The Vindication of St. Thomas
... colleagues, cradle Catholics among them, had never even heard of a Thomist. Again, the graduate program in philosophy, once predominately Thomistic, was by the late 1960's being touted as ‘pluralistic’ — which meant, in practice, that in the 45 years between 1968 and 2013, exactly four Thomistic-lea ...
... colleagues, cradle Catholics among them, had never even heard of a Thomist. Again, the graduate program in philosophy, once predominately Thomistic, was by the late 1960's being touted as ‘pluralistic’ — which meant, in practice, that in the 45 years between 1968 and 2013, exactly four Thomistic-lea ...
Good
... Sidney Hook (1902-1989; American philosopher and prof. at New York Univ.), in Morals and Values, ed. by Marcus G. Singer, 1977, p. 304-305 ...
... Sidney Hook (1902-1989; American philosopher and prof. at New York Univ.), in Morals and Values, ed. by Marcus G. Singer, 1977, p. 304-305 ...
Class #1
... In The Euthyphro, Plato shows Socrates questioning traditional religious beliefs and the nature of religious duty. He asks: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? If the first, are the gods capricious and random an ...
... In The Euthyphro, Plato shows Socrates questioning traditional religious beliefs and the nature of religious duty. He asks: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? If the first, are the gods capricious and random an ...
Change for the Better: Conceptual Engineering and the Task of
... promise that the world will, as a result, be changed for the better. Contrasting Quinean pragmatism with ordinary language philosophy neglects one important feature, however; namely, that there’s an alternative strand in American pragmatism. On the Deweyan model, it is our moral and political intere ...
... promise that the world will, as a result, be changed for the better. Contrasting Quinean pragmatism with ordinary language philosophy neglects one important feature, however; namely, that there’s an alternative strand in American pragmatism. On the Deweyan model, it is our moral and political intere ...
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... represents the process of being betwixt and between, middling, neither one nor the other (p. 361). It represents a state of moving between or being in between two states or phases, which is both creative and destructive. It is reminiscent of Victor Turner’s (1979) state of liminality, in which an in ...
... represents the process of being betwixt and between, middling, neither one nor the other (p. 361). It represents a state of moving between or being in between two states or phases, which is both creative and destructive. It is reminiscent of Victor Turner’s (1979) state of liminality, in which an in ...
Sophie`s World
... lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics. The best way of approaching philosophy is to ask a few philosophical questions: How was the world created? Is there any will or ...
... lived on this planet. How the universe, the earth, and life came into being is a bigger and more important question than who won the most gold medals in the last Olympics. The best way of approaching philosophy is to ask a few philosophical questions: How was the world created? Is there any will or ...
Why is there Philosophy of Mathematics at all?
... mathematics. Hacking points out that well before any distinction was made between them, there was ‘mixed’ mathematics, even by that name, in Francis Bacon’s work. It meant simply that one can apply Euclidean geometry to ballistics or mechanics, for example, by adjoining an empirical component. The s ...
... mathematics. Hacking points out that well before any distinction was made between them, there was ‘mixed’ mathematics, even by that name, in Francis Bacon’s work. It meant simply that one can apply Euclidean geometry to ballistics or mechanics, for example, by adjoining an empirical component. The s ...
Philosophy without Intuitions, by Herman Cappelen. Oxford: Oxford
... diverse areas – struggling with what we can know, should do, and can hope – and in all these areas developed radically different approaches, it seems almost impossible to provide an interesting and adequate metaphilosophical outlook. Unless one characterizes at a rather abstract level what all these ...
... diverse areas – struggling with what we can know, should do, and can hope – and in all these areas developed radically different approaches, it seems almost impossible to provide an interesting and adequate metaphilosophical outlook. Unless one characterizes at a rather abstract level what all these ...
The Death of Philosophy: Reference and Self
... most of these and more. Why do these philosophers think that their discipline is dead, dying, or obsolete? Everyone had his (they are all males – it’s not clear that that’s irrelevant) own specific reasons. For example, logical positivists, and later, Anglo-American philosophers, were enamored with ...
... most of these and more. Why do these philosophers think that their discipline is dead, dying, or obsolete? Everyone had his (they are all males – it’s not clear that that’s irrelevant) own specific reasons. For example, logical positivists, and later, Anglo-American philosophers, were enamored with ...
Jacob Bunce PHIL 2200 Final 1) What is hermeneutics? How does it
... 15) Identify three specific characteristics of Aristotle’s works. Also explain how these make his works different from Plato’s. Aristotle seems much more direct in his teachings. Plato writes dialogues which teach vicariously through the words of the characters while Aristotle is more, “this is how ...
... 15) Identify three specific characteristics of Aristotle’s works. Also explain how these make his works different from Plato’s. Aristotle seems much more direct in his teachings. Plato writes dialogues which teach vicariously through the words of the characters while Aristotle is more, “this is how ...
Week III Philosophy Excerpts- Mr F`s Philosophy Class Hindu
... view from the Indian subcontinent that recognizes that human beings ought to maximize the puruṣārthas at the appropriate time and in the appropriate ways. This approach will not do, for not all views that we consider Hindu recognize the validity of all of these values. While many of the systematic H ...
... view from the Indian subcontinent that recognizes that human beings ought to maximize the puruṣārthas at the appropriate time and in the appropriate ways. This approach will not do, for not all views that we consider Hindu recognize the validity of all of these values. While many of the systematic H ...
Descartes vision of Philosophy Methodic Doubt and the Cogito
... about a really existing world. Science’s methodology and object now have a “metaphysical” guarantee. Science has also been reconciled with religious belief. [Cf On Descartes, pg 51.] ...
... about a really existing world. Science’s methodology and object now have a “metaphysical” guarantee. Science has also been reconciled with religious belief. [Cf On Descartes, pg 51.] ...
Letter to Physics Today in reply to Peter Saulson`s review of my book
... book to be nice or nasty to anyone, but rather to analyze ideas. If Saulson thinks that some or all of my arguments are mistaken, then he should say so and say why. But he does not bother to cite any of my arguments, much less say why he thinks they are wrong. Saulson does make one valid criticism: ...
... book to be nice or nasty to anyone, but rather to analyze ideas. If Saulson thinks that some or all of my arguments are mistaken, then he should say so and say why. But he does not bother to cite any of my arguments, much less say why he thinks they are wrong. Saulson does make one valid criticism: ...
Asian Philosophy (CH. 1 of AP)
... Traditionally these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead. Philosophy has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics. Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. ...
... Traditionally these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead. Philosophy has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics. Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. ...
philosophy
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
01. Philosophy, its main categories and problems
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
... Epistemology is the study of our method of acquiring knowledge. It answers the question, "How do we know?" It encompasses the nature of concepts, the constructing of concepts, the validity of the senses, logical reasoning, as well as thoughts, ideas, memories, emotions, and all things mental. It is ...
Yvonne Förster - InterCultural Philosophy
... I am going to tackle the question of intercultural philosophy from within my field of research, which is philosophy of mind, more precisely theories of embodiment that combine phenomenological approaches and neuroscientific results. In this field the question of interculturality is quite intimidatin ...
... I am going to tackle the question of intercultural philosophy from within my field of research, which is philosophy of mind, more precisely theories of embodiment that combine phenomenological approaches and neuroscientific results. In this field the question of interculturality is quite intimidatin ...
An introduction to philosophy
... Questions about the theory of forms • Do we need the idea of “a perfect form of equality” to explain how we understand what equality is? • What are these forms? How many of them are there? • How do material objects participate in the forms? • How can there be a form of whiteness without something t ...
... Questions about the theory of forms • Do we need the idea of “a perfect form of equality” to explain how we understand what equality is? • What are these forms? How many of them are there? • How do material objects participate in the forms? • How can there be a form of whiteness without something t ...
Philosophy Years 5 - The da Vinci Decathlon
... Internalism and externalism are two opposing ways of explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. Usually 'internalism' refers to the belief that an explanation can be given of the given subject by pointing to things which are internal to the person or their mind which is considering ...
... Internalism and externalism are two opposing ways of explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. Usually 'internalism' refers to the belief that an explanation can be given of the given subject by pointing to things which are internal to the person or their mind which is considering ...
The Oldest System Programme of German Idealism
... anticipates the work of Schelling, and to a degree Hölderlin. Hegel, however, had at the time of this writing, yet to develop his own ideas, being still trapped in the mimetic mode of the commentator. For this reason, Rosenzweig, the scholar who discovered this document, argued for Schelling’s autho ...
... anticipates the work of Schelling, and to a degree Hölderlin. Hegel, however, had at the time of this writing, yet to develop his own ideas, being still trapped in the mimetic mode of the commentator. For this reason, Rosenzweig, the scholar who discovered this document, argued for Schelling’s autho ...
Metaphysics
... The First Philosophy Many philosophers call Metaphysics the ‘first philosophy’ because it examines questions that lie at the heart of many other areas of philosophy. For example, take this epistemological question: “What can I know?” Metaphysicians would say that people should determine wha ...
... The First Philosophy Many philosophers call Metaphysics the ‘first philosophy’ because it examines questions that lie at the heart of many other areas of philosophy. For example, take this epistemological question: “What can I know?” Metaphysicians would say that people should determine wha ...
Early Greek Philosophy
... and multiplicity must be mere opinion, for the true reality by logical necessity is changeless and unitary. Parmenides is an example of a rationalist. Rather than relying on the testimony of his senses, he assumed some very basic principles and attempted to deduce from these what he thought must be ...
... and multiplicity must be mere opinion, for the true reality by logical necessity is changeless and unitary. Parmenides is an example of a rationalist. Rather than relying on the testimony of his senses, he assumed some very basic principles and attempted to deduce from these what he thought must be ...
transcendentalism
... • As a result of exploration, man discovers that the human spirit is reflected in nature. • A philosophy that seeks a life in harmony with nature • A philosophy that feels that nature is symbolic of the inner man (nature/man are the same) • A philosophy that rebels against the material world and org ...
... • As a result of exploration, man discovers that the human spirit is reflected in nature. • A philosophy that seeks a life in harmony with nature • A philosophy that feels that nature is symbolic of the inner man (nature/man are the same) • A philosophy that rebels against the material world and org ...
An Emerson Mood
... to obey the heart; and he, who has already succeeded, are to meet at a common origin…“Follow in yourself what I follow in mine and you will be saved,” you merely have to be sure you are following yourself. This frightens and cheers me.” ...
... to obey the heart; and he, who has already succeeded, are to meet at a common origin…“Follow in yourself what I follow in mine and you will be saved,” you merely have to be sure you are following yourself. This frightens and cheers me.” ...
Review of Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School
... Tanabe Hajime, Nishida’s junior and consequent heir to the chair of philosophy at Kyoto University, was much more active in European intellectual circles than his predecessor. He met and corresponded with Edmund Husserl, as well as befriending Martin Heidegger. Heidegger recommended him for an honor ...
... Tanabe Hajime, Nishida’s junior and consequent heir to the chair of philosophy at Kyoto University, was much more active in European intellectual circles than his predecessor. He met and corresponded with Edmund Husserl, as well as befriending Martin Heidegger. Heidegger recommended him for an honor ...
History of philosophy in Poland
The history of philosophy in Poland parallels the evolution of philosophy in Europe in general. Polish philosophy drew upon the broader currents of European philosophy, and in turn contributed to their growth. Among the most momentous Polish contributions were made, in the thirteenth century, by the Scholastic philosopher and scientist Witelo, and, in the sixteenth century, by the Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus.Subsequently, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth partook in the intellectual ferment of the Enlightenment, which for the multi-ethnic Commonwealth ended not long after the partitions and political annihilation that would last for the next 123 years, until the collapse of the three partitioning empires in World War I.The period of Messianism, between the November 1830 and January 1863 Uprisings, reflected European Romantic and Idealist trends, as well as a Polish yearning for political resurrection. It was a period of maximalist metaphysical systems.The collapse of the January 1863 Uprising prompted an agonizing reappraisal of Poland's situation. Poles gave up their earlier practice of ""measuring their resources by their aspirations,"" and buckled down to hard work and study. ""[A] Positivist,"" wrote the novelist Bolesław Prus' friend, Julian Ochorowicz, was ""anyone who bases assertions on verifiable evidence; who does not express himself categorically about doubtful things, and does not speak at all about those that are inaccessible.""The twentieth century brought a new quickening to Polish philosophy. There was growing interest in western philosophical currents. Rigorously trained Polish philosophers made substantial contributions to specialized fields—to psychology, the history of philosophy, the theory of knowledge, and especially mathematical logic. Jan Łukasiewicz gained world fame with his concept of many-valued logic and his ""Polish notation."" Alfred Tarski's work in truth theory won him world renown.After World War II, for over four decades, world-class Polish philosophers and historians of philosophy such as Władysław Tatarkiewicz continued their work, often in the face of adversities occasioned by the dominance of a politically enforced official philosophy.The phenomenologist Roman Ingarden did influential work in esthetics and in a Husserl-style metaphysics; his student Karol Wojtyła acquired a unique influence on the world stage as Pope John Paul II.