Ethical and Religious Language
... world is. Are religious and ethical language like statements of science, or do they serve some other human purpose? One problem with thinking that they make statements about the world is that these statements refer to things (God, values) that we cannot see or experience via the senses. Should we th ...
... world is. Are religious and ethical language like statements of science, or do they serve some other human purpose? One problem with thinking that they make statements about the world is that these statements refer to things (God, values) that we cannot see or experience via the senses. Should we th ...
rev first summer 06 5/30/06
... taught that the goal of human life is an intellectual vision of the divine essence. That stance led to an emphasis on the mind as the essential aspect of the human being, an emphasis you don’t find in the East. Instead, for the East the goal was for the whole person to be deified, the body as well a ...
... taught that the goal of human life is an intellectual vision of the divine essence. That stance led to an emphasis on the mind as the essential aspect of the human being, an emphasis you don’t find in the East. Instead, for the East the goal was for the whole person to be deified, the body as well a ...
What Does it Mean to Practise Philosophy?
... with accepting on the grounds of faith. It may be that the only true worth of philosophy in a practical sense is that it is something we can ‘go through’, that is ‘go beyond’. Unless we can go through philosophy, we will always be stalked and dogged by philosophical questions - ‘what is the meaning ...
... with accepting on the grounds of faith. It may be that the only true worth of philosophy in a practical sense is that it is something we can ‘go through’, that is ‘go beyond’. Unless we can go through philosophy, we will always be stalked and dogged by philosophical questions - ‘what is the meaning ...
Philosophy Years 5 - The da Vinci Decathlon
... Internalism and externalism are two opposing ways of explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. Usually 'internalism' refers to the belief that an explanation can be given of the given subject by pointing to things which are internal to the person or their mind which is considering ...
... Internalism and externalism are two opposing ways of explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. Usually 'internalism' refers to the belief that an explanation can be given of the given subject by pointing to things which are internal to the person or their mind which is considering ...
(same content) of Conversation on `secular
... feels comfortable with/jells with the deathless spirit belief. The thought that on death one's being simply vanishes forever simply does not jell with me on an intuitive/emotional level. Now, getting to the point of must religion be based on superstition today, my view is that the supernatural is no ...
... feels comfortable with/jells with the deathless spirit belief. The thought that on death one's being simply vanishes forever simply does not jell with me on an intuitive/emotional level. Now, getting to the point of must religion be based on superstition today, my view is that the supernatural is no ...
God`s secret room: If you believe it until you die it was true.
... relation to a shared truth of experience to make sense to another. Truth is drawn out (delimited) through the shared experience. This is, it may be argued, an effective means of communication; yet, with philosophy, which also purports to communicate truths, this equation is different. Philosophy is ...
... relation to a shared truth of experience to make sense to another. Truth is drawn out (delimited) through the shared experience. This is, it may be argued, an effective means of communication; yet, with philosophy, which also purports to communicate truths, this equation is different. Philosophy is ...
Notes - John Provost, PhD
... religion, there is little doubt that the end of the line of resident pharaohs in Egypt contributed significantly to the end of the old faith and its increasing replacement by Christianity during the third century A.D.” (Cotterell, p. 70). Christianity would play a large role and is still present in ...
... religion, there is little doubt that the end of the line of resident pharaohs in Egypt contributed significantly to the end of the old faith and its increasing replacement by Christianity during the third century A.D.” (Cotterell, p. 70). Christianity would play a large role and is still present in ...
Theme 3
... ethics. Socrates believed that the right knowledge to be determined with the help of two methods: 1) the method of allocation of the total number of special cases, and 2) to identify signs, lost in the overall analysis. Socrates himself called his method of teaching maieutics - "povishing art." He e ...
... ethics. Socrates believed that the right knowledge to be determined with the help of two methods: 1) the method of allocation of the total number of special cases, and 2) to identify signs, lost in the overall analysis. Socrates himself called his method of teaching maieutics - "povishing art." He e ...
Some basic terminology
... psychological theories about we come to have ideas or about how human beings actually learn things. They are theories about how beliefs can be justified. We may believe many things, but at some point, we may want to gives reasons, justifications, for these beliefs. Empiricists say that justification ...
... psychological theories about we come to have ideas or about how human beings actually learn things. They are theories about how beliefs can be justified. We may believe many things, but at some point, we may want to gives reasons, justifications, for these beliefs. Empiricists say that justification ...
Early Greek Philosophy
... T HE S OPHISTS Greek culture reached its climax in Athens with the convergence of various streams of art and thought during the fifth century B.C. The age of Pericles and the building of the Parthenon saw Athens at the peak of its cultural creativity and political influence in Greece. Athens had bec ...
... T HE S OPHISTS Greek culture reached its climax in Athens with the convergence of various streams of art and thought during the fifth century B.C. The age of Pericles and the building of the Parthenon saw Athens at the peak of its cultural creativity and political influence in Greece. Athens had bec ...
A Catechism on Hinduism
... many other places in the South. There are several other holy places of pilgrimage associated with deities, saints and sages, such as Somanath, Pandharpur, Alandi, etc. and sources of holy rivers, like Gangottari and Yamunottari. Q: What influence did it have on Indian Culture? A: It would not be far ...
... many other places in the South. There are several other holy places of pilgrimage associated with deities, saints and sages, such as Somanath, Pandharpur, Alandi, etc. and sources of holy rivers, like Gangottari and Yamunottari. Q: What influence did it have on Indian Culture? A: It would not be far ...
philosophy
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
01. Philosophy, its main categories and problems
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
New Pragmatism
... James: “‘The true’ [. . .] is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving. [. . .] [T]he true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons” (James, Pragmat ...
... James: “‘The true’ [. . .] is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving. [. . .] [T]he true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons” (James, Pragmat ...
philosophy as a second order discipline
... Introduction: Every academic discipline ultimately exists for a purpose the provision of solutions to certain problems affecting human beings. Philosophy is also like every other academic discipline in this regard. It studied and practiced with the belief that it matters for meeting certain human ne ...
... Introduction: Every academic discipline ultimately exists for a purpose the provision of solutions to certain problems affecting human beings. Philosophy is also like every other academic discipline in this regard. It studied and practiced with the belief that it matters for meeting certain human ne ...
R. Venugopalan India Known Things Unknown Secrets
... various forms of rituals, customs and ceremonies in its fold without difficulty. There have been great saints who have had the guts to reject many of the rituals practiced by Hindus on its face, still they were always revered and not rejected. The philosophy of Kabir was entirely new to the world wh ...
... various forms of rituals, customs and ceremonies in its fold without difficulty. There have been great saints who have had the guts to reject many of the rituals practiced by Hindus on its face, still they were always revered and not rejected. The philosophy of Kabir was entirely new to the world wh ...
What is Buddhism? - Spring Branch ISD
... The fourth truth is that the Noble 8-fold Path is the path which leads to the end of suffering. • What is the Noble 8-Fold Path? In summary, the Noble 8-fold Path is being moral (through what we say, do and our livelihood), focusing the mind on being fully aware of our thoughts and actions, and deve ...
... The fourth truth is that the Noble 8-fold Path is the path which leads to the end of suffering. • What is the Noble 8-Fold Path? In summary, the Noble 8-fold Path is being moral (through what we say, do and our livelihood), focusing the mind on being fully aware of our thoughts and actions, and deve ...
Week III Philosophy Excerpts- Mr F`s Philosophy Class Hindu
... The compound “Hindu philosophy” is ambiguous. Minimally it stands for a tradition of Indian philosophical thinking. However, it could be interpreted as designating one comprehensive philosophical doctrine, shared by all Hindu thinkers. The term “Hindu philosophy” is often used loosely in this philos ...
... The compound “Hindu philosophy” is ambiguous. Minimally it stands for a tradition of Indian philosophical thinking. However, it could be interpreted as designating one comprehensive philosophical doctrine, shared by all Hindu thinkers. The term “Hindu philosophy” is often used loosely in this philos ...
Metaphysics
... philosophy’ because it examines questions that lie at the heart of many other areas of philosophy. For example, take this epistemological question: “What can I know?” Metaphysicians would say that people should determine what knowing I – the self – really is. ...
... philosophy’ because it examines questions that lie at the heart of many other areas of philosophy. For example, take this epistemological question: “What can I know?” Metaphysicians would say that people should determine what knowing I – the self – really is. ...
What`s in a word: philosophy, theology and thinking?
... As an informal educator and one who has been practically involved in helping young people to think about what they ought to be doing with their lives, what is worth living for, and the need for public action, I found much in the book with which I can agree. The book is in three parts, the first two ...
... As an informal educator and one who has been practically involved in helping young people to think about what they ought to be doing with their lives, what is worth living for, and the need for public action, I found much in the book with which I can agree. The book is in three parts, the first two ...
On philosophical method and Eastern Philosophy as a pdf file
... well in the Eastern sphere of philosophy as in the West. First we find an area known as Epistemology. The term comes from two Greek words, episteme or knowledge and logos or word, theory or account. Epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Eastern philosophers differ significantly from their Western ...
... well in the Eastern sphere of philosophy as in the West. First we find an area known as Epistemology. The term comes from two Greek words, episteme or knowledge and logos or word, theory or account. Epistemology is the theory of knowledge. Eastern philosophers differ significantly from their Western ...
Monism Monotheism
... However, Monism entered India after the 8th c AD as a philosophy called Advaita developed by Adi Sankara. Advaita claims that this truth is concealed by the ignorance of illusion. Advaita teaches that there is no becoming either of a thing by itself or out of some other thing. It teaches that there ...
... However, Monism entered India after the 8th c AD as a philosophy called Advaita developed by Adi Sankara. Advaita claims that this truth is concealed by the ignorance of illusion. Advaita teaches that there is no becoming either of a thing by itself or out of some other thing. It teaches that there ...
-METHOD - dywagacje - LesbijskieStopy
... mystical interpretation― of Scripture, namely. The basis for that assertion, I want further to claim, can only be that orthodoxy is itself a or even the mystical apprehension of reality and further, that this is precisely what is meant when, within orthodoxy, this apprehension is called faith. The ...
... mystical interpretation― of Scripture, namely. The basis for that assertion, I want further to claim, can only be that orthodoxy is itself a or even the mystical apprehension of reality and further, that this is precisely what is meant when, within orthodoxy, this apprehension is called faith. The ...
religion - Angelfire
... the Way and Its Power The text is actually a compilation of various writings collected over the course of generations Compiled around the third century B.C. Some of its ideas may have been more than a century old by that time ...
... the Way and Its Power The text is actually a compilation of various writings collected over the course of generations Compiled around the third century B.C. Some of its ideas may have been more than a century old by that time ...