Abstract The paper focuses on three different branches of philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology and axiology. The paper explains how epistemology refers to the study that tries to go deeper into the meaning and scope of knowledge, axiology is concerned with values that people attach to things and metaphysics deals with the nature of reality that goes beyond the normal scope of science.
From the Paper "Metaphysics on the other hand transcends common knowledge. It is that branch of philosophy that deals with nature of reality that goes beyond the normal scope of science. It is by far the most important component of philosophy and the origin of it is credited to the works of Aristotle. Meta literally means, "after," but in philosophy it also means beyond or above thus indicating that metaphysics is a science that transcends physics. In his own writings, Aristotle called the study first philosophy, the science of being or ontology, and theology. It may be defined, tentatively as the science of the first principles of reality, or the theory of the structure and meaning of reality as a whole, or the theory of the nature of the cosmos."
Presentation of information in two studies, " Does Sarcasm Always Sting?" and "An Examination of Adoloscents Who Were and Were Not Exposed to 'Teens Stopping AIDS'", followed by a comparative analysis of the studies, a worldview and an evaluation.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 62.95
Abstract Providing an in-depth analysis of the content, methods, and intent of research helps us not only to achieve a greater understanding of the actual implications of the study in question, but also to assist us in determining the applicability of the study to our own research. This paper examines two very different studies for just these elements. Within the analysis, we will look at several aspects of each to demonstrate that, with careful reading, we can determine the relevance and strength of published research. The two studies chosen for this comparative analysis are: Penny M. Pexman and Kara M. Olineck's "Does Sarcasm Always Sting? Investigating the Impact of Ironic Insults and Ironic Compliments", and Yuko Mizuno and May Kennedy's "An Examination of Adolescents Who Were and Were Not Exposed to 'Teens Stopping AIDS'". What this paper will first present is basic information about each of the studies including the theory and key concepts advanced in the article, a description of the research proposed, including the hypotheses and research questions, a description of the methodology, and finally a description of the findings themselves. Second, this paper will determine the Worldview of the research and how that worldview affects the ontological assumptions being made within the work. Then, it will examine the epistemological and axiological assumptions being made. Finally, using Littlejohn's criteria, the theory of each will be evaluated.
Abstract This paper begins by highlighting the primary role played by communication in gender issues throughout the world and points up the variations within cultures. The paper then describes some salient elements of intercultural communication in order to illustrate how gender communication is a form of intercultural communications. Finally, the paper makes recommendations on how to develop effective intercultural communication skills to the situation of variations of women across cultures.
From the Paper "There are two assumptions from communication theory (both classical and contemporary theories) that help situate one's overview on gender and communication. First, communication is epistemic. That is to say, communication is the medium by which one comes to know things (it has been argued that absolute truth was inaccessible to humans; hence, truth had to be established by human standards. Similarly, contemporary rhetorical theorists argue that truth is socially constructed through language and other symbol systems)."
Abstract This analysis of the film "Erin Brockovich" uses the meta-theory of interpretive communicative and the social interaction theory to describe how reality in the film is constructed socially. The paper provides examples of interpretive theory as evidence in the film from the ontological, axiological and epistemological perspectives.
From the Paper "As argued by Miller, interpretive theories aid in our understanding of a world that is socially constructed through communicative interaction and these theories aim to reflect the complexity of both the ..."
