Epistemology

Thought

Age of Enlightenment

The Enlightenment Begins An effort to apply the methods and principles of the scientific revolution to issues of political, economic, and social: REFORM (reason, nature, not revolution, progress) Enlightment thought Reason? ?The Age of Reason? Idea: ?test of reason? Test what? Custom and tradition, everything is subject to testing Purpose? Distinguish between Reasonable authority Acts reasonable Within natural rights Arbitrary authority Acts unreasonable Failing to express as reason Call for reform Q: Authority? Call out? ask How is this justifiable?? In end?? Criteria? The ?test? key Experience....explanation consisten with things observed now,,, if not doesn?t pass reason test Utility Use? Benefit to mankind? If doesn?t benefit?no reason to continue

Scientific Revolution

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Philosophical methodology

Philosophical movements

Philosophy of science

Scientific revolution

Science

Skepticism

Empiricism

scientific method

Truth

Knowledge

The Scientific Revolution?modern science Importance: begins modern age- #1 dvlp, single, most important dvlp in Europe Idea: revolution in?knowledge Idea: change in knowledge itself way look at knowledge. First to go back to before 1)Ancients: reference point Classical Greco and Roman Culture Aristotle?looked back to what is true 2)Moderns (now): Ancient heritage? Idea: SURPASED what ancients had done Now NEW and discover new knowledge -Knowledge never known by ancients -felt had possibility of learning new knowledge How?? Scientific method The ?Old? Science Idea: Revolutionary?how? Aristotelian Scholarticm?taught in medieval ed.; Aristotle ideas merged with Knowledge comes from?LOGIC

Chapters 8 + 9

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Mind

Problem solving

Educational psychology

Emotional intelligence

Inductive reasoning

G factor

Algorithm: A problem-solving strategy that eventually leads to a solution; usually involves trying random solutions to a problem in a systematic way. Comment by Margaret Fritz: i am making a final study guide, but you will still have access to this one also. Heuristic: A strategy for making judgments and solving problems. Problem-Solving Methods Trial and Error Difference Reduction Means-End Analysis Working Backward Analogies Insight: Suddenly understanding something. Incubation: The tendency to arrive at a solution after a period of time away from the problem. Convergent Thinking: Thinking that is limited to available facts. Divergent Thinking: A thought process that attempts to generate multiple solutions to a problem.

Industrialized Society and Shame

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Human Geography

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Reasoning

Knowledge

Logic

Science

Anti-corporate activism

Industrialized Society Shame Eric Mackey HUM200 Argosy University (M5A1) An Inductive Value Based, Fact Supported Argument Counter-argument I agree with Singer that education can assist with proper understanding of world poverty. However, this is not the root cause of poverty, other factors such as Society itself and the human factor play a much larger role. Industrialized societal beliefs support inequality throughout human history. Portions of Article Engagement The articles Title ?America?s Shame, The Chronicle of Higher Education.? The student movement of the 1960?s Reasons why Americans are callous toward world poverty The Title Choice Peter Singer is a controvarsal writer whom uses Title structure to cause reader awareness.

Bob Jones PPT Notes -- Chapter 1a

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Chemistry

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Chemist

Alchemy

religion

Why Study Chemistry? 1 Why Study Chemistry? Use a Biblical Focus Why Study Chemistry? To see the glory of God Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Why Study Chemistry? To connect Genesis and chemistry Man is created in the image of God. Creation Mandate Creation Mandate Man is to exercise good and wise dominion. Why Study Chemistry? To connect Genesis and chemistry Man is created in the image of God. Creation Mandate Dominion science dominion science scientific activity that seeks to bring glory to God and benefit other humans by controlling aspects of creation Why Study Chemistry? To understand the purpose of science Science does not establish truth. Science makes models (simplified representations). Why Study Chemistry? To understand the purpose of science

ch_7_cause_and_effect_explaining_why.pdf

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English

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Critical Thinking

Thought

Logic

fallacy

Brief

Deductive reasoning

Marco Ponce Version 1 Year ?06-?07 CH 7 Argument: Convincing Others 9 In writing, argument stands as a paper; grounded on logical, structured evidence, that attempts to convince the reader to accept an opinion, take some action, or do both. It is also a process during which you explore an issue fully, considering different perspectives, assumptions, reasons, and evidence to reach your own informed position. 9 Arguments don?t always involve conflicts. Some simply support a previously established decision or course of action. Others try to establish some common ground. 9 When you write an argument, you don?t simply sit down and dash off your views as though they came prefabricated. Instead, argument represents an opportunity to think

The Western Experience 9th Edition Ch. 12 Notes

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European History

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Humani

Plato

education

Chapter 12 Outline The Founding of Humanism Scholasticism had little to offer Europe?s small lay population, however demand was strong for practical and useful training, and Scholasticism offered no moral guidance. Minor branch, rhetoric, was concerned with art of good speaking and writing. Began to turn to Latin Classics, supported by the countless Classical monuments Rhetoricians began to argue that education should be reformed to give more attention to classics and lead people into moral lives. Created humanism. Came to mean Classical scholarship, wanted to master the classics. Sought to enrich than to undermine traditional religious attitudes. Petrarch Sought to emulate Virgil by writing a Latin epic poem, got him the title of ?poet laureate? and crowned in Rome in 1341.

Special Populations

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HIV/AIDS

health

Medicine

AIDS

HIV

HIV/AIDS in China

Duesberg hypothesis

Social Issues

Nikki Dyer ADCT 13 Final Paper Endless Battle Aids is a battle that just doesn?t stop, it is however being examined and every day it seems like something new is developing to cure the disease or at least help people who are HIV positive live a healthy and normal life. Aids/HIV first started to appear in the mid to late 1970?s, however no one knew what it was or how to treat and care for it. It wasn?t until the 1980?s that people were showing up with Kaposi?s sarcoma before it was showing up in younger people KS were found more in older people, By the time it was 1981 there were 8 or more cases of aggressive forms of KS appearing in young gay men in New York.

That which can be assumed without evidence can be dismissed without evidence

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