REASONS FOR THE MITZVOT (PART I)
... God is cause in reality; that which is caused by Him remains, therefore, so long in existence as He remains its cause. (IV, 13) That is to say, the philosopher accepts the idea of emanation that begins with God and continues to the lowest being, but this chain of being is qualitative, not temporal. ...
... God is cause in reality; that which is caused by Him remains, therefore, so long in existence as He remains its cause. (IV, 13) That is to say, the philosopher accepts the idea of emanation that begins with God and continues to the lowest being, but this chain of being is qualitative, not temporal. ...
Public Reason Liberalism
... having justifed a judge or an umpire, we appear to have reason to appeal to it when we disagree about the dictates of the basic rules of ethical social conduct. Politics swallows up morality. Thus Hobbes is scathing about the doctrine “That every private man is judge of good and evil actions.” Admit ...
... having justifed a judge or an umpire, we appear to have reason to appeal to it when we disagree about the dictates of the basic rules of ethical social conduct. Politics swallows up morality. Thus Hobbes is scathing about the doctrine “That every private man is judge of good and evil actions.” Admit ...
1.Kant`s Account of the Unity
... interpret Kant's transcendental self in a physical way - either by saying that the awareness of this "I" is nothing else than the awareness of one's own body, or by trying to give a neurological explanation of the issue. The second and third chapter will deal with an important issue of rethinking Ka ...
... interpret Kant's transcendental self in a physical way - either by saying that the awareness of this "I" is nothing else than the awareness of one's own body, or by trying to give a neurological explanation of the issue. The second and third chapter will deal with an important issue of rethinking Ka ...
MacIntyre`s Moral Theory and the Possibility of an Aretaic Ethics of
... We want to be courageous, for example, because this is part of the fabric of a good life, and not merely because courage will buy us some good. Even though the virtues are eminently useful for achieving the good, one must, paradoxically, deem the virtues intrinsically valuable in order to possess th ...
... We want to be courageous, for example, because this is part of the fabric of a good life, and not merely because courage will buy us some good. Even though the virtues are eminently useful for achieving the good, one must, paradoxically, deem the virtues intrinsically valuable in order to possess th ...
The Phenomenology of Agency and Deterministic
... 2007, 186). Such a feature of the phenomenology of agency would be prima facie at odds with a state-causation view, and would nicely be accommodated by the agent-causal alternative. All of these considerations give rise to a disappearing agent objection to state or event-causal theories of action, o ...
... 2007, 186). Such a feature of the phenomenology of agency would be prima facie at odds with a state-causation view, and would nicely be accommodated by the agent-causal alternative. All of these considerations give rise to a disappearing agent objection to state or event-causal theories of action, o ...
hindu ethics
... present the subject in a way that will make it intelligible to the ordinary educated reader, particularly to the educated Indian. He has sought at the same time, however, to maintain scientific accuracy in his discussion, and he hopes that he may have been able to contribute something to the study o ...
... present the subject in a way that will make it intelligible to the ordinary educated reader, particularly to the educated Indian. He has sought at the same time, however, to maintain scientific accuracy in his discussion, and he hopes that he may have been able to contribute something to the study o ...
Arguing about War
... the destruction of humanity itself ’ (p. 43; emphasis in the original.) It’s then that the usual rules can be overridden; otherwise indefensible acts become defensible. There are constraints on this, of course: the threat to which one responds must be ‘a far greater immorality’; the response must co ...
... the destruction of humanity itself ’ (p. 43; emphasis in the original.) It’s then that the usual rules can be overridden; otherwise indefensible acts become defensible. There are constraints on this, of course: the threat to which one responds must be ‘a far greater immorality’; the response must co ...
SWINB.URNE`S ARGUMENT FROM CONSCIOUSNESS
... losophy of religion iff A's premises (i) add to the probability of its conclusion and (ii) "are known to be true by those who argue about religion.,,4 The second stage in the program is a demonstration that these (six) C-inductive arguments, when combined, yield a good P-inductive argument to the ex ...
... losophy of religion iff A's premises (i) add to the probability of its conclusion and (ii) "are known to be true by those who argue about religion.,,4 The second stage in the program is a demonstration that these (six) C-inductive arguments, when combined, yield a good P-inductive argument to the ex ...
Autonomy, autarkeia, autarchy and anarchy: what do we need in
... possibilities actual, the final explanation of this (once the background which defines the possibilities has been taken into account) is given by the intentional explanation of my action, which is comprehensible only through my point of view. My reasons for doing it is the whole reason why it happen ...
... possibilities actual, the final explanation of this (once the background which defines the possibilities has been taken into account) is given by the intentional explanation of my action, which is comprehensible only through my point of view. My reasons for doing it is the whole reason why it happen ...
Two Conceptions of Human Dignity
... as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity. – This principle of innate freedom already involves the following authorizations, which are not really distinct from it (as if they were ...
... as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity. – This principle of innate freedom already involves the following authorizations, which are not really distinct from it (as if they were ...
The Futility of any Anti-Metaphysical Position
... may support empirical research, but are not in any way empirical. It is in this very sense of first principles that underlie all physical/empirical activities that Aristotle regards metaphysics as first philosophy whose primary duty is to posit those primitive concepts, basic axioms or unifying prin ...
... may support empirical research, but are not in any way empirical. It is in this very sense of first principles that underlie all physical/empirical activities that Aristotle regards metaphysics as first philosophy whose primary duty is to posit those primitive concepts, basic axioms or unifying prin ...
Intuition, Belief, and Rational Criticisability
... proposition is false is not the same as shedding a belief that it is true. A defender of Entailment can therefore insist that the person who learns the proof keeps her intuition—that is to say, her belief—that NCA is true, and also acquires the additional and contradictory belief that NCA is false. ...
... proposition is false is not the same as shedding a belief that it is true. A defender of Entailment can therefore insist that the person who learns the proof keeps her intuition—that is to say, her belief—that NCA is true, and also acquires the additional and contradictory belief that NCA is false. ...
GEORGE HERBERT MEAD AS AN EMPIRICALLY RESPONSIBLE
... social scientists than philosophers, and does his image need to be so exactly accurate? There are competing interpretations around about, say, John Dewey, as we know. My answer is that Mead’s general reputation has prevented many philosophers from seeing that his philosophy of mind can be taken as a ...
... social scientists than philosophers, and does his image need to be so exactly accurate? There are competing interpretations around about, say, John Dewey, as we know. My answer is that Mead’s general reputation has prevented many philosophers from seeing that his philosophy of mind can be taken as a ...
An Argument For A Neutral Free Logic
... 6. So, it is a priori knowable that Powers exists. The conclusion is absurd even supposing that ‗Powers‘ refers to Larry Powers, the erstwhile professor of philosophy at Wayne State University and author of Non-contradiction. The alternatives are: to accept the absurd conclusion, to reject the valid ...
... 6. So, it is a priori knowable that Powers exists. The conclusion is absurd even supposing that ‗Powers‘ refers to Larry Powers, the erstwhile professor of philosophy at Wayne State University and author of Non-contradiction. The alternatives are: to accept the absurd conclusion, to reject the valid ...
3. Kant`s Moral Constructivism
... appropriate for the conditions of human life. Empirical practical reason is the principle of rational deliberation that determines when particular hypothetical imperatives are rational. The CI -procedure restricts empirical practical reason by requiring the agent's rational and sincere deliberation ...
... appropriate for the conditions of human life. Empirical practical reason is the principle of rational deliberation that determines when particular hypothetical imperatives are rational. The CI -procedure restricts empirical practical reason by requiring the agent's rational and sincere deliberation ...
Embodied Cognition and the Extended Mind
... All that said, things are on the move. Over the past two decades, cognitive-scientific models generated from the EmbC perspective have become increasingly common. And to the extent that such models provide illuminating, compelling and fruitful explanations of intelligent action, EmbC as a paradigm g ...
... All that said, things are on the move. Over the past two decades, cognitive-scientific models generated from the EmbC perspective have become increasingly common. And to the extent that such models provide illuminating, compelling and fruitful explanations of intelligent action, EmbC as a paradigm g ...
Just Because You`re Offended Doesn`t Mean You`re In The Right: A
... when a professor sits you down to tell you that your writing style is immature and needs work, you might be offended, but that feeling of offense is irrational; the professor had a good intention of relaying a request for you to work on your writing. There are cases in which being offended can be go ...
... when a professor sits you down to tell you that your writing style is immature and needs work, you might be offended, but that feeling of offense is irrational; the professor had a good intention of relaying a request for you to work on your writing. There are cases in which being offended can be go ...
1 KANT ON VIRTUE: SEEKING THE IDEAL IN HUMAN
... the fact that our passions often cloud our judgments and seduce us away from what we know is the right path. Some emotions, such as malicious envy, are bad in themselves, but even inherently good or innocent feelings, such as affection for a friend, can on occasion tempt us to neglect our moral resp ...
... the fact that our passions often cloud our judgments and seduce us away from what we know is the right path. Some emotions, such as malicious envy, are bad in themselves, but even inherently good or innocent feelings, such as affection for a friend, can on occasion tempt us to neglect our moral resp ...
Kant and the Role of Pleasure in Moral Action
... just does not resolve the issue at hand. Indeed, a balanced and close engagement with these texts appears to complicate the matter further. It seems necessary, then, to approach Kant’s understanding of respect by a more circuitous methodological route. This route is as follows: one can project what ...
... just does not resolve the issue at hand. Indeed, a balanced and close engagement with these texts appears to complicate the matter further. It seems necessary, then, to approach Kant’s understanding of respect by a more circuitous methodological route. This route is as follows: one can project what ...
(Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy)
... through roughly the same stages of moral thinking. Cultural relativism represents a relatively low stage in which we simply conform to society. At more advanced stages, we reject cultural relativism; we become critical of accepted norms and think for ourselves about moral issues. How to do that is a ...
... through roughly the same stages of moral thinking. Cultural relativism represents a relatively low stage in which we simply conform to society. At more advanced stages, we reject cultural relativism; we become critical of accepted norms and think for ourselves about moral issues. How to do that is a ...
CHANGES IN BOLZANO’S DEFINITION OF MATHEMATICS
... Euclid’s Elements—which in some ways is still unsurpassed— contains no definition of the science with which it is concerned. Whether its immortal author did this out of a kind of willfulness, or because he thought it was not worthwhile, or because he did not know any valid definition to give us, I s ...
... Euclid’s Elements—which in some ways is still unsurpassed— contains no definition of the science with which it is concerned. Whether its immortal author did this out of a kind of willfulness, or because he thought it was not worthwhile, or because he did not know any valid definition to give us, I s ...
Innocent Statements and their Metaphysically - UNC
... are not puzzling because we never started out with metaphysically innocent statements. If ‘four’ is always a referring expression then it should be no wonder that (2) immediately implies that there are numbers. The apparently innocent statement wasn’t that innocent after all. Frege also used a very ...
... are not puzzling because we never started out with metaphysically innocent statements. If ‘four’ is always a referring expression then it should be no wonder that (2) immediately implies that there are numbers. The apparently innocent statement wasn’t that innocent after all. Frege also used a very ...
chapter 2 - Robert M Wallace
... inclinations, and the “noumenal” world for the first-person point of view, in which actions are decided by rational thought. Skeptics naturally wonder what is the relation between these two worlds, and how one could arrive at knowledge of the reality of either of them, from within the other one. Why ...
... inclinations, and the “noumenal” world for the first-person point of view, in which actions are decided by rational thought. Skeptics naturally wonder what is the relation between these two worlds, and how one could arrive at knowledge of the reality of either of them, from within the other one. Why ...
What Does the Scientist of Man Observe?
... impressions causes the liveliness of the idea that preserves that order. But nothing about this theorizing prevents us, or the scientist of man, from asking for the grounds of the scientist’s claim to have observed this constant conjunction, and as long as we can ask that question, the original scep ...
... impressions causes the liveliness of the idea that preserves that order. But nothing about this theorizing prevents us, or the scientist of man, from asking for the grounds of the scientist’s claim to have observed this constant conjunction, and as long as we can ask that question, the original scep ...
Scientific Explanation- Causation and Unification
... regularity can be described by (or deduced from) a law of nature, then causal theory of explanation is reducible to the covering law model. This reasoning is based on Mill and Ramsey definition of laws of nature as “the axioms [which we should take], if we knew everything and organized it as simply ...
... regularity can be described by (or deduced from) a law of nature, then causal theory of explanation is reducible to the covering law model. This reasoning is based on Mill and Ramsey definition of laws of nature as “the axioms [which we should take], if we knew everything and organized it as simply ...