S. Marikkar

 EPISTEMOLOGY OF TESTIMONY  Testimony is an important source of knowledge in many contexts, including that of education, but the notion of the teacher as testifier is not often discussed. Since much that is believed by individuals has come to them not from direct experience but by accepting the accounts of others, the trustworthiness of their interlocutors' testimonies, whether these be spoken, textual or electronic in form, is an important factor in determining whether or not they acquire true, justified beliefs.  Perhaps most of what we take ourselves to know about the world and its history comes from testimony we have received. The epistemology of testimony is concerned with questions regarding the nature and normativity of testimonial belief and knowledge. We get a great number of our beliefs from what others tell us. The epistemology of testimony concerns how we should evaluate these beliefs. Here are the main questions. When are the beliefs justif...

  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING PERCEPTION AND UNDERSTANDING LEARNING  Learning is a complicated practice.  New insights into how the human brain learns make it clear that many of the learning practices that faculty used in the past, and that students continue to use, are highly inefficient, ineffective, or just plain wrong. Better learning does not always require more effort or more time; rather one need only effectively align how the brain naturally learns with the demands of the college classroom.  Furthermore, there are three main cognitive learning styles like visual, auditory and kinesthetic. these 3 helps us to improve our learning. The common characteristics of each learning style listed below can help you understand how you learn and what methods of learning best fits you. Understanding how you learn can help maximize time you spend studying by incorporating different techniques to custom fit various subjects, concepts, and learning objectives. Ea...

  war of words In philosophy, an argument is a connected series of statements, including at least one premise, intended to demonstrate that another statement, the conclusion, is true. Arguments offer proof for a claim, or conclusion. Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. IMPORTANT OF ARGUMENTS  Making and assessing arguments can help us get closer to understanding the truth. At the very least, the process helps make us aware of our reasons for believing what we believe, and it enables us to use reason when we discuss our beliefs with other people.  To fully understand arguments in all their glory, then, we need to distinguish different uses of argument. In particular, we will focus on two exemplary purposes: justification and explanation.   the movie  “Drishyam” is based on a crime scene w...

  INTRODUCTION FOR PHILOSOPHY Philosophy refers to belief, thoughts and idea in a thing. so from person to person it differs. It helps to understand human nature. Philosophy of science refers to study of human mind. It also gives priority to knowledge which gives unity and system to the body of the sciences, also helps to analysis the prejudices and belief. These definitions can change from person to person but the idea is the same. Belief is how we see the world and act within. without there is no nature reserve, war, economic crisis, racism, no science no art. Whatever beliefs you hold, it’s hard to imagine life without them. Beliefs, more than anything else, are what make us human. They also come so naturally that we rarely stop to think how bizarre belief is. Desire  defined as a trend became conscious. Socrates  pointed out that human choice was motivated by the desire for happiness. Ultimate wisdom comes from knowing oneself. The more a person knows, the greater his...