Personal Identity
.... are responsible for the
qualities associated with being an individual (height, weight, character, belief,
etc.). Perry also comes back to challenge this using the analogy of a river.
If one goes to a river, and then the next day goes back to the same river, the
person will not say that it is a different river, although almost all of the
properties of the river have changed (water molecules, pollution level,
temperature, etc.). This is the same with a person, for we say that a person at
adolescence is still the same person at adulthood, even though the the persons
beliefs, knowledge, and character may have changed over the years. .....
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Presuppositions Of The Game Theory
.... had
more money, I would be happy." Frequently the perceived level of success is
compared to the size of one's bank account, the location of their house or the
amount of cars in the driveway. People seem to perceive money as being
happiness.
Soloman says that keeping score, although it is not an essential feature of
games, seems to be one of the most durable features of game theory. He thinks
that the best way to keep score is to have a dependable point system, a definite
unit of worth, which is money.
Soloman rejects this presupposition by first stating that "money isn't the only
or even primary social good", and "money is .....
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Senseless: A False Sense Of Perception
.... perceive to be real .
Hallucinations are only one way by which the visual perception of an object can
be altered there are many more ways by which the visual perception of an object
can be altered; for example consider a square envelope, pay very close attention
to what you see when you look at this object. If the envelope does not move but
you do then your perception of this object will continually change as you move
about and the "square envelope" no longer looks square. Because a square object
such as an envelope can't be square and not square at the same time then the
visual perception of the object must be false.
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Separation Or Assimilation?
.... with self respect, one adopts an attitude of self-
segregation. Boxill argues for pride as a means of preserving one's race,
overemphasizing differences between individuals because of the color of their
skin or cultural differences, is a great defense to assimilation.
Understanding Dubois's concept of cultural authenticity is to delve into
the mysteries of self-actualization, that is to realize one's own potential. He
asks himself, as an African American, whether his true identity lies in the
jungles of Africa or in this land of America. He is of the opinion that these
are his only two options. He concludes that his true iden .....
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A Critical Analysis Of "The Doctor Won't See You Now"
.... In paragraph three, Gorman attempts to make an analogy between other
professions and related obligations. In essence, the analogy equates the amount
of money and personal taste one may have, with the level of care and/or
attention one deserves. The analogy appears to be very inappropriate at first,
however, this may be exactly what Gorman is trying to point out, making the
reader more sympathetic to the thesis.
Gorman begins to touch on a sound idea of preventative medicine in paragraph
four, page 62, where he writes "... the medical profession is finally beginning
to see that patients have a responsibility for their own he .....
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The Importance Of Literature Vs. Science
.... observation, and hypothesis found in science. Experiments can be
performed in both. A scientist could ask what if, and logically and
scientifically follow his what if through. A writer could ask the same and use
his imagination, knowledge, and perhaps a little research, to guide his
imagination. Literature and Science are similar.
However they differ in some important respects. Science is an exact
realm of numbers and averages and measurements. The last time you read a
romance novel, were there charts showing the Freudian prediction of the average
persons love life? Literature does not have the same kind of exactitude t .....
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The Myth Of Perfection
.... experience, we can tell what
is hotter or colder, but never actually tell what the absolutes are. This is a
central aspect of what makes perfection impossible to achieve. What exactly is
perfection? Seeing as we have no inherent knowledge of what is perfect or
imperfect, these ideals are usually set by the expectations of others who are in
positions of control over us. Therein lies one of the fundamental dangers in
attempting to achieve perfection. When the aims and goals of our lives are
governed by an outside force, we are transferring a great amount of power over
ourselves to someone else who may not have the best intenti .....
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The Capitalist Future: A Consequence Of Calvinist Annunciation
.... beliefs
together eliminated any possibility of appeasing God through service or
sacrifice. The answer to the question whether believers were the chosen or the
damned could thus neither be influenced nor known. If, however, one turned his
work into a 'calling,' restricting any desire to wasteful pleasure, he could
experience a feeling of assurance that he is indeed a member of the Elect.
Calvinism preached this ascetic ethic of hard work and complete absence of
frivolous waste of money and time. As a result, the work ethic of the
population shifted from 'working to live' to 'living to work.' Traditional
capitalism which relied o .....
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Humans And Their Ability To Make Mistakes
.... is walking in the woods and trips on a branch,
it is because the person erred in the sense of watching the path followed.
There is no doubt in anyone's mind that humans make mistakes all the
time. Let us simply analyze any process in which there is a chance for someone
to commit an error. Take for example a cashier in a grocery store. The cashier
obtains the total on the cash register, and receives a twenty dollar bill from
the customer. She must now give the patron back his/her change. The cash
register tells the cashier that the client is owed 4.60$. The cashier then
reaches into her change drawer to retrieve the proper .....
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Brent Staples' A Brother's Murder
.... leads a life molded by this
street life. His official cause of death was murder. However, at the young age
of twenty-two years old, they should have noted his death as a casualty of war.
He played a part in the war of gangs and guns. If he did not live in the inner
streets of Roanoke, Va., he would probably be alive today. In most other parts
of the country, you can have an argument with one of your best friends and not
get killed over it. Blake was shot six time s by a good friend over an argument
about a former girlfriend.
Brent Staples grew up in the same type of atmosphere as his little
brother Blake. As Staples explains .....
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Contemporary Thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aguinas
.... people in the city-states was the Metics. This class was made up of people
that were not citizens, either because they were not born in the city-state, or
they were prevented from being citizens. The third class were the slaves.
These people were captured from wars and subject to serve the city-state without
pay. The interesting observation in the organization of the Greek city-state is
that only one-third the population had any power. The other two thirds (made up
of metics and slaves) were subject to the decisions derived by the citizens, and
contained no power nor voice in the political system. Athenian Democracy ha .....
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Martin Luther King And Patrick Henry: Cry For Freedom
.... Another rhetorical device that Henry
uses well is imagery. A good example of Henry's imagery is, "The next gale that
sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!"
Henry uses these and many more devices to keep the attention and the open mind
of his audience who was mostly opposed to his viewpoint.
These two speeches were much more different than they are alike. The
main difference between the two speeches, in a general sense was that one calls
for a change through violence and war, while the other calls for a peaceful
solution. Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses calls for .....
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