Tara Savage ePortfolio 12/11/13

Summary of the work: The class was asked to select a topic to write a term paper on. I wrote a the paper for this class on Rationalism vs. Empiricism. I was asked to write !" pages on the topic and then #choose a side$. %id I lean towards the Rationalists& 'r Empiricists& I have to sa() after this co*rse I sat more on the fence +etween these two theories. I took the side of Imman*el ,ant. -oth theories have their merit) +*t I lean more towards the Empiricists Reflection on the work: I think the instr*ctor wanted *s to act*all( p*t into action the theor(. .e spent /*ite a +it of time *sing these theories in class. 0e co*ld make a choice the +est fit o*r own tho*ghts on several theories. 1s I delved deeper into these topics) I decided on the Rationalists vs Empiricists. It was something I had a +etter grasp on and something that I had reall( tho*ght o*t. 'ne of the classes in the semester we had a de+ate) divided the class on how the( were leaning2either rationalist or empiricists. I think at this time is when I reall( *nderstood what the difference was. I was an empiricist if I had to only choose +etween these two. I am an #action$ person. I *s*all( 3*mp in witho*t thinking 4*s*all( getting m(self into tro*+le5. I don6t think things o*t. I en3o( the e7perience. 1nd I think that is what is the +asis2if I can sa( so2of Empiricism. E7perience.

Application of this work: 8or me) I work in an office environment. 1 #c*+e farm$) if (o* will. 1nd so I work with different t(pes of thinkers. I have man( seminars d*ring the co*rse of a (ear a+o*t how to work well with those that ma( have a different tho*ght process than (o* do. This class and this term paper reall( helped me reali9e that there are) have alwa(s +een different wa(s to approach something. :o* ma( have a gro*p pro3ect and there are several people that (o* have to work with to get to the end goal. Someone that (o* have +een working with for (ears) +*t this is the first time (o* and the( have worked on the same pro3ect. 1;% T.E: %';6T T.I;, T.E S1<E 01:. It can +e ver( fr*strating. I think that also it helps with critical thinking. The #wh($ does this not work. ;ow I can6t sa( that I have sat down d*ring a meeting and tho*ght) #(o* know) that g*( has to have a lot in common with 1ristotle in the wa( he thinks a+o*t things$. -*t I have tho*ght) #if the( aren6t thinking the same wa( as I am) how can I adapt how I am working on this pro3ect to the wa( the the( are working$. 1nd this comes from the arg*ments that were presented in m( Philosoph( class. I have discovered that not all Philosophers get along) or ma(+e the +etter term is #agree$

with the ne7t philosopher. There is alwa(s the #arg*ment$. 1nd I think that has helped me in m( career and also with how I have class disc*ssions in other co*rses.