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    important fictional character, serving to be crucial as a literary representation of modernity through his characteristics of reasoning. Namely his animistic and rationalist manner in which he deduces mysteries. Providing as an alternative form of rationality, opposed to the mainstream nature of reasoning which cultural pessimists claim to be the definition of modernity (Saler, 599). As Michael Saler states, Holmes’s animistic reasoning and ironic imagination was the chief factor in turning him into

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    ethical theories that are most influential in my life are rationality by St. Thomas Aquinas and utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill. Moreover, the ethical principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, and beneficence can all be associated with the ethical theories presented by St. Thomas Aquinas and John Stuart Mill in regards to the healthcare setting. My life’s journey began in Germany on a military base, so the idea of utilitarianism and rationality began at a young age for me. Life on a military base consisted

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    are overpowering. His own intellect and individuality play no role in what he deems to be true as he falls subject to the rigid world of reason. Regardless of Clara’s pleas, the conversation Pleyel heard makes logical sense and his devotion to rationality binds him to the assumption that Clara is no longer pure. Only when Carwin admits to be a Biloquist does Pleyel accept another logical explanation for the conversation he overheard, but not once does he question whether his senses could have deceived

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    The inconvenience in driving research today is expanded by the immeasurable request of investigation rationalities, for instance, epistemology, axiology and the quantitative or subjective exchanges. Different studies have used unmistakable delineations, orders and measures of investigation perfect models and rationalities in association with exploration frameworks with covering highlight and suggestions. This has realized redundant emotional chaos of what is set up where, and as demonstrated by whom

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    The ability to overcome degenerative policy making is through policy analysis which deconstructs policy designs in order to expose degenerative characteristics and deceptions (Schneider & Ingram 1997). Public policy needs to be inclusive and should provide a clear vision of possibilities, explanations of how and why antidemocratic elements are embedded in policy designs, and interpretations of how designs impact democratic life (Schneider & Ingram 1997, 207). According to Stone (2011), knowledge

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    The views "between following one 's needs and surrendering one 's self " can clash under particular conditions such as the environment and yet experienced in various manners. I first started working for the City of Irvine right after I graduated College 2014. Having the opportunity to work for a city such as Irvine right after college, I felt so honored and over joyed. Excited to have a job, working for a beautiful city and enjoying every second of every day and the new challenges and experiences

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    The Problem With Socrates: The problem with Socrates concerns the problem with the role of value and reason. Nietzsche believes that the bulk of philosophers claim that life is a corrupt grievance for mankind. Nietzsche reasoned that these life deniers were decadents of Hellenism, as a symptom of some underlying melancholy. For someone to paint life in such a negative light they must have suffered a great deal through the course of their own life. Furthermore, these no-sayers agreed in various physiological

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    As humans, they feel the necessity to find an explanation to everything. Here is exactly when rationality comes to give a hand to humans when they are fully irrational. One contemporary book, “The Metamorphosis”, examines this. Gregor Samsa, the main character of the book, transforms one day into a huge vespid. But, after he becomes an animal, when

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    The Weberian Rationalization of Commercialized Kibble In the early 20th century, Max Weber foresaw the emergence of modernity through the inevitable unfolding of formal rationality in all institutions and facets of society. During this time in history, society was in a rapid transition via the forthcoming of Protestantism and the idea that one’s salvation was no longer predestined in heaven. Social action was becoming guided by logical human thought rather than being steered by abstract ideas of

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    economies. Open books on social science and epistemology, and you will see how they use the adjectives and adverbs ‘abstract’, ‘rational’, ‘systematic’, ‘universal’, ‘total’, ‘complex’. Look for the ones that try to explain the nouns ‘abstraction’, ‘rationality’, ‘systems’, ‘universe’, ‘science’, ‘organization’, ‘totality’, ‘complexity’, without ever using the corresponding adjectives or adverbs, and you will be lucky to find a dozen. Paradoxically we know more about the Achuar, the Arapesh or the Alladians

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