CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
... A concentration on specific moods and states of mind, like anxiety, clarifies the existential structure of Dasein. Being-toward-death > with death, Da-sein stands before itself in its own most potentiality-of-being. This possibility shows that Da-sein is concerned about its being-in-the-world. T ...
... A concentration on specific moods and states of mind, like anxiety, clarifies the existential structure of Dasein. Being-toward-death > with death, Da-sein stands before itself in its own most potentiality-of-being. This possibility shows that Da-sein is concerned about its being-in-the-world. T ...
The Dominant Islamic Philosophy of Knowledge
... In addition, one’s conception of causation also plays a vital role in the formation of one’s theory of knowledge, exactly as one’s account of meaning does. From the viewpoint of Al-Ghazali, facts determine the meanings of concepts. For example, the meaning of the concept “sun” is determined by the s ...
... In addition, one’s conception of causation also plays a vital role in the formation of one’s theory of knowledge, exactly as one’s account of meaning does. From the viewpoint of Al-Ghazali, facts determine the meanings of concepts. For example, the meaning of the concept “sun” is determined by the s ...
Big Questions Affirmative Evidence
... scholars argue that we should think about freedom of choice in terms of our very real and sophisticated abilities to map out multiple potential responses to a particular situation. One of these is Bruce Waller, a philosophy professor at Youngstown State University. In his new book, Restorative Free ...
... scholars argue that we should think about freedom of choice in terms of our very real and sophisticated abilities to map out multiple potential responses to a particular situation. One of these is Bruce Waller, a philosophy professor at Youngstown State University. In his new book, Restorative Free ...
Can Michael Martin Be a Moral Realist?: Sic et Non by Paul Copan
... the Sky , Martin makes the same sorts of pronouncements, but again without ontological justification. For instance, he rightly declares that there have been "atheists of high moral character." Thus there is no reason to think that atheists are less moral than believers. Of course, Martin concedes, t ...
... the Sky , Martin makes the same sorts of pronouncements, but again without ontological justification. For instance, he rightly declares that there have been "atheists of high moral character." Thus there is no reason to think that atheists are less moral than believers. Of course, Martin concedes, t ...
Contemporary Existentialism and the Concept of Naturalness in
... a few others, as the world's greatest benefactors to mankind since the dawn of civilization.! This extremely small number of people were instrumental in shaping mankind's thought and behavior for centuries and responsible in making the human society as it is today. Laotse and Buddha, respectively, r ...
... a few others, as the world's greatest benefactors to mankind since the dawn of civilization.! This extremely small number of people were instrumental in shaping mankind's thought and behavior for centuries and responsible in making the human society as it is today. Laotse and Buddha, respectively, r ...
Meaning before truth
... language L in which s is associated with certain interpretations
but not others, then (other things equal) an L-ed child will come to
associate signals with interpretations in a way that associates s with
but not other interpretations; and this is so even for the
endlessl ...
... language L in which s is associated with certain interpretations
Meaning, Context, and Background. - Open
... time and the place of utterance and/or all other entities that (according the general meaning-function of the expressions uttered) have to be identified in order to evaluate the utterance in terms of truth, falsity, or reference, relative to given circumstances of evaluation. Or thus goes the rather ...
... time and the place of utterance and/or all other entities that (according the general meaning-function of the expressions uttered) have to be identified in order to evaluate the utterance in terms of truth, falsity, or reference, relative to given circumstances of evaluation. Or thus goes the rather ...
Section 1 : The Nature of the Absolute Reality
... universal spirit of the religion and forbidding it to reach the far most corners of the world. The real, living, breathing religion, according to Vivekananda, is not just some chosen rituals that we perform at a certain point of day, with certain materials, chanting certain rhymes, but it is in our ...
... universal spirit of the religion and forbidding it to reach the far most corners of the world. The real, living, breathing religion, according to Vivekananda, is not just some chosen rituals that we perform at a certain point of day, with certain materials, chanting certain rhymes, but it is in our ...
Spirituality in the structure of personality
... S. Krimsky believes that if analyze the determination of "spirituality" from integrated, synthetic positions, combining religious, spiritual and esoteric, scientific position that "spirituality" can be understood as the core of every individual, a center that integrates into a whole human being. T. ...
... S. Krimsky believes that if analyze the determination of "spirituality" from integrated, synthetic positions, combining religious, spiritual and esoteric, scientific position that "spirituality" can be understood as the core of every individual, a center that integrates into a whole human being. T. ...
concepts of god - chass.utoronto
... Much philosophy of religion focuses on the topic of God. All through the centuries philosophers have asked whether there is reason to believe that God exists. They have also considered what, if anything, can be known of God's nature. But what should we take the word 'God' to mean? You might find thi ...
... Much philosophy of religion focuses on the topic of God. All through the centuries philosophers have asked whether there is reason to believe that God exists. They have also considered what, if anything, can be known of God's nature. But what should we take the word 'God' to mean? You might find thi ...
-BECOMING X1 - artykuły innych autorów
... also, we have seen, all opposites are one. Reason is ad opposita indeed, as was said, but actually so and not merely as a kind of unpre-judiced preliminary, as one might have been tempted to take it. Reason does not just stand at the beginning between two opposites as if preparing to exercise its in ...
... also, we have seen, all opposites are one. Reason is ad opposita indeed, as was said, but actually so and not merely as a kind of unpre-judiced preliminary, as one might have been tempted to take it. Reason does not just stand at the beginning between two opposites as if preparing to exercise its in ...
What is Existential-Phenomenology
... reflectively sophisticated exemplification in science." --Maurice Natanson, "Phenomenology and the Social Sciences," In M. Natanson (Ed.), Phenomenology and the Social Sciences, Volume 1, pp. 4-5 "Phenomenology is a science of 'beginnings.' The genuine beginner is an adept, not a novice. To begin, ...
... reflectively sophisticated exemplification in science." --Maurice Natanson, "Phenomenology and the Social Sciences," In M. Natanson (Ed.), Phenomenology and the Social Sciences, Volume 1, pp. 4-5 "Phenomenology is a science of 'beginnings.' The genuine beginner is an adept, not a novice. To begin, ...
Reality and Appearance
... assimilates reality and relates to it. In itself this is a very fascinating area for philosophical enquiry, and some philosophers have been bold enough to explore it. What Greek thought sought in reality is altogether different from this. It was not concerned with representations of reality, with sy ...
... assimilates reality and relates to it. In itself this is a very fascinating area for philosophical enquiry, and some philosophers have been bold enough to explore it. What Greek thought sought in reality is altogether different from this. It was not concerned with representations of reality, with sy ...
God, Matter, and Information: Towards a Stoicizing Logos Christology
... as meaning information (semantic information). However, since information in several ways plays a causal role in the history of nature, there are strong reasons for giving information a central role in a scientifically informed ontology. First, information could be said to be at the rock bottom of p ...
... as meaning information (semantic information). However, since information in several ways plays a causal role in the history of nature, there are strong reasons for giving information a central role in a scientifically informed ontology. First, information could be said to be at the rock bottom of p ...
L. Notes - School of Computing
... Existentialist Ethics(cont’d) : Evil, for the Existentialist, is being false to self. It is a breaking of one's personal law. An Existentialist is not necessarily a nonconformist, but if an Existentialist conforms to the values of a group it will be because that person has freely chosen to do so - n ...
... Existentialist Ethics(cont’d) : Evil, for the Existentialist, is being false to self. It is a breaking of one's personal law. An Existentialist is not necessarily a nonconformist, but if an Existentialist conforms to the values of a group it will be because that person has freely chosen to do so - n ...
Why Hume and Kant were mistaken in rejecting natural theology
... conjoined together, I can infer by custom the existence of one whenever I see the existence of the other, and this I call an argument from experience. But how this argument can have place where the objects as in the present case [i.e. when God is supposed to cause the universe], are single, individu ...
... conjoined together, I can infer by custom the existence of one whenever I see the existence of the other, and this I call an argument from experience. But how this argument can have place where the objects as in the present case [i.e. when God is supposed to cause the universe], are single, individu ...
Essence and Modality
... necessary consequences of it. There is no obvious way around any of the above difficulties. To get round the first difficulty, one might try to add a condition of relevance to the modal criterion. One would demand, if a property is to be essential to an object, that it somehow be relevant to the obj ...
... necessary consequences of it. There is no obvious way around any of the above difficulties. To get round the first difficulty, one might try to add a condition of relevance to the modal criterion. One would demand, if a property is to be essential to an object, that it somehow be relevant to the obj ...
Nietzsche on eternal return
... However, we can question whether the idea of eternal return has the significance Nietzsche gives it. We are being asked to imagine our response to the thought that everything will recur, just as it has. One response is ‘so what?’. If everything happens again identically, then just as we have no kno ...
... However, we can question whether the idea of eternal return has the significance Nietzsche gives it. We are being asked to imagine our response to the thought that everything will recur, just as it has. One response is ‘so what?’. If everything happens again identically, then just as we have no kno ...
Capitalism and Morality
... virtues. The identification of values is only possible through the use of reason, and, furthermore, values are impossible to attain with out virtues. Rand identifies three cardinal values: Reason, Purpose, and Self-Esteem with three corresponding virtues, Rationality, Productiveness and Pride. Reas ...
... virtues. The identification of values is only possible through the use of reason, and, furthermore, values are impossible to attain with out virtues. Rand identifies three cardinal values: Reason, Purpose, and Self-Esteem with three corresponding virtues, Rationality, Productiveness and Pride. Reas ...
Evil for freedom`s sake? David Lewis
... So why didn't God put Stalin in a playpen? - An answer is not far to seek. It seems that Stalin's freedom would have been much less significant if nothing much had been at stake. Outside the playpen as he actually was, Stalin's freedom gained its significance from two factors taken together. One was ...
... So why didn't God put Stalin in a playpen? - An answer is not far to seek. It seems that Stalin's freedom would have been much less significant if nothing much had been at stake. Outside the playpen as he actually was, Stalin's freedom gained its significance from two factors taken together. One was ...
Being and Time Introduction Chapter One
... • It is undefinable, since there is no higher concept by which to define it • It is said to be self-evident, because we use it every day in predication: “The sky is blue.” ...
... • It is undefinable, since there is no higher concept by which to define it • It is said to be self-evident, because we use it every day in predication: “The sky is blue.” ...
1 THE PROBLEM OF STABILITY in Huxley`s BRAVE NEW WORLD
... about the ways in which Huxley’s world is a straw-man that’s easy to hate. He exploits our fear of communist totalitarianism and rampant capitalism, and our reservations about Pavlovian-style conditioning and eugenics in an unfair way, by making it seem like happiness has to come at the expense of o ...
... about the ways in which Huxley’s world is a straw-man that’s easy to hate. He exploits our fear of communist totalitarianism and rampant capitalism, and our reservations about Pavlovian-style conditioning and eugenics in an unfair way, by making it seem like happiness has to come at the expense of o ...
PHI 515 Quine
... might understand as analytically true any statement that could be confirmed by any experience whatsoever (or possibly, couldn’t be disconfirmed by any experience). Synonymous terms might then also be understood as those with equivalent contributions to the verification conditions of the sentences of ...
... might understand as analytically true any statement that could be confirmed by any experience whatsoever (or possibly, couldn’t be disconfirmed by any experience). Synonymous terms might then also be understood as those with equivalent contributions to the verification conditions of the sentences of ...
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION G581
... Christian writer Pseudo-Dionysius speaks about God as being beyond assertion or description. Making positive statements results in anthropomorphic ideas Jewish emphasise VN where pos statements improper & disrespectful by bringing him down to human level, only pos statement is that he exists eve ...
... Christian writer Pseudo-Dionysius speaks about God as being beyond assertion or description. Making positive statements results in anthropomorphic ideas Jewish emphasise VN where pos statements improper & disrespectful by bringing him down to human level, only pos statement is that he exists eve ...
The Good Life and the `Radical Contingency of the Ethical`
... To uncover the historical roots of a cultural phenomenon is not, of course, necessarily to show it is suspect. The subversive forays of Nietzsche in ethics (or Freud, in religion) would be less troubling than they are if they rested merely on a crude genetic fallacy. Williams himself, moreover, was ...
... To uncover the historical roots of a cultural phenomenon is not, of course, necessarily to show it is suspect. The subversive forays of Nietzsche in ethics (or Freud, in religion) would be less troubling than they are if they rested merely on a crude genetic fallacy. Williams himself, moreover, was ...
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?""