Metaphysics: The Measure Of A Man

In the Discourse on Metaphysics by Leibniz he suggest that, "we maintain that everything that is to happen to some person is already contained virtually in his nature or notion, as properties of a circle are contained in its definition." This assertion raised a difficulty for Leibniz. This difficulty was that "human freedom will no longer hold, and that an absolute fatality would rule over all our actions as well as over all the rest of what happens in the world." With such a reality there would be no use for free will and whatever fate succumbs an individual is the will of the Most High; in other words, being destined. But for Leibniz, this is not the determined reality of humanity. Leibniz

METAPHYSICS! No, that is not a character from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is the study of being and nature; the study of how things are. In unit three of Theology IV, we took a deeper look into what studying metaphysics looks like, and, let me tell you, our conversations made my head spin. We talked about how there are three levels of reality, how natural law and original sin affect our human nature, and to me, the part that intrigued me the most, existence and true reality. Whenever our class conversations went on tangents about existence, my mind would struggle to keep up. The thoughts these conversations brought up were so abstract that by the time I had realized they were there, they were already starting to fade. These thoughts would raise

"Dear Sir, poor sir, brave sir: You are an experiment by the Creator of the Universe." (Vonnegut 259) Imagine if this was addressed to you. What an awful feeling of betrayal and loneliness you would no doubt get. But what if next you heard this? "You are the only creature in the entire Universe who has free will. You are the only one who has to figure out what to do next-and why. Everybody else is a robot, a machine." (Vonnegut 259) Surely you would feel like your entire existence was a big joke, one at your expense. You would feel desensitized, remote, and detached from all human feeling. You would be a poor victim, someone taken hold of by the cold grasp of dehumanization. The

Data is defined as useful raw material which is intended to be useful for both the originator and for the intended receiver. Data consists largely of facts and figures ideal for communicating the intended meaning. This data can be interpreted and can be categorised as follows;

Dear Past Murray, this is your present-day self. I am writing this letter to help guide you in your journey through the Masters of Counselling graduate program. You are going to experience a fundamental shift in your perspectives on human nature and the nature of change. Currently, your point of view and insights are limited to a behaviorist context (Skinner, 2012) and to a behavior analysis approach (Fee, A., Schrieber, E, Nobel, N. Valdovinos, M, 2016). This has served you well in your work with youth and young adults with challenging behaviors. However, as you start this journey you have started to ask yourself what theory to follow. The answer to this question will be found when you take a step back from the various models of counselling to look at what really makes a difference to client outcomes and to develop a

1. Describe the racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Why is their disparity in the CJS?

Is the main character in the book Into the Wild, Chris McCandless, a transcendentalist? A transcendentalist is a person who believes that the most important reality is what is sensed or what is intuitive, rather than what is thought such as scientific knowledge. And from the information we have gathered from the book Into the Wild, McCandless truly is one. From the things he did to show just how much he really is one like how he hated society and how he tried to get away from it and destroy anything that he had to do with it, for example his car. And the biggest thing he did to prove himself a transcendentalist was his escape into the Alaskan nature all alone to be away from society. “Please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return South. If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again, I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild.” Into the wild, 69.

Commander Bruce Maddox, who believes Data is property of Starfleet and should not have rights, has emergentism thinking. Maddox refers to Data as an “it” as Data is no different than a computer making him property of Starfleet. He justifies his point

Our place in the universe, by Alan Lightman, states, about how we think that the universe was and how evolves with the evolving science. Everything started when he went to vacations with his wife, to the Geek islands. They rent a boat, and they went too far away. At some point, they couldn’t see other boats and other land. So he saw how big the ocean was, how alone he was with only water around him. He started to compare the ocean with the universe. He felt intimidated, sacred that the universe could be like an ocean, with no limitations and lost in the big darkness, where you’re kind of alone in the big universe. I want to analyze the point that he states, “I felt insignificant, misplaced, a tiny odd trinket in a cavern of ocean and

In this paper I will present the arguments for tropes and their distinction from universals and particulars as presented by Keith Campbell in his paper “The Metaphysic of Abstract Particulars.” I will then present a counter argument to Campbell’s evaluation and provide possible responses to those arguments. I will also provide possible adjustments Campbell could make to create a more sound argument.

When in a climatic finale of the episode Commander Ryker, who represents the Starfleet and by extension Maddox says that Officer Data is a physical representation of a dream, conceived by human mind as a collection of algorithms to serve human needs, built by human hands, and that, now, a man will shut it off, he negates all of the views that looked into the problem of mind and body. While Captain Picard views Data as a combination of interactionism and parallelism, and Maddox from a purely materialistic perspective, Ryker takes the idea of Leibnitz and gives it a modern twist. Officer Data, implies he, is indeed preordained, however not by God but by humans. Data was constructed by humans, humans programed it, came up with the idea and gave

Although the problem of the relationship between Nietzsche and metaphysics might seem to be a settled issue, this is in fact a quite complicated and fascinating problematic. The difficulty with this subject lies in the often unacknowledged ambiguity that the term ‘metaphysics’ exhibits in Nietzsche's writing, as this word assumes different nuances and connotations in different contexts. Therefore, if we can get past the usual rhetoric on the topic, we come to realize that Nietzsche addresses the topic of metaphysics in at least two distinct ways.

Metaphysics can be defined as an attempt to comprehend the basic characteristics of reality. It is in fact so basic that it is all inclusive, whether something is observable or not. It answers questions of what things must be like in order to exist and how to differentiate from things that seem real but are not. A common thought is that reality is defined as what we can detect from our five senses. This type of philosophy is called empiricism, which is the idea that all knowledge comes from our senses. An empiricist must therefore believe that what we can see, touch, taste, smell, and hear must be real and that if we can not in fact see, touch, taste, smell, or hear something, it is definitely not real. However, this is a

“Nothing in excess.” This Doric saying situated in the foreground of the temple at Delphi, is one of the earliest elaborations of the doctrine known as the Golden Mean. It was this one saying that sparked the birth of an ethical principle, in which the concepts are tenfold. In the aftermath of reading this excerpt, scholars alike have interpreted this statement, gradually contributing to the pantheon of perceptions that revolve around the connotation of the Mean. First reflected in Socrates’ teachings, the Mean was passed down by Plato, and then utterly revolutionized by Aristotle. Utilizing cross-fertilization, it eventually spread throughout the known Earth. (Aristotle on the Concept of the Golden Mean) Simply, the Golden Mean is the the belief in moderation between two extremes, and it reaffirms the balance that we, as a thriving species, need in life. The golden mean is the most influential axiom that was developed by the Ancient Greeks because it is prevalent in many Greek myths, was theorized by Aristotle, and has influenced the livelihood of people in the Western World.

Measurement is a significant area in the curriculum, as it can “make or break a child’s confidence in mathematics” (Kefaloukos & Bobis, 2011, p. 19). Therefore teachers play a crucial role in teaching this area of maths. Firstly, it is important to consider what skills children have with regard to measurement when they start school. This guides teachers with an appropriate level to begin. Secondly, teachers need to know some engaging ways to teach measurement. Teachers also need to know how to adjust their teaching when necessary to cater for a varied range of abilities.