... what this means is that Abstractions are concepts that give a clear and focused perspective of how the world functions. Most of theses abstractions are basically used in geometry. They are used in geometry because in geometry you study real objects and what they physically look like, you study their size, shape, and points. Like deduction, abstractions also use axioms, these axioms are of ... geometry, and with these axioms they are able to explain the world around us. Another important aspect that is related to abstraction is creativity. Everybody is born with this talent all ... ...

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... window in our dream while sleeping in the bed, the image is different from reality but two plus two is still four even while we are asleep. Sciences as such geometry and mathematics are certain and indubitable for Descartes. In science classes, instructors stress the importance of determining causation. The modern scientific method allows for many ways to describe every imaginable ... ...

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... Theories of Relativity that this "general knowledge" was disproved. Indeed, the popular misconception of gravity as a force still pervades Academia. Gravity is more accurately defined as the curvature of the geometry of space-time and certainly not a force. The purpose of this historical example is to elucidate the problems inherent to Plato's definition of knowledge. Newton's proposition was recognized, justifiably, as ... ...

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... window in our dream while sleeping in the bed, the image is different from reality but two plus two is still four even while we are asleep. Sciences as such geometry and mathematics are certain and indubitable for Descartes. In science classes, instructors stress the importance of determining causation. The modern scientific method allows for many ways to describe every imaginable ... ...

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