A reply on Spinoza`s behalf
... It is remarkable how many important philosophers of the past have come to think: “If my own philosophy were to be rejected, the only alternative would be Spinozism.” As the papers in the present collection illustrate, conclusions of roughly this form were reached in one way or another by Leibniz, Hu ...
... It is remarkable how many important philosophers of the past have come to think: “If my own philosophy were to be rejected, the only alternative would be Spinozism.” As the papers in the present collection illustrate, conclusions of roughly this form were reached in one way or another by Leibniz, Hu ...
Specious Present - Philsci
... tenable positions only because these positions had not yet been sufficiently well‐ articulated. His aim was to provide a series of philosophical definitions of terms that would restore Common Sense to its rightful philosophical ground. Kelly’s understanding of Common Sense philosophy, based on his ...
... tenable positions only because these positions had not yet been sufficiently well‐ articulated. His aim was to provide a series of philosophical definitions of terms that would restore Common Sense to its rightful philosophical ground. Kelly’s understanding of Common Sense philosophy, based on his ...
Another Argument for Animalism: The Argument from Causal Powers
... causal powers is the extent to which we should grant that being in excruciating pain is an essential part of the explanation as to why Smith drew his hand away from the hot stove. Call this the mental cause. Second, there were a series of brain states, and neural goings-on, which were sufficient, ca ...
... causal powers is the extent to which we should grant that being in excruciating pain is an essential part of the explanation as to why Smith drew his hand away from the hot stove. Call this the mental cause. Second, there were a series of brain states, and neural goings-on, which were sufficient, ca ...
Evil and Human Nature.
... It is clear that externalism is logically compatible with the existence of Evil. But the existence of Evil is problematic for both kinds of internalism. Strong internalism is straightforwardly inconsistent with the existence of Evil since it is precisely the Evil agent's recognition that something i ...
... It is clear that externalism is logically compatible with the existence of Evil. But the existence of Evil is problematic for both kinds of internalism. Strong internalism is straightforwardly inconsistent with the existence of Evil since it is precisely the Evil agent's recognition that something i ...
Cognitive Illusions and the Welcome Psychologism of Logicist
... Johnson-Laird says: “These premises [in Illusion 2] yield the illusion that Betty is here” (1997b, p. 431). But upon closer inspection this pronouncement is peculiar. To see this, using A and B as obvious abbreviations, (5) becomes A C. We know from (*) that (3) is true, or (4) is, but not both. ...
... Johnson-Laird says: “These premises [in Illusion 2] yield the illusion that Betty is here” (1997b, p. 431). But upon closer inspection this pronouncement is peculiar. To see this, using A and B as obvious abbreviations, (5) becomes A C. We know from (*) that (3) is true, or (4) is, but not both. ...
1929 Davos Disputation - The Dallas Philosophers Forum
... nonetheless exposed a major rift between two fundamentally different viewpoints, one an evolution of, the other a revolution against, the philosophical tradition. Both thinkers could be regarded in advance of their own era and, perhaps, in some ways, even ours. Cassirer confidently extended the rati ...
... nonetheless exposed a major rift between two fundamentally different viewpoints, one an evolution of, the other a revolution against, the philosophical tradition. Both thinkers could be regarded in advance of their own era and, perhaps, in some ways, even ours. Cassirer confidently extended the rati ...
Kant`s Account of Moral Education
... freedom and morality seems to leave no room for the possibility of an education for freedom and mo rality. In this paper, it is first shown that Kant’s moral philosophy and his educational philosophy are developed within different theoretical paradigms: Whereas the former is situated within a transc ...
... freedom and morality seems to leave no room for the possibility of an education for freedom and mo rality. In this paper, it is first shown that Kant’s moral philosophy and his educational philosophy are developed within different theoretical paradigms: Whereas the former is situated within a transc ...
Act Naturally - Integral Program
... gods whom they themselves had created. From this there remained these two eternal properties: one, that religion is the only means powerful enough to restrain the fierceness of peoples; and the other, that religions flourish when they are inwardly revered by those who preside over them. (Vico 336) V ...
... gods whom they themselves had created. From this there remained these two eternal properties: one, that religion is the only means powerful enough to restrain the fierceness of peoples; and the other, that religions flourish when they are inwardly revered by those who preside over them. (Vico 336) V ...
Why the “veridic” is not any better than the “liar”
... as a whole.23 And if we do not know how to think the thought, it remains unthought, in other words, there is no thought, nor can there conceivably be any. A sentence like the Chomskian “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”24 does, by contrast, have the right categorial form, and it looks as if it ...
... as a whole.23 And if we do not know how to think the thought, it remains unthought, in other words, there is no thought, nor can there conceivably be any. A sentence like the Chomskian “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”24 does, by contrast, have the right categorial form, and it looks as if it ...
emerson and transcendentalism - amer-lit-studies
... external dictates. He cautions as well against placing too much value on consistency, for the processes of self-cultivation is dynamic and brings about change. According to Emerson, self-reliance “works a revolution” in the relationships and actions in which an individual engages (Essays and Lecture ...
... external dictates. He cautions as well against placing too much value on consistency, for the processes of self-cultivation is dynamic and brings about change. According to Emerson, self-reliance “works a revolution” in the relationships and actions in which an individual engages (Essays and Lecture ...
a2 wtf are the basic goods
... instantiated through actions chosen for these reasons. Thus, playing and knowing always have their basic appeal, insofar as they are goods, but like other goods they can be realized only in limited ways through particular actions. Some goods are reasons for acting which need a further reason to expl ...
... instantiated through actions chosen for these reasons. Thus, playing and knowing always have their basic appeal, insofar as they are goods, but like other goods they can be realized only in limited ways through particular actions. Some goods are reasons for acting which need a further reason to expl ...
Logics of essence and accident
... Theorem 3.6 Let L be some normal modal logic. Then, is not definable in (L)EA if the canonical model of this logic contains at least one autistic world and one nonautistic world. Proof Observe first that the formula ⊥ is satisfied by every autistic world, but it cannot be satisfied by any non-aut ...
... Theorem 3.6 Let L be some normal modal logic. Then, is not definable in (L)EA if the canonical model of this logic contains at least one autistic world and one nonautistic world. Proof Observe first that the formula ⊥ is satisfied by every autistic world, but it cannot be satisfied by any non-aut ...
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY LECTURE THALES, HERACLITUS
... In different fragments, Thales also says that the earth rests on water. The conclusion does not state this. In fact, as Aristotle points out, it is ambiguous between two separate ideas: A. Water is the original source of everything; everything comes from water. B. Water is the basic constituent of e ...
... In different fragments, Thales also says that the earth rests on water. The conclusion does not state this. In fact, as Aristotle points out, it is ambiguous between two separate ideas: A. Water is the original source of everything; everything comes from water. B. Water is the basic constituent of e ...
the fragility of consciousness: lonergan and the postmodern concern
... John Locke inveighs against the Aristotelian doctrine of faculties or "powers,* he is making the point that we do not have direct experience of faculties; and it is true that the ancients were content to deduce the presence of the faculty from observations made about the relationships between object ...
... John Locke inveighs against the Aristotelian doctrine of faculties or "powers,* he is making the point that we do not have direct experience of faculties; and it is true that the ancients were content to deduce the presence of the faculty from observations made about the relationships between object ...
Commonsense concepts of phenomenal consciousness: Does
... In examining the extent to which commonsense psychology relies on something like the philosophical notion of phenomenal consciousness, it is important to examine ascriptions that pick out qualitative states (e.g., the color of an afterimage, the smell of brewing coffee, the pitch of a sound, and the ...
... In examining the extent to which commonsense psychology relies on something like the philosophical notion of phenomenal consciousness, it is important to examine ascriptions that pick out qualitative states (e.g., the color of an afterimage, the smell of brewing coffee, the pitch of a sound, and the ...
The Man Who Invented Music
... difficult to access. Secondly, it does also provide other cursory information that is more credible. Thirdly, it is a piece of early medieval literature, providing a tiny window on the ways of the post-Roman mind. Here is the account: "It was then principally for the reasons set forth in the previo ...
... difficult to access. Secondly, it does also provide other cursory information that is more credible. Thirdly, it is a piece of early medieval literature, providing a tiny window on the ways of the post-Roman mind. Here is the account: "It was then principally for the reasons set forth in the previo ...
Aphorism 257 - DigitalCommons@COD
... behavior, but Nietzsche actually means it as a positive thing (in a way). He is intentionally using provocative language because he wants his readers to pay attention. He even says ―we must not give into any humanitarian delusions about these aristocratic societies' origins‖ (Nietzsche, pg 151). In ...
... behavior, but Nietzsche actually means it as a positive thing (in a way). He is intentionally using provocative language because he wants his readers to pay attention. He even says ―we must not give into any humanitarian delusions about these aristocratic societies' origins‖ (Nietzsche, pg 151). In ...
The Historical Significance and Contemporary Relevance of the
... front of his window saying, “I regard it in the same way as I regard myself.” Zhang Zai 張載 (1020-77) expressed the same sentiment when he heard the braying of a donkey.13 Like other neo-Confucians, these men felt a profound sense of oneness not only with other human beings but with the entire univer ...
... front of his window saying, “I regard it in the same way as I regard myself.” Zhang Zai 張載 (1020-77) expressed the same sentiment when he heard the braying of a donkey.13 Like other neo-Confucians, these men felt a profound sense of oneness not only with other human beings but with the entire univer ...
The Paradox of Environmental Ethics.
... part of nature, and should therefore understand themselves naturalistically. Nietzsche has strong methodological objections against ‘metaphysical’ explanations o f ourselves as moral beings that presuppose a non-natural ‘miraculous source’ of morality. He explains all different aspects of human exis ...
... part of nature, and should therefore understand themselves naturalistically. Nietzsche has strong methodological objections against ‘metaphysical’ explanations o f ourselves as moral beings that presuppose a non-natural ‘miraculous source’ of morality. He explains all different aspects of human exis ...
Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals
... to be laws for •the will of any rational being (and valid for us only because we are such beings), if they were merely empirical and didn’t arise a priori from pure though practical reason? One couldn’t do worse by morality than drawing it from examples. We can’t get our concept of morality initiall ...
... to be laws for •the will of any rational being (and valid for us only because we are such beings), if they were merely empirical and didn’t arise a priori from pure though practical reason? One couldn’t do worse by morality than drawing it from examples. We can’t get our concept of morality initiall ...
aidan seery - Trinity College Dublin
... Specific Hegelian features of Froebel’s play Having established firmly the Hegelian ancestry of Froebel’s thought, it remains to connect specifically the Froebelian concept of play with the dialectic of development and the law of opposites. Froebel begins this in the Education of Man (EoM,48) with ...
... Specific Hegelian features of Froebel’s play Having established firmly the Hegelian ancestry of Froebel’s thought, it remains to connect specifically the Froebelian concept of play with the dialectic of development and the law of opposites. Froebel begins this in the Education of Man (EoM,48) with ...
Ethical Gradualism
... paradigmatic differences between man and animals, and without questioning our moral intuitions in all of these borderline cases. Arguments in Favor of Ethical Anthropocentrism Despite the gradualist arguments from borderline cases between humans and higher mammals, we uphold the unique paradigmatic ...
... paradigmatic differences between man and animals, and without questioning our moral intuitions in all of these borderline cases. Arguments in Favor of Ethical Anthropocentrism Despite the gradualist arguments from borderline cases between humans and higher mammals, we uphold the unique paradigmatic ...
william wordsworth and idealism - Bangladesh Research Publications
... oneness. In ‘Tintern Abbey’ the ‘groves and copses’ the ‘pastoral farms’ and the ‘houseless woods’ within the deep seclusion of the valley of the Wye are connected with a sight of ultimate unity of being. After being absent for several years and having wandered many places, Wordsworth now finds in t ...
... oneness. In ‘Tintern Abbey’ the ‘groves and copses’ the ‘pastoral farms’ and the ‘houseless woods’ within the deep seclusion of the valley of the Wye are connected with a sight of ultimate unity of being. After being absent for several years and having wandered many places, Wordsworth now finds in t ...
Relativism and the Ontological Turn within Anthropology1
... resemblance, which (we hope) provides just enough purchase for the subsequent philosophical discussion. It should also be said that these themes are not intended to be exhaustive; other elements could be added to make the family resemblances even more vivid.2 The four commitments can be expressed as ...
... resemblance, which (we hope) provides just enough purchase for the subsequent philosophical discussion. It should also be said that these themes are not intended to be exhaustive; other elements could be added to make the family resemblances even more vivid.2 The four commitments can be expressed as ...
Against the Idols of the Age
... ‘How is nature itself possible?’ Kant has asked it, but will even he be able to answer it? If he cannot explain how nature is possible, there is little chance that anyone else will be able to do so. It may therefore even turn out that this is one of those cases in which the answer is ‘No how,’ and t ...
... ‘How is nature itself possible?’ Kant has asked it, but will even he be able to answer it? If he cannot explain how nature is possible, there is little chance that anyone else will be able to do so. It may therefore even turn out that this is one of those cases in which the answer is ‘No how,’ and t ...
Zaid Orudzhev
Zaid Melikovich Orudzhev (Russian: Заи́д Ме́ликович Ору́джев; born on April 4, 1932) is an Azerbaijani-born Russian academic specialising in the history of philosophy, dialectical logic and sociological methodology. He is a doctor of philosophy and currently a professor at the Moscow State Academy for Business Administration.