Theory of reasoned action

by the dragon, Grendel resisted the idea of participating in nihilistic acts. On a verbal recollection of personal blessings, Grendel declared, “I have not committed the ultimate act of nihilism: I have not killed the queen” (Gardner 93). Grendel reasoned the survival of the queen, Wealtheow, necessary to understand his function in life and abstain from…

Republic, Book X, he indicates how the universe of experience is flawed, using imitation and deception and how situating ourselves toward the domain of forms prompts an entire comprehension. Plato viewed art as an imitation of nature or human life and actions. He suggests that anyone can imitate through a use of a mirror, which is reflective. However, what such a person creates is an appearance; it isn't truly there. This, he concludes, is what a painter does. Similarly, a bed-maker does not…

explain the event of a dog, Leo, hearing the sound of my pouring his dog-food into his food-bowl. I will explain this in an Aristotelian fashion using Aristotle's framework of explanatory schemata - the four causes - and by citing evidence from his theories of (a) hearing from De Anima II.8, (b) perception from De Anima II.12, and (c) potentiality and actuality from De Anima II.5. I will begin with an analysis of the event of Leo's hearing the pouring of the dog-food, and follow that with an…

conventions, religious or moral principles (Heywood 2007, P 193). Anarchist libertarian thinkers like Henry Thoreau (1817-1862) further developed this theory by stating “That government is best which doesn’t govern at all”. Benjamin Tucker (1854 -1939) further explained that conflicts or disagreements between individuals can be resolved by reasoned discussions (Heywood 2007, P…

development of America during the years following the Revolutionary War. He can be largely attributed to the survival of the young country that had been once been on the brink of failure following the winning of its independence. Influenced by the economic theories and philosophies developing in Europe during the same period, Alexander Hamilton applied his strong nationalistic approach to both the government and the economy. Through this approach and his various views on society, he proved…

of a child in the theory of constructiveness. Zones of proximal development are defined as the difference between what a child is able to do on their own, and what they are able to accomplish with the help of an adult. According to Vygotsky: “The zone of proximal development defines those functions that have not yet matured but are in the process of maturation, functions that will mature tomorrow but are currently in an embryonic state. These functions…

I found myself beginning to reasoned with myself that it was necessary to deviate from my previous withholding of weekend partying. I began to use a method of neutralization to justify the reasons in relaxing with a couple drinks on the weekend. In reflection, this behavior best resembles the neutralization theory. Criminologists, Gresham Sykes and David Matza, developed the neutralization theory, especially in relation to the techniques of neutralization. This theory explains the ways deviants…

uses only the efficient cause because it is only concerned with the reasons why things happen, or in other words, the things that cause other things to happen. Modern science is only concerned with things that cause other things, in which laws and theories can be derived…

provides us with additional insight into the human decision making process. The roles of deliberation, affect and emotion are highlighted through this research […which] is in direct opposition to the classical Cartesian view of decision-making as a reasoned, emotion-free process. By using brain imaging… researchers have determined that two clear neural processes, cognitive…

According to Sommers-Flanagan and Sommers-Flanagan (2012), Adlerian theory stressed on individual psychology where individual keenly shape themselves and their surroundings. The concept birth order is one of the components in this theory. Basically, birth order is used to define and describe one’s personality and to predict human behaviour. The reason I choose Adlerian birth order theory is that it has impact me in developing certain…