Essays On Epistemology

Epistemology, the branch of philosophy that investigates knowledge and its method, validity, and scope, distinguishes between a justified belief or claim and an opinion. On the other hand, logic deals with precise thinking and is described as both innovative and obligatory reasoning. It is regarded as innovative because it relates to previously unknown subjects and […]

The conception of time is seemingly self-evident. Tick, tock. A minute consists of sixty seconds, an hour of sixty minutes, a day of twenty-four hours, and a year of 365 days. It is quite rare that the fundamental nature of time itself is ever even brought into questioning. What is time? What do we mean […]

The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods, implications of science, and with the use and merit of science. This discipline sometimes overlaps metaphysics, ontology and epistemology. Philosophy of science has historically been met with mixed response from the scientific community. Though scientists often contribute to the field, many prominent scientists have […]

Eyewitness testimony is a legal term, it is a statement given under oath which police departments widely rely on. Eye witness recall is something that happened, according to an eyewitness- basically a person who saw an incident or an event and taking it into account. Although, eyewitness is relied on frequently there is strong evidence […]

Memory is one of the important functions of the human mind. But usually, it is often overlooked, unless needed. We usually do not think about memory unless we really need to retrieve or recall important details. Often times, people think about memory only when it fails them. Memory is the process by which an organism […]

Socrates was a great man, and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history, some may find this notion questionable, based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary, it is! It seems […]

There could be no better hindrance to faith than the existence of pain, suffering, and evil. In fact, even the most religious person in the world could not help but question God as to why certain pain and suffering befalls him. The usual question is how could God allow his children to suffer when there […]

The universe we live in is filled with a perplexing array of diverse perspectives which may often confuse us. Our understanding of the world, rooted in our common sense, could possibly be flawed with biases and errors unknowingly. We gather information about our surroundings through aspects like language, emotion, observation, and reasoning, yet none of […]

Protagoras from Abdera was among the group called Older Sophists, who were intellectuals and travelling tutors of fifth-century Greece, specializing in rhetoric (the art of effective or persuasive speaking) and its associated fields. His noteworthy phrase is: “Man is the measure of all things: of those that exist, because they do exist, and of those […]

In 1885 a man named Hermann Ebbinghaus created a concept known as the Forgetting Curve. This curve is a graph which shows the speed of which information is lost, or forgotten, over time. Ebbinghaus used this graph to show that human’s quickly forget information unless is reinforced, or repeated. This is because we are constantly […]

How might critical thinking be applied to the issue of global climate change? Why do you think some people (even very smart people sometimes avoid thinking critically about issues such as politics, the existence of ESP, or the supernatural? Critical thinking, it is from my own understanding, “to think outside the box” or to find […]

Explicit memory requires conscious recall, in other words the information must be called back consciously when it is required. If this information is about our own lives it is called episodic memory. Episodic memory allows a person to decide when, where and under what circumstances they experienced an event. A episodic memory test explicitely requires […]

According to general knowledge (especially the general knowledge of a student enrolled at the Department of Gender Studies), the notion of gender has played the significant role in the Western feminist thought since the second half of the 20th century. However, there are number of countries in the other parts of world where this term […]

The modal model of working memory consists of the central executive and two slave systems, the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial sketchpad. (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974, as cited in Baddeley, 1999). The phonological loop, which retains verbal material, in terms of speech-based characteristics, is further divided into a store and an active process. Phonological representations […]

Eysenck and Keane (2010: 1) state that cognitive psychology aims to understand human cognition through the observation of behavior in cognitive tasks. This essay explores how cognitive processes, such as memory, thinking, and language, are applied by third level students. Modern Irish students face various challenges when starting third level education. They must learn practical […]

Even though the death penalty is regarded as a necessary evil, it remains an unresolved societal issue that cannot be conclusively justified or completely endorsed. Throughout history, the concept of “an eye for an eye” has been deeply ingrained in our teachings. It is commonly believed that if this principle was deemed appropriate by God, […]

After reading the essay by Woody Hochswender, “Did My Car Join Al Qaeda,” I found that it was very persuasive because he had convincing support for his point of view. Being a SUV using a lot of gas doesn’t make him a bad person or responsible for what’s going on in Al Qaeda no more […]

The fallacy occurs since the appeal is made to someone who is unqualified to give support. Example:Theistic physicist: Albert Einstein believed in the existence of God. Given Einstein’s incomparable intellectual stature in the scientific community, I must conclude that God actually does exist. And unless you, in your delusions of brilliance, think you’re smarter than […]

The writer basically introduced the traditional account of knowledge which states that knowledge is Justified True Belief (J T B). Thus he emphasized that there are three senses of the word “knows”(that is Knowledge), they are; First, Propositional knowledge (a relationship that exists between a subject and a true proposition). Second, Acquaintance knowledge. And third, […]

“The privileges of beauty are immense” said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is Lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived in relation to men; is not the power to do but […]

Introduction Leonard Shelby, an insurance claims investigator, suffers from anterograde amnesia after being injured during his wife’s rape and murder. This condition prevents him from remembering anything that happened after the incident. Despite lack of official support, Leonard takes it upon himself to investigate the case using notes, Polaroid pictures, and tattoos as aids for […]

Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) is the ability of certain individuals to access mental powers that others do not have. A fascinating occurrence often linked to ESP is when someone suddenly thinks of a long-lost friend, and then receives a phone call from that very friend. The term “ESP” was coined by Sir Richard Burton in […]