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    In this section Husserl compares the progressive perceptual process of an immanent object with that of a transcendent (i.e. spatial object)‚ with special interest towards the Now phase of perception. He quickly points out that immanent objects only have ". . . one possible way to be given in the original in every Now . . ." which means during the duration of an experience of an immanent object‚ a color for example‚ the object is completely determined and the distinction between appearing and what

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    Non-verbal communication is divided into four broad categories: Physical - This is the personal type of communication. It includes facial expressions‚ tone of voice‚ sense of touch‚ sense of smell‚ and body motions. Aesthetic - This is the type of communication that takes place through creative expressions: playing instrumental music‚ dancing‚ painting and sculpturing. Signs - This is the mechanical type of communication‚ which includes the use of signal flags‚ the 21-gun salute‚ horns

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    The Design Argument

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    Facts or Beliefs- The Design Argument Saint Thomas Aquinas was a Catholic Priest in the Dominican Order and a very important medieval philosopher and theologian. He wrote a book‚ SummaTheologiae‚ presenting five proofs of God’s existence. Each of Aquina’s arguments begins with an observation that is supposed to be easily understood by everyone. Aquina’s fifth argument for the existence of God is what has come to be called the Argument from Design. The Design argument is one of three

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    Essence and Existentialism "What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists‚ encounters himself‚ surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards. If man as the existentialist sees him is not definable‚ it is because to begin with he is nothing. He will not be anything until later‚ and then he will be what he makes of himself... Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself. That is the first principle of existentialism

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    Compare and contrast Sartre’s No Exit with Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett’s vision of two lowly tramps in the middle of a derelict environment can be placed in direct contrast to the claustrophobic and eternal nightmare presented by Jean-Paul Sartre ‚ but each playwright possessed objectives for their respective audiences and each shared a valued opinion on the theories of existentialism which can be established in the plays Waiting for Godot and No Exit. Beckett introduces the audience

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    Nina Younis Mr. O’brien English 5 June 2013 Social Media and its Impact on our Privacy Today According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Privacy is the quality or state of being apart from company or observation. Ever since the creation of Facebook‚ Twitter and other Social Media Outlets privacy has been non-existent. One can be astonished that the definition of privacy still exists since the introduction and existence of Social Media. Social Media erased the concept of privacy

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    Plato & Metaphysics Metaphysics; a combination of the Greek word‚ meta‚ which translates to “after‚” “beyond‚” “along with‚” “among‚” and “behind‚” and the Latin term‚ physica‚ that simply means the science of matter and physical properties. Philosophers refer to this term to theorize about the different elements of the world in which we live and the world that truly exists. One of the most prominent philosophers is Plato‚ who set the foundation for many modern philosophers on their perspective

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    Benefits of Ayurveda

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    The study of life is Ayurveda (‘Ved’ means to know‚ ‘Ayur’ is life). Life has four characteristics - it exists‚ evolves‚ expresses and extinguishes. For this‚ it depends on five elements: the earth‚ water‚ air‚ ether and fire. To make it easier to understand‚ we can bring in the five senses and its objects: sight‚ smell‚ taste‚ sound and touch. According to Ayurveda‚ life or existence is not a rigid compartment‚ but a harmonious flow. Even these five elements‚ of which the whole universe is made

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    Plato's Revolution Work

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    Professor’s Name Class’ Name Date ` Plato was a renowned philosopher in the early times. He has dealt with diverse issues in his work such as the politea‚ the philosopher king among others. He was in the early years inspired to become a politician but later on was discouraged by the circumstances that happened in the environment that he was in. He however diverted his focus to the study of philosophy. The final work that he did is normally taken to be comprised of a set of seven dialogues

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    Chris Brozstek PHIL 1050.010 Leibniz and the Existence of God The existence of God has always been a controversial subject though despite what others thought Leibniz did believe in the existence of God. Leibniz goes on attempting to explain God using a priori and a posteriori arguments and also proving God using monads. Leibniz’s a priori explanation of God is that the concept which everyone has of God is that of a most perfect being‚ a greater being cannot be conceived. Therefore God

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