What is Philosophy? Minds and Machines
... – 1. Herd Instinct: We are quick to accept the beliefs of those around us (family, friends, culture, etc.): we would hate to come off as being critical of those beliefs, as they may result in being rejected from our support group. – 2. Partisan Mindset: We reject the beliefs of other groups, since t ...
... – 1. Herd Instinct: We are quick to accept the beliefs of those around us (family, friends, culture, etc.): we would hate to come off as being critical of those beliefs, as they may result in being rejected from our support group. – 2. Partisan Mindset: We reject the beliefs of other groups, since t ...
Morality and the Distinctness of Human Action
... have some irreducibly private interests – in the satisfaction of our appetites, in food and a certain kind of sex, say. But our personal interests are not limited to having things. We also have interests in doing things and being things. Many of these interests cannot set us wholly against the inter ...
... have some irreducibly private interests – in the satisfaction of our appetites, in food and a certain kind of sex, say. But our personal interests are not limited to having things. We also have interests in doing things and being things. Many of these interests cannot set us wholly against the inter ...
What is Philosophy?
... – 1. Herd Instinct: We are quick to accept the beliefs of those around us (family, friends, culture, etc.): we would hate to come off as being critical of those beliefs, as they may result in being rejected from our support group. – 2. Partisan Mindset: We reject the beliefs of other groups, since t ...
... – 1. Herd Instinct: We are quick to accept the beliefs of those around us (family, friends, culture, etc.): we would hate to come off as being critical of those beliefs, as they may result in being rejected from our support group. – 2. Partisan Mindset: We reject the beliefs of other groups, since t ...
ume and the Modern View of Human Nature
... This account of human nature has clear implications for Hume’s moral theory. We can begin to see this when we consider Hume’s account of virtue. In a discussion of a paired set of virtue and vice (humility and pride), Hume makes clear that regardless of the source of the disposition (in “natural ...
... This account of human nature has clear implications for Hume’s moral theory. We can begin to see this when we consider Hume’s account of virtue. In a discussion of a paired set of virtue and vice (humility and pride), Hume makes clear that regardless of the source of the disposition (in “natural ...
Epicurus and Lucretius
... things ought to aim at: ‘ is’, Hume notoriously claimed, does not logically imply ‘ought.’ But Epicurus is also an ethical hedonist: that is, he will argue that we ought to aim at pleasure; and how he spells that out constitutes his ethical theory. 1. He defines pleasure negatively. Pleasure itself ...
... things ought to aim at: ‘ is’, Hume notoriously claimed, does not logically imply ‘ought.’ But Epicurus is also an ethical hedonist: that is, he will argue that we ought to aim at pleasure; and how he spells that out constitutes his ethical theory. 1. He defines pleasure negatively. Pleasure itself ...
Bonus Extract
... class are not obliged to share in the toils of politics: and this is reasonable, for they grow up at their own sweet will, and the government would rather not have them. Being selftaught, they cannot be expected to show any gratitude for a culture which they have never received. But we have brought ...
... class are not obliged to share in the toils of politics: and this is reasonable, for they grow up at their own sweet will, and the government would rather not have them. Being selftaught, they cannot be expected to show any gratitude for a culture which they have never received. But we have brought ...
Editorial The text appeared, with minor modifications, in the author`s
... Plato has written about the problem of the soul in the dialogues Phaedrus and The Republic. First, in the "Phaedrus" dialogue, Socrates presented the chariot allegory, arguing that the soul is like a chariot with three parts: one part is the warrior that is driving the horses to the battlefield; ano ...
... Plato has written about the problem of the soul in the dialogues Phaedrus and The Republic. First, in the "Phaedrus" dialogue, Socrates presented the chariot allegory, arguing that the soul is like a chariot with three parts: one part is the warrior that is driving the horses to the battlefield; ano ...
Consciousness - Shannon Deets Counseling LLC
... Psychology as the study of what it means to be human Psychology as the study of what it means to be aware of our own existence Psychologists have a responsibility to make a difference in the world A belief that consciousness is the key to change in the world ...
... Psychology as the study of what it means to be human Psychology as the study of what it means to be aware of our own existence Psychologists have a responsibility to make a difference in the world A belief that consciousness is the key to change in the world ...
Knowledge and the curriculum - Brunel University Research Archive
... multifaceted phenomenon. The requirements for a curriculum for learning mathematics are, after all, quite different from curricula concerned with, for example, car mechanics, aviation, brain surgery, beauty therapy, citizenship, critical thinking, and so on. It is also important not to think of thes ...
... multifaceted phenomenon. The requirements for a curriculum for learning mathematics are, after all, quite different from curricula concerned with, for example, car mechanics, aviation, brain surgery, beauty therapy, citizenship, critical thinking, and so on. It is also important not to think of thes ...
The Basis of Moral Knowledge
... behavior that are binding upon all men. We cannot discover these principles by observing behavior – this will tell us what men do but not what they ought to do. He rejected utilitarianism or any doctrine that gives to morality a purpose outside of itself. In other words, we do not need to be moral b ...
... behavior that are binding upon all men. We cannot discover these principles by observing behavior – this will tell us what men do but not what they ought to do. He rejected utilitarianism or any doctrine that gives to morality a purpose outside of itself. In other words, we do not need to be moral b ...
plato n aristotle
... them really is good for them – makes the case of Athens thinking it is right to condemn Socrates right for Athens. Plato knows condemning Socrates is wrong; so he knows that there must be standards that are more conventional. The Forms, the dialectic about Justice, and the subordination of everythi ...
... them really is good for them – makes the case of Athens thinking it is right to condemn Socrates right for Athens. Plato knows condemning Socrates is wrong; so he knows that there must be standards that are more conventional. The Forms, the dialectic about Justice, and the subordination of everythi ...
Subjectivity, Objectivity, Intersubjectivity: Phenomenology and
... put, according to Husserl, it is on the basis of the experience of my own body that I perceive someone else’s body as similar to mine; but in fact it cannot be such a basis, since I do not perceive my body in the way as I perceive others’ bodies. It is only the perceptions of others’ bodies, seen fr ...
... put, according to Husserl, it is on the basis of the experience of my own body that I perceive someone else’s body as similar to mine; but in fact it cannot be such a basis, since I do not perceive my body in the way as I perceive others’ bodies. It is only the perceptions of others’ bodies, seen fr ...
Full Text
... contradict common sense because we commonly think that people performing wrongdoings know these as such, thus, done deliberately and voluntarily. Socrates argues that people commit mistakes but do not do so deliberately despite knowing these to be evil. We do evil acts thinking these are good in som ...
... contradict common sense because we commonly think that people performing wrongdoings know these as such, thus, done deliberately and voluntarily. Socrates argues that people commit mistakes but do not do so deliberately despite knowing these to be evil. We do evil acts thinking these are good in som ...
The Scope of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
... faith and selling out on their social obligations, I can only say that this is a point that Max Weber and Emile Durkhiem would have understood very well since those two developed the concept of functional differentiation. Surely, Professor Mohr is aware of the notion that individuals play a variety ...
... faith and selling out on their social obligations, I can only say that this is a point that Max Weber and Emile Durkhiem would have understood very well since those two developed the concept of functional differentiation. Surely, Professor Mohr is aware of the notion that individuals play a variety ...
Two Key Texts in Practical Ethics - Society for Philosophy in Practice
... can all take as much practice as is available here. The next step is to distinguish ethical arguments from other arguments. We can be alerted to the presence of a moral argument by the presence of ethical words and phrases, or the discussion of certain issues but the acid test, Thomson suggests, is ...
... can all take as much practice as is available here. The next step is to distinguish ethical arguments from other arguments. We can be alerted to the presence of a moral argument by the presence of ethical words and phrases, or the discussion of certain issues but the acid test, Thomson suggests, is ...
Scholar`s Session on David Wood - Vanderbilt College of Arts and
... Along with experience, then, we have also rescued a sense of responsibility from the conflagration of metaphysics, and it is just such a responsibility that David performs in his repeated and patient layering of the same key texts with his own improvisational repetitions. In Thinking after Heidegger ...
... Along with experience, then, we have also rescued a sense of responsibility from the conflagration of metaphysics, and it is just such a responsibility that David performs in his repeated and patient layering of the same key texts with his own improvisational repetitions. In Thinking after Heidegger ...
The Rationalist - Cengage Learning
... The world is roughly as he perceives it, since God cannot be an evil genius and be the infinitely perfect being Descartes has in mind. Also, the mind and the body are two distinct things, since that is the way Descartes perceives them as being, and he now knows he is not being deceived about such th ...
... The world is roughly as he perceives it, since God cannot be an evil genius and be the infinitely perfect being Descartes has in mind. Also, the mind and the body are two distinct things, since that is the way Descartes perceives them as being, and he now knows he is not being deceived about such th ...
Midterm #1 with answers.
... 1. (a) How do philosophical problems arise? (b) How can they be solved? Answer: Philosophical problems arise when we have two or more contradictory beliefs. They can be solved by eliminating or amending one or more of these beliefs so as to remove the contradiction. ...
... 1. (a) How do philosophical problems arise? (b) How can they be solved? Answer: Philosophical problems arise when we have two or more contradictory beliefs. They can be solved by eliminating or amending one or more of these beliefs so as to remove the contradiction. ...
What is Human Nature?
... that humans are made in the image of God. Man has an immaterial and immortal soul and the ability to love and to know, in the very manner of God. • Augustine emphasized that humans have will and intellect, the ability to choose between good and evil. • “The purpose of man is to know God through reas ...
... that humans are made in the image of God. Man has an immaterial and immortal soul and the ability to love and to know, in the very manner of God. • Augustine emphasized that humans have will and intellect, the ability to choose between good and evil. • “The purpose of man is to know God through reas ...
philosophy as a second order discipline
... has implication for other creatures that they share the biosphere with. Ethics, also referred to as moral philosophy, is the branch of philosophy that deals with moral rules that ought to guide social relations among humans as well as regulate how human beings ought to relate with other living and n ...
... has implication for other creatures that they share the biosphere with. Ethics, also referred to as moral philosophy, is the branch of philosophy that deals with moral rules that ought to guide social relations among humans as well as regulate how human beings ought to relate with other living and n ...
manuel delanda in conversation with christoph cox – pdf
... a theory is an evolutionary one, isn’t there an incompatibility between an evolutionary epistemology and scientific realism, for the former would guarantee only evolutionary survival and adaptation, not an accurate account of reality in general.6 All that evolution could have done for the brain, in ...
... a theory is an evolutionary one, isn’t there an incompatibility between an evolutionary epistemology and scientific realism, for the former would guarantee only evolutionary survival and adaptation, not an accurate account of reality in general.6 All that evolution could have done for the brain, in ...
Philosophy of Science 134E
... 1- The nature and structure of evidence. E.g., inference, etc. 2- Historical contingencies. E.g., ‘critical mass’ of talents and resources 3- Subject-matter of science. Natural phenomena are all interconnected, so that answers to one part of the “crossword puzzle” serves as clues for other parts. 4- ...
... 1- The nature and structure of evidence. E.g., inference, etc. 2- Historical contingencies. E.g., ‘critical mass’ of talents and resources 3- Subject-matter of science. Natural phenomena are all interconnected, so that answers to one part of the “crossword puzzle” serves as clues for other parts. 4- ...
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Medical Ethics VTS mg[1]
... • Do good • This is BENEFICENCE • Such aspects as cure / palliation / comfort / empathy / compassion / treating patients with ...
... • Do good • This is BENEFICENCE • Such aspects as cure / palliation / comfort / empathy / compassion / treating patients with ...
HERE - A Universal Basic Income
... whether deductive or inductive, are usually less obvious than many of their instances. Towards the end of our inquiry I shall return to the definition of “knowledge,” and shall then attempt to give more precision and articulation to the above suggestions. Meanwhile let us remember that the question ...
... whether deductive or inductive, are usually less obvious than many of their instances. Towards the end of our inquiry I shall return to the definition of “knowledge,” and shall then attempt to give more precision and articulation to the above suggestions. Meanwhile let us remember that the question ...
cicero, on the laws
... There exists, therefore, since nothing is better than reason, and since this is the common property of God and man, a certain aboriginal 6 rational intercourse between divine and human natures. But where reason is common, there right reason must also be common to the same parties; and since this ri ...
... There exists, therefore, since nothing is better than reason, and since this is the common property of God and man, a certain aboriginal 6 rational intercourse between divine and human natures. But where reason is common, there right reason must also be common to the same parties; and since this ri ...