The Inner Life of a Rational Agent
... they are not conscious they move about as though they were. This is the crucial feature of zombies that philosophers pick up on. The witchcraft, the dead eyes, and the jerky movements are all features of folk zombies that are not found in philosophers’ zombies. A philosophers’ zombie behaves exactly ...
... they are not conscious they move about as though they were. This is the crucial feature of zombies that philosophers pick up on. The witchcraft, the dead eyes, and the jerky movements are all features of folk zombies that are not found in philosophers’ zombies. A philosophers’ zombie behaves exactly ...
Justin Clarke-Doane
... that (4) and (5) at best support the thought that it is as if (3) were true with respect to mathematical discourse in some relevant sense – in that mathematical sentences that we call “true” are conservative over nominalistic theories, for instance.23 Finally, intuitionists may point out that, as it ...
... that (4) and (5) at best support the thought that it is as if (3) were true with respect to mathematical discourse in some relevant sense – in that mathematical sentences that we call “true” are conservative over nominalistic theories, for instance.23 Finally, intuitionists may point out that, as it ...
Daoist Tales of Artists and Artisans
... accomplish what was hers to do…(Kierkegaard). Soren Kiekegaard: Purity of the Heart is to Will One Thing, Preface— When a woman makes an altar cloth, so far as she is able, she makes every flower as lovely as the graceful flowers of the field, as far as she is able, every star as sparkling as the gl ...
... accomplish what was hers to do…(Kierkegaard). Soren Kiekegaard: Purity of the Heart is to Will One Thing, Preface— When a woman makes an altar cloth, so far as she is able, she makes every flower as lovely as the graceful flowers of the field, as far as she is able, every star as sparkling as the gl ...
Your Move, the Maze of Free Will
... you’ll be able to look back on the situation you’re in now and say truly, of what you will by then have done, “Well, it was determined that I should do that.” But even if you do fervently believe this, it doesn’t seem to be able to touch your sense that you’re absolutely morally responsible for what ...
... you’ll be able to look back on the situation you’re in now and say truly, of what you will by then have done, “Well, it was determined that I should do that.” But even if you do fervently believe this, it doesn’t seem to be able to touch your sense that you’re absolutely morally responsible for what ...
Categorical imperatives - Philosophy 1510 All Sections
... (or critique) of how knowledge is possible, of the underlying structure of the mind The theory he developed – transcendental idealism – claims that knowledge is the result of the interaction between the mind and sensation. Experience is shaped, or structured, by special regulative ideas called categ ...
... (or critique) of how knowledge is possible, of the underlying structure of the mind The theory he developed – transcendental idealism – claims that knowledge is the result of the interaction between the mind and sensation. Experience is shaped, or structured, by special regulative ideas called categ ...
Ethics in Medieval Western Philosophy
... Apart from its own intrinsic and variety, the thought of medieval philosophers has a special lesson for people of India in this century to lead moral life. For, whether we endorse their views or not, these people succeeded in a goal that we are far from having realised. They found a pastoral and mea ...
... Apart from its own intrinsic and variety, the thought of medieval philosophers has a special lesson for people of India in this century to lead moral life. For, whether we endorse their views or not, these people succeeded in a goal that we are far from having realised. They found a pastoral and mea ...
RealistsvsNominalists
... b. Every item to which we direct our attention is an instance of a class or kind. To use medieval terms it is an instance of a species. c. But the common features in particular objects can be attended to in detachment from the features perceived by the senses. To attend to the common elements in abs ...
... b. Every item to which we direct our attention is an instance of a class or kind. To use medieval terms it is an instance of a species. c. But the common features in particular objects can be attended to in detachment from the features perceived by the senses. To attend to the common elements in abs ...
Do We Think Outside The Stream Of Consciousness?
... is making about thinking: states of thought are individuated by its propositional content. This makes the argument partially valid, that is, valid just for the propositional content of thought, but not for the experience of this content, as I will argue. At this point, they either accept this restri ...
... is making about thinking: states of thought are individuated by its propositional content. This makes the argument partially valid, that is, valid just for the propositional content of thought, but not for the experience of this content, as I will argue. At this point, they either accept this restri ...
Faith and Reason
... = 6) must be justified. There must be a good reason for believing what you believe. If I were to ask you why you believe 3 + 3 = 6 and you replied, “I don’t know, I just do,” you would not have knowledge that 3 + 3 = 6. You believe it does, but you do not know it does. What you believe happens to be ...
... = 6) must be justified. There must be a good reason for believing what you believe. If I were to ask you why you believe 3 + 3 = 6 and you replied, “I don’t know, I just do,” you would not have knowledge that 3 + 3 = 6. You believe it does, but you do not know it does. What you believe happens to be ...
The experimenters` regress: from skepticism to - Archipel
... scientists could apply to decide whether the experimental apparatus was working properly or not. In the face of an unknown phenomenon scientists cannot be sure they have a ‘good’ instrument. In Collins’ words: ‘we won’t know if we have built a good detector until we have tried it and obtained the co ...
... scientists could apply to decide whether the experimental apparatus was working properly or not. In the face of an unknown phenomenon scientists cannot be sure they have a ‘good’ instrument. In Collins’ words: ‘we won’t know if we have built a good detector until we have tried it and obtained the co ...
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... to enrol for a second undergraduate degree in physics, and thereafter to pursue much the same career path as most of my present colleagues (D.Phil., postdocs, faculty positions etc.). However, one point which is relevant in the present context is that as a result of having spent four years in the Gr ...
... to enrol for a second undergraduate degree in physics, and thereafter to pursue much the same career path as most of my present colleagues (D.Phil., postdocs, faculty positions etc.). However, one point which is relevant in the present context is that as a result of having spent four years in the Gr ...
What is Philosophy? Minds and Machines
... if this takes a lot of time. In fact, science is one example where philosophy became very successful (‘natural philosophy’). – Second, even if philosophy does not provide one with any clear answers, it may still be able to say that certain answers are better than others. – And third, even if philoso ...
... if this takes a lot of time. In fact, science is one example where philosophy became very successful (‘natural philosophy’). – Second, even if philosophy does not provide one with any clear answers, it may still be able to say that certain answers are better than others. – And third, even if philoso ...
What is Philosophy?
... if this takes a lot of time. In fact, science is one example where philosophy became very successful (‘natural philosophy’). – Second, even if philosophy does not provide one with any clear answers, it may still be able to say that certain answers are better than others. – And third, even if philoso ...
... if this takes a lot of time. In fact, science is one example where philosophy became very successful (‘natural philosophy’). – Second, even if philosophy does not provide one with any clear answers, it may still be able to say that certain answers are better than others. – And third, even if philoso ...
SGI-USA Men`s Division Monthly Suggested Study Material for
... “First, the prime point for building peace lies in recognizing the absolute value of human life. Therefore, we will establish a universal spiritual foundation for peace by instilling in people’s hearts the awareness that life is incomparably precious.” Page 25 “The Lotus Sutra states, ’If you see a ...
... “First, the prime point for building peace lies in recognizing the absolute value of human life. Therefore, we will establish a universal spiritual foundation for peace by instilling in people’s hearts the awareness that life is incomparably precious.” Page 25 “The Lotus Sutra states, ’If you see a ...
INDUCTION
... GOES BEYOND the evidence found in the premises. • The conclusion is made probable on the basis of the truth of the ...
... GOES BEYOND the evidence found in the premises. • The conclusion is made probable on the basis of the truth of the ...
Ethics without Ontology
... different natures should not have the same occupations, as if we were scoring a point in a debate; but we have altogether neglected to consider what sort of sameness or difference we meant and in what respect these natures and occupations were to be defined as different or the same. Consequently, we ...
... different natures should not have the same occupations, as if we were scoring a point in a debate; but we have altogether neglected to consider what sort of sameness or difference we meant and in what respect these natures and occupations were to be defined as different or the same. Consequently, we ...
the importance of selfishness, the dangers of altruism
... (material or nonmaterial) and would have to pass them on to C. But C, not wanting to be selfish ... Isn’t the outcome clear? If everyone was altruistic and unselfish, they would all lose and none would gain. A moral ideal which, when consistently followed, leads to that result, is plainly unsatisfac ...
... (material or nonmaterial) and would have to pass them on to C. But C, not wanting to be selfish ... Isn’t the outcome clear? If everyone was altruistic and unselfish, they would all lose and none would gain. A moral ideal which, when consistently followed, leads to that result, is plainly unsatisfac ...
Plato and Aristotle
... thing belongs, and these are less real • He also claimed that forms are real but that they cannot exist independently of the particular substance ...
... thing belongs, and these are less real • He also claimed that forms are real but that they cannot exist independently of the particular substance ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... The pre-Socratic philosophers attempted to explain nature with the help of mechanical and material causes only. They believed that the fundamental element of matter is four in number. These are- earth, water, fire and air. These elements are mechanically combined with each other and are true causes ...
... The pre-Socratic philosophers attempted to explain nature with the help of mechanical and material causes only. They believed that the fundamental element of matter is four in number. These are- earth, water, fire and air. These elements are mechanically combined with each other and are true causes ...
The Unity and Objectivity of Value.
... capable as others of initiating action, and the problem is instead that of identifying the extent to which incapacity has distorted their judgment. The capacity principle allows us to make these fine-tuning adjustments to responsibility in contrast to blanket responses imposed by the causal principl ...
... capable as others of initiating action, and the problem is instead that of identifying the extent to which incapacity has distorted their judgment. The capacity principle allows us to make these fine-tuning adjustments to responsibility in contrast to blanket responses imposed by the causal principl ...
In the history of philosophy, Francis Bacon is credited with the
... traditional epistemologists, as it is that traditional epistemologists, with some justification, have viewed appeals to implicit knowledge with suspicion—as being anti-progressive. If this is true, then it is not merely sufficient to show that people make use of implicit knowledge when engaging in e ...
... traditional epistemologists, as it is that traditional epistemologists, with some justification, have viewed appeals to implicit knowledge with suspicion—as being anti-progressive. If this is true, then it is not merely sufficient to show that people make use of implicit knowledge when engaging in e ...
In Defence of the Thin Red Line
... not seem to be very natural [. . . ] if in this method the role of primitive concepts —thus of concepts whose meaning should appear evident— is played by concepts which have led to various misunderstanding in the past” (Tarski, 1983, pag. 405-406). So, no axioms, but rather a logical ontology provid ...
... not seem to be very natural [. . . ] if in this method the role of primitive concepts —thus of concepts whose meaning should appear evident— is played by concepts which have led to various misunderstanding in the past” (Tarski, 1983, pag. 405-406). So, no axioms, but rather a logical ontology provid ...
- ScholarSphere
... during Lynne Withey’s term in office. It will be an important part of my job as president this year, and Alex Holzman’s next year, to carry forward with the work defined by the strategic plan, and it is great to have the framework brought about by the AAUP Board of Directors under Lynne’s and Penny’ ...
... during Lynne Withey’s term in office. It will be an important part of my job as president this year, and Alex Holzman’s next year, to carry forward with the work defined by the strategic plan, and it is great to have the framework brought about by the AAUP Board of Directors under Lynne’s and Penny’ ...
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... form alone, that is to say, on their logical structure as opposed to their special subject matter.” (p. 384) That is, what a proposition or reasoning process is about is irrelevant, may not even be taken into consideration. It is the form that is of importance. The resulting method of abstract forma ...
... form alone, that is to say, on their logical structure as opposed to their special subject matter.” (p. 384) That is, what a proposition or reasoning process is about is irrelevant, may not even be taken into consideration. It is the form that is of importance. The resulting method of abstract forma ...
Why ethics is hard: or some of the reasons why
... I don’t think that “the knowledge argument” here presented is a sound argument against physicalism. (Neither does Jackson any more, though I and others find the reasons he now gives for rejecting it both puzzling and obscure.) The knowledge argument attacks a formulation of physicalism that says th ...
... I don’t think that “the knowledge argument” here presented is a sound argument against physicalism. (Neither does Jackson any more, though I and others find the reasons he now gives for rejecting it both puzzling and obscure.) The knowledge argument attacks a formulation of physicalism that says th ...