists seek to find the best solutions to crime as they explore a combination of theories. An integrated theory is a theory that combines theories or concepts from the same or different disciplines.…

Identity of Physicalism Physicalism has many forms and lens to look through. Physicalism believes the mind is part of the body and nothing else. Physicalist believe in the facts of science and that everything can be explained, even the mind with science. In this, the singular philosophical belief of identity will be explored through science and the simplicity of understanding of the brain. With science behind physicalism that simplifies the mind and the world down to an atomic level.…

1. Describe two scientific theories relating to the evolution of the chemicals of life A scientific theory is an explanation based on observations, reasoning and experimentations, especially one that has been tested and confirmed as a general principle helping to understand, explain and predict natural phenomena. A scientific theory must be based on careful and rational examinations of the facts. There are 5 major theories that account to the evolution and origins of chemicals of life. However…

Theories are constantly developing. The “Strain theory emphasizes predominance of crime among lower class and minority populations because they are the most deprived of legitimate opportunities” (Williams, 2013, Ch. 6, Slide 5). In the 1930’s, Robert K. Merton developed the first trace of the strain theory. Merton based his general thoughts and ideas off of Durkheim’s original idea of the theoretical framework of the anomie (Tibbets S. & Hemmens C., 2015, p. 222). The general idea of the strain…

What’s the relationship between theories and the world to which theories meant to apply? Are there ultimate truth which can be obtained through a series of scientific validation and falsification? Is critical relativism appropriate for scientific research (marketing or consumer research in particular)? Those are some critical questions raised by this week’s readings that centered on the topic of rationality and relativism. Several authors provide different insights on answering those above…

broken down and the truth will finally be revealed. The scientific theory of evolution explains how living organism develop and diversity over generations. It not explains the origins and development of the universe as in cosmogenesis. It also does not explain how life first began such as abiogenesis. What it does explain is how new varieties of life form emerge from earlier life forms. Outside science, people usually call a theory a hunch or unsupported person opinion, but in science it means,…

Hegel begins by describing poetry as a form that manifests ideas into concrete actuality, rather than abstract feeling (p. 960). From the inner imagination comes the formation of material in poetry–but this material is not made poetic by being harboured in ideas, but that it is being harboured in an artistic imagination. Here, Hegel defines the artistic imagination as to keep the abstract universality of thought separate from the sensuously concrete objects. Poetry employs language as an…

Throughout this article, Jason will be going over how concrete poetry can be an interesting genre to analyze and what makes concrete poetry an authentic genre. By looking at concrete poetry through the lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), Jason focuses on how the content blends together with the visual appearance to create a deeper meaning. Going back to 7th grade, my english class was learning about the broad genre of poetry. At first, I thought “Oh boy. . . another writing…

general, theories could either take an open form or closed. In this aspect, all theories can be categorized into the two distinct categories. In another context of leadership theories and its relationship to educational leadership, it is embraced that education audits are carried out so as to seek a lasting solution to the hindrances experienced in managing schools. Hypothesis statement The following research aims at establishing the main differences between closed and open forms of…