Q. Please provide reasons for or against the following proposition: 'A nation is always better off under a benevolent dictatorship rather than an inefficient democracy.' Ans. The question presents to us a proposition, which leads us to compare between ‘Benevolent Dictatorship’ and ‘Inefficient Democracy’, and figure out which of these is better for the community as a whole. So, according to me, to move forward in building a better understanding of which of the two is better, a critique of
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February 21, 2015 Abstract The term Logic begins from two Greek words Philos and Sophia which means Adoration for Knowledge or Quest for Learning. Theory is deciphered in a wide range of routes by various savants. Plato is a widely acclaimed scholar known for his numerous philosophical studies says that, "reasoning is the securing of learning." While an alternate celebrated logician by the name of Karl Marx's states that, "logic is an understanding of the world to
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Test Essay Questions Question #1 Chaerephon asked the omniscient oracle if there was anyone wiser than Socrates, and the Oracle replied there was not. Socrates becomes very perplexed by the answer for he knew the Oracle could not tell a lie & he knew he had no certain wisdom or knowledge. In order to test the claim of the Oracle, Socrates began to question Athenian men whose knowledge was highly respected such as the politicians, the poets, and craftsmen. He found that the politicians who
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!1 Michael James August 22, 2015 Philosophy 001 Final Exam Final Before taking philosophy, there was not any knowledge in my mind concerning the subject. After taking the subject and learning through the readings, it has broadened my mind to what philosophy actually means. Philosophy is the study of the nature of knowledge, reality and existence in part with academic discipline. Through the readings, there became an understanding through these philosophers writings on their view of different
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15 years ago A dark, stormy night with foul tension in the air and a sharp turbulent wind kicking up sand reaching into a dimly lit cave where multiple shady looking people wearing robes with 5 of them being the only ones wearing colors and two sides parting into half standing parallel to each other with different garment colors, black and white. The 5 with colors start to make a formation which is similar to an occult circle and speak “The 2 who have been chosen by the black and white come join
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In book II chapter 4 of De Anima, Aristotle describes what constitutes as nourishment and generation. He then moves onto book II chapter 5 to discuss the concept of sensation and perception. More specifically, he claims that perception is a kind of alteration because it has the capability to be moved and affected. Aristotle then poses a puzzle to why the perception of the senses (perpetual capacities) doesn’t occur and why the perceptual capacities cannot produce perception without the aid of an
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a) Analyze the distinctive features of the Ontological Argument for the existence of God (18) The Ontological Argument is an a priori and deductive argument which attempts to prove God’s existence. It is also a reduction ad absurdum argument which shows that the existence of God could not be denied because to do so would involve adopting an illogical argument. It was formed by St. Anselm (1033-1109), but is still a strong argument for the existence of God today. Anselm firstly argues nothing
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Terrance Fulton Professor Fleshman Introduction to Philosophy – Autumn Quarter 24 October 2015 Midterm Exam Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals, Second Essay, Aphorism 12, P. 77 Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals sought to locate the origin of human morals and thoughts. However, his text is most effective at criticizing the morals and thoughts of humans. Most important is his criticism towards the human thought of origin and utility. Nietzsche’s work seeks to inform that the utility of an object is
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Anne Conway – A Pioneer in Modern Women’s Philosophy Kimberly Higinbotham My decision for a final paper will be Anne Conway. This was the only female philosopher the class spoke upon and prepared summaries for throughout the semester. Being controversial at the time she lived and not afraid of writing her thoughts on life is something that is inspiring to me; this is why my decision was an easy one for this final paper to discuss the topic of questioning philosophers before us. Living in
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unto God. In any case, Plato varied from Socrates in that he didn't consider ideals to comprise in intelligence alone, yet in equity, moderation, and mettle too, these constituting the best possible agreement of man's exercises. It could be said, the State is man writ vast, and its capacity its capacity is to prepare its natives in goodness. For his optimal State he proposed the group of products and of wives and the government funded training of kids. Though Socrates and Plato had been to the fore
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