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Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
S/P/575. Kant's Copernican revolution and synthetic a priori knowledge
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- 2200
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the ideas expressed in the “Critique of Pure Reason” by Kant comparing his understanding of knowledge to that of Descartes, Leibniz, Lock and Hume. The divide between rationalists and empiricists is explained discussing Kant’s idea of Copernican revolution and arguing whether it could give rise to synthetic a priori knowledge.
KEYWORDS: Kant, Copernican revolution, synthetic a priori knowledge,
S/P/573. Smart's argumentation for identity theory
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- 2250
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the identity theory by J.J.C. Smart founded on the principle of Occam’s razor, discussing physicalist and dualist explanations of our sensations. Objections to Smart’s identity theory are reviewed, its advantage over the dualist theory is argued.
KEYWORDS: Smart, identity theory, dualism,
S/P/571. What is Consciousness? Nagel's and Jackson's arguments
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- 2450
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the philosophical definitions of consciousness discussing Thomas Nagel’s argument ‘What is it like to be a bat?’ and comparing it with the ‘Knowledge argument’ for dualism formulated by Frank Jackson as a story of Mary the super scientist. The plausibility of both arguments is evaluated.
KEYWORDS: Consciousness, Thomas Nagel, Frank Jackson, argument for dualism,
S/P/567. Can we know whether our beliefs are coherent, justified and considered as knowledge?
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- 2400
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the concept of knowledge reviewing ideas of Descartes, Bernard Williams, Kornblith , etc. on the nature of beliefs, knowledge, observation, introspection, etc. Unreliability of introspection is discussed arguing whether we can claim that we ‘know’ that our beliefs are coherent and justified.
S/P/560. Do you know that the Sun will rise tomorrow?
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- 2400
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- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper reviews the ideas of Descartes expressed in “The Meditations” discussing whether the existence of a non-deceiving God explains our natural inclination to believe that the sun will rise tomorrow because it always rose in the past. Hume’s critique of this justification is considered concluding that Hume’s argumentation is more persuasive.
KEYWORDS: Sun will rise tomorrow, Descartes, Hume,
S/P/559. Sartre's notion of ‘bad faith': does it provide philosophical solution to self-deception problem?
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- 2350
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines Sartre’s concept of bad faith in its relation to human freedom and anguish reviewing Sartre’s criticism of Freud and discussing his understanding of self-deception and the ways to deal with it.
KEYWORDS: Sartre, bad faith, freedom, self-deception,
S/P/553. Can we have lucky knowledge? Review of paper “Actually Knowing” by Hetherington
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- 2650
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper reviews the work of Stephen Hetherington “Actually Knowing” discussing his understanding of the terms “lucky knowledge” and “justified true belief” (JTB) with references to epistemological theory.
KEYWORDS: Review, Hetherington, Actually Knowing, lucky knowledge, justified true belief,
S/LI/539. An examination of Beckett and the Cartesian principles
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- 2450
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines modern literature in relation to the way in which Beckett follows Cartesian principles. The paper aims to examine the way in which the individual uses language to construct their identity to prove their existence. An examination of the range of secondary theory related to the subject is provided, including Descartes’, Katz, and R. S. Thomas.
KEYWORDS: Modern literature, Beckett, Cartesian principles, language, identity, Descartes, Katz, R.S. Thomas,
C/P/412. Proposal. Origins of entrepreneurship: luck or skill?
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- 4250
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 49.99 GBP
The paper proposes research into the roots of entrepreneurship providing definitions of the term and arguing whether entrepreneurial success depends on luck. Literature is reviewed on the role of entrepreneurship in organisational culture, the phenomenon of ‘intrapreneurship’, the power of positive thinking in people’s achievement with references to quantum physics, etc. It is argued whether thoughts generate energy that radiates across the human body towards the external environment. The methodology of the proposed research is described.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, origins of entrepreneurship, luck or skill, positive thinking,
C/P/335. Gadamer's concept of hermeneutic spiral
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- 950
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper looks at the so-called hermeneutic circle/spiral as a central concept of hermeneutics discussing understanding as a process of interpretation in which subject and object roles are intermingled. Gadamer’s view of understanding as a dialogue is compared to Cartesian philosophy.
KEYWORDS: Hermeneutics, understanding, Gadamer, Cartesian,
S/P/422. Henri Bergson's understanding of instinct and intelligence
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- 3100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines Henri Bergson's conception of instinct and intelligence as two modes of knowledge showing how Bergson explains the difference between them, arguing their relation to consciousness, and exploring their role in the evolution of species.
KEYWORDS: Henri Bergson, instinct, intelligence, knowledge, consciousness, evolution,
C/P/138. Are Empirical Methods the best way of Understanding Society?
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- 5200
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 59.99 GBP
The paper examines the applications of empirical methods discussing their advantages and disadvantages, providing definitions of epistemology, identifying the effectiveness the epistemological underpinnings of the research and practical impacts that such research may have on social studies.
KEYWORDS: Research Methods, Empiricism, Epistemology,
S/P/246. Conventional Paradigm and the Acquisition of Knowledge: In areas of knowledge such as the arts and the sciences, do we learn more from work that follows or that breaks with accepted conventions?
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- 1600
- DATE:
- 2007
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines how knowledge is acquired in the areas of knowledge (AOK) such as science, art and economics. Paradigms of knowledge acquisition and the methods of its application in different AOK are discussed touching on the role of conventions and the outcomes of braking conventions.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge, conventions, art, science, paradigm,
P/P/213. Do mental events cause physical events? Critique of physicalism
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper poses a question if mental events may cause physical events revealing a conflict of ideas on the possibility of mental causation. A critical review of the physicalistic approach and identity theories is presented challenging the assumption that physics is a causally closed system.
KEYWORDS: mental, events, cause, physical, events, critique, physicalism,
P/P/214. Do mental events supervene on physical events?
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper reports on the debate about whether mental events depend upon physical events reviewing the theories of supervenience and physicalism, describing the types of physicalism and arguing the primacy of the physical.
KEYWORDS: mental, events, supervene, physical, events,
P/P/215. Do we know the content of our thoughts?
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper seeks to identify whether we have authoritative knowledge of our own minds, discussing externalist ideas on the relation between the thinker and the thinkers environment, and reviewing scholars opinions on the possibility of self-knowledge.
P/P/218. Is there a difference between external and personal time?
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper addresses the philosophic issues of the time plurality discussing the difference between external and personal time. Academic opinions on the subject are reviewed, the possibility of time travel is argued.
KEYWORDS: difference, external, personal, time,
P/P/222. Circuit of Knowledge: theory and self-analysis
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper investigates the circuit of knowledge describing the authors world outlook and views on universal knowledge, pluralism, objectivity, causality and the existence of the multiple self. Self analysis is performed in the context of other scientific circuits of knowledge, namely, the positivistic scientific view.
KEYWORDS: circuit, knowledge, theory, self-analysis,
P/P/241. Self-identity in modern world
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- 2500
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the issues of self-identity in the modern world addressing the issues of social fragmentation, self-mutations, self re-evaluations, multiple ambiguity, etc. Philosophical theories on the outcomes of modern socio-structural transformations are reviewed focusing on Giddens theory.
KEYWORDS: self-identity, modern, world,
P/P/254. Is consciousness physical or mental phenomenon?
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- 1000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the concept of consciousness arguing whether it can be considered as a physical phenomenon. Psychological definitions of consciousness are provided touching on the issues of free will, logical possibility, the difference between mental and physical processes, etc.
KEYWORDS: Consciousness, physical, mental, materialistic, free will,
P/P/265. Roots and ramifications of systemic thinking
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the concept of systemic thinking revealing its biological roots and discussing its role in corporate environments. Ramifications of systemic thinking are described outlining the systems components and arguing the importance of examining the system as an entity.
KEYWORDS: roots, ramifications, systemic, thinking,
P/P/323. Wittgenstein's criticism of Augustine's theory of language acquisition
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of language acquisition reviewing the ideas expressed by Wittgenstein in his Philosophical Investigations' that challenge Augustine's theory of language. Approaches to learning as a development of naming techniques in children are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Wittgenstein, Augustine, language acquisition, learning,
P/P/324. Philosophical approaches to thinking and understanding
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- 1500
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- 2006
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper reviews philosophical approaches to thinking arguing that thinking is not a mental inner process. Various descriptions of understanding are discussed including Wittgensteins view of understanding in terms of images, the description of understanding as an ability, etc.
KEYWORDS: Thinking, understanding, Wittgenstein,
P/PS/62. Theories of intelligence: comparative analysis
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper analyses the concept of intelligence reporting on the evolution in philosophic and psychological perceptions of intelligence from traditional approaches by Spearman, Thurstone, Cattel, etc., to more recent theories by Guilford, Vernon & Carroll, Sternberg, Gardner, etc. Traditional and modern understanding of intelligence is compared.
KEYWORDS: theories, intelligence, comparative,
S/P/117. Analysis of the Principle of the Anomalism of the Mental
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- 4100
- DATE:
- 2006
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- 49.99 GBP
This paper deals with the central tenet of Davidson's theory of mind - anomalous monism. The principle of the anomalism of the mental states, that there is no systematic relation between mental and physical events. The paper considers Davidson's arguments for the claim that there are no strict psychophysical or psychological laws, I consider a variety of powerful objections to this claim, and argue that none are successful. The paper gives a clear exposition of extremely complex material, and provides detailed analysis of the positions and arguments involved.
KEYWORDS: Davidson, anomalous, monism, physicalism, supervenience, rationality, psychological, r,
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