Semantic Minimalism and the Frege Point1 Speech act
... traditional problems arose at least in part from a failure to appreciate this point. Thus problems in moral philosophy were thought to yield to an appreciation that moral discourse is expressive rather than descriptive, problems in the philosophy of mind to an understanding of distinctive rôle of ps ...
... traditional problems arose at least in part from a failure to appreciate this point. Thus problems in moral philosophy were thought to yield to an appreciation that moral discourse is expressive rather than descriptive, problems in the philosophy of mind to an understanding of distinctive rôle of ps ...
Little_Blue_and_Little_Yellow
... Leo Lionni's seemingly simple "Little Blue and Little Yellow" is packed with philosophical content and raises questions about multiple philosophical issues. While all the parts are interconnected and overlapping I have divided the questions thematically into 3 parts. Each part addresses a distinct c ...
... Leo Lionni's seemingly simple "Little Blue and Little Yellow" is packed with philosophical content and raises questions about multiple philosophical issues. While all the parts are interconnected and overlapping I have divided the questions thematically into 3 parts. Each part addresses a distinct c ...
Philosophy 224
... In response to the failure of filial piety, the injunction is to strive to be a good family member. In response to the gap between language and act, the injunction is to integrity of word and deed. In response to ignorance, the injunction is to educate oneself. In response to the failure of Jen, the ...
... In response to the failure of filial piety, the injunction is to strive to be a good family member. In response to the gap between language and act, the injunction is to integrity of word and deed. In response to ignorance, the injunction is to educate oneself. In response to the failure of Jen, the ...
Aristotle - Philosophy of Politics II
... public officials. Their thoughts may be more than two thousand years old, but they are still valid today, and human nature seems to have changed very little since that time. And Plato, the teacher of Aristotle, in The Republic, advocated the ‘breeding’ of public officials who would not own any prope ...
... public officials. Their thoughts may be more than two thousand years old, but they are still valid today, and human nature seems to have changed very little since that time. And Plato, the teacher of Aristotle, in The Republic, advocated the ‘breeding’ of public officials who would not own any prope ...
Rosen Lutskanov
... concepts are common to all philosophy” (Kneebone 1963: 376). In the light of this becomes intelligible the fact that “the dominant trend in the [contemporary] philosophy of mathematics … has been that of empiricism: an empiricism which denies that there is a difference in kind between the necessity ...
... concepts are common to all philosophy” (Kneebone 1963: 376). In the light of this becomes intelligible the fact that “the dominant trend in the [contemporary] philosophy of mathematics … has been that of empiricism: an empiricism which denies that there is a difference in kind between the necessity ...
Socrates and Plato - Metaphysics and Epistemology
... Also translated as Ideals – Hence Plato’s theory of reality is called Idealism – These are the perfect, unchanging exemplars of all natural kind terms (objects naturally occurring) and all good things – e.g. –The perfect horse, ...
... Also translated as Ideals – Hence Plato’s theory of reality is called Idealism – These are the perfect, unchanging exemplars of all natural kind terms (objects naturally occurring) and all good things – e.g. –The perfect horse, ...
The Role of Harmonics in the Scientific Revolution
... Did you notice Kepler on that list? If you don't know how important he is in the history of science, look him up in the encyclopedia. Again, weren't you taught that the Age of Science was made possible by giving up ancient beliefs? And here's Kepler writing on the music of the spheres! p. 228 ¶1 Wha ...
... Did you notice Kepler on that list? If you don't know how important he is in the history of science, look him up in the encyclopedia. Again, weren't you taught that the Age of Science was made possible by giving up ancient beliefs? And here's Kepler writing on the music of the spheres! p. 228 ¶1 Wha ...
The Moral Argument. Hick points to two forms of Moral Argument
... Kant was arguing for his view on morality/duty. In order to make sense of this view, he had to argue that there was a life after death and therefore a God. In a strict sense Kant did not produce an argument for God’s existence, though of course, others have used it as such!!!!! ...
... Kant was arguing for his view on morality/duty. In order to make sense of this view, he had to argue that there was a life after death and therefore a God. In a strict sense Kant did not produce an argument for God’s existence, though of course, others have used it as such!!!!! ...
22. Stoics
... the individual, endeavoring to meet his demand for guidance in life, which head had to live out in a great society and no longer in a comparatively small City-family, and so displaying a predominately ethical and practical trend— as in Stoicism. ...
... the individual, endeavoring to meet his demand for guidance in life, which head had to live out in a great society and no longer in a comparatively small City-family, and so displaying a predominately ethical and practical trend— as in Stoicism. ...
1. Bibliographic Entry James and Stuart Rachels. The Case Against
... conditioning and how we are conditioned to do things when we are rewarded or when the outcome is good following the action. After that they talked about whether or not we became who we were because of luck. If any one of us were put into a bad environment, we would have probably turned out bad. We ...
... conditioning and how we are conditioned to do things when we are rewarded or when the outcome is good following the action. After that they talked about whether or not we became who we were because of luck. If any one of us were put into a bad environment, we would have probably turned out bad. We ...
IDEOLOGY
... ideology than through direct imposition of power. If we believe something to be correct and just we are capable of almost any act of violence in defence of our beliefs. One of the best ways of disseminating ideas is through the use of the media: propaganda and advertising are examples of this in dai ...
... ideology than through direct imposition of power. If we believe something to be correct and just we are capable of almost any act of violence in defence of our beliefs. One of the best ways of disseminating ideas is through the use of the media: propaganda and advertising are examples of this in dai ...
Ethics and Philosophy - Mr. Parsons` Homework Page
... equally right/wrong, it is often referred to as an ethical (or moral) dilemma. • Examples of moral dilemmas: ~ Is it wrong to steal to feed your family? ~ Is it okay to lie to spare someone’s feelings? • Morality – closely related to ethics, this term refers to standards of right and wrong. We often ...
... equally right/wrong, it is often referred to as an ethical (or moral) dilemma. • Examples of moral dilemmas: ~ Is it wrong to steal to feed your family? ~ Is it okay to lie to spare someone’s feelings? • Morality – closely related to ethics, this term refers to standards of right and wrong. We often ...
Reason and Belief in the Societies of Knowledge
... religions yielded empirical findings supporting a hypothesis first formulated by Friedrich August von Hayek in 1982: Religious beliefs in superempirical agents may be adaptive even if they clearly conflict with modern scientific knowledge. For example, religious demography has been able to explain a ...
... religions yielded empirical findings supporting a hypothesis first formulated by Friedrich August von Hayek in 1982: Religious beliefs in superempirical agents may be adaptive even if they clearly conflict with modern scientific knowledge. For example, religious demography has been able to explain a ...
Philosophy 103 Linguistics 103 Introductory Logic
... The Law of Excluded Middle “Every statement must be either true or false.” “If something is F then it is not not-F.” “Either F or not-F.” ...
... The Law of Excluded Middle “Every statement must be either true or false.” “If something is F then it is not not-F.” “Either F or not-F.” ...
Moral Criteria and Character Education: A Reply to Welch
... The distinctiveness of CE comes up in another way in our chapter. In our review we observed that a number of scholars are willing to claim the success of psychosocial intervention programmes on behalf of ‘what works’ in CE. Our point was that many of these programmes are not motivated by the languag ...
... The distinctiveness of CE comes up in another way in our chapter. In our review we observed that a number of scholars are willing to claim the success of psychosocial intervention programmes on behalf of ‘what works’ in CE. Our point was that many of these programmes are not motivated by the languag ...
What should we make of Wittgenstein`s paradoxical claim at the end
... may be a contingent fact. Rather it asserts that the nature of causation is that there is a necessary connection. It is by no means clear what simples would form the building blocks of such a state of affairs. Furthermore if it were true it would presumably be true in all possible worlds (and likew ...
... may be a contingent fact. Rather it asserts that the nature of causation is that there is a necessary connection. It is by no means clear what simples would form the building blocks of such a state of affairs. Furthermore if it were true it would presumably be true in all possible worlds (and likew ...
Philosophy of Language
... A second example is from Habermas, where he is discussing another German philosopher, Dieter Henrich: “[His] metaphysics takes its starting point from Kant’s and Fichte’s theory of self-consciousness, in order then to take up the threefold chord of reconciliation provided by Hegel’s Phenomenology, H ...
... A second example is from Habermas, where he is discussing another German philosopher, Dieter Henrich: “[His] metaphysics takes its starting point from Kant’s and Fichte’s theory of self-consciousness, in order then to take up the threefold chord of reconciliation provided by Hegel’s Phenomenology, H ...
International Seminar on "Science, Vedanta and
... existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.” Max Planck “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” Max Planck In 1925, [before] his rev ...
... existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.” Max Planck “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” Max Planck In 1925, [before] his rev ...
Transition Year Philosophy
... During adolescence, you open your minds up to many larger questions – philosophy will aid you in this • You are forced to face the hypocrisy within society and face many difficult moral dilemmas • Philosophy questions the opinions that you are exposed to on a daily basis, from family, friends, teach ...
... During adolescence, you open your minds up to many larger questions – philosophy will aid you in this • You are forced to face the hypocrisy within society and face many difficult moral dilemmas • Philosophy questions the opinions that you are exposed to on a daily basis, from family, friends, teach ...
A Critical Analysis of Empiricism
... the support of some extra-logical general principles that are not based upon experience. The causal principle and the law of uniformity of nature must supplement experience to make induction possible. And this, According to Russell, shows that empiricism as a theory of knowledge is inadequate. Accor ...
... the support of some extra-logical general principles that are not based upon experience. The causal principle and the law of uniformity of nature must supplement experience to make induction possible. And this, According to Russell, shows that empiricism as a theory of knowledge is inadequate. Accor ...
Between Probability and Certainty
... We are all perfectly aware, though, that testimony is fallible. Just because an eyewitness testifies that Joe gatecrashed the concert, this doesn’t make it certain that he did – he may still be innocent. Witnesses are sometimes mistaken and they sometimes lie. The eyewitness testimony undoubtedly m ...
... We are all perfectly aware, though, that testimony is fallible. Just because an eyewitness testifies that Joe gatecrashed the concert, this doesn’t make it certain that he did – he may still be innocent. Witnesses are sometimes mistaken and they sometimes lie. The eyewitness testimony undoubtedly m ...
Le Paradoxe de Newcomb
... and ignoring others. In order to establish this claim, we begin by examining the general constraints on a practical decision problem and the way in which the specific constraints on Newcomb’s problem function to delimit the range of possible solutions to the puzzle. Locke D. (1978) How to Make a New ...
... and ignoring others. In order to establish this claim, we begin by examining the general constraints on a practical decision problem and the way in which the specific constraints on Newcomb’s problem function to delimit the range of possible solutions to the puzzle. Locke D. (1978) How to Make a New ...
Gilles Deleuze: What is the creative act?
... could be wonderful in a novel, for example. But they would not have the same appearance at all. And ideas in cinema can only be cinematographic. No matter. Even if there are ideas in cinema that could work in a novel, the ideas are already engaged in a cinematographic process that makes them destine ...
... could be wonderful in a novel, for example. But they would not have the same appearance at all. And ideas in cinema can only be cinematographic. No matter. Even if there are ideas in cinema that could work in a novel, the ideas are already engaged in a cinematographic process that makes them destine ...
13 - Joe Griffin Media Ministries
... provided with a channel through which his deepest aggressive impulses may be expressed, even while he thinks himself as thoroughly moral. The authoritarian must, out of an inner necessity, turn his aggression against outgroups. He must do so because he is psychologically unable to attack ingroup aut ...
... provided with a channel through which his deepest aggressive impulses may be expressed, even while he thinks himself as thoroughly moral. The authoritarian must, out of an inner necessity, turn his aggression against outgroups. He must do so because he is psychologically unable to attack ingroup aut ...
Meta-Ethics and the Problem of Creeping
... grammar of moral language, they say, is misleading. Timmons points out that SA functions as an unquestioned assumption common to descriptivists and expressivists (MG seems unquestionable!), and that once questioned it is difficult to defend. Why should we think that the notion of assertion is tied c ...
... grammar of moral language, they say, is misleading. Timmons points out that SA functions as an unquestioned assumption common to descriptivists and expressivists (MG seems unquestionable!), and that once questioned it is difficult to defend. Why should we think that the notion of assertion is tied c ...