Novecentismo: A Cultural Movement in Spain
Novecentismo: A Cultural Movement
Introduction
The Novecentismo movement, also known as the cultural movement that took place in Spain in the 2nd decade of the twentieth century, opposes all that is considered typical of the nineteenth century. It is also known as the Generation of 1914 because it coincides with the beginning of World War I. The movement ends with it socially and politically.
Characteristics of Novecentismo
The Novecentismo is a different type of intellectual. The movement is characterized
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James Rachels on Active and Passive Euthanasia
The Conventional Doctrine
The Conventional Doctrine (endorsed by the American Medical Association) states:
In certain situations, passive euthanasia (“letting die”) is morally permissible. However, active euthanasia (physician-assisted death) is never morally permissible. Doctors can withhold treatment in many circumstances and do nothing wrong if the patient dies, but the doctor must never “kill” the patient.
Rachels’s Thesis
Active euthanasia is not
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Symbolic Language: An Interpersonal Communication System
The symbolic language is an interpersonal communication system that carries out three basic functions:
- Representative: Linguistic signs are symbols used to represent states of affairs.
- Expressive: Linguistic signs show the speaker’s inner states.
- Appellate: Linguistic signs are addressed to the interlocutor, who is expected to take a certain action.
Formal and Informal Logic
Formal Logic: Studies the structure of arguments regardless of specific
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Empiricism and its characteristics are derived from experience in two possible senses of the word “experience”:
- We understand experience as the accumulation of life experiences a person can gather during their lifetime.
- We understand experience as information received through the senses. Sensory is the related adjective.
Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that holds that experience is the only source of knowledge. This understanding is known as psychological empiricism. Furthermore, it defends that
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Friedrich Hegel was born in 1770, during the reign of Frederick the Great. Frederick William II, his successor, was a poor manager of Prussia. Emerging during the Enlightenment and the age of revolutions (industrial, French, and the start of the Napoleonic Empire), Hegel’s philosophy was deeply influenced by these historical shifts.
Hegel’s Triadic Division
Hegel’s system is divided into three parts:
- Logic: Thesis or affirmation.
- Philosophy of Nature: Antithesis, denying the initial claim.
- Philosophy
Descartes’ Method: Reason, Truth, and the Role of Doubt
Chapter 2: The Need for a Method
The theme of this passage from the Discourse on Method concerns Descartes’ attempt to prove the necessity and usefulness of reason when employing a method in the search for truth. He presents what might be the rules of the present methodology. This issue could arise on these ideas:
The Need for a Method
- Topical scientific development does not occur in a particular science without the application of a method.
- Sciences are classified depending on their method.
- Natural science