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Conceptual Precis 8

May 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Class,  is defined as a term to describe the “Social divisions and inequalities” based on multiple different factors. The book continues to talk about how this term directly relate to the clergy and noble’s of the 16th, 17th and 18th century. When I think of the word class this is exactly what I think, I [...]

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Conceptual Precis 7

May 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The philosophical definition of Absurd is “the concept that human life is meaningless and pointless”. This means that nothing we do on Earth matters and that we do not matter at all. When I think of the concept of absurd I think of silliness, or nonsense because that is the English definition of the word. [...]

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Conceptual Precis 6

May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Idealism is the idea that “ideas, not objects are the basis of reality”. This means that it’s not things that make up our perception of reality but instead that our ideas make that. When I use the term idealism not in the philosophical tradition I think of it along the lines of a noble or [...]

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Conceptual Precis 4

April 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Logic is defined in the philosophical sense as “the study of what constitutes valid reasoning”. This can also be explained as a method to organize the laws of reason. When I normally think of the word logic, I more or less think of common sense, that is the easiest way to explain my definition of [...]

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Hello world!

March 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Welcome to blogs.oregonstate.edu. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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