Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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genetic modification can change these aspects and would be no doubt advocated for by homicidal racist Adolph Hitler. A religious person may harbor the controversial statement of which my essay concerns but I disagree‚ because I am an atheist and do not think god exists. I think humans have only their conscience and inbuilt survival instincts to guide them
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newspapers. As we absorb the news of a famine‚ an earthquake‚ a hurricane‚ a tsunami‚ sometimes we tend to put ourselves in the position of the victims and wonder how we would react. In such situations‚ most people act instinctively‚ and what they do is more spontaneous than calculated. That spontaneity is usually the subconscious reflection of character‚ and because life for most of us is lived on an even keel‚ how we behave in emergency is largely unpredictable‚ unless we have been previously
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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first form of Leninism focused on Lenin’s policies during the civil war of 1918-1921. The second form of Leninism took inspiration from the ‘New economic policy’ introduced in 1921. 3) The left wing party was represented by Trotsky throughout the 1920’s. The right wing by Bukharin. Zinoviev and Kamenev switched between the right and left in 1925‚
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demonstrates that doing something frowned upon by society does not have to be an evil thing so long as it is good for the individual. Perhaps the most obvious example of societal morals conflicting with individual need is the case of Mrs. Kitty Warren. Mrs. Warren is a woman whose economic standing and lack of any professional skills forced her into becoming a prostitute. Obviously such a profession is against the beliefs of the society that she lives in. Not only is she not ashamed of her occupation
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engage in such conversations. I am a born Catholic and as my grandfather would say‚ I would also die a Catholic. Perhaps‚ that is the reason why religion coincides with philosophy because‚ in most cases through reasoning‚ religious beliefs‚ be it sects‚ cults or congregations be philosophized and let others follow such. Philosophy is defined in the Oxford dictionary as‚ “the use of reason and argument in seeking the truth and knowledge or reality‚ especially of the causes and nature of things and
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When you think of politics you probably think of the words “conservative” or “liberal” as well as the in between‚ “moderate”. Politicians may use these words as insults‚ but these words are a lot more than just insulting words‚ these words stand for what people believe in. People can decide which ideology they most fit with based on what ideals or beliefs they have. When it comes to political ideology‚ it comes down to the ideals or beliefs that people have‚ whether they agree with the ideals of
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Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in the year 1692. Someone once said of the Puritans that they did not leave Europe because they were persecuted‚ but that they were thrown out of Europe because they persecuted everyone else. As you read Miller’s stage direction in the opening of Act I‚ how do you suppose he would respond to that statement? Act I
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Do You Really Know Yourself? Throughout time great philosophers have pondered the question of what knowing your self is. Philosophers like Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Alcibiades have somewhat of a similarity when it comes to identifying one’s self. However‚ there are the differences that lead up to the explanation and what individuals believe the self is. Socrates focused on the ‘good life’ and stresses the fact that to know how to live we need to know who we are. Under Socrates‚ the founder of philosophy
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