Category: Philosophy

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Essay: Characteristics of Compatibilism Theory

Sample Essay - Compatibilism

The main characteristic of the theory of compatibilism is that it is the only theory that is able to be applied to the behavior of human nature in the real-life scenario. This gives the theory a large advantage over the others which tend to talk of theoretical scenarios which can cater to human behavior. As determinism is based on the fact that environment and past events tend to affect the human behavior of a person at any given time, they are right to criticize the theory of compatibilism as it goes against the basis of their concept. However, they have to keep in mind that a person does not always behave in the same manner. It is possible for a person to depict volatile behavior which shows free will. As a result, it is possible for a person to be making use of determinism while still employing free will in certain instances as well. (more…)

Essay: Friere Preaches What He Teaches

Sample Essay

By the look of the many examples Friere gives, it is easy to conclude that he preaches what he teaches. One should be very sure that Friere must be serious with what he is advocating. He criticizes the banking concept of education since it shows the students to be oppressed by the teachers for they are regarded as people who know nothing.

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Essay: Research Philosophy

Sample Essay Epistemology is a branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge (Willig, 2008). Therefore I tend to adapt the philosophy of positivism for my research. Positivism suggests that there is a straightforward relationship between the world (objects, events, phenomena) and our perception, and understanding, of it. According to Kirk and Miller’s (1986) definition of positivism, it emphasizes positivism’s assumption that ‘the external world itself determines absolutely the one and only correct view that can be taken of it, independent of the process or circumstances of viewing’. (more…)