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... ferent means and with different results — sets him apart from both mainstream philosophers of film as well as film theorists engaging with philosophy. So how to make sense of Cavell’s claim that the “marriage” between film and philosophy is grounded in their responses to scepticism? It is not that t ...
... ferent means and with different results — sets him apart from both mainstream philosophers of film as well as film theorists engaging with philosophy. So how to make sense of Cavell’s claim that the “marriage” between film and philosophy is grounded in their responses to scepticism? It is not that t ...
Trying to keep philosophy honest
... the 19th century when the world of philosophy broke apart, into a predominantly German-French and a predominantly Anglo-Saxon form, that is, the predecessors of what we are used to referring to as so-called continental and so-called analytical philosophy? I do not believe that that rupture provides ...
... the 19th century when the world of philosophy broke apart, into a predominantly German-French and a predominantly Anglo-Saxon form, that is, the predecessors of what we are used to referring to as so-called continental and so-called analytical philosophy? I do not believe that that rupture provides ...
Details - Indian Council of Philosophical Research
... This gave an extended dimension to the already existing śāstrārthas among Indian philosophical schools. However, some commentators are not much convinced about openness of discussions and debates in modern Indian philosophy. Indian philosophers, may be due to their cautious approach towards the colo ...
... This gave an extended dimension to the already existing śāstrārthas among Indian philosophical schools. However, some commentators are not much convinced about openness of discussions and debates in modern Indian philosophy. Indian philosophers, may be due to their cautious approach towards the colo ...
ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY—a trend in contemporary philosophy with
... Although logical positivism was an integral part of analytic philosophy, it took shape independently of its British stem. This was the case with the Polish school of analytic philosophy started by F. Brentano&s student, K. Twardowski. His program of philosophy was similar to Moore’s: philosophy’s f ...
... Although logical positivism was an integral part of analytic philosophy, it took shape independently of its British stem. This was the case with the Polish school of analytic philosophy started by F. Brentano&s student, K. Twardowski. His program of philosophy was similar to Moore’s: philosophy’s f ...
Session 4: Doing philosophy: fallacies
... Introduction to Philosophy Doing Philosophy: Fallacies Subtypes of the ad hominem fallacy Poisoning the well – presenting adverse information about a target person with the intention of discrediting everything that the target person says. Appeal to motive – dismissing an idea by questioning the mot ...
... Introduction to Philosophy Doing Philosophy: Fallacies Subtypes of the ad hominem fallacy Poisoning the well – presenting adverse information about a target person with the intention of discrediting everything that the target person says. Appeal to motive – dismissing an idea by questioning the mot ...
Performance Philosophy: Figures of Doing
... distinctive qualities of thought – for which his own preference was that borne of movement and the open air, rather than those of the cramped and closeted scholar hunched over his desk. It is a mistake to say “I think” because it fools us into imagining a subject behind the act; instead, he argued, ...
... distinctive qualities of thought – for which his own preference was that borne of movement and the open air, rather than those of the cramped and closeted scholar hunched over his desk. It is a mistake to say “I think” because it fools us into imagining a subject behind the act; instead, he argued, ...
Contemplation of the Variety of the World
... philosophical, and Phillips is wrong, “to conclude that one’s life should not be allowed to shape how one philosophises” (Amesbury 2007, 215). As Kierkegaard noted, philosophers are human beings too. (See also Mulhall 2007.) However, it is somewhat unclear what Amesbury means by the conditions or li ...
... philosophical, and Phillips is wrong, “to conclude that one’s life should not be allowed to shape how one philosophises” (Amesbury 2007, 215). As Kierkegaard noted, philosophers are human beings too. (See also Mulhall 2007.) However, it is somewhat unclear what Amesbury means by the conditions or li ...
Action research, stories and practical philosophy
... If I don’t get good marks and all that People just laugh at me They say – you’re crap, you can’t get good marks anyway ...
... If I don’t get good marks and all that People just laugh at me They say – you’re crap, you can’t get good marks anyway ...
Eleven Reasons Why Philosophy is Important
... unjustified assumptions and other fallacies), reading philosophical arguments, writing philosophical arguments, and practicing philosophical debate. The fact that people don't learn enough about reasonableness is exemplified by (a) our increased interest in “critical thinking,” (b) the fact that we ...
... unjustified assumptions and other fallacies), reading philosophical arguments, writing philosophical arguments, and practicing philosophical debate. The fact that people don't learn enough about reasonableness is exemplified by (a) our increased interest in “critical thinking,” (b) the fact that we ...
Philosophy, Spoken Word, Written Text and Beyond
... It is also interesting to notice that Mnemex (a short form for “memory extender”) is defined by its author with reference to its use as an aid to our memory, a similar justification to that given by Theuth, the inventor of writing in Plato’s myth. What is striking is the fact that although the techn ...
... It is also interesting to notice that Mnemex (a short form for “memory extender”) is defined by its author with reference to its use as an aid to our memory, a similar justification to that given by Theuth, the inventor of writing in Plato’s myth. What is striking is the fact that although the techn ...
Intro to Philosophy
... into your living room, looking around, and, on the basis of our perceptions, discovering whether there is an elephant there or not. And the result of our investigation -- i.e., our answer to the question as to whether or not there is an elephant in your living room -- would itself be rationally defe ...
... into your living room, looking around, and, on the basis of our perceptions, discovering whether there is an elephant there or not. And the result of our investigation -- i.e., our answer to the question as to whether or not there is an elephant in your living room -- would itself be rationally defe ...
MORAL PHILOSOPHY (Philo 12) - Law, Politics, and Philosophy
... philosophy, is also a speculative science. The first thing that all students of this subject should know is the distinction between the “speculative” sciences and the “empirical” sciences. Understanding the difference between these two is a prerequisite for understanding the nature of philosophy and ...
... philosophy, is also a speculative science. The first thing that all students of this subject should know is the distinction between the “speculative” sciences and the “empirical” sciences. Understanding the difference between these two is a prerequisite for understanding the nature of philosophy and ...
The Death of Philosophy: Reference and Self
... we had Quine (epistemology was to morph into the science and engineering of knowledge), Austin (philosophy into linguistics), Derrida (deconstruct the lot of it!), Richard Rorty (philosophy is to be replaced by ironically accepting that we just make stuff up), Stanley Cavel (literary psychology), bo ...
... we had Quine (epistemology was to morph into the science and engineering of knowledge), Austin (philosophy into linguistics), Derrida (deconstruct the lot of it!), Richard Rorty (philosophy is to be replaced by ironically accepting that we just make stuff up), Stanley Cavel (literary psychology), bo ...
What is Philosophy?
... Philosophy as Rational Inquiry • Definition 3 expresses philosophy as we are going to understand it in this class. Philosophy in this sense is (like definition 1, but unlike definition 2) an activity: it is something you do. In particular, doing philosophy is using our rationality in trying to figu ...
... Philosophy as Rational Inquiry • Definition 3 expresses philosophy as we are going to understand it in this class. Philosophy in this sense is (like definition 1, but unlike definition 2) an activity: it is something you do. In particular, doing philosophy is using our rationality in trying to figu ...
What is Philosophy? Minds and Machines
... Philosophy as Rational Inquiry • Definition 3 expresses philosophy as we are going to understand it in this class. Philosophy in this sense is (like definition 1, but unlike definition 2) an activity: it is something you do. In particular, doing philosophy is using our rationality in trying to figu ...
... Philosophy as Rational Inquiry • Definition 3 expresses philosophy as we are going to understand it in this class. Philosophy in this sense is (like definition 1, but unlike definition 2) an activity: it is something you do. In particular, doing philosophy is using our rationality in trying to figu ...
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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 ...
(2.3) spirituality in the peripatetic philosophical traditions of islam
... ought to be restored as a prolegomenon to philosophical thinking. Azadpur argues against the modern academic interpretative emptying of Islamic Peripatetic thought from its spiritual content (16). Based on the fuller logical unfolding of the bearings of such perspective, one would uphold the view th ...
... ought to be restored as a prolegomenon to philosophical thinking. Azadpur argues against the modern academic interpretative emptying of Islamic Peripatetic thought from its spiritual content (16). Based on the fuller logical unfolding of the bearings of such perspective, one would uphold the view th ...
Class #1
... he dispenses with a view of reality, knowledge, the good, but no one can implement this credo. The reason is that man, by his nature as a conceptual being, cannot function at all without some form of philosophy to serve as his guide. …Leonard Peikoff ...
... he dispenses with a view of reality, knowledge, the good, but no one can implement this credo. The reason is that man, by his nature as a conceptual being, cannot function at all without some form of philosophy to serve as his guide. …Leonard Peikoff ...
Philosophy without Intuitions, by Herman Cappelen. Oxford: Oxford
... philosophers often do use these words, but when they use these, does their meaning suggest that they are characterizing a source (or form) of evidence? In order to get clearer on that question, Cappelen first looks in Chapter 2 at ‘intuition’-talk in ordinary English. What are ‘intuitively, p’, or ‘ ...
... philosophers often do use these words, but when they use these, does their meaning suggest that they are characterizing a source (or form) of evidence? In order to get clearer on that question, Cappelen first looks in Chapter 2 at ‘intuition’-talk in ordinary English. What are ‘intuitively, p’, or ‘ ...
View/Open
... that one of the ambivalent “both … and…”. And since, philosophy and literature have been considered as two completely different entities. Literature, to the extent that it is appreciated in Western culture, is considered mainly as aesthetic enjoyment and philosophy as a search for truth. In Russian ...
... that one of the ambivalent “both … and…”. And since, philosophy and literature have been considered as two completely different entities. Literature, to the extent that it is appreciated in Western culture, is considered mainly as aesthetic enjoyment and philosophy as a search for truth. In Russian ...
Does Comparative Philosophy have a Fusion Future? Responses
... and sustained reflections upon methodological problems, resting content with isolating ideas from their embedded contexts. But without any training in context and method, how is one to be sure that one has even understood the extracted bits, their logics, their rhetorical strategies, or their inhere ...
... and sustained reflections upon methodological problems, resting content with isolating ideas from their embedded contexts. But without any training in context and method, how is one to be sure that one has even understood the extracted bits, their logics, their rhetorical strategies, or their inhere ...
Review of Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School
... that he suggests that Kyoto School philosophy constitutes a chapter in the history of Western philosophy. In this respect he states that the Kyoto School is as influential as that of the neo-Kantians, who are credited with breaking with German Idealism and emphasizing the importance of empirical rat ...
... that he suggests that Kyoto School philosophy constitutes a chapter in the history of Western philosophy. In this respect he states that the Kyoto School is as influential as that of the neo-Kantians, who are credited with breaking with German Idealism and emphasizing the importance of empirical rat ...
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 ...
Asian Philosophy (CH. 1 of AP)
... Philosophy does not inquire into general questions within the proper scope of science through a special method, such as conceptual analysis, that is distinct from, but similar to religious inquiry. Philosophy does inquire into a question by looking at various contributions that are relevant to answe ...
... Philosophy does not inquire into general questions within the proper scope of science through a special method, such as conceptual analysis, that is distinct from, but similar to religious inquiry. Philosophy does inquire into a question by looking at various contributions that are relevant to answe ...