Final Exam
... Ethical Egoism Most likely all three, to various degrees, and even Divine Commandment Theory. ...
... Ethical Egoism Most likely all three, to various degrees, and even Divine Commandment Theory. ...
Big Questions Affirmative Evidence
... “Many scientists dismiss the implications of these experiments, because until recently, this observer-dependent behavior was thought to be confined to the subatomic world. However, this is being challenged by researchers around the world. In fact, just this year a team of physicists (Gerlich et al, ...
... “Many scientists dismiss the implications of these experiments, because until recently, this observer-dependent behavior was thought to be confined to the subatomic world. However, this is being challenged by researchers around the world. In fact, just this year a team of physicists (Gerlich et al, ...
On the Historical Development of Confucianists
... lower stratum in the society.” (cf., 119). It is clear that Confucius was also a common scholar when he was young, but he was not satisfied with his position and was determined to realize his great ideals of managing state affairs with his profound erudition and lofty aspirations. And thereupon, in ...
... lower stratum in the society.” (cf., 119). It is clear that Confucius was also a common scholar when he was young, but he was not satisfied with his position and was determined to realize his great ideals of managing state affairs with his profound erudition and lofty aspirations. And thereupon, in ...
Rival Philosophical Foundations of the Good Company
... general will that he has as a citizen. His private interest can speak to him in an entirely different manner than the common interest.”15 Social contract theory and the perennial philosophy agree that it is better for humans to live with other humans than to live alone, but not for the same reasons. ...
... general will that he has as a citizen. His private interest can speak to him in an entirely different manner than the common interest.”15 Social contract theory and the perennial philosophy agree that it is better for humans to live with other humans than to live alone, but not for the same reasons. ...
The Identification of Mind and Principle
... morality. By understanding the Principle that underlies the universe (just as Buddhists understood all things in the universe as manifestations of the single Buddha spirit), then, men may understand the moral principles that they must put into practice in order to achieve an ordered family, good gov ...
... morality. By understanding the Principle that underlies the universe (just as Buddhists understood all things in the universe as manifestations of the single Buddha spirit), then, men may understand the moral principles that they must put into practice in order to achieve an ordered family, good gov ...
Ethical Egoism
... Otherwise, they might harm us. It is to our own advantage to be truthful. Otherwise, others may be dishonest to us. It is to our own advantage to keep our promises. Otherwise, others may break their promises to us. ...
... Otherwise, they might harm us. It is to our own advantage to be truthful. Otherwise, others may be dishonest to us. It is to our own advantage to keep our promises. Otherwise, others may break their promises to us. ...
SOME MAIN PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY
... lectures philosophy is done with a directness and honesty and inciciveness which at once gives hope that we may, working with Moore, soon cut a way out of the jungle into the light. It is the same hope we felt when we read what we still read Moore's Principia Ethica and his Philosophical Studies. Th ...
... lectures philosophy is done with a directness and honesty and inciciveness which at once gives hope that we may, working with Moore, soon cut a way out of the jungle into the light. It is the same hope we felt when we read what we still read Moore's Principia Ethica and his Philosophical Studies. Th ...
Philosophy As a Therapy of Human Mind
... definition. The final, exhaustive definition of a soul would mean its death, at least in theory. The human soul’s infinity constitutes its immortality. In other words, the human being includes an immortal principle. Thus, human nature itself presents a unity between the mortal and the immortal. Let ...
... definition. The final, exhaustive definition of a soul would mean its death, at least in theory. The human soul’s infinity constitutes its immortality. In other words, the human being includes an immortal principle. Thus, human nature itself presents a unity between the mortal and the immortal. Let ...
A problem for expressivism
... sentences express attitudes. They observe that we can distinguish the doctrine that ‘X is right’ reports a certain pro-attitude to X, from the doctrine that it expresses that pro-attitude to X. The first view is subjectivism; the second, they claim, is expressivism.12 They may argue, then, that the ...
... sentences express attitudes. They observe that we can distinguish the doctrine that ‘X is right’ reports a certain pro-attitude to X, from the doctrine that it expresses that pro-attitude to X. The first view is subjectivism; the second, they claim, is expressivism.12 They may argue, then, that the ...
a paradox of virtue
... the goodness of the action is diminished due to some conscious urge to act virtuously on the agent’s part. This is, then, a case of xia de bu shi de shi yi wu de. Now let us consider Laozi’s person of ‘‘superior benevolence’’ (shang ren). In response to the same situation, she would probably make th ...
... the goodness of the action is diminished due to some conscious urge to act virtuously on the agent’s part. This is, then, a case of xia de bu shi de shi yi wu de. Now let us consider Laozi’s person of ‘‘superior benevolence’’ (shang ren). In response to the same situation, she would probably make th ...
consciousness of self, of time and of death in greek philosophy
... are not different from each other: true thinking thinks itself. Furthermore, if thinking, to be true, can only think “what is”, then it follows that it cannot think death. Death is destruction (ὄλεθρος) and the thought of destruction (like the thought of coming-tobe) involves combining “what is” wit ...
... are not different from each other: true thinking thinks itself. Furthermore, if thinking, to be true, can only think “what is”, then it follows that it cannot think death. Death is destruction (ὄλεθρος) and the thought of destruction (like the thought of coming-tobe) involves combining “what is” wit ...
1 Directed Studies: Philosophy Professor Gregory Ganssle By
... All of this is to set the stage for Kant's moral program. As far as I can discern, he has tried to establish or assert the following points: 1. We are autonomous (free-willed) creatures with an ability to reason. 2. Reason is a "practical faculty," designed to influence the will . 3. If reason were ...
... All of this is to set the stage for Kant's moral program. As far as I can discern, he has tried to establish or assert the following points: 1. We are autonomous (free-willed) creatures with an ability to reason. 2. Reason is a "practical faculty," designed to influence the will . 3. If reason were ...
Ethics – Consequentialism and Utilitarianism
... Intellectual pleasure, the satisfactions of finishing a project, or a long-term friendship… are better than… “base”/”animal” pleasures taken in eating, or sex. “It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied” ...
... Intellectual pleasure, the satisfactions of finishing a project, or a long-term friendship… are better than… “base”/”animal” pleasures taken in eating, or sex. “It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied” ...
The Philosophy of Sleep: The Views of Descartes, Locke and
... we are really conscious. An obvious objection immediately suggests itself: why, if we are always conscious, do most of us think that we are not so in dreamless sleep? Why is deep sleep looked upon by practically all people, outside Cartesian circles, as a gap in mental activity? Descartes tried to m ...
... we are really conscious. An obvious objection immediately suggests itself: why, if we are always conscious, do most of us think that we are not so in dreamless sleep? Why is deep sleep looked upon by practically all people, outside Cartesian circles, as a gap in mental activity? Descartes tried to m ...
The All Seeing Eye
... about lost, only to wake again, comprehend its purpose, and seeks to return back to the clear waters from which it had its birth. This is true esoteric secret to the B-AP-Tism, for it is here that the AP reigns and it is here that one must be immersed in order to come to an understanding of the purp ...
... about lost, only to wake again, comprehend its purpose, and seeks to return back to the clear waters from which it had its birth. This is true esoteric secret to the B-AP-Tism, for it is here that the AP reigns and it is here that one must be immersed in order to come to an understanding of the purp ...
A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
... expends considerable energy arguing that the Buddha is not like others who promise salvation, for he has an entirely different character from ordinary men and women. The Buddha, Dharmakīrti points out, has spent countless eons purifying his mentality and cultivating compassion. The purification of hi ...
... expends considerable energy arguing that the Buddha is not like others who promise salvation, for he has an entirely different character from ordinary men and women. The Buddha, Dharmakīrti points out, has spent countless eons purifying his mentality and cultivating compassion. The purification of hi ...
Creative Reasoning
... reasons a belief is based on, most notably perceptual experience, which we share with our cousins throughout the animal world. But for some important epistemic statuses, infinitists think, stopping points exude an air of arbitrariness or indignity. We seem to aspire to something nobler, and sometimes ...
... reasons a belief is based on, most notably perceptual experience, which we share with our cousins throughout the animal world. But for some important epistemic statuses, infinitists think, stopping points exude an air of arbitrariness or indignity. We seem to aspire to something nobler, and sometimes ...
Consciousness and the Collapse of the Wave Function
... • Collapses of agentive experience yield an especially direct role ...
... • Collapses of agentive experience yield an especially direct role ...
How do Presentation and Context Influence Representation for
... A truism in many kinds of problem solving is that if the problem is set up right, the solution is obvious. The trick lies in finding the best way to represent the task. Functional fixedness tasks are tasks modeled around this “trick”—in order to solve them optimally, participants need to use objects ...
... A truism in many kinds of problem solving is that if the problem is set up right, the solution is obvious. The trick lies in finding the best way to represent the task. Functional fixedness tasks are tasks modeled around this “trick”—in order to solve them optimally, participants need to use objects ...
ppt - Stanford University
... It’s important to reflect strong values in our creations, and I believe the Sims value structure is flawed. Your little characters do not pursue the Good. They pursue comfort, material goods, and reputation. Maybe you can’t encode transcendent values in a model, but surely you can reward certain kin ...
... It’s important to reflect strong values in our creations, and I believe the Sims value structure is flawed. Your little characters do not pursue the Good. They pursue comfort, material goods, and reputation. Maybe you can’t encode transcendent values in a model, but surely you can reward certain kin ...
Political philosophy: an infantile disorder
... but given further conditions, this story can extend beyond explanation, to justification. In this his modus operandi resembles, say, that of Chomsky in constructing his “Propaganda Model”, or some genealogical accounts: one formulates hypotheses in establishing the model (e.g. regarding the relation ...
... but given further conditions, this story can extend beyond explanation, to justification. In this his modus operandi resembles, say, that of Chomsky in constructing his “Propaganda Model”, or some genealogical accounts: one formulates hypotheses in establishing the model (e.g. regarding the relation ...
The origins of moral judgment - Victoria University of Wellington
... but it is entirely possible that the crucial modification of these building blocks in the human lineage was the addition of certain cognitive aptitudes. After all, generally speaking, the explosion of cognitive abilities is surely the most striking aspect of recent human evolution. Moreover, it is f ...
... but it is entirely possible that the crucial modification of these building blocks in the human lineage was the addition of certain cognitive aptitudes. After all, generally speaking, the explosion of cognitive abilities is surely the most striking aspect of recent human evolution. Moreover, it is f ...
Philosophy 148
... 3. Nature of the target class: In this case the thing to key on is whether the target class is homogeneous (all of its members are very much alike) or heterogeneous (there is a great deal of diversity among the class) - Homogeneous versus heterogeneous is a spectrum. The more homogeneous the target ...
... 3. Nature of the target class: In this case the thing to key on is whether the target class is homogeneous (all of its members are very much alike) or heterogeneous (there is a great deal of diversity among the class) - Homogeneous versus heterogeneous is a spectrum. The more homogeneous the target ...
Reading Euthyphro
... This also brings out the fact that Socrates is encountering an unconventional man, not just an ordinary one. This make the drama even more striking. - Socrates is best known for the Socratic irony; that is, he claimed to be ignorant and went around searching for people who had knowledge and were wil ...
... This also brings out the fact that Socrates is encountering an unconventional man, not just an ordinary one. This make the drama even more striking. - Socrates is best known for the Socratic irony; that is, he claimed to be ignorant and went around searching for people who had knowledge and were wil ...
On the Ancient Idea that Music Shapes Character
... that music might bring, but rather by its role in shaping moral character and promoting social cohesion, qualities which they believed could not be captured in Mohist terms, that is, by counting benefits. In the 4th century BCE, the Confucian philosopher Xunzi wrote an essay entitled “Discourse on M ...
... that music might bring, but rather by its role in shaping moral character and promoting social cohesion, qualities which they believed could not be captured in Mohist terms, that is, by counting benefits. In the 4th century BCE, the Confucian philosopher Xunzi wrote an essay entitled “Discourse on M ...