Realism

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Steven Trinh 4/19/2013 Truong Tran PHIL 110 Realism The way my philosophical mindset works derives from the ideologies of realism. It always has and always will. Reason being, I was raised by a very uptight family that views life as it is and accepts it. They don’t really wish or imagine possibilities better than it is. I’ve come to learn that realism is the more optimum direction to take in philosophy. In my past experiences, I’ve come to make predictions in certain scenarios with a realistic mindset and most of the times, I was right. I interpret realism as being more conservative and following the conventions of society thus being more socially secure. I also base my realist view on past experiences that I have seen or been through and it makes sense to take what one has experienced and apply it to future scenarios. One scenario that has spurred my philosophical mindset to be realist is because of one of my acquaintances that isn’t very academically strong. One day, he boasted about his decision to go to a junior college and transfer to UCLA. He laid out all the fact...

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