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Topic: End of History |
asloane
Replies: 14
Views: 1132
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:13 pm Subject: End of History |
I believe that the one section that summed up his thoughts was "But the century that began full of self-confidence in the ultimate triumph of Western liberal democracy seems at its close to be re ... |
Topic: Bohr, Heisenberg, Schroedinger |
asloane
Replies: 14
Views: 665
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:11 pm Subject: Bohr, Heisenberg, Schroedinger |
This was such a dense reading that it has taken me so long to keep looking for the specifics to answer whether or not it has changed the discipline. I know for a fact that I would say yes, but finding ... |
Topic: Newton's View of the World |
asloane
Replies: 16
Views: 849
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:29 pm Subject: Newton's View of the World |
“The search for an answer to the question “what is light?” profoundly changed the discipline of science”. Yes? No? Why?
I believe that the search for what is light definitely changed the disciplin ... |
Topic: The Great Cat Massacre |
asloane
Replies: 13
Views: 1654
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:23 pm Subject: The Great Cat Massacre |
Is Contat a historian? Why or why not? I believe that Contat is a historian based on the reading we were given. I believe this because my definition of history (as of this morning) is a framework of ... |
Topic: Darwin, Marx and Turner: Day 2 |
asloane
Replies: 15
Views: 1174
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:02 pm Subject: Darwin, Marx and Turner: Day 2 |
The bad thing about not posting near the beginning is that almost everyone has already said what they have in common and how they diverge from each other but here they are anyways
Common:
-natu ... |
Topic: Darwin, Marx and Turner: Day 1 |
asloane
Replies: 13
Views: 1045
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:31 pm Subject: Darwin, Marx and Turner: Day 1 |
I. Darwin
-Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was that, "animals are descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number" (72.) Th ... |
Topic: Kant and Hegel: Day 2 |
asloane
Replies: 14
Views: 1518
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:37 pm Subject: Kant and Hegel: Day 2 |
Kant :
1.) Priori knowledge is key aspect of knowledge understand what surrounds you
2.)You need to be able to comprehend and understand everything you witness and experience
3.)We experience and ... |
Topic: Galileo |
asloane
Replies: 16
Views: 1405
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:34 pm Subject: Galileo |
Replying to Who do you think the is the Father of Science?
I personally believe Galileo is the Father of Science. I think this because he discovered that everything revolves around the Sun not the Ea ... |
Topic: Galileo |
asloane
Replies: 16
Views: 1405
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:45 pm Subject: Galileo |
I believe the role of authority and experience are not always valued because it is possible to be proven wrong in the future. Those two things are also diminished when put besides Nature, "which ... |
Topic: Herodotus and Thucydides |
asloane
Replies: 17
Views: 1444
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:49 pm Subject: Herodotus and Thucydides |
I think that the person's views should still be considered reliable. They have a point of view that people in the future won't be able to have and just because it has switched doesn't mean that it sho ... |
Topic: Herodotus and Thucydides |
asloane
Replies: 17
Views: 1444
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:37 pm Subject: Herodotus and Thucydides |
Homework Question: Who is the father of history? Why? What is your definition of history?
As of right now, my definition for history is: The study of past events that have shaped the course of the ... |
Topic: Aristotle Reading and Post |
asloane
Replies: 15
Views: 1512
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Forum: Art of Prediction - Mod 4 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:59 pm Subject: Re: Aristotle Reading and Post |
Responding to Ben: I would disagree with the author's statement that the philosophical system should only be judged by its predecessors. I believe that in order for authoritative beliefs to evolve and ... |
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