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- 381: Marketing Orientation
- ... consists of recognising and creating consumers' needs and wants , which then creates a potential market opportunity, which consequently aims to satisfy this need. Market orientation, however, takes a broader view, McNamara defines it as : « a philosophy of business management, based upon a company-wide acceptance of the need for customer orientation, profit orientation, and recognition of the important roles of marketing in communicating the needs of the market to all major ... the goal of this orientation. The selling concept is often characterised by an increase in the size of the sales force Finally, the marketing concept eschews the notion that the most important element in business philosophy is either the production capability or capacity or aggressive sales. Instead, this concept focuses on the needs and wants, both present and future, of potential customers. Kotler offers further clarification: selling focuses on the needs ...
- 382: Use Of Dialectic
- ... own work."(117,441e) Socrates felt that through looking at the larger scope first, he could then infer more about the smaller scope. I believe in Plato s use of Socratic method to obtain a philosophy of the state and the human soul. The two concepts parallel each other as well as they are inseparable. The individual and the state are dependent upon one another. How can a state be just ... asked becomes the answer that the philosopher has been searching for. Dialectic is the thesis then formed into an antithesis to conclude with a synthesis of ideas. Plato is able to exemplify this method of philosophy while defining justice with an analogy of the ideal city as well as the ideal person.
- 383: Observing Persuasion In The Ne
- ... contextual, in-depth examination of the duration of his entire experience with the New Age, from the earliest stages of involvement, to his total commitment of life and means, to his ultimate rejection of the philosophy of the New Age, as he was taught to understand it. The time spent in contemplation of this topic was of more value to me than merely the “partial fulfilling of a course requirement.” Although ... making, and thus indirect idols of our own deification; we want to worship ourselves….do our own thing” (Aubin, 23). Clark and Geisler have observed the same idea. “Zen,” they wrote, (p. 34), propounds a philosophy of life that fits these times. For example, without the moral constraints of bodhisattva vows or the discipline of the master in the temple, Zen can degenerate into a rationalization for self-centered living….All ...
- 384: The Real Plague
- ... him to defeat. Rieux makes this readily apparent to him, saying, "Have you weighed the dangers?" (125) Rieux, although respecting Tarrou¡¦s deed, makes sure Tarrou know what he is getting into. Because of existential philosophy, Tarrou has no choice but to fight against the plague. Cottard tells him that "the plague has the whip hand of you and there is nothing to be done about it," (157), which again infers ... that ¡¥I¡¦d even brought about their deaths by approving of acts and principles which could only that way," (251). This is why he has to join the side of the victims. As the existential philosophy would direct, his actions have to be evaluated if everyone else had committed them. Later in the court trial scene, again, it shows Tarrou¡¦s belief clearly. Before looking at Tarrou¡¦s perceptions on how ...
- 385: Carl Jung
- ... of his spells. After Carl found out about his father's concern, the faints suddenly stopped, and Carl became much more studious. He had to decide his profession. His choices included archeology, history, medicine, and philosophy. He decided to go into medicine, partly because of his grandfather. Carl went to the University of Basel and had to decide then what field of medicine he was going to go into. After reading ... with his "Psychological Types," a famous work. He went on several trips to learn about primitive societies and archetypes to Africa, New Mexico to study Pueblo Indians, and to India and Ceylon to study eastern philosophy. He studied religious and occult beliefs like I Ching, a Chinese method of fortune telling. Alchemy was also one of his interests. His book, "Psychology and Alchemy," published in 1944 is among his most important ...
- 386: Aristotle vs. Copernicus
- ... year. His works on natural science include Physics, which gives a vast amount of information on astronomy, meteorology, plants, and animals. His writings on the nature, scope, and properties of being, which Aristotle called First Philosophy ( Prote philosophia ), were given the title Metaphysics in the first published edition of his works (c. 60 bc ), because in that edition they followed Physics. His treatment of the Prime Mover, or first cause, as ... Poetics (which survives in incomplete form), and his Politics (also incomplete). Some of the principal aspects of Aristotle's thought can be seen in the following summary of his doctrines, or theories. Physics, or natural philosophy. In astronomy, Aristotle proposed a finite, spherical universe, with the earth at its center. The central region is made up of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. In Aristotle's physics, each of these ...
- 387: The Condition Of Postmodernity
- ... sees space strictly as an aesthetic category. A key merit of Harvey's book is its wide-ranging, interdisciplinary scope. To illuminate postmodern developments, Harvey usefully draws from numerous fields, including art, architecture, urban planning, philosophy, social theory, and political economy. Overall, he is better on art and architecture than philosophy and social theory. His analysis of Foucault, for instance, is mistaken insofar as he unqualifiably labels Foucault a postmodernist, oblivious to the fact that Foucault adopts substantive aspects of modern and ancient thought in his ...
- 388: The Bogus Logic Of The Beak Of
- ... that: Since the full publication of Galileo's trial documents in the 1870's, entire responsibility for Galileo's condemnation has customarily been placed on the Roman catholic church. This conceals the role of the philosophy professors who first persuaded theologians to link Galileo's science with heresy. (Drake, 1996) It was not the church that led Galileo's inquisition, it was academia. Today academia uses the secular courts rather than ... Yale Univ. Press. Morrison, Douglas R. O. 1997. "Bad Science, Bad Education." Scientific American, Nov. 1997: 114-118. See also http://www.sciam.com/1197issue/1197review1.html. Newton, Sir Isaac. 1687. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Trans. Andrew Motte and Florian Cajori, 1939. Great Books of the Western World. Ed. Robert Maynard Hutchins. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1952. Quammen, Peter. The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions ...
- 389: John Locke 2
- ... the civil war, and later in 1652, entered the Christ Church, Oxford, where he remained as a student and teacher for many years. Locke taught and lectured in subjects such as Greek, rhetoric, and Moral philosophy. Lockedisagreed with many of the topics that were taught at the university. Locke, after reading books by Descartes, acquired a strong interest in contemporary philosophical and scientific questions and theories. In 1666, Locke accidentally met ... have the freedom to choose their religion. He also believed that there should be no connection between the state and the church, and neither could make laws concerning the other. Locke s influence in modern philosophy has been profound and, with his application of experimental analysis to ethics, politics, and religion, he remains one of the most important and controversial philosophers of all time. His ideas and writings lived way beyond ...
- 390: Charles Dickens
- ... 1843, and was called A Christmas Carol. Suddenly conceived and written in mere weeks, while he was preoccupied in writing another serial, it was an unmatched achievement. His view of life was described as "Christmas Philosophy," and he spoke of "Carol philosophy" as the basis of his work. He was extremely attached to the christmas season, and this contributed to his great success and popularity. A Christmas Carol immediately entered the general public and awareness, and Thackeray ...
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