What is Platonism
... recognizes the truth of the conclusion. Nous, a term which Plato borrowed from earlier Greek philosophers, has some definite connections with Conscience in the Christian tradition , and perhaps the pure consciousness of Vedanta. It is by means of noesis that we recognize the true meaning and deep si ...
... recognizes the truth of the conclusion. Nous, a term which Plato borrowed from earlier Greek philosophers, has some definite connections with Conscience in the Christian tradition , and perhaps the pure consciousness of Vedanta. It is by means of noesis that we recognize the true meaning and deep si ...
Slide 1
... Our knowledge of Socrates comes to us from numerous dialogues which Plato wrote after 399. In nearly every dialogue – and there are more than thirty that we know about – Socrates is the main speaker. The style of the Plato's dialogue is important – it is the Socratic style that he employs throughout ...
... Our knowledge of Socrates comes to us from numerous dialogues which Plato wrote after 399. In nearly every dialogue – and there are more than thirty that we know about – Socrates is the main speaker. The style of the Plato's dialogue is important – it is the Socratic style that he employs throughout ...
Ethics & Nanotechnology Summer Bridge Program XXVI
... Godlike powers! Nanobots inside us curing all diseases! The ability to build or remold anything, including ourselves, from the atomic level up! ...
... Godlike powers! Nanobots inside us curing all diseases! The ability to build or remold anything, including ourselves, from the atomic level up! ...
What is Ethics?
... moral principle, which in the present case could not be any higher. He appeals to a general rule, determines that his situation falls under that rule, and finally draws a conclusion about what he must do—namely, refuse Crito's suggestion that he escape. ...
... moral principle, which in the present case could not be any higher. He appeals to a general rule, determines that his situation falls under that rule, and finally draws a conclusion about what he must do—namely, refuse Crito's suggestion that he escape. ...
Ethics: A Brief Overview
... judged by its consequences or utility; intentions do not matter. -Utilitarianism: The act which is “right” is the one that provides for the greatest good for the greatest number—the maximization of pleasure and the minimization of pain. ...
... judged by its consequences or utility; intentions do not matter. -Utilitarianism: The act which is “right” is the one that provides for the greatest good for the greatest number—the maximization of pleasure and the minimization of pain. ...
“What is Beauty?” PowerPoint
... • If the teacher makes an error of logic or fact, it is acceptable for a student to correct the teacher. • Since a discussion is not a dialogue, it is not a proper medium for the Socratic method. However, it is helpful -- if second best - if the teacher is able to lead a group of students in a discu ...
... • If the teacher makes an error of logic or fact, it is acceptable for a student to correct the teacher. • Since a discussion is not a dialogue, it is not a proper medium for the Socratic method. However, it is helpful -- if second best - if the teacher is able to lead a group of students in a discu ...
Introduction to Ethics
... moral decisions only on religion. Many people believe that God is the basis of all morality, the ultimate standard of morality. They believe that something is good because God says so. But there is a problem with this. Is it good because God says so, or does God say so because it is good, and its go ...
... moral decisions only on religion. Many people believe that God is the basis of all morality, the ultimate standard of morality. They believe that something is good because God says so. But there is a problem with this. Is it good because God says so, or does God say so because it is good, and its go ...
Review
... “X is” = X exists = there is (有) X Blending the two uses leads to the view that all change is impossible—why(?) To describe a change entails that it is what it was not before This is to change “is not” to “is” Parmenides construes change as non-being becomes being ...
... “X is” = X exists = there is (有) X Blending the two uses leads to the view that all change is impossible—why(?) To describe a change entails that it is what it was not before This is to change “is not” to “is” Parmenides construes change as non-being becomes being ...
Nature of ethics
... Moral philosophy arises when, like Socrates, we pass beyond the stage in which we are directed by traditional rules and even beyond the stage in which these rules are so internalized that we can be said to be inner-directed, to the stage in which we think for ourselves in critical and general terms ...
... Moral philosophy arises when, like Socrates, we pass beyond the stage in which we are directed by traditional rules and even beyond the stage in which these rules are so internalized that we can be said to be inner-directed, to the stage in which we think for ourselves in critical and general terms ...
Voulgaris_Sexuality and Intellectualism Socrates Chapter
... When examining the ideology that distinguishes classical Athenian sexuality in aristocratic intellectual circles, there are no better sources to give us a glimpse of this private world than elite literary sources of the time. Although there are various pieces of Athenian literature that are applicab ...
... When examining the ideology that distinguishes classical Athenian sexuality in aristocratic intellectual circles, there are no better sources to give us a glimpse of this private world than elite literary sources of the time. Although there are various pieces of Athenian literature that are applicab ...
A Summary of Glaucon`s Argument
... He now argues that justice is only valuable because of its good consequences and not because of what it’s inherently worth (Plato 32). Glaucon then places justice in the second category of his taxonomy where he begins his first step in arguing that justice has no inherent goodness due to the basis o ...
... He now argues that justice is only valuable because of its good consequences and not because of what it’s inherently worth (Plato 32). Glaucon then places justice in the second category of his taxonomy where he begins his first step in arguing that justice has no inherent goodness due to the basis o ...
What is Philosophy?
... Socrates probes further: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? ...
... Socrates probes further: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? ...
Study Questions for Peters Chapter 1 Phaedrus
... 34. Did Plato invent a new kind of love and with it a new view of communication? p. 43 35. How does this play out—is it the refusal to penetrate or write? p. 43 36. What is being renounced by this action? p. 43 37. What do you think of the phrase “It takes two to philosophize”? p. 43 38. So, is com ...
... 34. Did Plato invent a new kind of love and with it a new view of communication? p. 43 35. How does this play out—is it the refusal to penetrate or write? p. 43 36. What is being renounced by this action? p. 43 37. What do you think of the phrase “It takes two to philosophize”? p. 43 38. So, is com ...
Day 15: Establishing the Republic
... • “it’s the greatest good for a man to discuss virtues every day . . . on the grounds that the unexamined life isn’t worth living for a human being” ...
... • “it’s the greatest good for a man to discuss virtues every day . . . on the grounds that the unexamined life isn’t worth living for a human being” ...
The Most Influential Group of Philosophers
... Socrates was born in 469 B.C. to Sophacles, an Athenian stone crafter. He was born at a time of political upheaval, causing him to be well versed in his political knowledge. The city of Athens in which he resided would eventually use him as a scapegoat for their political downfall, resulting in his ...
... Socrates was born in 469 B.C. to Sophacles, an Athenian stone crafter. He was born at a time of political upheaval, causing him to be well versed in his political knowledge. The city of Athens in which he resided would eventually use him as a scapegoat for their political downfall, resulting in his ...
SOCRATES
... • Topic: the nature of some moral virtue (areté), such as courage, piety, self-control or justice. • Aims: Testing ideas for logical consistency; proving that politicians and others who have claimed to have ‘wisdom’ about human affairs in fact lacked it; drawing attention to at least apparent errors ...
... • Topic: the nature of some moral virtue (areté), such as courage, piety, self-control or justice. • Aims: Testing ideas for logical consistency; proving that politicians and others who have claimed to have ‘wisdom’ about human affairs in fact lacked it; drawing attention to at least apparent errors ...