John Francis Nieto - Thomas Aquinas College
... qualities and quantities, can never grasp the nature of a substance. Another power, the intellect, must do this. For these differences in the. objects demand a corresponding difference in the powers that know them. This difference, according to perennial philosophy, is nothing other than the differe ...
... qualities and quantities, can never grasp the nature of a substance. Another power, the intellect, must do this. For these differences in the. objects demand a corresponding difference in the powers that know them. This difference, according to perennial philosophy, is nothing other than the differe ...
God in Pain - sicapacitacion.com
... will last for ever.” It was no surprise, Lenin remarked, that the sign had been placed “off in a corner,” for the workers who had written it were, generally speaking, still confused about the fundamentals of socialism even three and a half years after the October Revolution. Following the final and ...
... will last for ever.” It was no surprise, Lenin remarked, that the sign had been placed “off in a corner,” for the workers who had written it were, generally speaking, still confused about the fundamentals of socialism even three and a half years after the October Revolution. Following the final and ...
Sidestepping the holes of holism
... and points to a possible source of the lack of clarity in holistic doctrines – namely the refusal of making the degree of dependence explicit. This last feature is especially important if we keep in mind that some holistic theories seem to be trivial in character – if, for example, by “being an elem ...
... and points to a possible source of the lack of clarity in holistic doctrines – namely the refusal of making the degree of dependence explicit. This last feature is especially important if we keep in mind that some holistic theories seem to be trivial in character – if, for example, by “being an elem ...
emerson and transcendentalism - amer-lit-studies
... Romantic interest in the individual. For Emerson, it was evidence of the presence of the divine within the human, confirmed by the individual’s ability to engage in creative acts. Emerson begins with the idea of an inner light, that intuitive sense that allows an individual to perceive truths. He c ...
... Romantic interest in the individual. For Emerson, it was evidence of the presence of the divine within the human, confirmed by the individual’s ability to engage in creative acts. Emerson begins with the idea of an inner light, that intuitive sense that allows an individual to perceive truths. He c ...
Chapter 23 Immanuel Kant`s Ethical Theory
... law is a law of reason. He treats man as fundamentally a rational being and therefore, to obey the dictates of reason is not only desirable, but is categorical. Moreover, the universe where man finds himself is also constructed on rational principles. Hence the ultimate criterion that makes an actio ...
... law is a law of reason. He treats man as fundamentally a rational being and therefore, to obey the dictates of reason is not only desirable, but is categorical. Moreover, the universe where man finds himself is also constructed on rational principles. Hence the ultimate criterion that makes an actio ...
the stoic philosopher - College of Stoic Philosophers
... oolongs; and, finally, the longest oxidation time produces the blacks. Exactly how long is determined by the tea master. I enjoy a good quality green tea, such as the Chinese Long Jing (Dragon Well), one of China's top ten teas. Dragon Well tea is made only from the outermost two or three tender bud ...
... oolongs; and, finally, the longest oxidation time produces the blacks. Exactly how long is determined by the tea master. I enjoy a good quality green tea, such as the Chinese Long Jing (Dragon Well), one of China's top ten teas. Dragon Well tea is made only from the outermost two or three tender bud ...
Schopenhauer and Buddhism - What-Buddha
... causality. In his extensive Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy, at the end of WWR I, Schopenhauer pointed out that Kant’s conception of the whole problem still remained too strongly influenced by the typically European, Aristotelian and Scholastic tradition, and that he was unable to renounce the i ...
... causality. In his extensive Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy, at the end of WWR I, Schopenhauer pointed out that Kant’s conception of the whole problem still remained too strongly influenced by the typically European, Aristotelian and Scholastic tradition, and that he was unable to renounce the i ...
Science and Spirituality - Spiritual Heritage Education Network Inc.
... between science and religion, as well as provide a basis for promoting a healthy inter-faith dialogue from the common platform of spirituality. Although my target reader is one who is generally interested in the broad topic of science, philosophy and spirituality from the Vedic perspective, I also h ...
... between science and religion, as well as provide a basis for promoting a healthy inter-faith dialogue from the common platform of spirituality. Although my target reader is one who is generally interested in the broad topic of science, philosophy and spirituality from the Vedic perspective, I also h ...
Person, Eros, Critical Ontology
... presupposes and is based on the epistemology on which it is built, i.e., the criteria through which knowledge is considered as valid or invalid. That is why, he remarks, that ‘we conclude from history that common epistemology (incorporated in the everyday life of the people) and not common ontology ...
... presupposes and is based on the epistemology on which it is built, i.e., the criteria through which knowledge is considered as valid or invalid. That is why, he remarks, that ‘we conclude from history that common epistemology (incorporated in the everyday life of the people) and not common ontology ...
Atheism and Analogy: Aquinas Against the Atheists Dan Linford
... If atheism is true then 'God' is an empty name. Although 'God' would pose problems similar to those already posed by other empty names, it would be highly surprising if 'God' lacked meaning altogether. After all, if we were to discover that 'Zeus' and 'Poseidon' were meaningless we would be rightfu ...
... If atheism is true then 'God' is an empty name. Although 'God' would pose problems similar to those already posed by other empty names, it would be highly surprising if 'God' lacked meaning altogether. After all, if we were to discover that 'Zeus' and 'Poseidon' were meaningless we would be rightfu ...
Metaphysics of Motion
... Eleatics’ attempt to refute the self-evident fact of motion: The first of those who studied philosophy were misled in their search for the truth and the nature of things by their inexperience, which as it were thrust them into another path. So they say that none of the things that are either comes t ...
... Eleatics’ attempt to refute the self-evident fact of motion: The first of those who studied philosophy were misled in their search for the truth and the nature of things by their inexperience, which as it were thrust them into another path. So they say that none of the things that are either comes t ...
Validity of Moral Norms - Interamerican Journal of Psychology
... consequences. However, one may observe a transmutation of means into ends: in practice, things are often appreciated which previously were only means. To be able to eat fish we go fishing, but fishing can become a sport and a pleasurable activity. This psychological mechanism is of fundamental impor ...
... consequences. However, one may observe a transmutation of means into ends: in practice, things are often appreciated which previously were only means. To be able to eat fish we go fishing, but fishing can become a sport and a pleasurable activity. This psychological mechanism is of fundamental impor ...
DEVENDRA NATH TIWARI/ The Meaning of Moral Language
... only the intelligible beings i.e. concepts/ or ideas flash distinctly and external things are known by imposition as ontic substratum of these flashes and accordingly we categorize and value the sentences relatively as factual, moral, etc. Taking language as the foundation of knowledge that causes i ...
... only the intelligible beings i.e. concepts/ or ideas flash distinctly and external things are known by imposition as ontic substratum of these flashes and accordingly we categorize and value the sentences relatively as factual, moral, etc. Taking language as the foundation of knowledge that causes i ...
Aristotle and the Problem of Human Knowledge
... science in a way that brings out both the uniqueness and the difficulty of the knowledge being sought. The science we seek furnishes an understanding of all things (to panta epistasthai) by virtue of knowing that which is universal (982a21-22). But this makes the science paradoxical, to say the least. ...
... science in a way that brings out both the uniqueness and the difficulty of the knowledge being sought. The science we seek furnishes an understanding of all things (to panta epistasthai) by virtue of knowing that which is universal (982a21-22). But this makes the science paradoxical, to say the least. ...
Levine, Michael P., "Pantheism, Ethics and Ecology." Environmental
... the rest of nature does not exist for me etc. But why should I not use that whale ‘to my advantage’ – just as Spinoza says I should – and anything else I can if I so desire? Granted that Spinoza does stress the importance of “seeing things as independent of oneself” there is no logical, or even psyc ...
... the rest of nature does not exist for me etc. But why should I not use that whale ‘to my advantage’ – just as Spinoza says I should – and anything else I can if I so desire? Granted that Spinoza does stress the importance of “seeing things as independent of oneself” there is no logical, or even psyc ...
Morphe - Wenstrom Bible Ministries
... outward appearance. Aeschylus speaks of seeing neither voice nor form of man (PV, 21 f.). It can also mean the embodiment of the form, the person in so far as it comes into view. ‘The spirit of misfortune...has robbed me in sending to me dust and a vain shade instead of your most loved form’ (Soph., ...
... outward appearance. Aeschylus speaks of seeing neither voice nor form of man (PV, 21 f.). It can also mean the embodiment of the form, the person in so far as it comes into view. ‘The spirit of misfortune...has robbed me in sending to me dust and a vain shade instead of your most loved form’ (Soph., ...
Introduction to Nihilism
... a. If Theism is true, then we have an objective basis for moral values. b. If Theism is true, then we have objective moral duties. c. If Theism is true, then we have objective moral accountability. ...
... a. If Theism is true, then we have an objective basis for moral values. b. If Theism is true, then we have objective moral duties. c. If Theism is true, then we have objective moral accountability. ...
Logos and Forms in Phaedo 96a-102a
... can now consider the issue that has always been his vital concern, namely Forms as »causes of coming-to-be and perishing«, and through his ›autobiography‹ he will describe how he was led to the philosophy of Forms. Many interpreters have raised the question whether this part of the dialogue (96a102a ...
... can now consider the issue that has always been his vital concern, namely Forms as »causes of coming-to-be and perishing«, and through his ›autobiography‹ he will describe how he was led to the philosophy of Forms. Many interpreters have raised the question whether this part of the dialogue (96a102a ...
making sense of divine simplicity
... Stated in this way, the doctrine seems to presuppose the existence of entities corresponding to abstract singular terms such as 'God's goodness,' 'God's power,' and 'God's wisdom.'? So stated, therefore, the doctrine appears. to be inconsistent with certain forms of nominalism- namely, all those whi ...
... Stated in this way, the doctrine seems to presuppose the existence of entities corresponding to abstract singular terms such as 'God's goodness,' 'God's power,' and 'God's wisdom.'? So stated, therefore, the doctrine appears. to be inconsistent with certain forms of nominalism- namely, all those whi ...
Wittgenstein on the Experience of Meaning
... philosophy of meaning. Conversely, his philosophy of meaning is very important, I believe, for the philosophy of music. In the following I shall focus on one theme in which these inter-relationships are manifest: it is in understanding Wittgenstein’s notions of the “experience of meaning”, the “feel ...
... philosophy of meaning. Conversely, his philosophy of meaning is very important, I believe, for the philosophy of music. In the following I shall focus on one theme in which these inter-relationships are manifest: it is in understanding Wittgenstein’s notions of the “experience of meaning”, the “feel ...
IMPLICATIONS Powerpoint revision 1
... interpret ones experience in light of one’s beliefs. Miracles are linked here with the whole idea of wishful thinking – people want to experience a miracle. Evil and Suffering ties in well with experience as we all suffer during our lives but we provide theodicies to justify the theistic God. ...
... interpret ones experience in light of one’s beliefs. Miracles are linked here with the whole idea of wishful thinking – people want to experience a miracle. Evil and Suffering ties in well with experience as we all suffer during our lives but we provide theodicies to justify the theistic God. ...
Aristippos - dieter huber
... as Aristippus was about to enter the house of a courtesan with several companions, he said, “It is not going into such a house that is bad, but not being able to go out again”. This is truly one of the most important maxims for a life of pleasure without regret or anxiety. In all moments of passion ...
... as Aristippus was about to enter the house of a courtesan with several companions, he said, “It is not going into such a house that is bad, but not being able to go out again”. This is truly one of the most important maxims for a life of pleasure without regret or anxiety. In all moments of passion ...
Journal - Vassar Philosophy
... Team 10’s ideas of a true and ethical architecture are coherent with Levinas’s critique of ontology, which requires that the human subject be conceived not as a primitive unattached being, but rather as a dependent agent whose self-understanding is hostage to the inexhaustible demand that others exe ...
... Team 10’s ideas of a true and ethical architecture are coherent with Levinas’s critique of ontology, which requires that the human subject be conceived not as a primitive unattached being, but rather as a dependent agent whose self-understanding is hostage to the inexhaustible demand that others exe ...
Explaining the disquotational principle
... First, it is often not clear which mental and linguistic facts are in question: we can ask about the relationship between any of the semantic or syntactic properties of public languages and the jugements, intentions, beliefs, or other propositional attitudes of speakers of those languages. Second, t ...
... First, it is often not clear which mental and linguistic facts are in question: we can ask about the relationship between any of the semantic or syntactic properties of public languages and the jugements, intentions, beliefs, or other propositional attitudes of speakers of those languages. Second, t ...
Semantic Minimalism and the Frege Point1 Speech act
... problems in moral philosophy were thought to yield to an appreciation that moral discourse is expressive rather than descriptive, problems in the philosophy of mind to an understanding of distinctive rôle of psychological ascriptions, and so on. The philosophical journals of the 1950s are rich with ...
... problems in moral philosophy were thought to yield to an appreciation that moral discourse is expressive rather than descriptive, problems in the philosophy of mind to an understanding of distinctive rôle of psychological ascriptions, and so on. The philosophical journals of the 1950s are rich with ...
Meaning of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question ""What is the meaning of life?"", is a philosophical and spiritual conception of the significance of living or existence in general. The question seeking the meaning of life can also be expressed in different forms, such as ""What should I do?"", ""Why are we here?"", ""What is life all about?"", and ""What is the purpose of existence?"" or even ""Does life exist at all?"" There have been a large number of proposed answers to these questions from many different cultural and ideological backgrounds. The search for life's meaning has produced much philosophical, scientific, and theological speculation throughout history.The meaning of life as we perceive it is derived from our philosophical and religious contemplation of, and scientific inquiries about existence, social ties, consciousness, and happiness. Many other issues are also involved, such as symbolic meaning, ontology, value, purpose, ethics, good and evil, free will, the existence of one or multiple gods, conceptions of God, the soul, and the afterlife. Scientific contributions focus primarily on describing related empirical facts about the universe, exploring the context and parameters concerning the 'how' of life. Science also studies and can provide recommendations for the pursuit of well-being and a related conception of morality. An alternative, humanistic approach poses the question ""What is the meaning of my life?""