Knowledge - Assignment Example

Paper Knowledge The below bullet points are some of the areas to be studied to answer the questions listed under knowledge and self assessments 1. John Locke’s Theory of Knowledge and human understanding John Locke’s philosophy on mind and thought; an analysis on how human beings think and express themselves through logic, language and religious practices. Reading of the book The Epistle to the reader and how he describes his involvement in the philosophical mode of thinking Understanding of the anecdote about conversation with friends Hume’s concept on causation Hume’s understanding on the An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Understanding three ways of constructing an idea; continuity, resemblance, lastly cause and effect. 2. Kant’s view on causality; reading and understanding his book, Critique of Pure Reason and his key view that "everything that happens, that is, begins to be, presupposes something upon which it follows by rule," (218) Synthetic a priori truths and the conclusion that science is grounded on synthetic a prior judgments Understanding of the analytic-synthetic and the a priori-a posteriori which are semantic and epistemological respectively A fundamental problem with Kant’s analysis of causality Comparing Kant and Hume on the causality Kant’s views on induction, the relevant connections and the laws of nature Kant’s, Hume and the Newton’s views on the science of nature Mind making nature according to Kant Kants Transcendental Idealism 3.

Understanding Hume’s problem of induction Understanding of various research studies and the concepts that helps in understanding of the same -Understanding the analysis concept in relevant papers in a study Secular Responses to the Problem of Induction The induction, deduction and the scientific method Understanding the concept of induction and relevance to the statistical studies Locke’s views on Scientia in natural philosophy and obstacles to human attainment An A Priori Justification on the induction and techniques in problem solving Measuring problem solving performance and techniques 4.

Understanding the concept of the inductive logic and arguments Inductive logic and inductive probabilities Understanding the Probabilistic Logic and the Baye’s theorem Understanding the Probabilistic Logic: Axioms and Characteristics Analyzing the Posterior Probabilities and Prior Probabilities The general probabilistic form of the Bayes theorem Understanding the existing Bayesian and inductive inferences Understanding the concept of automatic logical inference and the incorrect inference Understanding the Bayesian statistics and probability logic 5.

Understanding Hume’s arguments on miracles Analysis of Bayes theorem and application of theorem to miracles Hume’s argument and price reply The probability of miracles, witness reliability and the conflicting miracle claims A Bayesian analysis of the Hume’s argument concerning miracles Hume’s maxim (Coles, 2010) 6. Understanding the concept of skeptics Philosophical Skepticism vs. Ordinary Incredulity Forms of Philosophical Skepticism Religious an physical skepticism Moore against the new skeptics Argument for skepticism about our common-sense beliefs about the world around us Critically analyze the Friendship in Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics SELF 1.

-The ancient theories of soul The Greek Notion of soul Presocratic thinking about the Soul Understanding of Plato’s Tripartite, Understanding the concept of Socratic intellectualist theory which advocated for the Protagoras and why/how Plato moved away from this. Plato’s soul division and the theory of the mental structure and action Representation on the three parts of the soul Understanding the three elements of psyche which includes the appetites, the spirited and the mind The Phaedos Theory of Soul The Republics Theory of Soul Aristotles Theory of Soul Hellenistic Theories of Soul Epicurus Theory of Soul The Stoic Theory of Soul Comparison of Plato’s work with other scholars on the theory of soul. 2. Reading and analyzing the Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship Understanding of the Nicomachean ethics Aristotle understanding and explanation of three types of friends which is based of pleasure, utility and goodness Reading and understanding of Aristotle on Making Other Selves Importance of considering virtue when analyzing friendship and how it impacts on the treatment of self Analyzing Aristotle’s fundamental principles and philosophical view on self and the connection with friendship (Coles, 2010) Comparing Aristotle’s view on self and the views held by other philosophers. 3. Understanding the concept of shame in philosophy Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior The moral emotions The understanding the fact that Shame is the Core of Addiction and Codependency Analyzing Chronic Shame in Addiction and Codependency Analyzing the concept of Power Imbalances in Relationships Consequences of shame as moral emotion Analyzing the world-taking cognitive. 4. Descartes understanding of the solitary self Studying the mind-body problem and Descartes Understanding the view of human nature and explaining the distinct nature of min from the body Understanding various types of thing according to Descartes Understanding the concept of dualism The Epistemology of Descartes work Understanding of knowledge conception and analysis of the same.

Understanding the innate ideas Understanding Descartes objections on the idea of rationalism Various criticisms of Descartes work and its relevance in the contemporary society 5. Locke’s view on personal identity Lock’s concept on the Immateriality of the Soul and Personal Identity The Immateriality of the Soul Understanding the Thought experiment The understanding of Causal reasoning John Locke’s views on Natural Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property Locke’s theory of Theory of value and property Criticisms of Locke’s work and the positive contribution to the field of philosophy and psychology 6.

Understanding of the bundle theory and arguments for the same The objections of Hume’s bundle theory Bundle theory and the Buddhism Hume’s Bundles, Self-Consciousness and Kant Hume’s Uncertainty of Causation Hume’s views on the Religious Morality Versus Moral Utility Hume’s view on the personal identity Reference Coles, E. 2010,. An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : Containing many thousands of hard words (and proper names of places) more than are.

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