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Nt1310 Unit 1 Case Study Answers

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Misplacing items happens to every individual throughout their lives. For Melissa, she happened to misplace her keys. In order to find her keys, Melissa must know something about them. It is in my view that Melissa does not know anything about her keys because she lacks knowledge that they are missing as well as how to find them. Given the scenario, there is a plausible belief that Melissa has concerning the whereabouts of her keys. The belief is that her keys are somewhere in her house. We know this belief is true because, at the end of the scenario, Melissa pulls her keys out of the coffee table drawer. However, for Melissa, the belief is plausible as she could have wasted time searching her house when her keys were not actually there. In …show more content…

Rather, when she found her keys in the drawer, it was more of a lucky guess. Yet again, the lack of a process has led to this conclusion. There are a couple of processes Melissa could use to have knowledge-how according to a weaker standard. The first is retracing her steps. With this, Melissa would recall the previous hours to determine if her keys were left somewhere or completely lost. She could even instill the help of a friend. Another process is using technology. In today’s world, there are trackers that tag a set of keys and sends information to an app on a smartphone. Melissa could use this information to determine the whereabouts of her keys rather than aimlessly searching. While Melissa does not have any knowledge concerning the whereabouts of the keys, the question of whether Melissa is using reason throughout the scenario remains. Reason is critical in making daily decisions. In general, Melissa is lacking reason in all aspects of the scenario. This is not due to the fact that Melissa is female. According to Margaret Atherton, reason is not a gendered concept. Rather, reason is needed in all genders to aid in making appropriate decisions and living the best life possible (Atherton 32). Through her view of Cartesian reason, Atherton explains why reason is not a gendered

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