Grendel BY John gardner
... solipsism is the theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified. In the second chapter, Gardner begins exploring this philosophy through the character of Grendel. He says, “I alone exist…I create the whole universe, blink by blink.” After arriving back in his cave, Grendel say ...
... solipsism is the theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified. In the second chapter, Gardner begins exploring this philosophy through the character of Grendel. He says, “I alone exist…I create the whole universe, blink by blink.” After arriving back in his cave, Grendel say ...
GUIDE AND REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM IN PHILOSOPHY: As you
... concentrate on lecture notes. However, I am requiring that you read Aesthetic Universals by Denis Dutton. The article is on my website and I will test you from it. I believe in the champion in you! I. ...
... concentrate on lecture notes. However, I am requiring that you read Aesthetic Universals by Denis Dutton. The article is on my website and I will test you from it. I believe in the champion in you! I. ...
Knowledge structuring in scholarly discourse
... Sometimes a source may not mention a concept even when it is relevant to the discussion around a particular question. Therefore, this source should still be taken into account for the inquiry of the problem at hand. Example: (from philosophy): Vsrepresentation: a purveyor of the speech act theory mi ...
... Sometimes a source may not mention a concept even when it is relevant to the discussion around a particular question. Therefore, this source should still be taken into account for the inquiry of the problem at hand. Example: (from philosophy): Vsrepresentation: a purveyor of the speech act theory mi ...
Why Hume and Kant were mistaken in rejecting natural theology
... and only to persons (i.e. any rational beings, including for example Martians). This problem is – how general are the ideas which we can form from our experience of the world? The other problem is: in what ways is it permissible to combine ideas so as to form other ideas? Can we combine the idea of ...
... and only to persons (i.e. any rational beings, including for example Martians). This problem is – how general are the ideas which we can form from our experience of the world? The other problem is: in what ways is it permissible to combine ideas so as to form other ideas? Can we combine the idea of ...
1 Names and senses
... Mill’s theory, both of these sentences have the same semantic value, as “the morning star” and “the evening star” relate to the same thing. But (1) is quite clearly true a priori, said Frege, while (2) is something which is not immediately obvious for everyone and can be discovered. The fact that th ...
... Mill’s theory, both of these sentences have the same semantic value, as “the morning star” and “the evening star” relate to the same thing. But (1) is quite clearly true a priori, said Frege, while (2) is something which is not immediately obvious for everyone and can be discovered. The fact that th ...
Topic 2b: What is conceptualization? Jerry Fodor (2008): LOT2 The
... - such definitions are ‘know how’ but ‘know that’ must be prior (you aren’t following R unless R is the ‘intentional object; of one of your mental states. - The in-use approach is incompatible with the compositionality of a concept’s ...
... - such definitions are ‘know how’ but ‘know that’ must be prior (you aren’t following R unless R is the ‘intentional object; of one of your mental states. - The in-use approach is incompatible with the compositionality of a concept’s ...
How can I be sure I know something?
... Belief alone not sufficient for knowledge. You can believe something that is false. Watch example: Your watch must keep time accurately. If it loses five minutes everyday, then you cannot know that it keeps time accurately your belief has to be true. ...
... Belief alone not sufficient for knowledge. You can believe something that is false. Watch example: Your watch must keep time accurately. If it loses five minutes everyday, then you cannot know that it keeps time accurately your belief has to be true. ...
8th FY Khoo Memorial Lecture 2012—Why Radiologists Need
... There are exceptions and alternative beliefs to each of these statements, so strictly speaking, they do not conform to the philosophical definition of facts. Beliefs In reality, most human knowledge is dependent on belief, at least some of which is based in fact. Without belief, we cannot construct ...
... There are exceptions and alternative beliefs to each of these statements, so strictly speaking, they do not conform to the philosophical definition of facts. Beliefs In reality, most human knowledge is dependent on belief, at least some of which is based in fact. Without belief, we cannot construct ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... IV. Locus of Idea Plato said that ideas are not any particular thing but thought. Idea of horsedoes not mean any particular horse but universal horse. It is for this reason Ideas are called „universal‟ in modern times. When it is said that idea is thought, it does not mean that ideas reside in human ...
... IV. Locus of Idea Plato said that ideas are not any particular thing but thought. Idea of horsedoes not mean any particular horse but universal horse. It is for this reason Ideas are called „universal‟ in modern times. When it is said that idea is thought, it does not mean that ideas reside in human ...
A Realist Theory of Science
... Any adequate philosophy of science must find a way of grappling with this central paradox of science: that men in their social activity produce knowledge which is a social product much like any other, which is no more independent of its production and the men who produce it than motor cars, armchair ...
... Any adequate philosophy of science must find a way of grappling with this central paradox of science: that men in their social activity produce knowledge which is a social product much like any other, which is no more independent of its production and the men who produce it than motor cars, armchair ...
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... The problem of free will is arguably one of the most difficult philosophical problems. It is so, to a great extent, because philosophers cannot reach agreement on what is the right answer to the following question: is free will compatible with determinism? It is beyond dispute that what we want to k ...
... The problem of free will is arguably one of the most difficult philosophical problems. It is so, to a great extent, because philosophers cannot reach agreement on what is the right answer to the following question: is free will compatible with determinism? It is beyond dispute that what we want to k ...
meth-XI
... spirit of the volume as a living oracle. The words become transparent, and he sees them as though he saw them not. We have thus delineated the two great directions of man and society with their several objects and ends. Concerning the conditions and principles of method appertaining to each, we have ...
... spirit of the volume as a living oracle. The words become transparent, and he sees them as though he saw them not. We have thus delineated the two great directions of man and society with their several objects and ends. Concerning the conditions and principles of method appertaining to each, we have ...
deductive reasoning
... Some philosophers, anthropologists, sociologists, etc. have asked whether the distinction between mythical and rational thinking is valid. In particular they ask whether the distinction is culturally biased. Remember! Just because an account discusses God does not necessarily make it mythical! Rat ...
... Some philosophers, anthropologists, sociologists, etc. have asked whether the distinction between mythical and rational thinking is valid. In particular they ask whether the distinction is culturally biased. Remember! Just because an account discusses God does not necessarily make it mythical! Rat ...
PHI 515 Quine
... First suppose that all sentences carry with them their own conditions of verification (or confirmation). Then we might understand as analytically true any statement that could be confirmed by any experience whatsoever (or possibly, couldn’t be disconfirmed by any experience). Synonymous terms might ...
... First suppose that all sentences carry with them their own conditions of verification (or confirmation). Then we might understand as analytically true any statement that could be confirmed by any experience whatsoever (or possibly, couldn’t be disconfirmed by any experience). Synonymous terms might ...
12 Purva Mimamsa and Vedanta
... the observed phenomenon cannot be explained otherwise. However, we cannot be sure that it cannot be explained otherwise, so we make only a relative hypothesis, or a “working hypothesis.” All scientific theories are working ...
... the observed phenomenon cannot be explained otherwise. However, we cannot be sure that it cannot be explained otherwise, so we make only a relative hypothesis, or a “working hypothesis.” All scientific theories are working ...
Empiricist Criteria of Cognitive Significance
... were raised against verifiability and falsifiability accounts (because cognitive significance is rooted in the vocabulary). • What is the relevant logical connection between an empirical (cognitively significant) term and its observation terms, though? 1. Definability: A cognitively significant empi ...
... were raised against verifiability and falsifiability accounts (because cognitive significance is rooted in the vocabulary). • What is the relevant logical connection between an empirical (cognitively significant) term and its observation terms, though? 1. Definability: A cognitively significant empi ...
philosophers. The guardians who are selected
... Not long before, Athens, under the rule of Socrates’ associates, had lost a war with Sparta, and very antidemocratic reprisals had followed which Athenians still resented. Plato therefore takes pains to distinguish the true philosopher from people who would pretend to be philosophers and have a fals ...
... Not long before, Athens, under the rule of Socrates’ associates, had lost a war with Sparta, and very antidemocratic reprisals had followed which Athenians still resented. Plato therefore takes pains to distinguish the true philosopher from people who would pretend to be philosophers and have a fals ...
Bertrand Russell (1872
... There is no proof that there is only one coherent system of beliefs. In fact, it seems that, in various fields, there is more than one coherent body of beliefs. The concept of coherence is based on the laws of logic (e.g., the law of non-contradiction); but the laws of logic “themselves cannot be es ...
... There is no proof that there is only one coherent system of beliefs. In fact, it seems that, in various fields, there is more than one coherent body of beliefs. The concept of coherence is based on the laws of logic (e.g., the law of non-contradiction); but the laws of logic “themselves cannot be es ...
Evolution and Logic
... It is in vain to rack ourselves with farther thought and reflection upon this subject. We can go no farther in considering this particular instance. ...
... It is in vain to rack ourselves with farther thought and reflection upon this subject. We can go no farther in considering this particular instance. ...
Philosophy of Religion Induction Day
... If it’s premises are true, then its conclusion could still be false. The premises provide some but not absolute support for the conclusion. How would you use inductive reasoning to demonstrate all geese are white If you see one goose, you might think, geese are white, but you don't have a large enou ...
... If it’s premises are true, then its conclusion could still be false. The premises provide some but not absolute support for the conclusion. How would you use inductive reasoning to demonstrate all geese are white If you see one goose, you might think, geese are white, but you don't have a large enou ...
On the symbolic structure of modern
... In this essay we shall discuss some concepts that may be formed in approaching the question of physical understanding. The background of this discussion is modern and contemporary physics. We shall approach problems related to objectification, intuition, continuity and realism, justification and tru ...
... In this essay we shall discuss some concepts that may be formed in approaching the question of physical understanding. The background of this discussion is modern and contemporary physics. We shall approach problems related to objectification, intuition, continuity and realism, justification and tru ...
Ionian Philosophers
... 1. Descartes was educated in the Jesuit College of La Flèche where he studied mathematics, logic and philosophy. He was impressed with the certainty of mathematics as opposed to philosophy, which seemed to produce only doubts and disputes. He had been educated, as he says, “at one of the most celebr ...
... 1. Descartes was educated in the Jesuit College of La Flèche where he studied mathematics, logic and philosophy. He was impressed with the certainty of mathematics as opposed to philosophy, which seemed to produce only doubts and disputes. He had been educated, as he says, “at one of the most celebr ...
Introduction - davidhume.org
... particularly with Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. By the end of the seventeenth century, scholasticism was in terminal decline, but intense debate continued as philosophers sought to make sense of the world and man’s place in it, accommodating the new discoveries. Some of the points in dispute were e ...
... particularly with Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. By the end of the seventeenth century, scholasticism was in terminal decline, but intense debate continued as philosophers sought to make sense of the world and man’s place in it, accommodating the new discoveries. Some of the points in dispute were e ...
science
... Why is it not possible to derive hypothesis (theory) directly from the data?* (2) – Scientific hypothesis is formulated based on “educated guesses” at the connections between the phenomena under study, at regularities and patterns that might underlie their occurrence. Scientific guesses are complet ...
... Why is it not possible to derive hypothesis (theory) directly from the data?* (2) – Scientific hypothesis is formulated based on “educated guesses” at the connections between the phenomena under study, at regularities and patterns that might underlie their occurrence. Scientific guesses are complet ...
Foundations Of Rel... - The Ecclesbourne School Online
... Dualistic view of the body and mind say that the body is an outer shell for the real self, which is within the mind. This is often known as the soul. The body will die, but the soul is separate and immortal and continues after the death of the physical body. ...
... Dualistic view of the body and mind say that the body is an outer shell for the real self, which is within the mind. This is often known as the soul. The body will die, but the soul is separate and immortal and continues after the death of the physical body. ...
Empiricism
Empiricism is a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience. One of several views of epistemology, the study of human knowledge, along with rationalism and skepticism, empiricism emphasizes the role of experience and evidence, especially sensory experience, in the formation of ideas, over the notion of innate ideas or traditions; empiricists may argue however that traditions (or customs) arise due to relations of previous sense experiences.Empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasizes evidence, especially as discovered in experiments. It is a fundamental part of the scientific method that all hypotheses and theories must be tested against observations of the natural world rather than resting solely on a priori reasoning, intuition, or revelation.Empiricism, often used by natural scientists, says that ""knowledge is based on experience"" and that ""knowledge is tentative and probabilistic, subject to continued revision and falsification."" One of the epistemological tenets is that sensory experience creates knowledge. The scientific method, including experiments and validated measurement tools, guides empirical research.