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2. Discuss the main characteristics of the upper classes society of New York at the turn of the 20th Century and exemplify them with Wharton’s The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton provides a critique of the upper classes society of New York in her novel The House of Mirth by criticizing two main aspects current at that period, the Gilded Age. It is important to remark the biographical content of the novel, since Wharton belonged to the New York’s aristocracy and therefore, encouraged she wrote
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Non-wacko Philosophers are (Pick 7):
Lovers of wisdom
Selfish
Seekers of truth
Closed-minded
Reasonable
Pessimistic
Reckless individuals
Critically minded
Questioning
Curious
Objective
Uninterested
Wisdom is the ability to use knowledge and intelligence for practical purposes.
Fields of Philosophy
The study of ultimate reality: metaphysics
The limit of human knowledge: epistemology
The science of reasoning: logic
The study of morals: ethics
The study of society: social/political
The study of values: axiology
-The study
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- What is Process? Give the difference between Process and Program.
Process:
- Process is a program under execution.
- It is an instance of an executing program, including the current values of the program counter, registers & variables.
- Process is an abstraction of a running program.
Process | Program |
A process is program in execution. | A program is set of instructions. |
A process is an active/ dynamic entity. | A program is a passive/ static entity. |
A process has a limited life span. It is created when execution |
filosofia
1. CHARACTERISTICS OF MORAL ACTION.
1. It is done by adjusting to a code or a set of moral rules and values.
2.This moral code should not be imposed by the society to the people, but each individual must be free to choose it.
3.Being free when acting is something extremely important when assessing an action from a moral perspective because, if I act freely, then I am morally responsible for what I do or don’t do.
4. Thus, a fundamental condition appears so that we can judge whether an individual behaviour
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Def: Fixed arrangement that organizes relations between social roles. Guided by rules and norms of its own. Key concept of the structural- functional theory that sees society as composed of various institutions that play different roles
Def: is a fixed arrangement that organizes the relations between social roles.
Importance: Informs us of relevant info and keeps us up to date
Factors that shape it: Other institutions, geographical features, technological, cultural, econ, political
Metaphors:
- Media as