Understanding Ethics, Morality, and Social Responsibility
Equality: Equality means providing everyone with the same resources or opportunities, regardless of their starting point or needs. Treating everyone the same.
Equity: Giving people what they need to achieve fairness. It recognizes that people start from different places and therefore may need different resources or support to reach the same outcome.
Morals
What they are: Personal beliefs about right and wrong.
Influences: Shaped by things like society, culture, or religion.
How they apply: They aren’
Read MoreRhetorical Appeals and Argument Claims in Persuasion
Classical Rhetoric and Persuasive Appeals
Classical rhetoricians analyzed the ways that effective speeches persuaded their audiences. They identified three kinds of persuasive appeals, which they called logos, ethos, and pathos. These appeals can be understood within a rhetorical context illustrated by a triangle: the rhetorical triangle.
Four Main Types of Argument Claims
There are four main types of claims used in argument writing: definition (or resemblance), causal, evaluation, and proposal. A
Read MoreUnderstanding the New School Concept and Its Criticism
Concept of the New School
The ideals that inspired the New School are synthesized in the seven principles of the International League of New Schools and in the thirty principles of the International Office of New Schools.
Seven Principles of the New School
- The main aim of all education is the supremacy of spirit.
- Must respect the child’s individuality.
- Studies and learning of life must give free rein to the innate interest in children.
- Every age has its own character. It is necessary for personal and
The Pursuit of Connection: Empathy, Culture, and True Fulfillment
The Value of Empathy and Understanding Others
It is often difficult to know if we can ever fully see the world through another person’s eyes. Some people believe that by using empathy, we can come very close to understanding their feelings and thoughts. Others think that our own life experiences always limit us, making true understanding impossible. While we may never fully succeed, the effort to understand is what builds strong and enduring bonds between people.
Empathy as a Social Connector
On one
Read MorePolitical Science: Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Liberty, and Equality
Power, Authority, and Legitimacy in Politics
Power, authority, and legitimacy are fundamental concepts in political science that describe different aspects of influence and governance. They are interconnected, with legitimacy often being the bridge between raw power and recognized authority.
Definitions of the Concepts
Power ⚡️
- The ability to influence the behavior of others, even against their will.
- It is the capacity to achieve one’s objectives and can be exercised through various means, including
Revaluation of Values: Nietzsche’s Critique of Western Thought
Nietzsche’s Critique of Science and Philosophy
Nietzsche criticizes the philosophy of science because philosophy is based on a model of rationality that claims to be the correct one. Both science and philosophy have, from the beginning, been characterized by their eagerness to find the truth. However, for Nietzsche, this is an illusion because the origin of language is metaphorical, and both science and philosophy are built out of language. Therefore, both scientific and philosophical truths are,
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