THE PHILOSOPHY OF OUR ARYAN BROTHER.1 , SOME time ago
... accord with karma or the effects resulting from action by means of a series of re-births. ...
... accord with karma or the effects resulting from action by means of a series of re-births. ...
Theme 3
... activities, and at the same time taught and the philosophy. It is important to emphasize that the sophists have focused on social issues, on the person and on the problems of communication, teaching public speaking and political activities, as well as specific scientific and philosophical knowledge. ...
... activities, and at the same time taught and the philosophy. It is important to emphasize that the sophists have focused on social issues, on the person and on the problems of communication, teaching public speaking and political activities, as well as specific scientific and philosophical knowledge. ...
DO NOW - philoteacher
... DO NOW: “Four questions” 3 minutes Here are four questions. Write which branch of philosophy the question represents. 1. Should good and bad be determined by custom, law or some other person/concept? 2. What makes some art beautiful and other art ugly? 3. Can words have meaning other than what the ...
... DO NOW: “Four questions” 3 minutes Here are four questions. Write which branch of philosophy the question represents. 1. Should good and bad be determined by custom, law or some other person/concept? 2. What makes some art beautiful and other art ugly? 3. Can words have meaning other than what the ...
PHIL 1115 - Ursula Stange
... things-in-themselves are unknowable only knowledge of one thing-in-itself is possible : ...
... things-in-themselves are unknowable only knowledge of one thing-in-itself is possible : ...
SPECIAL NOTES: This is a comparison/contrast paper
... universes. They are peculiar atomic structures, immortal in that the flow of atoms into them exactly balances the outflow” (505). Armstrong explains this state as follows: “Nothing exists but atoms and the empty space in which they endlessly move. Universes, including our own, and all in them are ju ...
... universes. They are peculiar atomic structures, immortal in that the flow of atoms into them exactly balances the outflow” (505). Armstrong explains this state as follows: “Nothing exists but atoms and the empty space in which they endlessly move. Universes, including our own, and all in them are ju ...
HINDU SCRIPTURES (Contents taken from the book
... Sakta Agamas or Tantras glorify God as the Mother of the Universe, under one of the many names of Devi. The Agamas do not derive their authority from the Vedas, but are not antagonistic to them. They are all Vedic in spirit and character. That is the reason why they are regarded as authoritative. Th ...
... Sakta Agamas or Tantras glorify God as the Mother of the Universe, under one of the many names of Devi. The Agamas do not derive their authority from the Vedas, but are not antagonistic to them. They are all Vedic in spirit and character. That is the reason why they are regarded as authoritative. Th ...
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101 Basic Issues in Philosophy [OC-H] This course is an introduction
... (Satisfies Global Studies Graduation Requirement) In this course we will examine the origins and development of Buddhist thought. The Buddha made three substantial claims about the nature of the world: that all human existence involves suffering, that there is no such thing as a self, and that every ...
... (Satisfies Global Studies Graduation Requirement) In this course we will examine the origins and development of Buddhist thought. The Buddha made three substantial claims about the nature of the world: that all human existence involves suffering, that there is no such thing as a self, and that every ...
Shankara`s Advaita Vedanta
... of our heart’s desire. This realization is paramananda (Buddhist mahasuka) ultimate “Happiness Itself.” Beneath the dualism and the theism of the Vedas and Upanishads then, at the very root of attention, we find an absolute, nondual spiritual unity of matter and spirit that was to be developed by A ...
... of our heart’s desire. This realization is paramananda (Buddhist mahasuka) ultimate “Happiness Itself.” Beneath the dualism and the theism of the Vedas and Upanishads then, at the very root of attention, we find an absolute, nondual spiritual unity of matter and spirit that was to be developed by A ...
Shankara`s Advaita Vedanta
... of our heart’s desire. This realization is paramananda (Buddhist mahasuka) ultimate “Happiness Itself.” Beneath the dualism and the theism of the Vedas and Upanishads then, at the very root of attention, we find an absolute, nondual spiritual unity of matter and spirit that was to be developed by A ...
... of our heart’s desire. This realization is paramananda (Buddhist mahasuka) ultimate “Happiness Itself.” Beneath the dualism and the theism of the Vedas and Upanishads then, at the very root of attention, we find an absolute, nondual spiritual unity of matter and spirit that was to be developed by A ...
The Sanatana Dharma: The Vedas, Upanishads and Vedanta
... supreme source of everything. The nondual view, which is the view of Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta, but is also found in the Vedas and Upanishads, is that the supreme Atman-Self that we are, and Brahman, the divine source of the Self are identical. There is no essential separation. Henceforth, we shall ...
... supreme source of everything. The nondual view, which is the view of Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta, but is also found in the Vedas and Upanishads, is that the supreme Atman-Self that we are, and Brahman, the divine source of the Self are identical. There is no essential separation. Henceforth, we shall ...
The Upanishadic Vision of the Human
... At the end of the creation story we find this surprising statement: "I alone am the creation, for I created all this.” This phrase highlights the ambiguity of the notion of “Atman.” Atman is both a principle of individuation and a principle of universality. ◦ Much of the disagreement between the var ...
... At the end of the creation story we find this surprising statement: "I alone am the creation, for I created all this.” This phrase highlights the ambiguity of the notion of “Atman.” Atman is both a principle of individuation and a principle of universality. ◦ Much of the disagreement between the var ...
considerations on knowledge philosophy during the
... category or to refer exactly to actual immediate reality data (Shumaker, 2003). Renaissance rehabilitates the assumption according to which the world cannot be fully known unless one bears in mind that this knowledge is attained only because the soul exists and has epistemic manifestations, in the s ...
... category or to refer exactly to actual immediate reality data (Shumaker, 2003). Renaissance rehabilitates the assumption according to which the world cannot be fully known unless one bears in mind that this knowledge is attained only because the soul exists and has epistemic manifestations, in the s ...
Samsakaara of Upanayanam/YajnyoPaveetam/MekhalAa Rabinder
... (5.14.6-7) explains the three feet of the Gayatri: the first foot represents the three-fold division of the world as described above; the second foot represents the three-fold knowledge of the Vedas; the third foot represents the three vital breaths (pranas). But this knowledge, represented as a pro ...
... (5.14.6-7) explains the three feet of the Gayatri: the first foot represents the three-fold division of the world as described above; the second foot represents the three-fold knowledge of the Vedas; the third foot represents the three vital breaths (pranas). But this knowledge, represented as a pro ...
DARWINISM - The theory attributed to Charles Darwin (1809
... DHAMMAPADA: A collection of the sayings of Buddha, 423 verses written in Pali, the ancient language of Theravada Buddhism. Translated into English in 1898 by Max Muller, a German scholar at Britain's Oxford University generally acknowledged as the father of the scientific study of comparative religi ...
... DHAMMAPADA: A collection of the sayings of Buddha, 423 verses written in Pali, the ancient language of Theravada Buddhism. Translated into English in 1898 by Max Muller, a German scholar at Britain's Oxford University generally acknowledged as the father of the scientific study of comparative religi ...
Metaphysics
... metaphysical questions by citing empirical data – data gathered through the five senses – is an inherently unsatisfying approach. As a result they try to supply answers that are general and durable enough that they will not become outdated. ...
... metaphysical questions by citing empirical data – data gathered through the five senses – is an inherently unsatisfying approach. As a result they try to supply answers that are general and durable enough that they will not become outdated. ...
CONTENDING WITH STANLEY CAVELL
... to undo what I call the repression of Emerson as a thinker by his culture, then there is no hope for it.) The peculiar difference in the instance of the concept of philosophy, using Conant’s application of Kierkegaard, is suggested in the very fact of objective ways of challenging being a Christian, ...
... to undo what I call the repression of Emerson as a thinker by his culture, then there is no hope for it.) The peculiar difference in the instance of the concept of philosophy, using Conant’s application of Kierkegaard, is suggested in the very fact of objective ways of challenging being a Christian, ...
An introduction to philosophy
... • This is wiser than the original state • The student has learnt how little he knows • “The unexamined life is not worth living” ...
... • This is wiser than the original state • The student has learnt how little he knows • “The unexamined life is not worth living” ...
Oratory like any other piece of literature is also an art-an art
... the spirit. Swami Vivekananda was the great exponent of the modern Indian Renaissance. He spoke and wrote on religion, philosophy, literature, art and also on social life, on the progress of humanity and almost on every subject he threw new light. During the last century, there has not been another ...
... the spirit. Swami Vivekananda was the great exponent of the modern Indian Renaissance. He spoke and wrote on religion, philosophy, literature, art and also on social life, on the progress of humanity and almost on every subject he threw new light. During the last century, there has not been another ...
philosophy as a second order discipline
... three philosophers gave in their attempts to account for change and in their aspiration to name the fundamental entity making up things differ. For Thales, it is water; for Anaximander, it is Ape iron (infinite or boundless); for Anaximeners, it is air (See stump f 2003:5-11; Onigbinde 2009:243-249) ...
... three philosophers gave in their attempts to account for change and in their aspiration to name the fundamental entity making up things differ. For Thales, it is water; for Anaximander, it is Ape iron (infinite or boundless); for Anaximeners, it is air (See stump f 2003:5-11; Onigbinde 2009:243-249) ...
What is Philosophy?
... I regard philosophy as a mode of enquiry rather than a particular set of subjects. I regard it as involving the kind of questions where your’e not trying to find out how your ideas latch on to the world, whether your ideas are true or not, in the way that science is doing, but more about how your id ...
... I regard philosophy as a mode of enquiry rather than a particular set of subjects. I regard it as involving the kind of questions where your’e not trying to find out how your ideas latch on to the world, whether your ideas are true or not, in the way that science is doing, but more about how your id ...
LECTURE 2: APOLOGETICS AND PHILOSOPHY
... There are two ways the term rationalism is used. In general the term means to base one’s knowledge on only what one observes and reasons about; knowledge is not to be accepted merely on the basis of authority. However, technically, the word is much more restrictive. True, a consistent rationalist do ...
... There are two ways the term rationalism is used. In general the term means to base one’s knowledge on only what one observes and reasons about; knowledge is not to be accepted merely on the basis of authority. However, technically, the word is much more restrictive. True, a consistent rationalist do ...
What is Philosophy, Anyway?
... The best place to start in our attempt to define philosophy is with the etymology of the word itself. Most people are aware that the term is derived from two Greek words: philo (love) and sophia (wisdom). Philosophy, then, literally means “the love of wisdom.” We each have a sense of what love means ...
... The best place to start in our attempt to define philosophy is with the etymology of the word itself. Most people are aware that the term is derived from two Greek words: philo (love) and sophia (wisdom). Philosophy, then, literally means “the love of wisdom.” We each have a sense of what love means ...
Philosophy Of Brahman
... indian philosophy: what is brahman? what is the concept of brahman as in the hindu philosophy. not to be confused by as its common use,i.e., one of the caste in india. PHILOSOPHY OF BRAHMAN - EXOTIC INDIA Sat, 22 Apr 2017 05:26:00 GMT though each system or school of philosophy has its own reasons fo ...
... indian philosophy: what is brahman? what is the concept of brahman as in the hindu philosophy. not to be confused by as its common use,i.e., one of the caste in india. PHILOSOPHY OF BRAHMAN - EXOTIC INDIA Sat, 22 Apr 2017 05:26:00 GMT though each system or school of philosophy has its own reasons fo ...
The pursuit of happiness: An Advaita Vedanta perspective (PDF
... 3. There is absolutely no difference between Brahman and the individual soul (jiva)” (p.3). Vedanta (from Veda or revealed texts and antha or the end portion) is defined as “The end of Vedas, i.e. the Upanishads” (A Dictionary of Advaita Vedanta, 2003: p.235) or also as “the concluding essence of an ...
... 3. There is absolutely no difference between Brahman and the individual soul (jiva)” (p.3). Vedanta (from Veda or revealed texts and antha or the end portion) is defined as “The end of Vedas, i.e. the Upanishads” (A Dictionary of Advaita Vedanta, 2003: p.235) or also as “the concluding essence of an ...
Intro to Metaphysics
... and nothing else is. We are unlike machines in this important respect. Materialism, in principle, can not provide an explanation of the 'emergence' of consciousness from physical matter or the intentionality of mental states. Data isn't conscious (nor are zombies). Thus, we are not merely material t ...
... and nothing else is. We are unlike machines in this important respect. Materialism, in principle, can not provide an explanation of the 'emergence' of consciousness from physical matter or the intentionality of mental states. Data isn't conscious (nor are zombies). Thus, we are not merely material t ...