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    language, all its representations are, according to Nietzsche, lies. Language is a form of self-deception, which humans have created to convince themselves that the unreal is real. Indeed, Nietzsche asks, “Is language the adequate expression of all realities?” (Nietzsche 453). The emphasis here is the one to one correspondence of an object to that of its spoken word. For example, when I a rainbow, the first thing that I associate with it is color. Almost anyone would understand me if associate the

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    expected from a philosophy class. Ethics Ethics is best described as a system of moral values that is followed by human beings. In this chapter, I found myself connecting with Mo Tzu’s statement about Universal Love. His statement followed his principle that everyone should have access to peace, food, and clothes. Food and clothes, I believe, are two basic needs that a human being needs on a daily basis. As for peace, I believe that it is something that all human being should have to feel in their

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    A significant aspect in Leibniz’s Monadology and Discourse on Metaphysics, is his conception of simple substance and interaction. Leibniz assigns the term Monad to all simple substances. Monads are beings without parts, for which “neither extension, nor shape, nor divisibility is possible” (M3). Monads can exist as determined, necessary, finite, or infinite beings. For Leibniz, God exists as the only one necessary and infinite Monad, who is the sole causer of the infinity many determined, independent

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    Introduction Permeating academia and achieving cultural acceptance, naturalistic philosophies actively influence nearly every facet of the human experience, including the contemporary church. Writing for a Christian audience, Bush devotes significant attention to accentuating the inherent problems of advancement philosophy, while demonstrating the logical inconsistencies of naturalistic propositions and adverse implications of adopting such perspectives consistently. This critique will summarize

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    The Law Reflects Commonly Held Values Introduction Actual prices of the words, guidelines and assumptions occasionally are used as if they all suggest the same - the main specific reality is that we are in a relationship with the planet. Stout (1990) discussed that the truth is that, despite the fact that all are true to some extent, there are different in meaning with compound. While many of us understand how they are comparable, we will try to look at all three on the field regardless. Understanding

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    Social Media Bias

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    6 “Cognitive biases lead to a distorted perception of reality, causing us to make judgments inaccurately, make illogical interpretations and come to an irrational conclusion” (The Washington post-Wp Company). I personally like this concept which we can understand and utilize the biases to our daily work. Being

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    placid will also cause issues. Fortunately, White Noise does offer a solution to both of these conundrums. White Noise teaches readers that although it is perfectly fine to have one’s version of reality that is stable, it is crucial to remain flexible and fluid enough so that in times that version of reality does not match up with what one is experiencing, one will be able to easily modify it. Along with each simulacrum’s inherent flaws, another cause for the difficulty of naming things is that there

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    Realism was a late nineteenth-century literary movement that happened after the Civil War that began as a reaction against romanticism and the sentimental. Unlike romantics, realists did not wants to glorify anything. They only wanted to despite the reality. The famous realists during this time were Henry James, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, and Stephen Crane. When realism emerged, the United States was going through a time period known as the Industrial Revolution and the society was changing rapidly. Realists

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    Descartes' formulation of what he calls the “Real Distinction” has proved foundational to our modern concepts of being and consciousness. His contention has irreversibly influenced the fields of psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and others while cementing into the popular consciousness the notion of a definite dichotomy between the mind and the body. In this paper, I will flesh out what Descartes' meant by the term “real distinction,” discuss the arguments he uses in its' defense, and then argue

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    Appearance versus Reality in Hamlet          Hamlet is organized around various pairs of opposing forces. One of these forces is the difference between that what seems and that which actually is, in other words, appearance versus reality. What is, and what merely appears to be? We can discern two principal angles from which this question is approached in Hamlet. First, we have the angle of inward and outward emotions, and the profound distinction that is drawn between them. In other words,

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