Historical cases are based on actual events. In using an actual…

Historical cases are based on actual events. In using an actual…

Historical cases are based on actual events. In using an actual event

you must be very careful to get your facts and sources right. It is easy to slant the description an event so as to appear to support your favored position. Politicians and radio talk show hosts do all the time. To slant a description, you only need to select from the case the details and terms that emphasize the features of the event that you favor, while ignoring and modifying the features of the event that you oppose. Using this technique, every event can be made appear as supporting one’s pre-determined conclusion. Slanted description is not the reasoned and philosophical approach. When developing a description of an event you should research the facts thoroughly, cite your sources exhaustively, and be prepared to justify your selection of details. Case development is selective description. Do not confuse this with fallacious slanting.
Hypothetical cases are invented in order to provide a controlled combination of relevant factors. An advantage of hypothetical case development is that you can craft a case that includes the features of greatest interest and relevance, while leaving out others that may obscure the investigation. One must take care not to render the case unrealistic. Cases that stray far from reality end up as fables and allegories at best, and absurdities at worst. The best guide to case construction is to constantly keep the issue under investigation in mind. Make the case to genuinely illustrate the problem. Include those features that belong to the problem and give them enough detail to operate with a degree of reality. If you have aby doubt that this is possible, read some Shakespeare. The case should be challenging enough to solve that your solution counts as an achievement. If the solution is trivial or overly obvious, then either you do not have a significant philosophical issue or you have slanted the description.
If you experience difficulty or thinker’s block in developing a case, try basing your case on a historical event (something that actually happened) but change the details to work for your issue. The historical case may be from your own experience as well as a publically known incident. The following is a hypothetical case developed for the issue; “Is the cloning of pets morally acceptable?”Historical cases are based on actual events. In using an actual event you must be very careful to get your facts and sources right. It is easy to slant the description an event so as to appear to support your favored position. Politicians and radio talk show hosts do t all the time. To slant a description, you only need to select from the case the details and terms that emphasize the features of the event that you favor, while ignoring and modifying the features of the event that you oppose. Using this technique, every event can be made appear as supporting one’s pre-determined conclusion. Slanted description is not the reasoned and philosophical approach. When developing a description of an event you should research the facts thoroughly, cite your sources exhaustively, and be prepared to justify your selection of details. Case development is selective description. Do not confuse this with fallacious slanting.
Hypothetical cases are invented in order to provide a controlled combination of relevant factors. An advantage of hypothetical case development is that you can craft a case that includes the features of greatest interest and relevance, while leaving out others that may obscure the investigation. One must take care not to render the case unrealistic. Cases that stray far from reality end up as fables and allegories at best, and absurdities at worst. The best guide to case construction is to constantly keep the issue under investigation in mind. Make the case to genuinely illustrate the problem. Include those features that belong to the problem and give them enough detail to operate with a degree of reality. If you have aby doubt that this is possible, read some Shakespeare. The case should be challenging enough to solve that your solution counts as an achievement. If the solution is trivial or overly obvious, then either you do not have a significant philosophical issue or you have slanted the description.
If you experience difficulty or thinker’s block in developing a case, try basing your case on a historical event (something that actually happened) but change the details to work for your issue. The historical case may be from your own experience as well as a publically known incident. The following is a hypothetical case developed for the issue; “Is the cloning of pets morally acceptable?”Historical cases are based on actual events. In using an actual event you must be very careful to get your facts and sources right. It is easy to slant the description an event so as to appear to support your favored position. Politicians and radio talk show hosts do t all the time. To slant a description, you only need to select from the case the details and terms that emphasize the features of the event that you favor, while ignoring and modifying the features of the event that you oppose. Using this technique, every event can be made appear as supporting one’s pre-determined conclusion. Slanted description is not the reasoned and philosophical approach. When developing a description of an event you should research the facts thoroughly, cite your sources exhaustively, and be prepared to justify your selection of details. Case development is selective description. Do not confuse this with fallacious slanting.
Hypothetical cases are invented in order to provide a controlled combination of relevant factors. An advantage of hypothetical case development is that you can craft a case that includes the features of greatest interest and relevance, while leaving out others that may obscure the investigation. One must take care not to render the case unrealistic. Cases that stray far from reality end up as fables and allegories at best, and absurdities at worst. The best guide to case construction is to constantly keep the issue under investigation in mind. Make the case to genuinely illustrate the problem. Include those features that belong to the problem and give them enough detail to operate with a degree of reality. If you have aby doubt that this is possible, read some Shakespeare. The case should be challenging enough to solve that your solution counts as an achievement. If the solution is trivial or overly obvious, then either you do not have a significant philosophical issue or you have slanted the description.
If you experience difficulty or thinker’s block in developing a case, try basing your case on a historical event (something that actually happened) but change the details to work for your issue. The historical case may be from your own experience as well as a publically known incident. The following is a hypothetical case developed for the issue; “Is the cloning of pets morally acceptable?”
QUESTION 17,
1.      Which branch of science__________ analyzes both natural and social phenomena?
2.      When was the last time you didn’t make a line between____________ science and philosophy?
3.      When did sociology and linguistics____________ become distinct from philosophy?
4.      What was the source of ____________philosophy in the past?
5.      What are the religious ____________questions about?
6.      What are the two most important schools of oriental philosophy?
7.      Which philosophies are fundamentally__________ religious and ethical in origin and character?
8.      The study of philosophic interpretations on religious scriptures is known in India as:
9.      The basic goal of: is to be free of the _________miseries and tensions created by the body and senses, as well as connection to worldly things.
10.  In which portion of India has the philosophic_______ concept of reincarnation been influenced?