A Conception of Philosophical Progress
... I argue that there are three positions that could be taken about the possibility of philosophical progress, given the seeming inevitability of philosophical controversy: Idealistic: We make progress as we (eventually) get to the truth. This typically Platonic or Hegelian position holds that philosop ...
... I argue that there are three positions that could be taken about the possibility of philosophical progress, given the seeming inevitability of philosophical controversy: Idealistic: We make progress as we (eventually) get to the truth. This typically Platonic or Hegelian position holds that philosop ...
Philosophy as Dependable Analysis:
... around in these indeterminate circles? The answer, I guess, is that we are thinking about human thinking activities. Or more specifically, our attempt to define philosophy, even from a practical point of view, already presupposes some philosophical standpoint. That is something we should stop to pon ...
... around in these indeterminate circles? The answer, I guess, is that we are thinking about human thinking activities. Or more specifically, our attempt to define philosophy, even from a practical point of view, already presupposes some philosophical standpoint. That is something we should stop to pon ...
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5. Conformism and analytic philosophy[11]
... relative stability of interactional memes makes them suitable for grounding the unity of various human collectivities, and hence for serving as principles of inclusion and exclusion for them. ...
... relative stability of interactional memes makes them suitable for grounding the unity of various human collectivities, and hence for serving as principles of inclusion and exclusion for them. ...
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... to avoid making metaphysical claims about reality, since to define reality so as to exclude some things from it requires that we make such claims. So, it seems either that one makes claims about (parts of) reality in the act of making claims about language, pure syntax, and so on, since all of thes ...
... to avoid making metaphysical claims about reality, since to define reality so as to exclude some things from it requires that we make such claims. So, it seems either that one makes claims about (parts of) reality in the act of making claims about language, pure syntax, and so on, since all of thes ...
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... and Philosophy, anyway in how I have conceived my writing on film to be motivated philosophically, is that it takes the fact of film itself to become a challenge for philosophy.11 “Film and Philosophy,” according to Cavell, is distinguished by the manner in which the “fact of film” — not only its cu ...
... and Philosophy, anyway in how I have conceived my writing on film to be motivated philosophically, is that it takes the fact of film itself to become a challenge for philosophy.11 “Film and Philosophy,” according to Cavell, is distinguished by the manner in which the “fact of film” — not only its cu ...
Redefining Philosophy through Assimilation
... Though not completely unrelated to the Greek etymology, it adds “new” nuances to the term. In other words, whenever “trans-lation” takes place, interpretations are in play and these interpretations are themselves a kind of “philosophizing” that bring new and different connotations with them. Even if ...
... Though not completely unrelated to the Greek etymology, it adds “new” nuances to the term. In other words, whenever “trans-lation” takes place, interpretations are in play and these interpretations are themselves a kind of “philosophizing” that bring new and different connotations with them. Even if ...
philosophical skepticism at the end of the 20th century
... new-born is “one more unhappy person, just as one dead man is one unhappy less […] Condolences for birth, congratulations for death” is another shocking formula of his14. What mainly characterizes life, states Cioran, is above all the multiplicity of its forms, within a productive process of giving ...
... new-born is “one more unhappy person, just as one dead man is one unhappy less […] Condolences for birth, congratulations for death” is another shocking formula of his14. What mainly characterizes life, states Cioran, is above all the multiplicity of its forms, within a productive process of giving ...
African Philosophy
... critical analysis. It is argued therefore that because the subject matter and method of philosophy involve a rigorous process of critical analysis of concepts, issues, and problems, these dogmatic cultural beliefs and worldviews cannot be considered philosophical in the technical sense. To say that ...
... critical analysis. It is argued therefore that because the subject matter and method of philosophy involve a rigorous process of critical analysis of concepts, issues, and problems, these dogmatic cultural beliefs and worldviews cannot be considered philosophical in the technical sense. To say that ...
On the Theory and Practice of Intercultural Philosophy
... the country of the Nechrei, are mine to a man: they live according to my laws, and are respected by all their neighbours; and the manner of their death is truly wonderful.”12 In a later visit to the Greeks, Philosophy is “received [...] without enthusiasm”13 except among seven ...
... the country of the Nechrei, are mine to a man: they live according to my laws, and are respected by all their neighbours; and the manner of their death is truly wonderful.”12 In a later visit to the Greeks, Philosophy is “received [...] without enthusiasm”13 except among seven ...
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 ...
ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY—a trend in contemporary philosophy with
... methodology and content. It began in Great Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century (G. E. Moore, B. Russell) in opposition to speculative idealistic philosophy. Several variations of analytic philosophy developed primarily in countries where English is the primary language (esp. in the Uni ...
... methodology and content. It began in Great Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century (G. E. Moore, B. Russell) in opposition to speculative idealistic philosophy. Several variations of analytic philosophy developed primarily in countries where English is the primary language (esp. in the Uni ...
Eleven Reasons Why Philosophy is Important
... applied ethics involves a great deal of knowledge. In particular, we can realize that certain hypotheses are untenable even when we have no way of knowing the absolute truth once and for all. This is not much different from how natural scientists develop scientific theories. Sometimes we simply can' ...
... applied ethics involves a great deal of knowledge. In particular, we can realize that certain hypotheses are untenable even when we have no way of knowing the absolute truth once and for all. This is not much different from how natural scientists develop scientific theories. Sometimes we simply can' ...
Philosophy, Spoken Word, Written Text and Beyond
... in fact philosophy employs or should employ. The particular characteristics of philosophical discourse are unfortunately often (tacitly) dismissed as stylistic. They are thus felt to be of interest to literary theory and linguistics rather than to philosophy. Indeed, philosophy is expected to convey ...
... in fact philosophy employs or should employ. The particular characteristics of philosophical discourse are unfortunately often (tacitly) dismissed as stylistic. They are thus felt to be of interest to literary theory and linguistics rather than to philosophy. Indeed, philosophy is expected to convey ...
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 ...
Asian Philosophy (CH. 1 of AP)
... about these questions, but almost all of us worry about them some of the time. ...
... about these questions, but almost all of us worry about them some of the time. ...
Review of Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School
... endeavor to an active moral engagement with prevailing historical conditions. Profoundly disturbed by the consequences of the war, his late work emphasized the religious selfawareness, which he described as “nothingness-in-love that mediates our existence as relative beings” (175). Although retainin ...
... endeavor to an active moral engagement with prevailing historical conditions. Profoundly disturbed by the consequences of the war, his late work emphasized the religious selfawareness, which he described as “nothingness-in-love that mediates our existence as relative beings” (175). Although retainin ...
PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR, PHILOSOPHY TEA AND
... This talk will introduce the central ideas of the Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). We will look in particular at his key text The Ethical Demand (1956), in which he defends an account of ethics as involving the responsibility to care for the interests of the other, and how ...
... This talk will introduce the central ideas of the Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). We will look in particular at his key text The Ethical Demand (1956), in which he defends an account of ethics as involving the responsibility to care for the interests of the other, and how ...
philosophy as a second order discipline
... of wonder of whether or not through the various changes in the society in which these philosophers lived there was something unchanging, which may be identified as the basic stuff of reality. The second thing that may be deduced from the way the Milesian philosophers engaged in the philosophy is tha ...
... of wonder of whether or not through the various changes in the society in which these philosophers lived there was something unchanging, which may be identified as the basic stuff of reality. The second thing that may be deduced from the way the Milesian philosophers engaged in the philosophy is tha ...
What Does it Mean to Practise Philosophy?
... clearly lend value to these things. Between these two poles philosophers can be found on ethics or standards committees, or in roles where critical and moral analysis is deemed important. However, when I wonder about the value of Practical Philosophy to the individual, the matter is not so clear. So ...
... clearly lend value to these things. Between these two poles philosophers can be found on ethics or standards committees, or in roles where critical and moral analysis is deemed important. However, when I wonder about the value of Practical Philosophy to the individual, the matter is not so clear. So ...
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 ...
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, ...
What is Philosophy?
... on around us, and what our contribution is to that reality, and its effect on us.” ~ Barry Smith [Philosophy is] a process of reflection on the deepest concepts, that is structures of thought, that make up the way in which we think about the world. So it’s concepts like reason, causation, matter, sp ...
... on around us, and what our contribution is to that reality, and its effect on us.” ~ Barry Smith [Philosophy is] a process of reflection on the deepest concepts, that is structures of thought, that make up the way in which we think about the world. So it’s concepts like reason, causation, matter, sp ...
Transition Year Philosophy
... Why study Philosophy? • As a teenager, you are, by nature, a natural philosopher. During adolescence, you open your minds up to many larger questions – philosophy will aid you in this • You are forced to face the hypocrisy within society and face many difficult moral dilemmas • Philosophy questions ...
... Why study Philosophy? • As a teenager, you are, by nature, a natural philosopher. During adolescence, you open your minds up to many larger questions – philosophy will aid you in this • You are forced to face the hypocrisy within society and face many difficult moral dilemmas • Philosophy questions ...
Lecture Notes Intro Fall 03 - U of L Class Index
... even know what would constitute an adequate answer (such as "what is the nature of the good," "what is consciousness?”). Rethinking of basic principles by which we live and cope with the world; hence I view it as just as practical as engineering or medicine, only longer-term It has taken so long to ...
... even know what would constitute an adequate answer (such as "what is the nature of the good," "what is consciousness?”). Rethinking of basic principles by which we live and cope with the world; hence I view it as just as practical as engineering or medicine, only longer-term It has taken so long to ...