underlying the research; explain the practical significance of these assumptions and their effect on its applicability to other authors and post-positive thinkers. Philosophical Assumptions Underlying the Research Feldman (2003) stated that epistemology‚ the theory of knowledge is a philosophy that looks into the questions about knowledge and rational. Epistemologist`s tend to focus or concentrate on questions of principal aspects involving knowledge and how those beliefs regulate coherent belief
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Philosophy of Science and Social Science Research Practice An epistemological approach to interpret an article from the field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Sajjadllah Alhawsawi 19/01/2009 Introduction In this paper‚ after reading outside sources‚ I selected three concepts: humanism‚ social-constructivism‚ and scepticism. These will be discussed in the following
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Jalissa Jimenez November 13‚ 2012 Prof. Rada Cogito ergo sum‚ a phrase that is said to be the fundamental element of western philosophy and what was the centerpiece of Rene Descartes’ epistemology. It is a simple statement but one that sets the standard for a principle upon which all knowledge is based. Many sources assess René Descartes to be the father of modern philosophy. In his lifetime he had made many noteworthy contributions to mathematics and physics. And there are of course his
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With these degrees‚ he continued the moment to write his thesis: Descartes’ Law Thesis. In 1618‚ he enlisted in the Army of Prince Maurice of Nassau. Descartes time in the Army compelled him to seek a new method of scientific inquiry: epistemology. And‚ in 1639‚ he began working on Meditations on First Philosophy. Descartes published The Principles Philosophy in 1644. The Principles were supposed to have six parts‚ but he had only completed four: The Principles of Human Knowledge; The Principles
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79- 185. Print. Eskritt‚ Michelle. The influence of symbolic literacy on memory: testing Plato’s hypothesis. Retrieved on August 9‚ 2011‚ from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1196196102000375 Fine‚ Gail. Plato 1: Metaphysics and Epistemology. Turkey: Oxford University Press‚ 2000. 45- 201. Print. Garvey‚ James. Twenty Greatest Philosophy Books. London: Continuum‚ 2006.103- 321.Print. Havelock‚ Eric. Preface to Plato (History of the Greek Mind). Massachusetts: Belknap Press‚ 2005. 47-
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Descartes’ Cogito argument and defective nature doubt are mutually damaging to each other’s respective claims. Defective nature dismisses logic yet Cogito uses it‚ by doing so Descartes contradicts himself‚ falling trap to his own scrutiny. Ruling out his own perception‚ how can Descartes make plausible claims when he doubts his very ability to do so? The reasoning behind Descartes’ doubtfulness is that‚ in essence‚ he wants to know what he can and cannot doubt. If Descartes knows what is doubtable
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what caused them to become that way. We have a thirst for understanding and discovering the ultimate knowledge. This thirst can be quenched by the philosophy of knowledge‚ called epistemology. Epistemology explores the question‚ “How do you know?” by thinking about where our knowledge comes from. Philosophy and epistemology help us to dig a little deeper‚ so we can satisfy that curiosity and get closer and closer to answering that ultimate why. Many simply accept whatever is thrown at them‚ but if
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Introduction to Philosophy with Logic Lesson Title Lesson Target References Title Author Lesson No. Date 01 21 June 2013 Origin of Philosophy Discuss the development of philosophy Philosophy Index‚ Introduction to Philosophy – General Outline of Indian and Western Philosophy‚ Ancient Greece‚ The Basics of Philosophy – Pre-Socratic C. Temple. Branches of Philosophy. Accessed June 19‚ 2013. Page 5 http://www.philosophy-index.com/philosophy/branches/ Number(s) V. Chaubey & S. Dube. Introduction
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always exposed them. Descartes documented all his work; however‚ there is not any document written by Socrates himself‚ but by his student‚ for instance‚ Plato. Socrates was born 469 BC. He bounced between two branches of philosophy‚ ethics and epistemology. Ethics is the philosophy that tries to understand the nature of morality basically‚ good and evil. Descartes was born in 1596. He was a mathematician and philosopher. Socrates and Descartes were two great minds in very different periods in our
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References: Gaffikin‚ M. (2006). A critique of accounting theory. University of Wollongong: Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers‚ pp.1-18. Morgan‚ G. (1988). Accounting as reality construction: towards a new epistemology for accounting practice. Accounting‚ Organizations and Society‚ 13(5)‚ pp.477--485. Mouck‚ T. (1989). The irony of" The Golden Age" of accounting methodology. The Accounting Historians Journal‚ pp.85--106. Wahyudi‚ I. (1999). Mainstream Accounting
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