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    7-2 Final Project Milestone Three: Draft of Personal Philosophy Statement In the field of higher education, I will welcome with open arms, accept, affirm, and celebrate all students by creating an environment that is equal and inclusive for all people regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, cultural background, religion, family structure, economic status, learning ability, linguistic ability, and/or learning style. I will create an environment that includes positive, challenging

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    quotes to support and present their ideas. The three political philosophy quotes by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Karl Marx each is the best example for “absolutism”, “enlightenment and natural rights” and “communism”. In addition, the 3 different types of philosophy each applies to distinct type of governments. Thomas Hobbes believes

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    the Chinese philosophies were applied during the Han dynasty. At first when Liu Bang became emperor he as stated in Scores of East Asian Tradition “issued his famous three article code to replace the elaborate legal code of Qin” (pg130). This did away with much of the ideologies of Qin’s Legalism approach to governing, but yet the Han kept much of its bureaucracy. What happens next is the evolution from the three articles to a more complex system evolving much of the other philosophies of the time

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    Religion and philosophy have been argued upon throughout history. Philosophers and religious leaders have opposing views about how society should behave and be controlled. Just as there are many different religions, there are also many different philosophies each with their own idea about how society should behave and governments should rule. Each philosophy also has a different opinion of human nature. Chinese philosophy began in the fifth century BC with Confucius and changed and evolved as other

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    Hamilton’s Philosophy of Government In the early 1800s, the United States was a young country still recovering from the Revolutionary War and events that followed. The country was attempting to work out a completely new system of government that had been created with the Constitution. Opinions differed on the proper interpretation of the Constitution. People like Thomas Jefferson believed in a narrow interpretation that emphasized the rights and power of the states, whereas people like Alexander

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    mature political philosophy leant support to the British Whig party and its principles, to the Age of Enlightenment, and to the development of the separation of the State and Church in the American Constitution as well as to the rise of human rights theories in the Twentieth Century. John Locke’s political philosophy influenced law and order through his ideas of the natural foundation of reason, moral role of government and the right to private property. In his political philosophy John Locke proposes

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    When I think of the concept of “evil,” I think of The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. In The Consolation of Philosophy, Lady Philosophy stated: “It is enough to have understood only that God, the Creator of all things in nature, also governs all things, directing them to good. And, since He carefully preserves everything which He made in his own likeness, He excludes by fatal necessity all evil from the bounds of his state. Therefore, if you fix your attention to Providence as the governor

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    Essay on The Philosophy of Cognitive Science

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    The Philosophy of Cognitive Science Psychophysical dualism — the distinction between mind and body — is the counterposition between essentially irreducible elements: the mind and body. Such a dualism implies the main ontological problem of the philosophy of cognitive science and philosophy of mind: the mind-body problem (MBP). The dualism and the referred-to problem has been insistently discussed in the philosophical tradition and several solutions have been proposed. Such solutions are properly

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    faith. This sect of theology studies the changes of Christian life and faith throughout time and throughout the different places of the world. Philosophical theology is looking at theology threw the lens of philosophy. Meaning that it uses the tools of reasoning, and knowledge that come with philosophy to better understand the Christian faith and the truth behind it. Practical theology would be considered the “work of the saints” theology. What I mean by this is that it explores the different responsibilities

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    Essay #5: The Philosophies of the Founding Fathers Leaders heavily impact the destiny of their countries. Looking to Rome, Macedonia, and Egypt, their countries have risen to unimaginable heights and have fallen, in large part, due to the brilliancy or ineptitude of their leaders. If America was to succeed after becoming completely independent from Britain after the Revolutionary War, American leaders would play a huge role in helping the colonies traverse through the uncharted territory of independence

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