...What is Your Philosophy? Christopher Robinson PHL/215 December 12, 2011 Kathleen Ramsey What is Your Philosophy? How does one define his or her personal philosophy? A variety of personal, social, political, and economic circumstances help molds one’s philosophy. Using myself, as an example, I will explain how each of these areas has played some part in the molding of my personal philosophical views. The formation of my views began when I was a young child at around six or seven years old. I didn’t realize at the time of course. Only through growing up and looking back can one realize such things. According to the Performance Aid, I find myself falling into two categories of philosophy: Social and Post-Colonial. The post-colonial aspect is very easy for me to explain. One of the questions posed by post-colonial Phil osiers is “Can oral history and tradition be preserved for future generations? I believe that it can. This can only happen if we as a capitalistic society stop being so self-involved with money and possessions. We have to realize that history repeats itself in one way or another. Each generation needs to stop and take the time to learn from parents, grandparents, and great grandparents about their lives. The lives of those before you help shaped the ways and methods of thinking for the next. This could be passing along family history or traditions. I have often regretted not hearing more of my father’s stories of his time in the military. He was in, what...
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...Developing a Philosophy of Leadership A leadership philosophy is the way we see ourselves as leaders. This philosophy guides our actions, our behaviors, and our thoughts. Our philosophies are influenced by external and internal forces. We can change who we are as leaders by simply changing our philosophy of leadership. Leadership philosophies can change as you grow to understand yourself within the context of leading. Creating or finding your leadership philosophy means that you must explore and reflect upon your personal values, assumptions, and beliefs about leadership. Personal values are qualities or characteristics that you value. You would rather leave an organization or step down as a leader than violate your values. Your values guide your intentions and they influence how you lead. When your personal values are clear and you are conscious of them, you create a solid foundation for leading. Assumptions are ideas that are assumed or believed to be true. As a leader it is important to understand what assumptions fuel your leadership thinking. Often leaders are not aware of the assumptions because they are operating from certain paradigms that will not allow them to see assumptions. Reflection into one’s leadership is an excellent way to uncover assumptions. Beliefs are ideas that we hold to be true; they shape our realities. If a leader believes that the only individuals in an organization that can make decisions is the management staff, then that belief will...
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...link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/aed-200-week-5-dq-1-dq-2/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: What are the fundamental differences between Western philosophies and Eastern ways of knowing? (Generally, how does each culture view the world and education?) How can you incorporate seemingly different ways of knowing in your curriculum? When responding to your classmates’ posts, take the role of a student of an Eastern culture and ask a ‘what if’ question. 3. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: What are the fundamental differences between Western philosophies and Native North American ways of knowing? (Generally, how does each culture view the world and education?) How can you incorporate seemingly different ways of knowing in your curriculum? When responding to your classmates’ posts, take the role of a student of a Native North American culture and ask a ‘what if’ question. AED 200 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/aed-200-week-5-dq-1-dq-2/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories...
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...Developing a Philosophy of Leadership A leadership philosophy is the way we see ourselves as leaders. This philosophy guides our actions, our behaviors, and our thoughts. Our philosophies are influenced by external and internal forces. We can change who we are as leaders by simply changing our philosophy of leadership. Leadership philosophies can change as you grow to understand yourself within the context of leading. Creating or finding your leadership philosophy means that you must explore and reflect upon your personal values, assumptions, and beliefs about leadership. Personal values are qualities or characteristics that you value. You would rather leave an organization or step down as a leader than violate your values. Your values guide your intentions and they influence how you lead. When your personal values are clear and you are conscious of them, you create a solid foundation for leading. Assumptions are ideas that are assumed or believed to be true. As a leader it is important to understand what assumptions fuel your leadership thinking. Often leaders are not aware of the assumptions because they are operating from certain paradigms that will not allow them to see assumptions. Reflection into one’s leadership is an excellent way to uncover assumptions. Beliefs are ideas that we hold to be true; they shape our realities. If a leader believes that the only individuals in an organization that can make decisions is the management staff, then that belief will...
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...lifetime of influence N-460 Leadership for Change in Healthcare Philosophy of Nursing Introduction: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) embodied the view that values “are beliefs or ideals to which an individual is committed and which are reflected in patterns of behavior. Professional values are the foundation for practice; they guide interactions with patients, colleagues, other professionals, and the public. Values provide the framework for commitment to patient welfare, fundamental to professional nursing practice” (AACN, 1998, p. 8). Through your previous coursework, you have explored various concepts, frameworks, and theories in previous courses; liberal studies and nursing courses. In this senior course, you will continue to explore these concepts by focusing on the course outcomes that involve integration of disciplinary frameworks to communicate effectively with individuals and aggregates in diverse settings, apply ethical frameworks, principles, codes and professional standards of practice in clinical decision-making and professional conduct, and conduct a reflective self-assessment to demonstrate attitudes and behaviors of responsible membership in the profession and community. This exploration will continue throughout your senior year of study, which will affirm, alter and/or expand the philosophy you develop this semester. Outcome: You will succinctly articulate a personal philosophy of nursing, clearly reflective of the American Nurses Association’s...
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...Running head: CURRICULUM PHILOSOPHY Curriculum Philosophy Scott C. Hellman Grand Canyon University EDA 560 January 27, 2010 Curriculum Philosophy Introduction It is the school leader that develops a curriculum that is then applied to school surroundings. Curriculum philosophy becomes the force that moves the school closer to its goals. This paper will examine the curriculum philosophy of the author and how this philosophy will have an affect on how curriculum is planned in a school surrounding. The paper will then conclude with a comparison of the philosophy stated by the author compares to the philosophy that is currently in place at Cody High School. Outline how your philosophy will guide the curriculum goals and design and describe the resulting curriculum planning process. “Philosophy is defined as a search for the wisdom of life besides an attempt to understand the universe as a whole” (Yusof, 2008, p. 1). All members of the school district including: administrators, teachers, and all stakeholders must work together as a unit to assess state standards and benchmarks for each class to properly design a curriculum that will teach students the necessary information and skills to become responsible citizens of society. Yusof quotes Horton & Hanes (1993): The goal should be to help the individual realize choice is a key element in developing a life of personal growth. Lifelong learning is also a possibility when choices are realizes [sic]...
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...MARACAS ROYAL ROAD, MARACAS, ST. JOSEPH. My personal philosophy of life An Assignment Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course EDTE 354-02 Philosophy for Education INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Clifton Pryce By Leslie Justin – 2013080340 December 3rd, 2015 Approval……………….. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary philosophy is defined as “the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc” or “a particular set of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc.” or “a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live.” Having a personal philosophy and knowing what your philosophy is can be essential as your philosophy determines your focus, and your focus determines your actions and actions determine your result. Although some people who maybe think the same or operate the same might have a similar philosophy no two people view life the exact same. Everyone’s philosophy of life is distinct to them because your philosophy will vary depending on your life experiences, the way your parents trained you and little things that you’ve picked up on your own. Because our personal philosophy of life depends on these thing I believe that our philosophy can change at any time and then change again. Although I am only 19 and would consider that I still have my whole life ahead of me, I still think that I have a philosophy of life currently. In my younger days though I may...
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...Crystal Eastham Professor Soden EDUC 200-D04 11/23/2015 Philosophy Essay An important part of being an effective teacher is knowing what your philosophy is. Your philosophy helps to determine how you will teach and how it will impact your students. When preparing for this paper I had to learn what my philosophy is. The results showed an equal foundation in both perennialism and social reconstructionism. In this paper I will discuss what these are and how they will be applied in a classroom setting. The perennialism psychology places a lot of importance on learning through teaching that have stood the test of time such as literature or curriculum. It is important to use methods that have a high success rate in order to have a base line for teaching. If something has the same effective rate now as it used to then it would be wise to use it repeatedly. At the same time social reconstructionism is the philosophy that focusses on the social aspect of a child’s growth. This places importance on ensuring kids have a strong foundation in equality and fairness. I see the value in both of these philosophies although I feel in a way that they contradict each other. It is important to instill in children things that make the past so influential yet prepare them for the future. This being said, how can one use these philosophies in a real life scenario? Imagine you are an American History teacher, and you want your students to do more than simply memorize their way through the information...
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...HARVARD COLLEGE Writing Center WRITING CENTER BRIEF GUIDE SERIES A Brief Guide to Writing the Philosophy Paper The Challenges of Philosophical Writing The aim of the assignments in your philosophy classes is to get you doing philosophy. But what is philosophy, and how is it to be done? The answer is complicated. Philosophers are often motivated by one or more of what we might call the “Big Questions,” such as: How should we live? Is there free will? How do we know anything? or, What is truth? While philosophers do not agree among themselves on either the range of proper philosophical questions or the proper methods of answering them, they do agree that merely expressing one’s personal opinions on controversial topics like these is not doing philosophy. Rather, philosophers insist on the method of first attaining clarity about the exact question being asked, and then providing answers supported by clear, logically structured arguments. An ideal philosophical argument should lead the reader in undeniable logical steps from obviously true premises to an unobvious conclusion. A negative argument is an objection that tries to show that a claim, theory, or argument is mistaken; if it does so successfully, we say that it refutes it. A positive argument tries to support a claim or theory, for example, the view that there is genuine free will, or the view that we should never eat animals. Positive philosophical arguments about the Big Questions that are ideal are extremely hard to construct...
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...Evan Anderson 1/28/2015 Philosophy: What is philosophy? Well, that is an incredible difficult question to answer. Part of the reason is it is so hard to answer is because many famous philosophers, the ones who actually “do” the activity in question, don’t agree on one set definition and even go as far as to disagree with each other when putting fourth their own definitions. So how can we have a set answer to that question? Well this means that we are going to have to have a very broad definition. It has to be very wide because it has to encompass many famous philosophers’ ideas and teachings. To be a philosopher is to create and conceptualize ideas about how to live life the right way. When thinking about a philosopher we all tend to gravitate towards an image of an old Greek man with a large white beard, bald head and in robes. However, while there were a lot of ferry talented philosophers who were old and Greek, anyone can be a philosopher and we should encourage people to try. It would be ignorant for anyone who considers themselves to be a philosopher to not listen to everyone’s ideas. In Phaedo, Plato states that “Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death. If this is true, and they have actually been looking forward to death all their lives, it would of course be absurd to be troubled when the thing comes for which they have...
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...------------------------------------------------- Course Syllabus PHI 105 Introduction to Philosophy Course Start Date: 08/15/2011 Course End Date: 10/16/2011 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due or when they are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Larry Waggle, Ph. D. larrywaggle@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) Unclelahr@live.com (Alternate) 480-330-0953 (MST) Facilitator Availability I am available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Arizona Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. On Saturdays, I tend to be online in the morning only. If these times are not...
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...since I was a kid it always puzzled me about the nature of how things came to be, what we are and all the questions that philosophy asks.” Moments into my talk with Charlie Cummings, Front Range’s philosophy professor, it became evident why he found himself in this field. It’s believed that the well-known Greek thinker, Pythagoras, was likely the first person to widely use the term philosophy, which translated from the ancient Greek word philosophia means “love of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom.” Charlie has a passion for education, which is evident in one of his personal philosophies; to always be a student as well as a teacher. Charlie has successfully made a career out of philosophy, how can you? Front Range Community...
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...INTRODUCTION I find it a daunting task to try and articulate my personal philosophy of teaching, when in fact l have no real teaching or facilitation experience. I have been in leadership roles before while sitting on committees and coached youth sporting teams. That being said, this process forces me to examine my own beliefs, intentions and actions as it relates to teaching. This paper will act as a guiding tool to help me develop my particular philosophy of teaching and how l foresee myself when l do encounter the classroom setting. I will present an overview of my results from the Teaching Perspective Inventory (TPI) and relate that to my own beliefs, intentions and actions. SUMMARY This paper will examine my personal philosophy of teaching, along with the results from Pratt’s Teaching Perspectives Inventory. PHILOSOPHY Pratt’s developmental perspective on teaching tries to conceptualize what it means to teach. “A perspective on teaching is an interrelated set of beliefs and intentions that gives direction and justification to our action. It is a lens through which we view teaching and learning” (Pratt, 2002, p. 5). “Perspectives are neither good nor bad. They are simply philosophical orientations to knowledge, learning and the role and responsibility of being a teacher” (Pratt, 2002, p. 14). I don’t know that l could summarize my philosophy into a few short sentences. My philosophy is an all-encompassing set of beliefs and intentions that l want to accomplish...
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...Asian Philosophies – Roundtable Discussion Goal: Conduct research in order to analyze 5 major belief systems in ancient China (and Greater Asia) Activity and Objectives: You will engage in a roundtable discussion with representatives from each of the five philosophies (Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism, Buddhism and Hinduism) to gain an understanding of how people of one country with different philosophical views respond to complex life situations. * You will gain foundational knowledge on Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism, Buddhism and Hinduism. * You will identify the strengths and weaknesses of the belief systems. * You will understand how various philosophies throughout Asia shaped its rich, cultural past. * You will synthesize ideas generated in the roundtable discussion in order to problem solve with their peers. * You will examine the effects contrary philosophies have on social interaction. Roles: Within each group, you will be assigned to one of five philosophies. * Confucianism * Legalism * Daoism/Taoism * Buddhism * Hinduism MY NAME IS: Alana L. Edwards____________________________________________________ MY PHILOSOPHY IS:_Hinduism________________________________________________________ ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES NOTES 5). HINDUISM (pgs. 66-67) Reincarnation – Being reborn in another body. Several religions, including Hinduism, believe that the human spirit returns to Earth in different forms again and again...
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...Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper Author: Jim Pryor, Princeton University [pic] Philosophical writing is different from the writing you'll be asked to do in other courses. Most of the strategies described below will also serve you well when writing for other courses, but don't automatically assume that they all will. Nor should you assume that every writing guideline you've been given by other teachers is important when you're writing a philosophy paper. Some of those guidelines are routinely violated in good philosophical prose (e.g., see the guidelines on grammar, below). Contents • What Does One Do in a Philosophy Paper? • Three Stages of Writing o Early Stages o Write a Draft o Rewrite, and Keep Rewriting • Minor Points • How You'll Be Graded What Does One Do in a Philosophy Paper? 1. A philosophy paper consists of the reasoned defense of some claim Your paper must offer an argument. It can't consist in the mere report of your opinions, nor in a mere report of the opinions of the philosophers we discuss. You have to defend the claims you make. You have to offer reasons to believe them. So you can't just say: My view is that P. You must say something like: My view is that P. I believe this because... or: I find that the following considerations...provide a convincing argument for P. Similarly, don't just say: Descartes says that Q. Instead...
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