Walden: Philosophy and Knowledge of Humankind
... Thoreau to be imponderables - things whose weight, that is, significance, cannot be estimated. If this is right, then the signs of their passing would be evidence of imponderables, imponderable evidence. 5. At any rate, Thoreau's trade, the trade that Walden has to teach, is a trade not easily learn ...
... Thoreau to be imponderables - things whose weight, that is, significance, cannot be estimated. If this is right, then the signs of their passing would be evidence of imponderables, imponderable evidence. 5. At any rate, Thoreau's trade, the trade that Walden has to teach, is a trade not easily learn ...
Glosses on Porphyry
... of such sort that they seem to contend with each other with respect to which of them can be taken more properly here. For it is both the highest necessity to know these things first that one may proceed to others, since without the former the latter cannot be known, and it is an obvious utility. If ...
... of such sort that they seem to contend with each other with respect to which of them can be taken more properly here. For it is both the highest necessity to know these things first that one may proceed to others, since without the former the latter cannot be known, and it is an obvious utility. If ...
A Vindication of the Rights of Machines
... practice. As Luciano Floridi explains, moral philosophy, from the time of the ancient Greeks through the modern era and beyond, has been almost exclusively agent-oriented. "Virtue ethics, and Greek philosophy more generally," Floridi (1999, 41) writes, "concentrates its attention on the moral nature ...
... practice. As Luciano Floridi explains, moral philosophy, from the time of the ancient Greeks through the modern era and beyond, has been almost exclusively agent-oriented. "Virtue ethics, and Greek philosophy more generally," Floridi (1999, 41) writes, "concentrates its attention on the moral nature ...
"Wittgenstein, Ludwig" In: The International Encyclopedia of Ethics
... much as of the later work, as restoring “agreement” between its author and the world – that is, as an ethical enterprise; in an alternative idiom, as a spiritual exercise in which we repair our relationship to the world by ridding ourselves of philosophical misunderstandings. To turn now to Wittgens ...
... much as of the later work, as restoring “agreement” between its author and the world – that is, as an ethical enterprise; in an alternative idiom, as a spiritual exercise in which we repair our relationship to the world by ridding ourselves of philosophical misunderstandings. To turn now to Wittgens ...
Full Text
... immanent danger, but is induced by uncertainty regarding what the other intends, and is thus unnecessary fear and worry if one comprehends the existential fact that everything is always contingent (again, as in Nature-at-large), and that we are always somewhat “alone” (even, or especially, when we a ...
... immanent danger, but is induced by uncertainty regarding what the other intends, and is thus unnecessary fear and worry if one comprehends the existential fact that everything is always contingent (again, as in Nature-at-large), and that we are always somewhat “alone” (even, or especially, when we a ...
Aristotle`s Syllogistic and Core Logic
... rule that involves discharge of assumptions made ‘for the sake of argument’. 1.2. The different inferential approach of this study We shall state some altogether new rules for Aristotle’s quantifying expressions. Each of those expressions is governed by at least one basic rule that involves discharg ...
... rule that involves discharge of assumptions made ‘for the sake of argument’. 1.2. The different inferential approach of this study We shall state some altogether new rules for Aristotle’s quantifying expressions. Each of those expressions is governed by at least one basic rule that involves discharg ...
IMPROVISATION AND ETHICS - The University of Chicago Divinity School
... construes the musical features of a work often involves telling some kind of a story (“How does the chord progression get from here to there?”) that itself reveals a certain kind of picture, vision, view etc of what is important and how it all hangs together. There are some fairly different, sometim ...
... construes the musical features of a work often involves telling some kind of a story (“How does the chord progression get from here to there?”) that itself reveals a certain kind of picture, vision, view etc of what is important and how it all hangs together. There are some fairly different, sometim ...
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... ferent means and with different results — sets him apart from both mainstream philosophers of film as well as film theorists engaging with philosophy. So how to make sense of Cavell’s claim that the “marriage” between film and philosophy is grounded in their responses to scepticism? It is not that t ...
... ferent means and with different results — sets him apart from both mainstream philosophers of film as well as film theorists engaging with philosophy. So how to make sense of Cavell’s claim that the “marriage” between film and philosophy is grounded in their responses to scepticism? It is not that t ...
Microsoft Word - AC, Introduction, Cogprints
... It should be noted, however, that Husserl’s concept of a noematic phenomenon, which is embedded in the complicated framework of his ‘transcendental phenomenology’, is just as little the point of departure of my considerations as is Kant’s concept of transcendental phenomena for Velmans’s theory. Rat ...
... It should be noted, however, that Husserl’s concept of a noematic phenomenon, which is embedded in the complicated framework of his ‘transcendental phenomenology’, is just as little the point of departure of my considerations as is Kant’s concept of transcendental phenomena for Velmans’s theory. Rat ...
T - Philosophy at Hertford College
... “But as this interruption of their existence is contrary to their perfect identity, and makes us regard the first impression as annihilated, and the second as newly created, we find ourselves somewhat at a loss, and are involv’d in a kind of contradiction. In order to free ourselves from this diffi ...
... “But as this interruption of their existence is contrary to their perfect identity, and makes us regard the first impression as annihilated, and the second as newly created, we find ourselves somewhat at a loss, and are involv’d in a kind of contradiction. In order to free ourselves from this diffi ...
sadwcn_adwy - Square
... values secured are recognized the more easily for having been first enjoyed when other people furnished the means to them; while the maintenance of these values is facilitated by an external tradition (1052) …’ Santayana reveals how the reality of imagination can transcend mere sense through intuiti ...
... values secured are recognized the more easily for having been first enjoyed when other people furnished the means to them; while the maintenance of these values is facilitated by an external tradition (1052) …’ Santayana reveals how the reality of imagination can transcend mere sense through intuiti ...
Redefining Philosophy through Assimilation
... Since originality cannot mean creative-ness ex nihilo, formative influences are sought, and then the original and the merely influential are defined in difference from one another.17 ...
... Since originality cannot mean creative-ness ex nihilo, formative influences are sought, and then the original and the merely influential are defined in difference from one another.17 ...
Moral Argumentation from a Rhetorical Point of View
... locate such speech in moral contexts? I think the above-mentioned “ideas of the good” give us a hint. What I have in mind is this: Such speech has its natural place where ...
... locate such speech in moral contexts? I think the above-mentioned “ideas of the good” give us a hint. What I have in mind is this: Such speech has its natural place where ...
b. Jr.Sem.Offerings`95
... Description: Friendship, which seemed to be central to the ethics of ancient philosophy, stopped being a subject of interest for modern philosophy. In recent years, partly because of renewed interest in Aristotle’s ethics (two of the ten books of the Nicomachean Ethics are devoted to philia, which i ...
... Description: Friendship, which seemed to be central to the ethics of ancient philosophy, stopped being a subject of interest for modern philosophy. In recent years, partly because of renewed interest in Aristotle’s ethics (two of the ten books of the Nicomachean Ethics are devoted to philia, which i ...
Summa Theologicae
... -To be able to rule others is the highest perfection for man. -Although there is happiness in having power, it is impossible for it to consist in power. -Happiness is man’s proper and perfect good, and power is open to both good and evil. -It is possible to use power for good, but it is open to bein ...
... -To be able to rule others is the highest perfection for man. -Although there is happiness in having power, it is impossible for it to consist in power. -Happiness is man’s proper and perfect good, and power is open to both good and evil. -It is possible to use power for good, but it is open to bein ...
M METHO ODOL LOGY
... literary art. Until late in the nineteenth century, most historians regarded themselves as literary men .The stories they were telling were true, but they were telling stories as though they were novelists. Only towards the end of the nineteenth century, as the discipline of history was professional ...
... literary art. Until late in the nineteenth century, most historians regarded themselves as literary men .The stories they were telling were true, but they were telling stories as though they were novelists. Only towards the end of the nineteenth century, as the discipline of history was professional ...
Moral Luck, Self-cultivation, and Responsibility: The Confucian
... and deontology, rule-based, and action-based, they all share the feature that they ultimately focus on the morality of particular actions. However, these duty-centered ethics presuppose that this particular action is voluntary, based on freedom of choice. Without this condition it would be difficul ...
... and deontology, rule-based, and action-based, they all share the feature that they ultimately focus on the morality of particular actions. However, these duty-centered ethics presuppose that this particular action is voluntary, based on freedom of choice. Without this condition it would be difficul ...
03-Infinite
... In this instance, however, it makes more sense to give up our initial acquiescence to the story: We assumed that there was a village with a barber who shaved all and only the villagers who did not shave themselves. ...
... In this instance, however, it makes more sense to give up our initial acquiescence to the story: We assumed that there was a village with a barber who shaved all and only the villagers who did not shave themselves. ...
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... – Moral: Helping others makes them dependent, which ultimately harms them. Comment. It is rational for people to solve together their common problems. Building e.g. state institutions, that exist everywhere in the world means putting energy in a common societal project that is not in the first place ...
... – Moral: Helping others makes them dependent, which ultimately harms them. Comment. It is rational for people to solve together their common problems. Building e.g. state institutions, that exist everywhere in the world means putting energy in a common societal project that is not in the first place ...
Skepticism and Perceptual Faith: Henry David Thoreau and Stanley
... superstition. Unwarranted belief, in other words, is not only one of the miseries of human existence, but it also counts as another piece of evidence in favor of skeptical doubt! In this context, Hume may be alluding to religious belief in particular, but if the term “superstition” refers more gener ...
... superstition. Unwarranted belief, in other words, is not only one of the miseries of human existence, but it also counts as another piece of evidence in favor of skeptical doubt! In this context, Hume may be alluding to religious belief in particular, but if the term “superstition” refers more gener ...
Aristotle: The first encyclopedist
... of intelectual pleasure. His analyses of the Greek tragedies have been used as models of literary critical commentaries. Moreover, he asserted that the observed material objects as well as the persons examining them are under continuous transformations. But since knowledge should be associated only ...
... of intelectual pleasure. His analyses of the Greek tragedies have been used as models of literary critical commentaries. Moreover, he asserted that the observed material objects as well as the persons examining them are under continuous transformations. But since knowledge should be associated only ...
Aztec Philosophy - University Press of Colorado
... thus consists of the Nahuas’ understanding of the nature, structure, and constitution of reality.4 Because one cannot adequately understand Nahua theology, religion, and ritual as well as ethical, political, epistemological, and aesthetic thinking and activity without first understanding Nahua metap ...
... thus consists of the Nahuas’ understanding of the nature, structure, and constitution of reality.4 Because one cannot adequately understand Nahua theology, religion, and ritual as well as ethical, political, epistemological, and aesthetic thinking and activity without first understanding Nahua metap ...
Metaphysics of Motion
... This objective good is, for Aristotle, the perfect order and proper functioning of the cosmos. God is himself this order (logos); he is an eternal mind or rather an eternal act of thinking that comprehends the order of everything. Aristotle posits at the heart of the cosmos a full, unending activity ...
... This objective good is, for Aristotle, the perfect order and proper functioning of the cosmos. God is himself this order (logos); he is an eternal mind or rather an eternal act of thinking that comprehends the order of everything. Aristotle posits at the heart of the cosmos a full, unending activity ...
Man as the Measure of All Things:Thoughts on Moral Perfection,
... he 3 changes as a measuring stick (evolves, if you like). If man is the measure of all things, including moral questions, which picture can we use to orient ourselves? One intuition is that developing a moral practice in light of man’s shifting horizon demands a similar flexibility, one that adapts. ...
... he 3 changes as a measuring stick (evolves, if you like). If man is the measure of all things, including moral questions, which picture can we use to orient ourselves? One intuition is that developing a moral practice in light of man’s shifting horizon demands a similar flexibility, one that adapts. ...
Descartes, Mathematics and Music
... ego. He views emotions from the privileged position of reason. In this regard they are seen from the outside, objectively, so to speak, but not as states of being which we experience as living subjects. Philosopher William Barrett finds that Descartes's treatise presents feelings as pets who occupy ...
... ego. He views emotions from the privileged position of reason. In this regard they are seen from the outside, objectively, so to speak, but not as states of being which we experience as living subjects. Philosopher William Barrett finds that Descartes's treatise presents feelings as pets who occupy ...
Stoicism
Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC. The Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and the active relationship between cosmic determinism and human freedom, and the belief that it is virtuous to maintain a will (called prohairesis) that is in accord with nature. Because of this, the Stoics presented their philosophy as a way of life, and they thought that the best indication of an individual's philosophy was not what a person said but how that person behaved.Later Stoics—such as Seneca and Epictetus—emphasized that, because ""virtue is sufficient for happiness"", a sage was immune to misfortune. This belief is similar to the meaning of the phrase ""stoic calm"", though the phrase does not include the ""radical ethical"" Stoic views that only a sage can be considered truly free, and that all moral corruptions are equally vicious.From its founding, Stoic doctrine was popular with a following in Roman Greece and throughout the Roman Empire — including the Emperor Marcus Aurelius — until the closing of all pagan philosophy schools in 529 AD by order of the Emperor Justinian I, who perceived them as being at odds with Christian faith. Neostoicism was a syncretic philosophical movement, joining Stoicism and Christianity, influenced by Justus Lipsius.