Unit 1 – Introduction to Philosophy Chapter 1: Introducing Philosophy Philosophy: thinking about thinking‚ or the love of wisdom Autonomy: the ability to freely make rational decisions Materialism (physicalism): a metaphysical theory‚ developed by the PreSocratic philosophers‚ that says that everything‚ including a person’s thoughts‚ consciousness‚ and personality‚ is composed of matter Philosophical System Builder: someone who tries to construct a complete system of knowledge First-Order
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Joshua Jenkins APUSH Fails January 11‚ 2012 The Gilded Age was a period of horrendous labor violence‚ as industrialists and workers literally fought over control of the workplace. Workers organized the first large American labor unions during the Gilded Age‚ such as the KOL‚ AFL. Employers were just as determined to stop unionization as workers were to organize unions‚ leading to mass conflict‚ eventually causing the middle class to become fed up with the situation. In response
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Thales of Miletus He was the first philosopher of Ancient Greece and the founder of Western philosophy. Thales came from the seaport of Miletus. He was born around 620 BC who claimed that water is the fundamental nature of the world. He correctly predicted that there would be a solar eclise in 585 BC which was credited by Herodotus. He was also known as the first natural scientist and analytical philosopher in Western intellectual history. Aside from being a philosopher‚ Thales was also something of an
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Meaning and Definition of Philosophy The term “Philosophy” is derived from two Greek words‚ Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and‚ Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus‚ philosophy‚ means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras‚ one of the sages of ancient Greece‚ born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves‚ the world in which they live‚ and their relationships to the world and to each other.
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Comparison and Contrast Paper People that live reality and people that live the television life have many similarities and differences. Everybody goes through hard times‚ some go through tougher times than others. Although some of the people that are on reality tv have the luxury of getting paid to do what some people have to put up with everyday. People that live reality have to worry about being able to support their family financially‚ while television families are paid good money
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PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is divided into many sub-fields. These include epistemology‚ logic‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics. Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ such as the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and theories of justification. Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality‚ such as existence‚ time‚ the relationship between mind and body‚ objects and their properties‚ wholes
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Animal Farm Comparison and Contrast Essay The novel‚ Animal Farm and the movie both contain many similarities and differences. Many of the differences come from the movie. The movie‚ Animal Farm‚ has a lot more detail and events added to it. For example‚ Old Major’s death. In the beginning of the movie‚ as Old Major is finishing his speech‚ he tumbles out of the barn‚ and falls to his death. In the novel‚ Old Major dies three nights after his big speech. He doesn’t fall to his death‚ but instead
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Comparison and Contrast of 1984 and The Hunger Games The two stories 1984 and The Hunger Games both have characters that show briefly‚ but affect the actions of the main character. These characters have many similarities and differences‚ although they are in different stories. An example character that appears briefly in 1984 is Julia. Similarly‚ in The Hunger Games‚ an example would be Prim. In 1984‚ Julia is very important to the action of Winston Smith. She is a rebel of the Party
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Philosophy of Teaching Philosophy is described as “one of the various established or traditional way of looking at the world that have been defined and indentified by those who practice the discipline whether in the academy or not.” With any profession there are responsibilities that come with the career‚ in my chosen career path there are people that I have to make sure that I reach; students‚ parents‚ the Physical Education department‚ and the school systems. The two philosophies that first
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Comparison/Contrast Essay: the Monk & the Parson Geoffrey Chaucer is hailed as the father of English poetry. One of his greatest works is a collection of short stories known as The Canterbury Tales. In The Canterbury Tales a group of people with many different backgrounds and beliefs go on a pilgrimage from London to the shrine of the martyr Thomas a Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. In The “Prologue’’ Chaucer characterizes all the pilgrims that will be going on the pilgrimage. Two of the characters
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