Ontology

predicates in a cognizing way; so I know about the predicates I have, i.e., I know myself. Heidegger thinks that Descartes' understanding of subjectivity is connected with the hupokaimenon in which the subject is present or the extant. In ancient ontologies, being is understood as being-extant, lying present-there, and substance, which are corporeal things and mental

An examination of the text Res Corporealis: Persons, Bodies, and Zombies by William S. Larkin Introduction In the closing scenes of Land of the Dead, zombies invade a human city, the hordes descend on a crowd of people as they attempt to flee. The film’s protagonist is asked by a fellow fighter whether or not to fire into the tangled mass of zombies and humans. The protagonist replies; Those people are all dead . The implication here, simply put, is zombies are people too. In his article Res Corporealis:

Fodor and the autonomy of special sciences Could there be a physical law that would explain all pain? One might expect that psychology should have laws derived from physical (“proper laws” in Fodor’s words (1974, p. 126); and what it is predictable is that those ‘proper laws’ allow a reduction of special sciences to physics; in other words according to Fodor (1974/2002) “all true theories in the special sciences should reduce to physical theories in the long run” (p. 126) How would this work

a. Metatheory is a theory about theory and it allows us to understand the philosophy driving our decisions about research methods, designs, and analysis. The three primary components of metatheory are ontology, epistemology, and axiology. Ontology is the study of the nature of reality; ontological scholars have two main stances: realist or nominalist. A realist believes that reality is orderly, fixed, and measureable, while a nominalist believes that reality is subjective. Similar to nominalists

Abstract The purpose of this study is to compare qualitative and quantitative approaches to research investigation in social science. After further examination of the relevant literature, a pragmatic approach has also been taken into consideration within this paper. I will discuss in detail about human perception and assumption and the impact that this can have on research investigation. I will critically discuss and compare the epistemological differences of quantitative and qualitative research

Nature and culture and humans and non-human dualism are first and foremost produced by the modern knowledge production and particularly echoed by the humanistic perspective where greater focus and attention is given to the humans over other beings. This intentional and unintentional act of duality created, I argue, has become immaterial with the appearance of the posthumanistic perspective. First and foremost, with the current development in the field of biotechnology, the increased dependence on

event in which is taking place during that part of the day.      Understanding time is important in understanding the thoughts and beliefs of the African people. Understanding ontology is important as well. As defined by Webster’s ontology is “a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being.” Ontology is the way in which the Africans believe. Expressed ontologically, God is the origin and creator of all things. A number of

Michael Geathers Philosophy S. Yeng 10/2/15 The topic of paper will involve an in-depth discussion of two differing views on the senses, but at the same time. These two epistemological and ontological views have been discussed by French philosopher Rene Descartes and Greek philosopher, Socrates. The first view, where Socrates proposes that in understanding knowledge, the senses should not be of great importance to humanity. He instead believes that understanding the world of ideas is the theory

contradiction, then that thing is possible because it is possible for God to make that thing happen. A clear weak-link in the argument is that firstly, how does Descartes know that God is real? Moreover, how does Descartes know whether God is good? Using ontology, Descartes defends God’s existence due to his nature. Descartes believes that God is a supreme being that holds perfection. He assumes that his existence is

3.1.1 Ontology Ontology is concerned with the philosophical assumption about the nature of reality or the realities that researcher faces in that study (Saunders et al., 2009, p.130). It refers to a description of the concept and the explicit specification of conceptualisation. There are two aspects involved: objectivism and subjectivism, which the researcher needs to express their perspectives (Monette et al., 2005). The philosophy of objective ontology views of social reality and independently