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The Development and Understanding of Human Knowledge, 2002.
A look at the theme of developing an understanding of human knowledge in novels by authors John Gardner and Kurt Vonnegut.
1,401 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper shows that in the novels "Grendel" by John Gardner and "Cat?s Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut, the characters are similar in that they both are on a journey in a bid to understand human knowledge. The paper discusses Grendel, the monster's sources of information on human knowledge, the development of this knowledge in the form of understanding concepts such as beauty, as well as the way he uses this knowledge. The paper then discusses the protagonist in "Cat's Cradle" whose main search for knowledge entails writing a book about the day when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
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"Thus, Vonnegut raises a valid point about human knowledge in the twentieth century. The ever-increasing pace of scientific development as well as industrialization brought an explosive element to the already existing conflicts of religion, class and international entities. While it is true that such advances have brought a better standard of living to many, there is also the frightening component of increased human suffering.
Thus, through the person of Felix and his children, Vonengut condemns the scientific community that discovered antibiotics, but that also brought about destruction through the atomic bomb, nerve gas, automatic firearms, and other extremely efficient ways of destroying human lives. Thus, through a fictional search of knowledge, the reader is shown a knowledge of human reality that is chilling to contemplate."
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Human Knowledge, 2002.
A study of the use and management of human knowledge.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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This is a paper on human knowledge as pattern matching which takes a naturalized view of knowledge as a human creation. It discusses both theoretical accounts of knowledge from epistemology and applied accounts from knowledge management for business. It concludes that both are part of the human effort to see patterns in the world: one recognizing existing patterns, the other creating extensions of patterns in products and marketing.
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Xenophanes and Human Knowledge., 2002.
A look at the reflections of Xenophanes on the limit of human knowledge.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper explores and weighs the truth pertaining to the scientific theory with reference to the reflections of Xenophanes on the limit of human knowledge. Backed by evidences from contemporary scientific theories and the expertise of the acclaimed scientists of the world, our discussion will highlight the importance of truth and knowledge regarding science; it's theories, their evidence and the laws pertaining the field of science.
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Heraclitus on Human Knowledge and Actions, 2004.
Discussion of Heraclitus's belief that people gain knowledge about the world that can be beneficial, but typically do not apply that knowledge to their everyday lives.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper outlines and discusses the statement made by Heraclitus about the tendency for humans to gain knowledge about the world for their own good, and for the purpose of putting themselves in harmony with what the universal laws expect of them, and then not practice what they have learned. References to Plato's dialogues and Seneca's letters are used to support Heraclitus's statement.
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"These words strongly relate to the fact that people often gain knowledge about the world for their own good and for the purpose of putting themselves in harmony with what the universal laws expect of them, but also do not manage to adhere to what they learn. Often individuals find themselves in situations where they cannot really overcome the universal desires of human beings. This refers to certain animal instincts that emerge from within even though man may attempt to appear totally civilized. The very act of war is a typical example that has been exemplified throughout history."
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Abraham Maslow: An Understanding of Human Nature and Motivation, 2002.
This paper examines psychologist Abraham Manslow's humanistic theory of motivation.
2,686 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper details the psychological theory of Abraham Maslow. The paper discusses his hierarchy of needs, listing each need and providing examples, as well as showing how the hierarchy is built. There is an expanded section detailing what is meant by self-actualization as well as what Maslow called ?peak experiences?. A full listing of the B ? values are given, as well as numerous other traits and characteristics of self-actualized people. Also explained are Maslow?s other hypothesized needs, such as the cognitive, aesthetic, and neurotic needs, and how these all interact with his hierarchy of needs. The paper introduces Maslow as a visionary and pioneer of humanistic psychology who came from a world dominated by psychoanalysis and behaviorism and emerged to provide the world with a more positive, instructional, and human view of mankind and his place in nature.
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"These theories shared in common an approach to understanding human nature and behavior that were based directly outside the subjective needs, beliefs, and values of the individual. In grossly simplified terms, the individual was viewed either as a locus in the environment where current stimuli reacted with past reinforced behavior patterns to produce a response or as an almost helpless entity, where deep in the primitive recesses of the human brain a battle was fought for psychological control. Where forces of the good ?superego? were beating back the evil armies of the ?id? (sex and aggression) and whichever side was winning the battle at any given time would manifest itself in the person?s overt behavior. Abraham Maslow was a visionary who pioneered the field of ?humanistic? psychology. Aptly named because its primary goal was to center the field of psychology around the individual person ? to treat them as wanting, feeling, needing, spiritual, and unique beings and to guise psychological theory in terms that took this into account."
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John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", 2007.
This paper analyzes the critical debate surrounding John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding".
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is especially important because his writings inspired Thomas Jefferson's participation in the Declaration of Independence. The author points out that scholars also are attracted to Locke's "Essay" because he draws a provocative line between what he sees as primary and secondary qualities. The paper concludes that, regardless of the haggling of scholars and philosophy students, Locke is justified in drawing distinctions between primary and secondary qualities because distinctions between all worldly matter is a requirement of life.
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"Yolton follows that with what he believes Locke really meant; "The mental content of any act of awareness or thought" is an "idea" to Locke. But as to the primary qualities, on page 130, Yolton breaks Locke's concept of an object into five "propositions." One, objects "have primary qualities non-relationally"; two, objects are observed "or perceived" to have both primary and secondary qualities"; three, the qualities that one can observe to be "dependent upon other objects" are both "perceivers and other bodies"; four, ideas of primary qualities and primary qualities themselves are connected ..."
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Knowledge and Human Interests, 2002.
This paper is about the explication and evaluation of the critical reconstruction that Jurgen Habermas carries out in "Knowledge and Human Interests".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page junior level paper is about the explication and evaluation of the critical reconstruction that Jurgen Habermas carries out in "Knowledge and Human Interests". Jurgen Habermas is the leading scholar of the second generation of the Frankfurt School, a group of philosophers, cultural critics and social scientists associated with the Institute for Social Research, founded in Frankfurt in 1929. The Frankfurt School is best known for its program of developing a "critical theory of society".
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John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", 2002.
This book presents a review of the psychological work of John Locke, concerning the workings of human congition.
1,035 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper begins by discussing Locke?s refutation of ?innate understanding?. It looks at Locke?s explanation of the concept of and ?idea?, distinguishing between ?simple? and ?complex? ideas. It lists the division of simple ideas into four categories and also brings in the three steps involved in the creation of simple ideas. It discusses the procedures involved in complex ideas and then moves on to the connection between ideas and language, and the relationship of these processes with knowledge. The paper concludes with a synopsis and evaluation of Locke?s theories.
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"Locke has explained his theories on how the human mind is developed and nurtured. Due to man?s unique ability to perceive and to process information differently from another, it is unimportant if a person is associated with the same man as another or with the same immaterial substances as another. Locke has made it very clear that a human mind is as blank as a sheet of white paper waiting to be written upon. The perceptions and discernment of the mind determine what knowledge a person may have and how he uses it."
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Human Resources Development, 2007.
An analysis of the changing responsibilities of the human resources development department.
1,241 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses the role of the human resources development department in organizations. It discusses how this role has changed over time, from passively conducting trainings, tests and needs analyses to actively being knowledgeable about labor and corporate laws. The paper concludes with the advantages of the new responsibilities of human resources to the running of the company.
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"DS 128 (HRD) has shattered pre-conceived notions of the course Human Resources Development as a corporate tool to bridge the gap between management and its employees and workers. It has remolded the role of Human Resources from passively conducting trainings, tests and needs analyses to actively being knowledgeable about labor and corporate laws in order to foster good working relationships between the executives and the and rank and file. It should know the dynamics of different kinds of employees so as to be able to craft a balanced employee policy based on mutual respect, merit and productivity."
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"An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", 2002.
An overview of John Locke's theories of the nature if ideas, thoughts and innate knowledge.
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This paper presents an overview of Locke's theories as outlined in his essay. His arguments against a priori knowledge and the effects of his ideas on scientific thought are discussed. Cross-cultural, psychological, sociological, and developmental examples Locke gives to back up his theories are presented.
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"?I deny not that there are natural tendencies imprinted on the minds of men; and that from the very first instances of sense and perception, there are some things that are grateful and others unwelcome to them...but this makes nothing for innate characters on the mind,? (An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, I, ii, 3). With his Essay, John Locke effectively set the stage for the acceptance and practice of empiricism and the scientific method. Distancing himself from rationalists stemming back from Plato, the English philosopher argued against deductive reasoning pointing to a priori knowledge. Locke asserts throughout the Essay that the mind at birth is a blank slate and that none of our ideas are imprinted by either divine or natural sources. There are no prefabricated principles extant in the mind. Indeed, human beings can feel hunger, thirst, and pain, but our ideas about the world are based directly on sensory experiences. Hence, empiricism was born. Locke?s arguments prove in many ways superior to those positions he refutes, for induction from the actual to the speculative supersedes deduction from the abstract to the real. The first book of the Essay comprises several chapters devoted to the refutation of the ?received doctrine that men have native ideas, and original characters, stamped upon their minds,? (II, i, 1). Following this undermining of established philosophical principles, Locke proceeds to describe how the mind does obtain its knowledge of the world in Book 2: ?all ideas come from sensation or reflection,? (II, i, 2). Sensory data precedes the formulation of ideas; our ideas do not and should not create our conception of reality."
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Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition", 2005.
An overview of Joseph Wood Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition"
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a review of Joseph Wood Krutch's "Human Nature and the Human Condition". The paper discusses the author's main themes, provides a summary of the work, and addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the collection of essays as a whole.
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"Throughout history human beings have attempted to produce theories of knowledge and learning. Some of the most basic questions such theories have attempted to answer concern what knowledge is, where knowledge comes from and how we know what is true. Plato theorized that only things that do not change, that are immutable can be known. Limitations of the human senses and perception have always played into theories on knowing. So too has human capacity for ration and more..."
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Human rights vs. Human Nature, 2006.
A discussion regarding the justification of war and the issue of human rights versus human nature.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews the question of justifying military intervention on the basis of protection of human rights, pointing out that such a question requires a prior assumption. The paper clarifies this assumption to be that countries are capable of benevolent, disinterested altruism. History refutes this assumption. The paper further discusses how individuals and groups within a country may very well have the best intentions to bring relief to the suffering citizens of a brutal dictatorship or civil war; but countless examples, from Vietnam, to Latin America, to Rwanda, to present day Iraq, show a road to hell paved with such good intentions. The political and military forces involved in such maneuvers, by their very nature, preclude truly altruistic actions.
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Human Rights And Human Trafficking, 2006.
A discussion on human trafficking and the international response to the problem.
5,084 words (approx. 20.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 127.95
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The paper discusses how human trafficking has increasingly become a problem for many countries throughout the world, with people being taken from their families, homes and communities and ensnared in a life of servitude to others in a strange and foreign country. The paper focuses on the question of whether there is enough being done to combat the increasing problem of human trafficking. The paper examines the international community's response to the problem. The paper details various countries and communities and how they have been effected by human trafficking.
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Objective
Introduction
Overview Of Human Trafficking Throughout The World
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Bulgaria
The Netherlands
Pakistan
Russia
Uganda
Poland - The Press And The Perspective In Media
Mexico - 20,000 Child Victims
Mongolia - 200 Mongolian Children Exploited As Prostitutes
Other Countries
What Is Being Done To Combat This Problem?
Bibliography
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"According to a separate report, "Migrant trafficking and smuggling has become a global business generating huge profits for traffickers and organized crime syndicates." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) In fact in a study conducted by IOM reports "...an estimated 15 to 30 million irregular migrants worldwide." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) Sadly a report of the U.S. Department of Justice states that an estimated "...700,000 women and children are trafficked yearly across borders." (Counter-Trafficking, 2006) The reason stated that so many of these migrants go unreported is due to the inherent "...clandestine nature..." involved in so many of the lives and migration of these individuals."
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Knowledge Management:a Tool For Efficient Product Development, 2006.
An in-depth look at how knowledge management is a tool for efficient product development in the international automotive industry.
15,476 words (approx. 61.9 pages), 41 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at knowledge management, a relatively new business concept that is attracting the attention of informed and global-oriented companies because of its promise to introduce new elements of flexibility and efficiency in the entire business spectrum - from management, plant and production to front line activities. This paper attempts to answer many questions related to knowledge management, which a growing number of management scholars present as a newly discovered key to unlock the productive powers of all people in a company and to bind them in one neat package towards achieving organizational success.
This paper has chosen to focus on three examples of companies in the automotive industry, implementing knowledge management.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgement
Chapter I - Introduction
Chapter II - Literature Review
I.1. Knowledge Management
II.1a. Knowledge as Business Asset
II.1b. Types of Knowledge
II.1c. Key Players in KM
II.1d. Transfer of Knowledge
II.1e. Holistic Approach
II.1f. Primacy of People
II.2. The Automotive Industry
II.2a. Technology and Innovation
II.2b. Control Systems
II.3. Product Development
II.3a. Development Stages
II.3b. New Imperatives
II.3c. KM Strategies
II.3d. KM Terms and Concepts
II.4. Conceptual Framework
II.5. Information and KM Concepts
Chapter III - Industry, Country & Company Review
III.1. Industry Trends
III.2. Country Perspectives
III.3. Company Reports
Chapter IV - Research Methodology
III.1. Observation and Direct Communication
III.2. Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research
Chapter V - Results
Chapter VI - Discussion and Conclusion
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"There are as many definitions of knowledge management as there are long-cherished ideas of how to run a business. If there is a common ground in the divergent perceptions of knowledge management, it is the generally accepted proposition that KM aims to transform knowledge into new levels of organizational capabilities and competences (Sanchez, R., 2006). The debate revolves around the question of how to implement it in the most effective manner. This study thus fixes its attention on the different KM strategies adopted by organizations, closing in on the international automotive industry because it is identified as among the sectors that especially needs and stand to derive enormous benefits from the new management technique. The focus shifts from there to the development process for new vehicles, where KM is said to be most helpful, and which calls for synthesizing all kinds of knowledge and specialization - the whole rationale for KM. As setting of the study, we pick out India for the simple reason that it now serves as manufacturing base for the internationalization efforts of many automotive companies."
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Aggression in Human & Non-Human Primates, 1999.
Analyzes nature of violence, differences between humans & non-humans, biological, psychological & social causes, evolution, territoriality, survival and theories.
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This paper is an investigation of the topic of aggression in both humans and non-human primates with an attempt to understand the causes of such aggression and what links exist between the aggressive behaviors of different primate species.
The literature on primate aggression is reviewed and a number of bases for aggressive behavior are put forth, including psychoanalytic, biological, evolutionary and learned. The validity of each of these explanatory paradigms is examined and the evolutionary and social learning perspectives are established as being the most useful bases on which to create theoretical models of primate aggressive behavior.
A substantial amount of attention is paid to possible evolutionary causes of aggression and evolutionarily based links between the aggressive tendencies..:
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