Landscape and Dwelling Lars Botin PhD, MA Ass. Professor
... discussion concerning the meaning of nature in Western culture, science and philosophy. He writes: “Wood” is an old name for forest. In the wood are paths that mostly wind along until they end quite suddenly in an impenetrable thicket. They are called “woodpaths”. Each goes its peculiar way, but in ...
... discussion concerning the meaning of nature in Western culture, science and philosophy. He writes: “Wood” is an old name for forest. In the wood are paths that mostly wind along until they end quite suddenly in an impenetrable thicket. They are called “woodpaths”. Each goes its peculiar way, but in ...
Thomas Hippler
... that Thomas and I will actually agree on many points where it now seems that we should be disagreeing. Therefore, I am very thankful that Thomas now makes it possible to straitened out a couple of misunderstandings. Having read Thomas’ text a second time, however, I also think that there are some fu ...
... that Thomas and I will actually agree on many points where it now seems that we should be disagreeing. Therefore, I am very thankful that Thomas now makes it possible to straitened out a couple of misunderstandings. Having read Thomas’ text a second time, however, I also think that there are some fu ...
BRAHMAN, YOGA, AND “VEDANTA SCHOOL”
... to speak of Brahman as being separate in some ways from the world. ADVAITA VEDANTA (Shankara’s type of Vedanta is called ADVAITA) ADVAITA = Monism (But not a good translation) ADVAITA = “not-two-ness” (a-dvai-ta); there is no other reality ADVAITA = “All is Brahman” Strong emphasis on the On ...
... to speak of Brahman as being separate in some ways from the world. ADVAITA VEDANTA (Shankara’s type of Vedanta is called ADVAITA) ADVAITA = Monism (But not a good translation) ADVAITA = “not-two-ness” (a-dvai-ta); there is no other reality ADVAITA = “All is Brahman” Strong emphasis on the On ...
GLOSSARY/DEFINITION SKELETAL SYSTEM
... Hyaline; from Greek hualinos, of glass. Meaning; Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy. Ileum; from Latin ileum, groin or flank. Meaning; the terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the caecum. Ischium; from Latin, hip joint, also from Greek iskhi ...
... Hyaline; from Greek hualinos, of glass. Meaning; Resembling glass, as in translucence or transparency; glassy. Ileum; from Latin ileum, groin or flank. Meaning; the terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the caecum. Ischium; from Latin, hip joint, also from Greek iskhi ...
Study Guide: René Descartes
... into forming the belief in question. The wax example also supports the “pincushion” view of physical objects (later adopted by Locke and criticized by Berkeley). This states that a physical object is more than just the sum of its properties; the properties are “stuck onto” an unperceived something ...
... into forming the belief in question. The wax example also supports the “pincushion” view of physical objects (later adopted by Locke and criticized by Berkeley). This states that a physical object is more than just the sum of its properties; the properties are “stuck onto” an unperceived something ...
Averroes - The Incoherence of the Incoherence
... The Ash‘arites have taken over from the Stoics their epistemology, their sensationalism, their nominalism, their materialism. Some details of this epistemology are given by Ghazali in his autobiography: the clearness of representations is the criterion for their truth; the soul at birth is a blank ...
... The Ash‘arites have taken over from the Stoics their epistemology, their sensationalism, their nominalism, their materialism. Some details of this epistemology are given by Ghazali in his autobiography: the clearness of representations is the criterion for their truth; the soul at birth is a blank ...
Class #5 - 1/15/14
... material soul or self in agreeing with all these assumptions. • Plato contends that since reason often conflicts with our desires (or appetites) and that either of these can conflict with our aggression, each of these comprise one of the three main elements of our soul (self). • For Plato, man can c ...
... material soul or self in agreeing with all these assumptions. • Plato contends that since reason often conflicts with our desires (or appetites) and that either of these can conflict with our aggression, each of these comprise one of the three main elements of our soul (self). • For Plato, man can c ...
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 ...
The Ontological Argument
... And so, Lord, do thou, who dost give understanding to faith, give me, so far as thou knowest it to be profitable, to understand that thou art as we believe; and that thou art that which we believe. And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there ...
... And so, Lord, do thou, who dost give understanding to faith, give me, so far as thou knowest it to be profitable, to understand that thou art as we believe; and that thou art that which we believe. And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there ...
which you can here
... sensible order in an 1859 Letter to Henry Pierce4: This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. God’s justice, he suggests, does not displ ...
... sensible order in an 1859 Letter to Henry Pierce4: This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. God’s justice, he suggests, does not displ ...
Answer Sheet Day 1
... Some things we aim for and value, not for themselves but for what they bring about in addition to themselves. If I value something as a means to something else, then it has what we will call "extrinsic value." Other things we desire and hold to be valuable for themselves alone. If we value something ...
... Some things we aim for and value, not for themselves but for what they bring about in addition to themselves. If I value something as a means to something else, then it has what we will call "extrinsic value." Other things we desire and hold to be valuable for themselves alone. If we value something ...
Essay 54 Subject no. III The thesis stated in the quotation from
... the reality is false. So – there are statements (formally correct and semantically adequate) which seems to be incoherent in one system. The first example of such coincidence comes from the theory of sets: we have at least two different notions of set (von Neumann`s and Hao Wang`s, both accurate and ...
... the reality is false. So – there are statements (formally correct and semantically adequate) which seems to be incoherent in one system. The first example of such coincidence comes from the theory of sets: we have at least two different notions of set (von Neumann`s and Hao Wang`s, both accurate and ...
A response to the essay on Schopenhauer`s
... that he loses me. I cannot see any compelling logic behind asserting ‘four different intellectual paths’ which cannot be mixed, then using this as a stick to beat other people’s philosophies with. If these intellectual paths really were independent and running in parallel, it would surely be possibl ...
... that he loses me. I cannot see any compelling logic behind asserting ‘four different intellectual paths’ which cannot be mixed, then using this as a stick to beat other people’s philosophies with. If these intellectual paths really were independent and running in parallel, it would surely be possibl ...
Archetypes of Wisdom
... focus on practical, rather than theoretical, questions. Instead of, “What is the truth?”, his concern became, “Where is the Tao?” or “Which is the proper Way?” Therefore, in his Doctrine of the Mean, Confucius addresses the need for a balance between human conduct and the Tao. This was a radical dep ...
... focus on practical, rather than theoretical, questions. Instead of, “What is the truth?”, his concern became, “Where is the Tao?” or “Which is the proper Way?” Therefore, in his Doctrine of the Mean, Confucius addresses the need for a balance between human conduct and the Tao. This was a radical dep ...
Aristotle - Start.ca
... Ethics: Aristotle We have seen that Greek philosophy was highly speculative, especially in metaphysics (Remember Thales & the others -- the one substance behind all reality is water? air? fire? earth?), where they tried to discover the true nature of the world by reason alone. This had an immediate ...
... Ethics: Aristotle We have seen that Greek philosophy was highly speculative, especially in metaphysics (Remember Thales & the others -- the one substance behind all reality is water? air? fire? earth?), where they tried to discover the true nature of the world by reason alone. This had an immediate ...
One - Woodstock School
... The Observer Effect of Quantum Physics and Consciousness as the Path to Non-Dualism How can a cat be both dead and alive? This is the type of puzzling question that arose from the absurdity of quantum randomness. Most of us have heard of Schrodinger’s famous thought experiment, but the physics behi ...
... The Observer Effect of Quantum Physics and Consciousness as the Path to Non-Dualism How can a cat be both dead and alive? This is the type of puzzling question that arose from the absurdity of quantum randomness. Most of us have heard of Schrodinger’s famous thought experiment, but the physics behi ...
philosophy, god, and aquinas
... me. In this one case, I am not fundamental to my act, but an act is fundamental to me. In Latin, Aquinas refers to a thing’s act of existence as esse and as actus essendi. Existential act characterizes Aquinas’ metaphysical understanding of being as being, ens inquantum ens. Throughout his career Aq ...
... me. In this one case, I am not fundamental to my act, but an act is fundamental to me. In Latin, Aquinas refers to a thing’s act of existence as esse and as actus essendi. Existential act characterizes Aquinas’ metaphysical understanding of being as being, ens inquantum ens. Throughout his career Aq ...
Examining Different Ethical Systems In this session we will be
... The 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant had a profound influence on philosophy, in particular moral philosophy. In his book Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant states that the ultimate criterion for the validity of moral rules must be “pure”, or made a priori, free of ...
... The 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant had a profound influence on philosophy, in particular moral philosophy. In his book Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant states that the ultimate criterion for the validity of moral rules must be “pure”, or made a priori, free of ...
Environmental Ethics Anthropocentrism
... especially because of disputes over property that a social contract is still needed to get out of the state of nature and enter into human society under civil government but for Locke the primary purpose of the social contract is to protect individual rights Locke had the most influence on the found ...
... especially because of disputes over property that a social contract is still needed to get out of the state of nature and enter into human society under civil government but for Locke the primary purpose of the social contract is to protect individual rights Locke had the most influence on the found ...
Lecture 6 : The Concept of Mind in Upanisads
... body). The jiva, the individual represents the whole of these. The Indŗiyas (sense organs) are coordinated by the mind. There are gross and subtle sense organs. Thinking, experiencing, remembering and knowing all are performed by the subtle sense organs, sukhma indriyas. The mind or the manas is one ...
... body). The jiva, the individual represents the whole of these. The Indŗiyas (sense organs) are coordinated by the mind. There are gross and subtle sense organs. Thinking, experiencing, remembering and knowing all are performed by the subtle sense organs, sukhma indriyas. The mind or the manas is one ...
Socratic Method.
... If you believe that you have knowledge of God, heaven, hell, spiritual aspects of reality, or anything else that didn't come to you through your senses, then you are a rationalist. Some rationalists like Plato (427-348 BCE) hold that we are born with knowledge; other rationalists like St. Augustine ...
... If you believe that you have knowledge of God, heaven, hell, spiritual aspects of reality, or anything else that didn't come to you through your senses, then you are a rationalist. Some rationalists like Plato (427-348 BCE) hold that we are born with knowledge; other rationalists like St. Augustine ...
Why Do Animals Eat Other Animals? Mulla Şadra on Theodicy and
... own nature. Since God is the most perfect being, what emanates from Him has also a degree of perfection. In centrast to created beings, viz., humans, essence and action are united in God. What this means is that there is no imperfection or impediment to prevent God from exercising His infinite goodn ...
... own nature. Since God is the most perfect being, what emanates from Him has also a degree of perfection. In centrast to created beings, viz., humans, essence and action are united in God. What this means is that there is no imperfection or impediment to prevent God from exercising His infinite goodn ...
Meaning of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question ""What is the meaning of life?"", is a philosophical and spiritual conception of the significance of living or existence in general. The question seeking the meaning of life can also be expressed in different forms, such as ""What should I do?"", ""Why are we here?"", ""What is life all about?"", and ""What is the purpose of existence?"" or even ""Does life exist at all?"" There have been a large number of proposed answers to these questions from many different cultural and ideological backgrounds. The search for life's meaning has produced much philosophical, scientific, and theological speculation throughout history.The meaning of life as we perceive it is derived from our philosophical and religious contemplation of, and scientific inquiries about existence, social ties, consciousness, and happiness. Many other issues are also involved, such as symbolic meaning, ontology, value, purpose, ethics, good and evil, free will, the existence of one or multiple gods, conceptions of God, the soul, and the afterlife. Scientific contributions focus primarily on describing related empirical facts about the universe, exploring the context and parameters concerning the 'how' of life. Science also studies and can provide recommendations for the pursuit of well-being and a related conception of morality. An alternative, humanistic approach poses the question ""What is the meaning of my life?""