Essays on Theory

How Hume s recommendations disrupt Kant s dogmatic slumber Kant s philosophical progress was based on the German tradition of rationalist metaphysics, and this was the dogmatic slumber. Hume broke the dogmatic slumber by demonstrating the relevance of knowledge claims as well as the difficulties in explaining them. Hume contends that...

Introduction Griffin defines a theory as an explanation for an aspect of the natural world that comprises facts. These theories assist us in solving and comprehending the current condition of affairs in our society. So, how do we weigh these arguments about time? Theories, I believe, should be able to support...

According to Thomas Nigel, humans cannot truly know what it is like to be another entity. Nigel's piece What It's Like to Be a Bat elaborates on his point. According to Nigel's post, knowing that a bat has webbing to enable it to fly, that it has decreased vision, and...

Reflective Equilibrium in Moral Systems For a long time, the application of reflective equilibrium in building moral systems has resulted in many debates. Rawls (1971) attempted to establish a standard definition of reflective equilibrium and how it applied in human social circles. In this formulation, he maintained that social organizations with...

In Chapter Two, Simon Blackburn introduced Cartesian dualism as an interpretation that holds that persons are constituted of two distinct substances: physical stuff and mental or spiritual things. The Zombie argument is an objection to Descartes' Cartesian Dualism, which states that mental and physical events belong to two different things....

Lenin's theory of imperialism combines Marxist theory with a dialectical critique of classical imperialism theories. The idea reflects on the evolution of capitalism and its spread from richer to poorer countries in the nineteenth century. The model investigates and builds the value chains of emerging civilizations, providing a Marxist perspective...

I have always had a distinct predisposition for maths since the first day of elementary school. When we were taught about the Pythagorean Theorem in primary school, I was so fascinated that I spent the following week scrutinizing the triangular shadows cast by objects looking for material contradiction or validation,...

Deontological Theory and Patient-Centered Care Deontological theory emphasizes the role of obligation in determining whether actions are wrong or right. The deontological theory is applicable in this circumstance since it explains the doctor's responsibility to prioritize the patient's needs. Patient-centered care is becoming increasingly important in many healthcare systems and facilities....

Dorothea E. Orem established the Self-Care Deficit Theory, which envisioned health as encompassing a person's mental state, body, and alertness (American Nurses Association, 2005). According to this view, treatment is improved and becomes effective only when the patient understands her illness or the causes that contribute to it. It is...

A legal theory that acknowledges the relationship between the law and human morality is known as natural law theory (Maritain & Sweet, 2001). What is right, evil, and nice or bad are all related to morality. The proponents of this philosophy are adamant that morality, not a centralized authority like...

Religious Exclusivism and Basinger's Stand According to Williams (2013), religious exclusivism is the conviction that an individual's religious belief is the sole proper and correct position, and that all others are false and incorrect. That is, the belief that just one major theistic system has the truth, whereas others are incorrect,...

According to Locke, humans are capable of learning knowledge without the requirement for innate concepts because we have all outlets of knowledge such as eyes, hearing, and others. For example, because the eyes are the natural means of perceiving color, there is no requirement for innate color knowledge. Furthermore, he...